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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1920
Page
8
A dense page of classified items and brief notices from Athens. Advertises Lipscomb’s Specialty Fire Insurance and The Athens Savings Bank 4 percent deposits, local services like plumbing and auto repair, sale of white paper and furniture, rooms for rent, real estate, used cars, stock offerings, and employment notices. Includes dealer and agent listings for various goods and services around Athens.
A long list of produce and ready to eat items from KING HODGSON CO and Costa's Delicatessen Shop. Readily available fruits vegetables dairy and baked goods include lettuce celery tomatoes peppers okra corn apples grapes cantaloupes oranges lemons and more with several brands and items like Kingsan breakfast bacon Boston head lettuce and Dove Brand hams.
A First Methodist Sunday School service is planned for tomorrow morning with public and ex service men invited. The flag with 42 stars will be lowered as a tribute to those who fell in France. The program includes sacred songs, two addresses by Dr J Pound and Prof S V Sanford, and the lowering of the flag with Taps. Offerings go to the Decatur Orphans Home.
Boston dated dispatch reports Charles Ponzi indicted by a federal grand jury on forty counts for using mail to defraud investors. The charges accompany a prior state indictment for grand larceny as Ponzi faced multiple tallies in connection with his famous scheme promising fifty percent profits.
Athens High School trounced Elberton High 41 to 0 yesterday afternoon. The Athens defense stifled Elberton with strong interference and a clever dumping tactic. Hiipatrick and Butler starred in breaking runs and the backfield featured Grayson Ashford and Grayson’s dump.
Notices posted on merchant doors in Garden City and Paneville warn for stores to close until cotton reaches 40 cents. A match stuck through the notices suggests an effort to keep local cotton off the market while the current price holds. Some merchants closed, others remained open.
The item lists a 1920 luncheonette menu offering dinner options on Saturday October 2. Dinners include Barbecued Pork or Roast Beef with creamed potatoes stewed corn combination salad corn pone light bread and apple pudding with tea or milk. Supper features broiled sirloin steak pearls grits baked beans Dutch toast soft ginger bread and cream sauce with tea or milk.
All Navy Recruiting officers of the South meet in Atlanta for a conference on naval recruiting. Captain Roper in charge, 159 men from six states assemble at the Ansley Hotel for luncheon. Chief Quartermaster G J Simmons and Chief Gunner Mate M L Snider travel from the locals office for the event and return Sunday.
Mayor Stewart received a Washington notice that the French sloop of war Antares will visit Savannah soon. The vessel is logged to sail from France in September for a West Indies cruise visiting Charleston to the Orinoco. Secretary Colby was informed by the French embassy.
Detroit defeated Cleveland 5 to 3 while Cleveland lost 10 to 4. St Louis won 8 to 6 over Chicago and Philadelphia beat Washington 13 to 3. New York split a 3 to 4 game with Brooklyn while Chicago 3 fell to St Louis 2. Seventeen innings noted.
A nine year old boy, Claude Leathers, son of Mr and Mrs L M Leathers of 889 Hill Street, fell from a tree while playing with other children yesterday. He suffered two fractures of the right arm but avoided internal injuries.
Helen Nesbit, a well known colored nurse, died Friday morning in the city. She leaves one son four grandaughters and a host of friends. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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