Auto wrecks near Athens claim one life
Two fatal and six injuries in Athens vicinity last night. A boy, James Walton Wright, 11, died en route after being pinned in a Cadillac crash on the Lexington road near Tuckton. The other accident occurred near Watkinsville involving Earl Roul and Glynn Spencer’s son, leaving three injured. Funeral plans pending.
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Athens
James Walton Wright
Dorsey
Mr. Wright
St. Mary's Hospital
Jim McIntyre
Watkinsville
Earl Roul
College Avenue
Glynn Spencer
Watkinsville Road
Spencer
Roul
A. G. Wright
James Wright
Allen
Joe
Harold
Margaret
Louige
Hilda
Three Oklahoma Banks Robbed in Summer Heist Spree
Oklahoma City reports three banks robbed in one day. Five robbers stole from $3,000 to $5,000 from a bank at Jenks near Tulsa. Two untasked men took $1,500 cash and $1,000 Liberty Bonds from Farmers State Bank Wheatland. State Bank at Millerton lost $2,600.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Jenks
Tulsa
Farmers State Bank
Wheatland
Millerton
Witte Motor Co to Open Soon
Mr Thomas Witte, manager of Witte Motor Sales Co, has returned from St Louis and other cities with a large stock of cars and trucks. In a few days the purchases will arrive, inviting buyers to call and secure the greatest line Athens has ever seen.
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Thos, Witte
Witte Motor Sales Co
St. Louis
United States
Fim
Athens
Mexican Agrarian Law Threatens U S Investors Losses
Washington reports that over 1000 Americans face millions in losses due to Mexico's new Agrarian law. The state will pay for lands with Agrarian bonds redeemable later, but investors deem the bonds worthless as Mexico has not paid interest since 1913 and no value guarantee is shown.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress of
Bonar
Mexico
Callea
National Government of
Alabama Senate Approves $25 Million Road Bond Plan
Montgomery July 31 The Alabama senate adopted a bill submitting a state amendment to finance $25,000,000 in road improvements. The measure aims to fund new road projects across Alabama through bonds authorized by the amendment.
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Alabama
Associated Press
Montgomery
Als
Alabama Senate Today
District Ginners Elect Officers Amid Crop Shortage
The Georgia Ginners Association eighth and ninth district branch elected officers after a 100 member meeting at city hall. Officers include W. E. Whitehead, W. H. Nunnally, B. L. Dobbs, John W. Thompson, and J. E. McElhannon with an advisory group for both districts. The session noted a 33 1 3 percent crop shortage and discussed new government-set ginning prices to fund upgraded machinery and labor.
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Eighth
Ninth Congressional District
Georgia Ginners' Association
Bia
J. T. Pittard
Jefferson
L. M. Stephenson
Atlanta
W. E. Whitehead
Colton
W. H. Nunnally
Monroe
B. L. Dobbs
Athens
John W. Thompson
Winder
E. Duke
Pendergrass
J. E. McElhannon
Ninth
J. E. Johnson
Grayson
G. W. Summerour
I. W. Ethridge
J. K. Goldston
Comer
Hudson Colquitt
Lexington
Brown
Hartwell
Claude Tuck
Winterville
W. C. Hitchcock
Mansfield
W. B. Barrett
Jermey
E. C. Ponder
Rutledge
J. T. Marah
Farmington
Tom
One Hundred War Time Boats Sold by Shipping Board
Washington on July 31 the Shipping Board announced the sale of one hundred steamships built on the Great Lakes during the war to the Anderson Overseas Corporation of New York for about 80 million dollars. The board expects the vessels to eventually pass into French and Italian ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Lakes
The
Shipping Board
Anderson Overseas Corporation
New York
Car men given big pay increase
Wage increases ranging from twenty to thirty percent for all street railway motormen and conductors on lines in Charlotte Winston Salem North Carolina and Greenville and Anderson South Carolina effective tomorrow announced by the Southern Public Utilities company. The text ends with an unrelated fragment about Mr and Mrs Alexeen spending time at their camp near Crawford.
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Charlotte
N. C
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Greenville
Anderson
8. C
Southern Public Utilities Company
Capitol Removal Fight Renewed In Legislature Today
Special to The Banner Atlanta July 31 The Capitol Removal battle returns to the legislature as Senator James A Dixon introduces a resolution citing Governor Dorseys message for a general settlement of capitol and mansion issues A special commission would locate a suitable governor mansion at under 3600 a year and negotiate a two year lease with two year renewal The plan also covers sale or lease of the mansion property and annex land with public vote to decide a 2000000 appropriation for the work in Atlanta or acceptance of a 2000000 offer from Macon Bibb county
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James A. Dixon
Assembly
Dorsey
General Assembly
Dixon
Atlanta
Macon
Bibb County
Tattnall Square
House
Senate
Capitol
House of Representatives
Gann
Cobb
Williams
Walton
Bale
Floyd
House Committee On
House of Sesterday
Federal Fund
Meagarg
Mtative
Rules Committee
DuBose
Vmper
Pace
Carswell
Crops set back by excessive rains during month
The Athens district reports no recent bad weather but prior heavy rainfall and low sunshine harmed crops. The Cotton Region Weather Bulletin notes high rivers, damage to lowland corn and cotton, overgrown sappy cotton, shed squares and bolls, weevil damage, and delayed haying, with regional variations from southern to northern parts.
