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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1920
Page
8
Various ads list Wrapping Paper Printer demonstrations, real estate offerings, vehicles including Buick and Cadillac, farm items like tobacco and potato plants, a picnic notice, lost glasses, and employment requests. Names include DeLuxe Printer, Yow Bros, Cauthen, and Greenamyer with addresses in Athens Georgia.
A notice lists Thornton's Luncheonette offerings and Williamson's produce with prices. Dr. David Marx, Atlanta rabbi, will address the Athens synagogue confirmation at 4 45 PM Sunday for twelve confirmands. The program includes a 14 voice choir and organ music. Regular Friday service features speaker M G Michael on The Confirmation. Junior Congregation services set for Sunday at 10 30 AM.
Notice is given of an intention to apply to the next session of the Georgia General Assembly for a local bill. The act would amend the charter of the Town of Athens and extend the city limits to include a boundary extension in the north western, western and southern limits. Dated May 27, 1920. J. W. Barnett, Chairman Citizens Committee.
The Junior Class hosted a reception for the Seniors and faculty on the high school lawn. About two hundred guests attended as Japanese lanterns glowed and an orchestra played. Junior members served refreshments, and 1916 graduates who gathered for a reunion banquet at the Georgian Hotel were prominent throughout the evening.
Emmett J. Hale announces he will not run for governor and promotes the 1920 Briscoe automobile models at the Briscoe Show Room, 149 Lumpkin St. Athens Ga. New shipments arrive with sedan and open car body styles. Sales days are Thursday through Saturday. contact by phone 4365 or mail to 675 Cobb St.
A message urges readers in Athens to consider a 1920 Briscoe sedan before buying. The ad stresses silk dress avoidance and mentions the Briscoe showroom at 149 Lumpkein Street open Thursdays through Saturdays with phone 435 on. It also notes a request for rags at Banner Office.
A special committee of lawyers reports the Department of Justice continued illegal acts in its campaign against radical activities. Judson King of the National Popular Government League released the findings in Washington on May 27.
John Hodgson junior As leads the Blues as general selecting captains for fourteen clubs. Captains include N G Slaughter Business Men's Club Will King Meadow Ernest Hollingsworth William Ashford James Harris J Moss Jr Clifton Hodges. Each captain will recruit nine workers. Campaign opens Tuesday June 1 at 7 pm in the Y M C A with a banquet by the Ladies Auxiliary. All men and boys urged to join Athens.
Chicago May 27. The Republican National Convention would not discuss beer and light wines or prohibition, according to national committeeman Samuel A. Perkins. He said party leaders planned to keep those issues off the agenda if present plans are carried out.
Washington May 27 The foreign affairs committee adjourned without action on a resolution calling for de facto recognition of the Irish republic. The Begg measure failed 10 to 9, while three additional regiments were ordered to sail to Queenstown via London for Ireland.
Alfonso Bumonez a special student from San Salvador in the Sugar School of Louisiana State University died from injuries after ether was rubbed on his skin during Alpha Chi Sigma initiation. A signed fraternity statement said a can of ether overturned and caught fire as the ritual proceeded.
Two masked robbers entered the Algiers branch of the Commercial Bank and Trust Company during lunch hour and locked the teller and clerk in the vault. They escaped with 2200 dollars but dropped a package containing 25000 dollars in currency.
New Orleans Los Angeles May 27 Indications tonight show success in efforts to close a serious break in the main Mississippi levee eighteen miles below New Orleans If the breach is not sealed heavy damage will come to truck farming around Scarsdale and nearby areas
The Young Harris Sunday School sets this year’s picnic at Box Springs near Princeton, a scenic site with water and level grounds for games. Members will meet at the church Friday morning June ith at 9 o clock with baskets and invite friends.
Washington May 27 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee adopted 11 to 4 a resolution declining to grant authority for a mandate over Armenia. The measure will go to the Senate for debate as soon as possible with leaders from both parties confident it will be adopted.
A charming white organdy and point d esprit summer frock features a fluffy silhouette. The girdle ties loosely in the back, offering a breezy feminine look ideal for warm days.
In Washington May 27 the biological survey of the Department of Agriculture urged a permanent government reservation for the Okefenokee swamp in southeastern Georgia, a 700 square mile area.
Final Liberty Bond prices shown with cee 91,70 and 84.00 for Second Victory 4s. Advertisement invites readers to place wants in the banner.
Directory style notice lists regular meeting nights and locations for Loppe DIRECTORY Mt Vernon Lodge F and A M Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias and other groups. It includes meeting times at Masonic Hall Clayton Street Castle Hall Jeser Building Odd Fellows Hall and Max Joseph building plus contact initials and visiting member welcomes.
A reader reports relief after using Chamberlain’s Tablets for indigestion and headaches. The testimonial claims the product toned the stomach and eliminated prior discomfort, noting satisfaction with the remedy.
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