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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1922
Page
3
Governor Hardwick of Georgia plans to discuss state politics with President Harding during a Friday visit to the White House. He indicated no immediate appointment, acknowledging elections and awaiting possible decisions by the people and Senate.
A long list of Athens residents and visitors is noted with multiple social events. Mrs. S. T. Ross hosts kin in Athens. visits include Maude Bondurant, Marguerite White, Helen McWhorter, Shannon Smith, and Frank Bondurant. The piece highlights Mrs. Green’s budgeting cook book, Mrs. Snelling’s club leadership, and Mrs. Collins’s book party with six tables. Several residents travel to Chicago, New York, and Atlanta while others host or attend gatherings at Lumpkin Street and nearby homes. The column closes with condolences for Mrs. Crook’s family and mentions other social engagements around Athens and Hartwell.
The first move after Senator Watson's death signals a Georgia four year Senate race with Herbert Clay announcing from Marietta for the GOP? actually Democratic seat. Cobb County picks up candidates including Judge G. H. Howard while names like Rob Dean Gordon Lee Upshaw Hoke Smith and Hardwick surface. A primary instead of convention is debated with funding questions and volunteer rulings.
John Hamlin Lucas, born 1860 to Frederick W and unknown Lucas, died at his Memphis home on September 29. A prominent Athens native, he married Kate Moreno of Gainesville and had four children Morena Kate Mamie and Frederick. He also leaves four sisters in Athens.
A Mississippi source claims Ex Senator Vardaman has suffered a complete breakdown with his mind affected after defeat by Harrison. His brother, a delta planter, has taken him in. The note recounts Vardaman’s finances, a failed loan attempt, and his turn to a Jackson weekly as a campaign organ.
J P Bussey of Greenwood South Carolina, a married man and local pastor’s son, was captured in Hartwell after stealing Dr Paul Holliday’s Ford coupe in Athens. He admitted aiming to obtain a car, rode toward Atlanta, then turned back near the Normal School and was detained. Holliday’s car was recovered quickly and Bussey faced a court hearing.
An old advertisement invites readers to mail a slip with name and address to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package. The kit promises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and croup, Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and back issues, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and biliousness, noting the products are sold everywhere.
The second week of registration at the University of Georgia closes Saturday with about 1,300 students on the rolls for the new year. By Friday morning 1,226 had registered and others awaited course arrangements, marking roughly a 130 student advance from the prior year.
Jones Purcell county demonstration agent will lead his stock judging team to Winder for Barrow county fair next Wednesday with two weekly demonstrations. He plans additional training before the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta in October for the state contest. About 200 entries have registered.
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