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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1922
Page
5
A fragment item notes Wor sale by Pittard in Winterville Georgia offering 20 gallons of Sweet Mik at 2 cents or Buttermilk at 16 cents per gallon. The readable text is partial and uncertain about full context or dates.
New York poultry and dairy show subtle gains while sugar and potatoes move unevenly. Live poultry prices rise for broilers and fowls, Western chickens quoted, and turkeys noted. Turpentine and rosin stocks in Savannah update, with various bid figures. Chicago dairy and potato markets display mixed directions amid fluctuating quotes.
In New York markets, bar silver and zinc hold steady while copper slips, and lead and antimont show small gains. Money market and commercial paper rates remain firm. several major corporations and industrials are listed with varied bids and percentages. The New York Stock Exchange opens firm with coal, grain, and railroad shares in demand as major names post mixed advances and scale back earlier gains.
Markets opened with wheat advancing before selling pressure from eastern houses pulled futures back. Corn showed only slight gains after a modest initial rise, while pork and lard faced weakness in hog futures. Cattle, sheep, and veal receipts were reported with mixed demand and price adjustments across all classes on the Chicago market. Local notices mention Mrs. Peter Brown and Miss Ethe Brown in Woodlawn as residents in Milledgeville city news.
Local and New York cotton markets show a sharp decline as Southern selling drives futures down. December and January futures retreat to about 21.60 to 21.80 per pound while spot quotes in New Orleans and Liverpool ease, signaling a broad liquidation amid holiday hedging and looming new crop movement.
Nearly 10,000 members attend the nineteenth annual Georgia Rural Letter Carriers meeting at the Ansley Motel in Atlanta. The convention runs through Tuesday with morning and afternoon sessions. Mayor James Key and other officials welcome the group as Governor Hardwick, W. D. Brown, and Charles N Mall address attendees. Officers include George T. Pippin as president and J. B. Todd as secretary treasurer.
Fragments list O I Floyd of Plainfield H B Whittaker of Keninsburg and vu yatum of Richland as members of the executive committee with unclear roles in the organization.
Miss Gertrude Ederle, age 15, emerges at Brighton Beach pool as a rising star in women’s swimming. Associated Press notes she already set multiple new world records in a 600 metre invitational, eclipsing former marks and signaling a future greatness on the aquatic stage.
Washington dispatch says cabinet and lawmakers reconvened after Labor Day to address coal and rail disputes. Attorney General Daugherty planned return, as debate over the Senate and House anti profiteering bills continued. The administration foresees law enforcement over illicit cartel tactics, with rail strikes and anthracite settlement easing pressure on the crisis.
The Atlanta Typographical Union No. 48 condemns the nonpartisan Georgia Federation of Labor committee for endorsing Dufford M. Walker for governor and other candidates. Delegates are instructed to protest to the Atlanta Federation, naming John G. Valentino J W Luquire and Louie P. Marquardt as committee members. The slate also included J J Brown for agriculture commissioner W E McDonald and Dr O M Bush for public service commissioners and RH Russell for Chief Justice.
Reports from London based on Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph claim Greece plans full evacuation of Asia Minor within three weeks as Greek army admits exhaustion. British and Allied officials warned of danger to Christian communities and Smyrna’s safety, with thousands fleeing ahead of Turkish advance.
In a National amateur golf championship match Jones of Atlanta trails J J Beadle of Philadelphia two down after 18 holes of the 36 hole first round. Beadle led early before Jones evened the issue on the turn with Johns scoring 73 to Beadle 75.
Lybard Bryan, Atlanta attorney, received the oath to the Superior Court bench succeeding Judge Pendleton who resigned. Governor Hardwick administered the oath Monday morning in Atlanta with brief ceremonies and several dignitaries present including Mrs Bryan, three daughters, law partners, and Governor staff.
Special to Banner Herald Griffin Georgia judge J. Flynt resigns after ten years on the Griffin city court to devote full time to his campaign for Congress in the State District. Gov. Hardwick appoints J. A. Darsey to replace Flynt and assume duties immediately on the Griffin city court bench.
Athens dispatch reports the Greek army in Asia Minor has repulsed and routed Turkish Nationalists east of Brusa. Earlier notices claimed Turks neared Brusa and Brusa’s fall seemed imminent.
A sixty five acre tract near Athens and Moni was sold for one dollar at a sheriff sale Tuesday morning amid a court settled cotton bale sale and some manila items being homesteaded against.
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