Bonds for paved roads spread in Sumter and Terrell counties
Demand for permanent roads grows as Sumter plans a 500,000 dollar bond issue with Judge J A Hixon coordinating a county wide campaign. Terrell County seeks 300,000 dollars in federal aid to match bonds, hoping for a large vote. Moltrie reports voters foresee a landslide for the April 16 election amid road conditions highlighting the need for durable highways.
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J. A. Hixon
Sumter County
Georgia
Albany
Dougherty County
Terrell County
Sumter
Board of Commissioners
Terrell
Col
Moltrie
Board of Registrars
Direct Taxation Plans Outlined by Germany in 1940s
Preliminary drafts of new taxation measures are ready for early submission. Direct taxation remains the core feature of forthcoming measures including inheritance taxes, a general war levy, and taxes on amusements, tobacco, and playing cards. A drastic levy on private fortunes is provided.
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Berlin
Gy Associated Press
Commendation Letter From Rogers To Stapleton
Captain Frank L. Stapleton of the Sixth Division Quartermaster Corps in France has sent home two prized papers. One is a personal letter from Major General Henry L. Rogers praising Quartermaster personnel. the other is a copy of General Orders honoring the Sixth Division’s valor in the Meuse-Argonne offensives.
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Frank L. Stapleton
Stapleton
Quartermaster’s Corps
France
Lawson Stapleton
Henry L. Rogers
Meuse
Argonne
General Rogers
Americas Expeditionary Forces
Q. M
B. F
H. L. Rogers
U. S. Army
F. D. Stapleton
Q. M. Corps
Hdars
Sixth Division
A. B
First Army
Meuse-Argonne
Two Colonels Fly to Souther Field for Inspection
Two air service colonels on an inspection trip stopped at Souther Field en route to Washington. Col. W. E. Gilmore and Col. C. G. Hall, arriving from Montgomery, covered 146 miles in 70 minutes. They swapped DeHavilland planes for Curtiss training planes for landing at Atlanta. They proceed tonight to Washington by train, accompanied by several officers and an aerial baggage car crew.
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Souther Field
Air Service
Washington
W. E. Gilmore
Col
C. G. Hall
Montgomery
Atlanta
DeHaviland
Curtiss
Gilmore
Perry W. Blackler
Hall
A. B. McMullen
Leutenants
Lett
Wilfred B. Warde
Dale W. Smith
Tout
F. T. Dickman
Major Butts
Brewers Seek to Prevent Interference
The Joseph Offman Brewing Co. filed a federal suit to enjoin the collector of internal revenue and the U S district attorney from blocking the contemplated production of beer at 23 4 percent alcohol content. Massachusetts brewers held a special meeting to discuss resuming 23 4 percent beer production.
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New York
Associated Press
Joseph Offman Brewing Co
United States Brewers’ Association
Collector of Internal Revenue
United States District Attorney
Mass Brewers
Boston
Brewers Association of Massachusetts
Shortage of Paper Hinders Bolsheviki
International dispatches report that Russian Bolsheviki propaganda is crippled by paper scarcity. Trotsky told the Petrograd paper commissioner that the Red Army could seize Esthonia before month end, potentially freeing several large paper factories for Bolshevik use.
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Washington
Tsy Associated Press
Stockholm
Trotsky
Petrograd
Red Army
Esthonis
Rainbow division sails to New York and Boston before Apr 19
The Rainbow division will land in New York and then at Boston before April 19. The brief shipment indicates two coastal arrivals as part of ongoing military movements.
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Rainbow
New York
Boston
Patriotically The Wheatley Family’s War Service
Mrs Walter K Wheatley of New York visits Americus relatives as her husband Captain Walter K Wheatley former immunes leader and Army journalist rises to Major in Baracos Department now in motor transport corps His daughter Dorothy Wheatley joins Navy as secretary and second yeoman while Mrs Wheatley resigns as secretary to invest in war work and joins Marine Corps Hospital contract division duties and zeal noted.
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Walter K. Wheatley
New York City
Crawford Wheatley
Andersonville Road
Motor Transport Corps
Dorothy Wheatley
Navy
Spottiswood Taylor
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
United States Marine Corps
Department of the Quartermaster
Wheatley
Modern Water System Planned for Plains
Plains residents show strong interest in a modern waterworks system. Mayor McGee and the city council conduct a thorough investigation and will hold a timely vote on floating bonds. An engineer has surveyed Plains and proposed plans, with electric lights hoped for soon.
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Plains
McGee
Americus High Bball to close season Friday
Americus High School meets Cordele High School in the final game of the season Friday night at the local Y M C A gym. The Americus team promises a hot fast game seeking revenge for a 30 to 22 loss at Cordele last Friday, their only defeat this year in five games. Referee Emmett Bolton Jr. will officiate.
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Americus High School
Cordelo High School
Americus
Cordele
Emmett Bolton, Jr
Enlisted Marine Recipient Granted 30 Day Furlough
After a three weeks illness at Georgetown University Hospital, where she received careful attention, the Marine Corps has granted a thirty day furlough to recuperate. She plans to spend the leave in Americus and expresses gratitude for the care provided.
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Marine Corps
Georgetown University Hospital
Americus
Treaty Terms Amended to Limit Armament Control
Paris reports strong support in diplomatic circles for inviting Former Premier Herbert Asquith to head the League of Nations. The military terms of the peace treaty were amended to drop indefinite German armament controls, addressing US concerns about occupation. Inclusion of the League covenant should not delay signing, with an aim of two weeks. The American labor pledge to handle internal matters without League intervention also gains approval.
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London
Paris
Herbert Asquith
League of Nations
Daily Mirror
Associated Treat
Germany
Benson
United States Navy
United States
Robert Cecil
Associated Press
Commission On International Labor Legislation
What Discharged Troops May Retain
Miss Ruth Clark of the local Red Cross Home Service announces an Act of Congress approved February 28 1919 allows any person discharged from the army navy coast guard or marine corps since April 6 1917 to permanently keep one complete suit of outer uniform clothing after returning to civilian life. The outfit includes hat with cord or overseas cap flannel shirt coat breeches shoes leggings slicker belt overcoat pale gloves and a barrack bag.
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Congress
Ruth Clark
Home Service Department
Red Cross
Eight German Vessels Sail from Hamburg for Food
Eight German steamers sailed from Hamburg this week for foodstuffs, according to Berlin advices. The crews reportedly demanded that they should not be removed from the vessels during the trip.
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London
Gy Associatea. Press
Hamburg
Berlin
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Asquith
Colquitt County
Capt. Stapleton
Secretary of War
Quartermaster Corps
Cope
Souther
Bolsheviki
Uncle Sam
Rota
Third Army
Neuweld
Hohenzollern
Army of Occupation
Admiral Benson
U. S
Cecil
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