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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1919
Page
2
A call to form a stock company and finance an apartment building in Athens to relieve housing congestion. The article notes strong real estate activity, high demand for homes and business spaces, and a shortage of available rentals as new citizens arrive. It urges collective action to capitalize and construct an up to date apartment complex.
The tax commission holds meetings across Georgia to educate citizens on financial conditions and advocate a revised fair tax system. Governors Dorsey and his committee seek endorsement for a budget and a tax plan that broadens the base to meet state needs and fund education and state obligations.
Last year a congressional resolution urged turning clocks forward one hour from a set date to another. Many patriotic citizens stayed up to witness the old time vanish, while Col Mulberry Sellers doubted the plan. Critics said the change failed to save millions or improve hours, yet it forced workers to rise early and burn more electricity and gas.
The piece argues for adopting 90th meridian time and then advancing an hour to place Athens in Eastern time, claiming the change would minimize future disputes, align hours with work needs, and avoid recurring clock changes. It notes mixed past experiences with daylight saving style shifts and urges citizen backing.
The article urges wage earners and small merchants to open a bank account to save weekly. It argues banks serve all, not just big concerns, and that regular deposits build independence, reduce impulsive spending, and provide security during hard times. Start by setting aside part of each paycheck.
A persuasive wartime appeal urges citizens to buy Victory Liberty Loan bonds to finance the cost of the war. It stresses personal responsibility, the need to honor debts, and that individual purchase helps the government meet obligations against Germany. The message frames bond buying as safe, patriotic, and urgent.
The state case against Will Walton alias Buck Walton for the killing of Earnest Reed finished the Monday Superior court session. The jury, out briefly, found Walton guilty and recommended mercy. Judge Cobb sentenced Walton to life imprisonment as the grand jury works to adjourn soon and civil cases resume Tuesday the 29th.
New York April 21. The first annual convention of the Federation of Business and Professional Women of America will be held in St. Louis on July 14. It aims to maintain industrial sanity for women during reconstruction and to leverage the group’s economic power, citing New York’s 10 000 plus businesswomen earning over fifty dollars weekly and the Liberty Loan mobilization. Lena Madesin Phillips serves as executive secretary at 600 Lexington Avenue.
From Athens Atlanta Macon and Savannah delegates will flock to Augusta May 2 for Georgia South Carolina Christian Endeavor convention at First Presbyterian church. Nearly a thousand expected with special coaches from multiple points. Notables include Karl Lehmann Grace Hooper and others with social events like a banquet and automobile parade in Augusta. George Rusk is president Nora Sage secretary Georgia Endeavor Union.
Paris reports the Rue Raynevard Passy residence of Honore de Balzac has been restored and reopened as an artists' center. The house retains Balzac era features including a blue vestibule oak carvings and red tapestries. The garden shows Balzac's vine lilacs and a trap door remains in one room remarking on his finances.
The council of four failed to settle the Adriatic coast dispute between Italy and Yugoslavia at the afternoon meeting. With Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino absent, the group deferred action and planned no further steps until word on Italy’s delegation course is received.
Juarez, Mexico near El Paso, has become a prohibition era oasis with a growing number of saloons. El Paso bars have moved across the border, whiskey and wine flow to crossers under passport rules, and bootlegging thrives as border workers carry contraband liquor. Mexican servants and laborers profit by smuggling, while Juarez hopefuls anticipate American visitors if passport rules relax.
New York April 21 The coming week marks the start of another baseball season as major leagues refashioned and strengthened rosters to rise in popularity. Veterans return from war while new talents enter camps promising speed and skill, sustaining baseball as America's enduring national pastime.
An Atlanta winter visitor, Arthur Murray, says Atlanta is unique in public Shimmy dancing by the nicer class, contrasting with New York’s Bowery and hotels where dancers are asked to quit the floor. The piece notes Georgia towns soon hosting meat dances and statewide attendance.
Omsk, Siberia, February 25. The city, once the harsh exile site of Dostoevsky's House of the Dead, has transformed into a half million population capital with power shortages, urgent room requisitions, and improved public safety. Modern office buildings, domed churches, and river views mark the change though electricity remains scarce in many areas. The Church of the Ascension of the Saviour dominates the cityscape, capable of 1600 worshippers, with government offices nearby and a still-unfinished ministry of justice. But nights remain dark, and few women venture out at temperatures far below zero.
Reports from Peking state secret societies totaling millions back Korea independence. Progresive party and Heaven Worshipers lead with over two million members, plus New Korean Society and Light Restoring Society. Buddhist and Christian groups also involved. Buddhists number about one million with temples and priests. Christianity has grown through American Methodist and Presbyterian missions. March 1 demonstrations turned from orderly rallies to revolutionary clashes with Japanese authorities.
In conservative Athens, chaperones and college authorities are urged to take a firm stand on acceptable dancing. To avoid embarrassment, officials hope to publicly declare that questionable tastes in dancing will be taboo, with students and chaperones aligned.
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