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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1919
Page
3
A fragmentaryHealth note praises Zirga as a blood-iron tonic claimed to strengthen the body, prevent illness, and restore wellness when feeling weak. The author cites personal use by Mr. Wm. Crocaville and asserts the tonic’s efficacy for headaches and general debility.
Eminent chemists from across the United States join Dr. Arthur D. Little in Savannah for a two day session of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers held at the De Soto hotel. The program includes papers on engineering education and industry developments with an oyster roast and evening reception. Names from major firms and universities such as Swift & Company Barratt Manufacturing Co. DuPont Ohio State University Rumford, Colorado Sugar Refinery and many others are listed as participants.
New York December 4 Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman are to be deported to Russia. Berkman remains on American soil while his attorney plans a final habeas corpus bid to halt the action.
Speaker of the Georgia House Joan N Holder of Jackson County backs gubernatorial bid after touring Savannah and south Georgia reporting a state divided over the League of Nations. He says Georgians want peace terms they can accept and praise for constructive legislation from the recent assembly.
A 1920 general tax act pamphlet has been issued outlining occupation taxes across most lines of business and professions except the ministry. The act, compiled from 1919 amendments, will be due January first and restructured by Comptroller General Wright to reflect changes.
Special to Banner from Chattanooga reports Sewanee Military Academy will relocate to the Putnam House in Palatka Florida from January 3 to June 8 1920 after Quintard Barracks burned. About two hundred cadets are expected with Quintard Memorial Hall destroyed October 28. The academy is among ten schools designated to send cadets to West Point without examination.
Savannah delegates heading to Macon for the Georgia Hotel Men's Association convention will invite the group to hold its summer meeting in Savannah in June. Savannah, Geiger, Pulaski, and other city hotels will be represented at the Friday and Saturday event.
The War Department, through the Office of the Director of Sales, offers about 31,216,000 pounds of frozen beef from surplus stocks for sale to municipalities, institutions, hotels, and retailers. Prices are about 20 percent below Chicago quotes with delivery to U S points by rail, requiring minimum carload orders and defrosting before consumption.
Grand Rapids. A federal grand jury is to investigate the 1910 Newberry Senate election amid public fraud charges from Michigan officials. Witnesses from both parties testified, including Chase Osborn and Trumam H. Newberry.
Bankhead officials plan an Arkansas trip to lay out the eighth annual U S Good Roads Association convention in Hot Springs April 12 to 17 1920. J A Rountree will head a Arkansas Hot Springs Memphis Washington delegation inviting President Wilson and securing a War and Interior Department exhibit.
The First Baptist church reached its $65,000 quota on the $75,300,000 campaign last night. The drive is described as heroic and sacrificial, with the congregation noting recent gains including $160,000 raised for a new lot and building beyond the current property value.
Former President William Howard Taft praised the Episcopal Nation Wide Campaign for spiritual awakening and wider service. He said the effort to mobilize lay members and invigorate church influence follows wartime lessons on duty and virtue, urging success for the campaign and broader church outreach.
The secretary of war seeks 253 white men to form an engineer company for railway operations and maintenance in France and Germany. Enlistments are for one or three years with no prior service required, and reenlistment options exist. Recruits to be sent to Camp Humphreys, Virginia, with no furloughs on reenlistment. Also offers radio operator jobs with the U S Shipping Board in Washington at monthly rates, for ex-service personnel holding licenses, with Atlanta district intake from March to October 1919.
Clarke County soldiers sailors and nurses who missed Armistice Day certificates can obtain them at Judge Orr's office in the courthouse. The certificates serve as a keepsake for posterity. Mr and Mrs Clift Ward of Commerce spent yesterday in the city.
Indications point to a strong Georgia basketball quintet this season with Coach Stegeman leading. About forty candidates reported, twenty were kept after workouts, led by Captain Kennon Mott and guard Red Owens. Several promising new players from prep circles join veterans as practice continues toward the opening game.
The Drum and Bugle Corps of the Georgia Industrial Home in Macon performed at a high school auditorium and on city streets. Comprised of boys aged thirteen, the group drew a good crowd and impressed with shows for audiences including university students. The home aids destitute children and is non-denominational. Three youths tour the state with performances in towns across Georgia.
The YWCA this week launched a city wide campaign to raise funds for the 1920 budget. The effort notes the boarding department serves working girls without profit and the cafeteria profits go to equipment, urging Athens citizens to support the drive to completion.
Savannah union electricians walk out demanding higher wages, while contractors deem increases unaffordable. With carpenters already on strike and a push toward open shop practices, tensions rise as talks stall.
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