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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1921
Page
4
The Athens Banner notes Georgia suffered an off day in baseball at Auburn and Columbus. It praises Coach Donsho and urges Georgia players to unite, regain form, and defeat Auburn today to restore the Georgia spirit and pride.
A letter argues the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta should reduce its lending rate from six to four percent. It contends four percent money would aid banks and farmers alike, stimulate commerce in the cotton belt and agricultural regions, and restore normal conditions by June. It warns the six percent rate burdens banks and customers, urging swift action.
A long studied device in Lyon France creates raised embroidery in gold and silver. The apparatus imitates handwork with a metallic thread, copying an ancient embroidery form to produce a handwoven look.
In Atlanta on May 6 a court may order a blood test to determine parentage of Louise Madazine, tied to two sets of potential parents, the Pittmans and Garners. Lawyers have written Dr. Albert Abrams of Leland Stanford about a similar San Francisco Vittori alimony case, where Abrams claimed a blood test proved paternity.
A poetic fragment reflects on twilight memory and a friend named Rebuke by name. It includes scattered questions and facts about history language and geography, then shifts to a Sunday dinner special at Costa's with Walnut Bisque Ice Cream and a Georgia Products plug.
New Orleans cotton prices rise as favorable domestic finance and trade news support gains. Market notes show steady tone for tone and middling, with New York call money at 6.19 percent and a Fed rate cut from 7 to 6 percent in the Atlanta district boosting sentiment.
Rumors say British coal miners will settle next week and the master spinners federation may cut wages by 30 percent. US wage trends ease via moderate pay reductions as cost of living falls. England may see similar bar disputes resolved, boosting prospects for overseas trade as cotton demand grows in Texas and prices rise. weather shifts toward wetter conditions. Cheapers via A L K tablets advertised for digestion.
Mrs C D Cook of 1912 Whitty Street Houston says four months after marriage she suffered severe back and hip pains and could barely sit up. After taking five bottles of Cardus she recovered and has not returned to bed. She notes many friends also use Cardui and recommend it highly as a gentle vegetable medicine for womanly troubles.
The Georgia Bar association will hold its 38th annual convention at Tybee Island June 2 3 and 4. President Col A R Lawton of Savannah will open the meeting with remarks. Senator William J Borah will deliver the annual address. Orville A Park will discuss The History of Georgia As Recorded in the Reports of the Georgia Bar Association. Reuben R Arnold will speak on The Tendencies of the Times. Murphy Candler will address Public Utility Regulations in Georgia. Benjamin F E Pierce and A B Lovett will discuss taxation and the bench age a school of law respectively. A L Henson will address the Frontiersman in the Field of Early Legislation. Robert M Arnold will speak on Sunday Legislation. Mongolian camels described with warning red marks on vicious males.
Auburn overpower Georgia 12 to 4 at Sanford Field as Pantone struggles. Richardson, Lassiter, Shirling and Fulghum spark the Tigers with key hits. Mangum, McWhorter and Watson pace Georgia. Georgia scrubs to play Roys High at 1 pm. crowd largest of the season watches Auburn’s decisive win.
William Russell excels as a dynamic millionaire newspaper owner and reformer alongside Charlotte Burton in a breezy Western set blending Red Dog Wyoming offbeat justice with Boston aristocracy. Harvey Clark as the steadfast justice and a strong supporting cast add charm and humor to the Strand showing today.
Frank Mayo brings his vigorous screen personality to the Elite for a first local appearance in The Blazing Trail. The Universal photodrama, adapted for the screen by Lucian Hubbard and directed by Robert Thornby, follows Dr. Bradley Yates, a young physician driven to the brink by laboratory stress.
A man flees his troubles using the alias Pickens and retreats to remote Kentucky mountains. There he uses a blood poisoning cure he discovered to save a girl he loves. Lillian Rich co stars with Mary Philbin, Ray Ripley, Frank Holland, and others in a tale praised for its romance and drama alongside King of the Circus.
Wanda Hawley stars in The House That Jaze Built at the Palace with Penrhyn Stanlaws directing. The artist’s styling makes her look forty pounds heavier in spots yet she remains her usual charming flippant self. The film opens today at the Ace Theater with a Sunshine comedy.
Fragmentary timetable notes show mixed station pairs and departure times for Seaboard Air Line trains. Mentions Atlanta Monroe Norfolk Richmond Birmingham and Washington New York routes with various partial times.
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