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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1920
Page
4
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Georgia advances as a leading mineral producer with rich baryte deposits near Cartersville and extensive ores across BarTow and neighboring counties. The state touts yellow ochre, potash, and slate, with plans to expand mining, milling, and fuel oil developments.
The Mexican pink bollworm appears in parts of Louisiana outpacing the boll weevil in danger to cotton. State and federal leaders convened in New Orleans and formed a group to protect uncaptured areas. A wide no-cotton zone will be set, with payments to farmers in infected districts to offset crop value. Local talks suggest eradication within a year, while Georgia and other states shift to peanuts in lieu of cotton.
A set of questions and definitional fragments cover topics from religion literature and science. It lists items about Thomas Aquinas, Napoleon, Byron, Dickens, Mendelssohn Buddha and gargoyles and ends with a list of ten general knowledge questions on literature science geography and law.
A reader asks how to join the American Legion, suggesting apply to the nearest Post with credentials. Other items cover garden tips on forcing peach blossoms, discuss women voting, Massachusetts motto and demonym, Minnesota motto, apple compote recipe, and a note on the word borg and Georgia gold mines.
A brassbound poem by D G Bickers praising Ike as a strong reserve of strength and integrity. It extols his honor, truth, and gentleness, noting few examples but praising those who rely on him for support and courage.
A speaker notes differing views on opportunity as gift or inheritance. Both characters realize the true chance is not a rift nor a legacy, but a steady occupation offering consistent labor and stability. The passage emphasizes practical work over unexpected gifts or lineage.
The sermon cites Ezra 6 14 18 and Isaiah 55 urging believers to pursue a holy Zion over Babylon. It contrasts worldly desire with devotion to God's house, praising humble effort over grand but imperfect public works and urging one talent devotion for individuals and churches. It argues reverent critique but rejects petty fault finding and asserts God uses weak things for his purposes.
Harriet Boewig discusses vaccines as attenuated bacteria doses not antitoxins. She traces Jenner’s cowpox origin, notes past inoculation methods, and explains immunity lasts about seven to ten years before revaccination. She urges continued vaccination amid renewed smallpox concerns due to wartime migration.
A $25 prize is offered for the best name of the newly consolidated Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Georgia Landowners association. Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey heads a special committee to receive submissions at the state capitol through March 20. If multiple entries share the winning name, the first received wins.
Mt Vernon Mt Vernon Lodge No 21 F and A M meets monthly on Thursday nights in the Masonic Hall Clayton Street with secretary Quinn and officers listed. Bt Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias meets Mondays at Castle Hall Clayton Street. Williams Lodge I O O P meets Mondays in Fellows Hall Max Joseph Building. Classic City Camp 292 W O W meets Wednesdays. Delivery trucks noted.
A 1920s call urges doctors and nurses to serve in Mesopotamia and Arabia through the Interchurch World Movement. The survey notes a wartime transformation, a lack of medical staff, and vast, largely unreached areas. It highlights idle mission hospitals and the need for foreign and native workers to contact pagans and Moslems in the Garden of Eden and the Arabian interior.
Announcements by local Clarke County officials show Walter E. Jackson for Sheriff and other candidates including Tax Collector J H Dorsey Tax Receiver J C Worley Ordinary R C Orr Treasurer B L Smith Sr Coroner C N Whatherly and a clerk seeking reelection in the Democratic primary set for April 20 1920. The notices state eligibility and adherence to primary rules.
Atlanta street car service resumed after union accepted 15 percent wage increase granted by arbitration board. Settlement announced March 12 and workers voted to end the strike.
Clayton Wooten of Scotland Ga credits Ziron Iron Tonic with improving his health. He says after starting the tonic he gained weight and now eats three meals daily. The ad claims strong iron benefits for pale and weak people and offers a money back guarantee.
I hereby announce myself a candidate for Clarke County Georgia County School Superintendent under Democratic primary rules. The primary is set for April 20, 1920. T. H. Dozier Sr., Surveyor for Clarke County, and B. H. Barrow endorse delivery with a Vim Delivery Truck. Chafin Bros., Dealers.
Market reports show steady tones in New York and New Orleans as cotton prices hold around 41c for middling. Liverpool sales total 5,000 with good mids at 80.65d. Chicago quotes list mixed futures for May July and September, while consumer health ad highlights Cham
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