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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
3
The winter has been mild but colder weather is expected. A sale offers stylish furs in lynx mink Hudson seal leopard cat fox and Coney at a 25 percent reduction. These furs promise long service and great savings for buyers.
The Secretary of Agriculture issued two orders on foreign potatoes. One allows import of disease free potatoes from uninfected districts under regulation and inspection, the other extends the quarantine to most of continental Europe and Canada to curb powdery scab and other diseases. Imports require permits and country certifications. the move aims to lift quarantine when districts prove disease free.
The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, opens in New York and plans offices in Chicago New Orleans and San Francisco to aid merchants and manufacturers in developing foreign trade. Offices will host visiting consuls and commercial agents to connect business with overseas markets and organize trade conferences.
Special correspondence from Atlanta Georgia reports Peyton G. Thompson, a former Athens lawyer and classmate of United States Senator A. O. Bacom, died. Thompson was noted as joint author of the first Georgia form.
Retired Ath en y lawyer and author of a pioneering farm book, Mr Thompson died at a local sanitarium after five weeks illness. A University of Georgia alumnus, he practiced in Ath en y with Hope and Barrow, later moving to Atlanta for treatment. Survived by wife Frances and three children P. Thompson of Alamo, B. B. Thompson of Atlanta, and another son, his funeral was planned at H M Patterson's chapel with West View cemetery interment.
About twenty elderly Black residents who received Christmas gifts yesterday asked Mr. Harbin of the city relief department to relay thanks through the Banner. An elder woman exclaimed with joy when a large basket of gifts was handed to her by Mr. Harbin and his assistants.
The condition of Mr W A Jester remains feeble and shows no improvement. Doctors give no hope for recovery as he has been slowly sinking for several days and may not endure the struggle much longer.
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