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Athens
Cotton Region Weather Bulletin
Banner
Bulletin
Funeral services for Mr Joel C Awtrey
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 6 o'clock at Wray's chapel for Mr Joel C Awtrey who died last Wednesday in Eastville. The Rev. Dr Adema of Monroe will officiate at the service.
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Joel C.” Awtry
Fis We Tome
Eastville
Wray
Adema
Monroe
Cummings Mocks Probe On Pacific Junket
Homer Cummings, DNC chairman, testified at a House subcommittee hearing on aircraft expenditures. He deflected questions about branding the Pacific coast trip as a junket and took responsibility for his office’s publicity. He smiled through interruptions and challenged the chair, calling him “My Good Fellow.”
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Washington
Homer
Cummings
Democratic National Committee
House
Pacific Coast
Frear
London Police Strike Shocks City
London police declare a strike amid turmoil as officials report walkout. In Washington, a special pension bill granting $100 monthly for Henry Bitler of Dubuque Iowa, the only American soldier in the war who lost both eyes and hands, passes the Senate.
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Washington
Henry Bitler
Dubuque
Towa
Senate
Sibley Nomination Inspires Georgia Country Boys
Washington notes Senator Harris praising Judgeship nominee Sam Sibley of Union Point as the able, virtuous choice who would temper justice with mercy. Harris recalls Georgia roots, support from Georgians, and says the appointment would be an inspiration to every boy in Georgia.
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Washington
Harris
Judg Sanuel Sibley
Union Point
North Georgia
Sam Sibley
University of Georgia
Judge Sibley
Georgia
Andrew J. Cobb
Athens
G. Ed Maddox
Rome
Maddox
Senator Smith
Eneral-T
Pames
Smith
North Carolina
Kentucky
Shepherd Bryan
Aulaota
Mr. Bryan
Lkely
Senate
Alex King
Avanta
Poles Fall Across Milledge Street Car Line
Two large poles holding 50 pairs of cables fell across Milledge avenue near Cloverhurst at midnight. Street cars were tied up for hours while the trolley was repaired. Telephone service was restored after a short outage. Cause believed to be strain from tightening cable rocks as they dried after recent rains. Miss Natalie Stokes returned from a trip to Warm Springs with Mr. and Mrs. Charles et of Athens.
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Milledge Avenue
Cloverhurst
Natalie Stokes
Warm Springs
Charles Et
Athens
Atlanta
Conastl
Postmaster Joins Drive to Cut Living Costs
Postmaster Rucker supports government plan to market 341 million pounds of food at 20 percent below store prices. Post offices and rural carriers ordered to take orders for goods at cost, as Capt. says the burden of handling mail tops the new sales workload.
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Rucker
War Department
Government Takes Up Living Cost
Washington action begins as public calls for relief from high living costs prompt White House attention. President weighs railroad demands and a wage relief push faces opposition as officials discuss inflation and profiteering while lawmakers probe price levels and a broad coalition seeks stability.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Railroad Administration
Railroad Brotherhoods
Senate
House
Palmer
Lelingwell
W. B. Colver
Federal Trade Commission
W. G. Lee
Wage Adjustment Board
Lawmakers Clash Over Probe Plan for Agriculture
In Atlanta on July 31 the Georgia House debated a resolution by Barrett of Pike to probe state agriculture employees. A Covington substitute proposed a five member commission to list all department staff, duties, and salaries across agriculture and related agencies, with subpoena power and sessions as needed, paid seven dollars daily. The House adjourned after a wrangle, with illness news about Charlie Downs quelling further action.
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Atlanta
House
Barrett
Pike
State Agricultural Department
Rules Committee
Covington
Calqui
Agricultural Department
Oil Department
Fertilizer Department
Pure Food Department
Market Bureau
Board of Entomology
Vetrinary Department
Drug Inspection Department
State Chemists Department
Bale
Russian Army Victories Reported On Volga Front
London reports General Denskine scored a separate victory against Bolsheviki with gains on Kamashin along the Volga. In battles nine guns and a large quantity of material seized. Elsewhere the British press notes Allied and German treaty efforts, while Washington forwards the senate a protocol to accompany the peace treaty.
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Associated Press
London
Denskine
Kamashin
Vo Zive Ao
Postal Guts Rates Cut By Twenty Percent
New York July 31 announces a twenty percent reduction in rates on lines of the Postal Telegraph company. The change takes effect at midnight tonight, as stated by President Mackay.
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Associated Press
New York
Postal Telegraph Company
Mackay
Cobb-Deloney Camp to Meet Saturday
The Cobb-Deloney Camp UCV will hold a Saturday morning meeting at City Hall, featuring old time fa-so-la singing with cards of old favorites. George Sims of Bogart will lead the singing at 10:30, followed by a talk at 11 by T. W. Reed of the University of Georgia, with refreshments provided by local firms.
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Cobb.Deloney Camp
Griffeth
T. W. Reed
University of Georgia
Dye Imports Law Finally Decided
Fragmentary text notes a debate in a legislative body over dye imports and licensing, mentioning republican members of the house, a licensing board, and tariff issues. The readable fragments imply a decision or discussion on restricting dye-stuff imports and duties entering the country, with references to a family and Mr. and Mrs. Imraett.
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Associated Press
Amd
Peng
Coateen
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Alex Een
Crawford
Joel C. Awtrey
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Georgia Boys
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Germany
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le. Lansing
Cobb-Deloney
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Imraett
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