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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1922
Page
2
S W Englett age 43 the only party member detained after four arrests last Sunday for defaulting a Southern railway shop foreman who remains in custody J H Martin released on 1000 bond Wednesday while Fred E Thomas and George F E Thomas were released earlier in the week
Wes Chapel, colored, was arrested Thursday morning by Captain Hart and turned over to county authorities. He is charged with pilfering $21 from a purse of Mrs. Ward in the post office a few days ago. Mrs. Ward left her purse on a writing stand while she attended to business at a window and later found the money missing. she swore Chapel was the other person in the office and can provide evidence to convict.
Atlanta reports plans for the state democratic convention to meet in Macon on October 4. A sub-committee will meet in Macon Friday to set the agenda and provisions. Chairman W. J. Vereen of Moultrie says candidates may file for the state pension commissioner post in the November general election.
In South Bend Indiana Professor John Tiernan, husband of Augusta Tiernan, is questioned about paternity of a ten month old child linked to Harry Poulin. The cross examination triggers interruptions as defense attorney Parker challenges Tiernan and Judge Ducomb threatens to adjourn. The case involves allegations of paternity and settlement discussions, with Mrs Poulin expected to testify next.
Cordele Georgia faces a heated campaign over adopting a city manager form of government with the election set for October 4. Supporters argue for professional administration while opponents cite concerns over local control.
An advertisement extols a skin cream with yeast content promising a radiant complexion. It claims the product restores dull skin and brightens a tired looks, urging immediate use and warning against substandard substitutes. The copy presents a sensational makeover claim with period marketing tone.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions cures for malaria and fever reducing clues to a medical product. The text is garbled with stray letters and incomplete phrases, leaving main claim unclear. No verifiable names, dates, or organizations emerge from the fragment.
The December parley set for Atlanta on December 9 will cover important matters in summer baseball and related questions, as announced by Dr. B V Sanford director of athletics at the University of Georgia.
Birmingham faces renewed violence as city and county authorities probe high explosive blasts in railroad yards. A box car bunk house at the Louisville and Nashville yard in Boyles was destroyed, severely injuring Clarence W. Jones while 8. E. Clark escaped unharmed. In Tarrant City, officers recovered a bundle of ten sticks of dynamite with a half burned fuse at J. W. Kennedy’s yard.
Rex Ingram’s The Prisoner of Zenda opened at the Palace Theatre clarified through Anthony Hope’s tale. A lavish Metro photoplay with a strong cast led by Lewis Stone and Alice Terry delivers romance intrigue and action in grand style.
Ford plants in the Detroit district will reopen Friday morning after a coal shortage closed operations last Saturday, idling about 100,000 workers. Edsel Ford said telegraphed orders for reopening were issued, and Henry Ford promised production would resume as soon as coal and ore issues permit.
Mr. Ford criticizes the Interstate Commerce Commission over coal shortages after noting West Virginia and Kentucky sources. He details pulling coal via the Big Sandy and Banner Fork fields to Ironton, aiming to ship to Detroit. He says L and N railroad service is broken on a single track, hindering recovery with only a small fraction of 4000 tons daily received.
The Sare Baptist Association gathered with Mt Olivet church near Commerce for a two day meeting praised as among the best. Mt Olive houses about 400 members and cost at least 10000 dollars, set in a grove with ample farming surroundings. Dr Arch Cree, state board secretary, delivered a notably fine address on religious education. John Mell led as moderator. The 1023 session is planned for Salem Church near Lexington.
At the centennial of the Physicysta Association of Germany, about 3000 physicians heard Professor Martin Mayer announce a successful preparation against sleeping sickness. The treatment, developed in a laboratory near Cologne, is described as a final defeat of the ailment.
An old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes promising effortless color in worn stockings and sweaters. It claims the mixture yields fadeless, even results on wool silk linen or cotton blends and stresses don’t worry about spots runs or fattening. instructs to tell the druggist the fabric type.
New Jersey detectives probe the hilltop old farm near New Brunswick where Rev Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs James Mils were found slain last Saturday. Former occupant Charles Amide De Brussy recalls family ties and the house as a gathering place for army officers during earlier wars. He notes the property’s sale in 1906 after a century in the De Brussy line and cites Mrs Hat and her brother Wille Stevens as familiar to the site. The bodies lay under a crabapple tree in the orchard, with the west room upstairs described as undisturbed and not showing signs of a struggle.
President Harding issued a proclamation designating Monday October 9 as national fire prevention day. He cited rising fire losses and urged a special effort to reduce damage, with the chamber of commerce coordinating a fire prevention week from October 2 to 9 across the United States.
Miss Mary Virginia Bailey and Mr John Bigham McKibbon wed Sept 12 at the Bailey home near Newnan Georgia in a southern white and gold ceremony attended by Athens friends. The bride, granddaughter of Dr and Mrs J A Hunnicutt, studied at Salem College and the Normal School in Athens. the groom, from Alabama, works in Atlanta as assistant manager to his brother Marvin McKibbon, co-leaders of the Piggly-Wiggly stores. The Colonial house was decorated with ferns, white hydrangeas, and cathedral candles, bridesmaids wore blue pink and orange tones, and the bride wore white crepe meteor with seed ornaments.
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