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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
8
The Athens Savings Bank promotes a 4 percent savings rate with compounding on January 1 and July 1. Deposits from $1.00 accepted. advertises printing and telephone contact, plus local business listings for service providers and rentals. Prominent names include B D Stone Press, Chafin Bros Garage, and Dr. D L Peacock in Athens Georgia.
The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Commercial Bank of Athens will be held at the bank offices at 170 College Avenue Athens Georgia at 4 o clock P M on Wednesday July 6 1921 J E Patman Cashier.
The NCAA track and field meet opens at Stagg Field with nearly 100 colleges entering. Stars like Earl Thompson of Dartmouth and Brutus Hamilton of Missouri top a field including Olympic and world record holders. Strong teams from Washington State Illinois and Texas A&M vie for team honors as javelin and sprint events promise record efforts.
A grocery page lists Parker House Rolls 12¢ and finger rolls 12¢ a dozen, Arnold Abney & Co items including Lady Fingers 60¢ per pound, Free Sally Ann Bread with each pound, weekly specials on Potatoes Iceberg Lettuce and Fresh Potato Chips, and a wide array of meats and dairy from Kingan's and Agricultural College Butter. The ad promotes Banner Want Ads for profit, urging readers to check Piggly-Wiggly for fresh produce, breads, meats, and eggs.
Special to The Banner Atlanta Georgia June 16 interesting facts about the Georgia legislature opening next Wednesday for a sixty day session show farmers lead in the house with 49, lawyers close behind with 48, merchants 22, physicians two, editors two, bankers ten, teachers five, preachers two, and several mechanics and engineers. Officials include sheriffs, 16, 32 married to matrimony, 157 married men, 40 with wives, 111 masons, 16 shriners, 19 Elks. Baseball dominates favored sports, golf sparse. hunting and fishing have some adherents and one poet. Religion shows Southern Baptists 88, Methodists 57, Presbyterians 10, Christians 3, Lutherans 1, Catholic 1. Banner Want Ads. Phone 75.
Ber nice Weinthal daughter of Mr and Mrs M Weinthal wins the New York interborough baby contest for the third time. Her mother credits health to fresh air and vegetables.
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