Athens Boys Volunteer for Overseas Army Service
Many Athens and Clarke county youths enlist under the call for overseas service in the regular army. Names include Alin Williamson Waymond W Henderson Albert H Bradberry Howard Vollrath Hubert Thomas and Paul P Fagans. Volunteers are sought for Panama Hawaiian and Philippine departments in addition to overseas. Enlistment is three years in infantry cavalry field artillery engineers medical and signal corps with pay from 30 to 121 dollars monthly. Call the U S Army Recruiting Station Shackelford Building Athens Ga for details.
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Athens and
Clarke County
Alin Williamson
Waymond W. Henderson
Albert H. Bradberry
Howard Vollrath
Hubert Thomas
Paul P. Fagans
Chas, Fisher
Panama
Hawaiian
Phillippine Department
Infantry
Cavalry
Field Artillery
Corps of Engineers
Medical Department
Signal Corps
Quartermasters Corps
Phiilipine Department
U. S. Army
Shackelford Bldg
Corner College Avenue
Clayton Street
Athens, Ga
Waiting a Soldier on a Box Wins Hearts in France
A boy with eighteen months in AEF France sent his mother a Stars and Stripes clipping. The image shows a soldier seated on a box, titled Waiting by a skilled artist who grasped the word’s meaning for American boys abroad.
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France
Stars and Stripes
Waiting for Return Home and Reunion
Poignant lines express longing as a person awaits release to reenter his homeland. The verse recalls greeting neighbors, resuming work, and bidding farewell at comrades graves, highlighting homecoming hope and personal duty.
Victory Bond drive urges bringing troops home
A child pleads to his mother for courage as he shows a photo of many American boys. The message urges support for Victory Bonds and the Victory Loan to finance the war effort and bring servicemen home sooner.
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America
F.C. O
Woman's Publicity Committee
Letters From Readers on Bolshevism and Tigers
A subscriber urges restraint on Bolshevism and suggests a public reward fund to trap “tigers” who disrespect laws. He links the tiger metaphor to Bolshevism and calls for church led efforts and community fundraising to address the issue and Christianize the nation.
Special Notice City Taxes First Installment Due Window
The first installment of city taxes is due from April 15 to May 1. Taxpayers who fail to pay by May 1 will incur penalties and interest as applicable under city tax regulations.
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