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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1920
Page
8
A dense run of small ads and notices from Athens area classifieds lists banking, rent, sale of goods, livestock, job offers, and strays. Items show bank promotions, home for rent, secondhand items, produce, planting, and a lost dog with reward, all dated late 1960s.
The notice urges voting for A G Dudley for the legislature after J Rhodes withdrew from the recent primary. It mentions prices for goods and local merchants Arnold Abney Co and Grimes Gold ern Apples, with line items on fruits and baked goods and a phone contact V171.
A fragmented item reports on a new carburetor promising fuel savings for Ford owners. Manufacturers offer a 30 day trial and seek local agents, urging readers to send a car details for evaluation and possible installation.
The governor queried the attorney general on reasserting state cotton acreage limits. The reply says such a law would be unconstitutional and a taking of property without due process. It also states the Entomology Board has no authority to restrict planting. boll weevil eradication duties lie elsewhere.
Fragmentary notice advertises car reservations for a sleeper train to Georgia and Pullman service. It mentions contact Mr Sullivad at 640 and invites occupants to reserve in the car.
The book about D Ay Tompkins, father of the cotton oil industry, frames his life from 1860 to 1890 as a key force in transforming the South through cottonseed products into fertilizer and cattle feed. It highlights his shift from beliefs of industrial inferiority to a drive behind the industrial awakening and the rise of the New South.
A preliminary Comptroller of the Currency report shows total deposits of all banks, including national and state institutions, reaching $41,714,075,000 with a year rise of $4,046,164,000. Trust companies and state banks boosted resources, while total loans and discounts stood at $30,891,493,000 and capital surplus profits at $95,953,983,000.
A.G Dudley campaigns for the representative role in the legislature following the withdrawal of Mr J F Rhodes who was nominated in the recent primary. The contest now centers on Dudley’s bid to fill the vacant office.
A garbled wartime item describes a government meat shipment to supply soldiers. It mentions Piggly Wiggly, a grocer, and prices aimed at keeping meat affordable for the public. The piece credits government action and procurement in distributing meat through merchants.
OCR fragment lists multiple lodges and meeting nights including St Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias Beltas Lodge No 40 and Mount Vernon Lodge No 22 with meetings weekly on Monday or Wednesday evenings at local halls and specific times and addresses.
A fragmented 1920s dinner menu shows items like Turkey Salad Bacon mashed potatoes bread and pie. The text also mentions a vote for A G Dudley for Representative with reference to Jo Rhodes withdrawal, indicating a political notice amid the meal listing.
A San Francisco communication states the municipal railway is drawing funds at an alarming rate. Detroit reports and other observers weigh the impact on city finances. Supervisors face pressure to address the deficit on a businesslike basis.
Voters urged to support Ge Dudley for the representative seat in the legislature. The campaign cites the vacancy created by the withdrawal of Mr J F Rhodes, who was nominated in the previous primary.
White and Horace Wood, two youths, pled guilty in Judge John D. Humphries court to theft from the American Sway-Express company in Atlanta. They admitted stealing five cases of eggs 200 pounds of sugar and one can of grapefruit valued at about 150 dollars each.
Fragmentary text mentions a representative and a fee in a jogs context with vague reference to PEP and recent events. No clear persons, organizations, or locations are identifiable from the readable lines.
An investigation into complaints about convicted criminals held in Fulton County extends from one to twelve months and sometimes longer after sentence. It is conducted by the grand jury here and may be referred to the grand jury juris.
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