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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1922
Page
2
The report notes quarantine figures rising with thirteen more moved out across several days while ten remain under quarantine. It states that rain Monday is expected to materially help prevent further cases.
The five dollar baby adapted from Irvin Cobb’s story arrives at the Palace Theatre with Viola Dana in a leading role. Set in New York’s ghetto, the tale follows an abandoned infant pawned for five dollars, the pawnbroker Ben and Ruth’s bond, and the hobo who returns as the child grows into a beautiful girl.
Early morning shooting at Orr Mill village leaves Mrs. Alice McAllister and Mrs. Sallie Allen dead and Walter Allen dying. Husband of the younger woman allegedly committed the triple tragedy after domestic troubles. Neighbors describe a brutal sequence as the man fired on his wife and then shot himself.
An Athens city council minutes fragment shows an ordinance to pave the north side of University Drive from Milledge Extension to the Magill residence, with granolithic pavement and a four inch foundation. Property owners must pave in front of their lots or the city will, at cost, recover via assessments and legal execution if unpaid.
In Atlanta on the eve of Georgia's Democratic Primary three women reporters and lawyers announce bids for state assembly seats. Marion county candidate Miss Kempton joins Viola Napier and Nettie Powell among women seeking office without a formal platform. Governors and other officials rally to attract women voters as campaigns intensify.
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