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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1921
Page
2
Nonsensical text describes purgatives and remedies for biliousness with references to a torpid liver and inactive bowels. The fragment mentions symptoms like coated tongue, heavy breath, feverish skin, and headaches, urging correction of the cause. It cites billousness and associated conditions, though the prose is garbled.
Barberville school to open with a special program on Monday September 5 led by Mix Allée Purcell principal and with the board of education in attendance. Captain T HB Dozier Sr school superintendent will also speak as patrons are urged to attend the evening event.
Judge Charlee H. Brand responds to a Banner report about a proposed amending act to revive the War Finance Corporation Act. He states he introduced the bill in the first session after Secretary Houston halted activities and reintroduced it later. He notes the bill's referral to the Linking and Currency Committee, of which he is a member, and asserts he is not its author.
J Warren Smith of the Georgia National Bank credits the boll weevil with reshaping the cotton economy in Georgia and the South. He cites reduced cotton acreage, a likely short crop, and federal credit measures enabling diversified farming and long term prosperity.
A party of thirty five from the Christian church motored to Watkinsville on Thursday night to attend the revival meeting led by Dr. Farris of Savannah.
Athens man Sam Virgil petitions for divorce from Emma Virgil alleging constant quarrels since his 1890s marriage, claiming kindness yet detailing persistent fussing and arguing as grounds for the split. The piece also notes a Jackson County Sunday School meeting in Lebanon with talks on teacher training and child education.
The Athens area shows desolate chapter houses with two burglaries reported. A Prince Avenue filling station sees a minor car crash with no injuries. City hall draws crowds awaiting a routine police court session. Labor Day holiday approaches affecting banks and legal offices. Coach H J Stegeman is busy with 1921 Bulldog plans. Visitors are warned to be wary of pushy statements.
A U S veteran claims adjustment squad will reach Athens soon to run a clearance office in the Athens Chamber of Commerce room for settling claims in Athens and Clarke County. An advance party will arrange lodging, office equipment, and hotel bookings before the main group arrives for several weeks if workload allows.
The Price team edged Hollingsworth with a late rally as Cason drove in three runs and Price tied the score in the third. McWhorter allowed eight hits while Slaughter and Dean contributed key hits for Hollingsworth. defensive miscues shaped the score as both teams logged errors. After the game, standings showed Price and Hollingsworth near the top, with McWhorter and Holden also in the mix. Next, the Professionals face the Yanigans with a familiar umpire officiating.
Southern league games include Nashville 4 Memphis 3 and New Orleans 3 Mobile 10 Chattanooga 2 plus Little Rock 1 Birmingham 13. American League reports New York 9 Washington 3 and Detroit 2 Cleveland 12, Chicago 0 St Louis missing. National League shows Pittsburgh St Louis 1 Cincinnati Chicago 7. Only two games scheduled.
Mrs. Mattie Morton aged 65 died Friday morning at her residence in Watkinsville. Funeral services will be held Saturday at ten o'clock at Antioch Baptist Church in Oconee County with Rev. J. R. Farris of Savannah officiating. She is survived by three daughters Mia Truly Smith of Covington, Mrs Arch Duggan of Charlotte North Carolina, and Miss Nancy Morton of Watkinsville, and two sons Jack Morton of Maxeys and Joe Morton of Watkinsville. Her husband A H Morton died May 10 last year.
Sanford Field is being readied for the Georgia Bulldogs advent with drainage and field work underway. Dummies and sandbags will be added as players arrive for autumn preliminaries ahead of the September 10 kickoff. Capt Reynolds leads a hopeful squad including Fletcher O Shineky and the Reynolds brothers as Hartley Cheeves Fitts Welcher and others join Stegerman in building the team.
The City League title series between J. A. L. and King-Hodgson was postponed due to Sanford Field being torn up for football season prep. Bulldogs begin full training early next week, delaying the ground work and the championship games though it is hoped to reschedule later in the season once a suitable field is secured.
A men's Bible class will be organized at the Christian church on Sunday morning during the Sunday school hour. Every man in the church is urged to attend and enroll in this initial meeting. City men with no obligations and not in Bible school are invited to join. Rev. R. L. Porter will teach the class, bringing experience from a prior charge of over one hundred men.
The petitioners seek incorporation as M. F. Fickett Jewelry Company for twenty years with renewal, to have a principal office in Athens Georgia and branch offices elsewhere. The business will be general jewelry and optical trade including repairs, sale of jewelry watches and related items. Capital stock is seventeen thousand dollars with additional stock authorization of thirty three thousand dollars.
Petition for charter details creation of a nonprofit Georgia Jersey Cattle Club in Athens with 10000 to 20000 dollars capitalization, seven directors, annual dues, and powers to sue, borrow, hold land, and promote Jersey cattle breeding through meetings fairs and sales within Georgia. Filing includes notices from Clarke County Superior Court clerk and related administrative actions.
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