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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1922
Page
4
A fragmented notice from Savannah Georgia advertises an auction of factory equipment and related assets. The item list includes steel reels, bands, and various milling and turning machinery. Contact details and a local representative are referenced for bidding and terms.
Chicago markets show mixed moves with wheat fluctuating across the session and oats firming. Corn and hogs edge lower while cattle receipts rise and price levels vary across fat lambs poultry and eggs in scattered reports.
Foreign bar prices and the day’s market action show oil steel and equipment shares slipping 1 to 3 points while high priced issues suffer larger losses. Reading and Pennsylvania buck the trend with gains and bonds extend government offerings as traders push coverage for long accounts.
Announcements list multiple candidates for Athens city alderman across wards. K A Hill seeks reelection in the Second Ward. Nominees include bids for the Third and Fifth Wards under Democratic primary rules and party nominations.
Local quotations showed no change Thursday with middling cotton at 24 cents per pound. National cotton trading in New York and New Orleans fluctuated amid mixed selling and bullish notes from the cotton goods market, with December near 24.20 on the New York floor and futures easing by late morning.
Cottonseed oil markets closed strong with firm summer yellow at 3.2598.90 and crude near 7.27. Futures bids listed for Oct to May show rises, with total sales reaching 11,800 units.
A Savannah report shows turpentine firm figures with sales 1.58, receipts 1-2, shipments 7, stock 13 006 and rosins with sales 2 760, receipts 1 480, shipments 942, stock 91 741. Quotations list BD EF G at 5.65 HT 6.66 5.70 KM 6.65 5.75 N 6.65 5.85 WG 6.00 WW 6.75 6.85.
Athens police faced a tight aftermath after a circus day, with one drunk and one traffic violator arrested the morning after. The episode recalls earlier times when circus days swelled the city jail and crowded Police Court dockets with fines and bonds.
ATLANTA candidates for the U S Senate and Pension Commissioner in the October 17 primary are slow to file campaign expense reports. Only one filing has been made and reports must be filed with the Comptroller General within 20 days after the primary. J M Dent of Macon, candidate for pension commissioner, reported spending 160 dollars, including a $100 entrance fee.
Former Federal Reserve Board governor T. G. Harding will depart for Cuba to audit Cuban finances and advise on a banking home modelled on the American Fed. He will stay in Havana six weeks or more and the trip follows a request from President Zayas through General Crowder. Harding’s work should not affect his potential reappointment to his old post.
Gloria Swanson stars in Her Gilded Cage at the Palace last night with David Powell Harrison Ford Walter Hiers Anne Cornwall and Charles Stevenson in supporting roles. The film features Swanson renowned gowns and a French dancer persona amid Brest power scenes and is billed as a major current season hit shown again today for a final time.
Athens High and Industrial School presents an exhibit causing confusion with another local institution. Officials clarified the school's name and purpose amid inquiries from residents and staff.
The third installment of city taxes is due from October 16 to November 1 inclusive. Taxpayers who fail to pay by November 1 will incur a $1.60 cost of fine against all delinquents. G. E. O'Farrell, City Marshal.
Train notes list arrival from Union to Union Point Augusta Point Augusta and Atlanta with times 7:25 pm, 12:20 pm, and 2:25 pm.
Report shows a mistake in school listings. The Athens High and Industrial School has 10 exhibits at the fair, highlighting vocational and academic work by students.
After an all night deliberation the jury found J. C. and A. M. McClure not guilty in the involuntary manslaughter trial over W. A. McClain’s death near Forsyth on Mitchell's bridge road October 23 1921. The verdict ends the case and court adjourns with Judge Bortson planning Walton county session in November.
Funeral services for James P. Thurmond a prominent Attica district resident were held at Mt Tabor church Thursday afternoon conducted by Rev J W Wood. Interment followed in the churchyard. Mr Thurmond died at his sister Mrs Ada Harrison's home near Rastvale. Survived by four sons four daughters and five grandchildren. He was a member of the Christian church.
Los Angeles reports that Arthur C. Burch stands trial in Nevada for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy of Los Angeles. State witnesses from Bevery Glen, Chicago trip, and Las Vegas will testify about the shooting on Kennedy’s summer cottage steps.
In Atlanta 23 young men aged 16 to 21 received the initiatory DeMolay degree at the Scottish Rite apartments. The same class will receive the DeMolay degree at the November 7 meeting. Forrest Adair reports rapid growth of the order across Georgia and the South. Sandy Beaver of Riverside Military Academy discusses starting a chapter at Gainesville. The order is linked to Masonry and admits boys whose relatives are Masons. charters exist in several southern cities.
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