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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1919
Page
4
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Postmaster General Koons has sent letters to many business leaders asking for advice and suggestions to improve the postal service. He cites widespread complaints about incompetence and carelessness in hiring, plus growing parcel post problems and delays, while noting Washington officials see the need for better service.
President Wilson warns premiers that talk must end and action is needed as the world faces delayed peace conference sessions. The article notes rising Bolshevik influence in Germany and Europe, with danger to democratic stability and potential impact on the United States and its debt interests.
The Interior Department suggests communities build memorials to soldiers and sailors by using or creating public school houses as community centers. If schools are unavailable an independent memorial building should be erected, and in scattered areas joint action may form to fund a suitable structure.
A verse explores shifting weeks and months as fixed calendars dissolve into a year of varied themes. It imagines a continual cycle of weeks dedicated to Christmas, victory, Red Cross, civic duties, labor, planting, waste cleanup, song, and rest, forecasting a future where time itself becomes a sequence of duties and pleasures in a yearly pilgrimage.
Citizens clash over a national resolution assigning standard watch and clock times. Some support adopting government time nationwide. others push the zone plan with local adjustments. Mayors and council faces scrutiny as railroads and public opinion align with the national shift. A telegram from Emory unit member in Newport News adds color to the tension.
A preached outline from Romans 6 contrasts the Christian life with sin. Sin is a barren lie a slave regime a life of shame and a deathly force. The sermon urges turning to Jesus for deliverance and forgiveness and celebrates abundant life and pardon through faith.
The Royston Roystore notes in Athens and Pike County papers call for Judge Andrew J. Cobb of Athens to be appointed to the new federal judgeship in the Northern District of Georgia. Editors argue Cobb’s experience and public service outweigh concerns about age, urging President Wilson to select him and noting broad statewide support.
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