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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1921
Page
8
Georgia National Bank begins a thrift campaign in Athens on Saturday October 1 to recruit new bank accounts. Three teams canvass the city aiming to open accounts from residents who have not banked before. VP J Warren Smith cites hard times but notes signs of revival and a gradual upward trend in business and finance.
The bank thanks its depositors for continued support and states it has served customers under challenging conditions with a commitment to safety and high standards. It plans a new business campaign in October to recruit many new accounts, asking for referrals from friends or customers who influenced these new openings.
Newark Giants faced a team of former major leaguers in a five inning exhibition at the Polo Grounds on Friday. Joe McGinnity was set to pitch for the old timers along with Jeff Tesreau and George Hell. A lineup of ex-Giants and ex-Brooklyns featured Roger Bresnahan Tenney Gilbert Qahlen Devlin Red Murray McCormick Kelly among others, with the regular New York Boston fame game to follow.
Instructions advise coating all center ends of umbrella ribs with a small amount of oil to prevent rust and material damage.
Iceberg lettuce fresh celery and corn headline a produce list from Fleming Oliver and Arnold Abney Co. with oranges apples grapes pears and Seckle varieties. Skelton Brothers rolls baked fresh corn in afternoon, yellow yam potatoes, tender squash, carrots, doughnuts and cinnamon jelly rolls. Club House Coffee note signals breakfast appeal.
New York transit moves toward a single municipally owned network after the State Transit Commission issued its initial report on readjusting transit management. The commission wields state legislative power to implement changes despite company and city opposition, with repeal or legal defeat as only obstacles. The plan faces little company pushback, echoing a earlier version they once approved but city administration blocked.
The French government plans a grand Sunday ceremony in Paris to honor the unidentified soldier of France with General Pershing placing the denial of honor voted by the U S Congress on the tomb. A composite American forces battalion will join a major review of the French army with leaders like President Millerand Premier Briand Marshal Foch and US representatives including Ambassador Herrick and Vice Admiral Niblack. The event marks continued US participation in European memorials.
Representative Garrett of Texas told President Harding on Friday that riots in Houston in 1917 would be fully examined. He said the president assured him ample opportunity to present all the evidence and testimony.
The Nation Association for the Advancement of Colored People has requested clemency for a number of prisoners, many of whom are Black, and urged the president to consider pardons. The plea underscores concerns over harsh sentences in the justice system and calls for mercy amid ongoing debates on civil rights.
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