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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1921
Page
4
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Athens welcomes representatives of the Grand Encampment of Odd Fellows of Georgia and the Grand Lodge of Rebekahs. The community extents cordial hospitality, highlighting the order’s nationwide charity and relief work. The Banner invites encampment and Rebekah members to feel at home and use the Banner office as their headquarters during their visit.
Attorney Col Dorsey Davis endorses the paper's editorial Speedy Trials by Courts. He argues war strains morality and law enforcement, urges fair, impartial courts, and criticizes mob sentiment. Also reports Giuseppe De Filippo arrested as a suspect in the War bomb explosion and identified among three Italians near the scene.
A compact piece urges growth into a four-square, all-round self to serve society with refined soul and clear judgment. It contrasts personal development with social duty and includes miscellaneous trivia and quiz questions spanning culture, geography, and history.
The article details Canadian troops defending Ypres amid German gas attacks, highlighting the Princess Pats and other battalions, their heroism, and heavy losses. It notes gas shells and varnished helmets, the brutal impact on soldiers, and the crucial roles in battles from Ypres onward.
A reader appeals for repairs on the Athens to Clarke and Barrow county stretch toward Atlanta. Clarke and Barrow counties have started improvements, with Barrow ready to follow. The writer cites economic waste from a broken road and urges quick action by Clarke Oconee Bartow authorities and the state to restore travel. The road is described as vital yet currently a disgrace to autoists.
An OCR fragment markets a corns treatment claiming to dissolve dry skin with drops labeled me and Getalt. It touts painless removal and urges readers to act now, noting varied distributors including E Lawrence Co Chicago and Warren J Smith Gro Athens.
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