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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1919
Page
2
A collection of veterans seeking employment across varied fields. Steam shovel engineer, high school teacher, clerical and sales roles, fireman and boiler jobs, locomotive fireman, traveling salesman, moving picture operator, and bank or clerical positions are requested. Offers include solid references and military experience. Camp Gordon Camp Shelby Fort McPherson Paris Island.
A string of wartime employment notices lists applicants for bank and cost-department roles, a Marine traveling salesman, a cost man for manufacturing, chauffer or stationary engineer posts, and an office/sales worker. Names include Roy E. Demmard and references in Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia.
A Russian aviator who fled the Red Guard army in January describes to a British mission member the era’s hardships. Nationalized supplies, churches turned to theatres, no private shops, railways mismanaged, coal scarce, vodka substitutes used, high bread and cab costs, and a harsh secret police presence plus hostage-taking by commissars.
A U S Department of Labor study shows March construction up 80 percent from eight year March averages and over 30 percent above current cost. The report covers 24 business days with two days added for estimates, totaling $151,894,292. Government contracts boosted totals. residential and commercial work shifted. Bridges and culverts rose in share, while large cities lagged behind smaller areas in resuming building activity.
Naples April 19 Italian emigrants soon receive a prelude to Americanization before boarding ships to the United States. The Methodist effort includes a temporary home in Naples to teach English, assist with health checks, and provide letters to U S contacts. Plans also call for Casa Materna expansion and a new Methodist church. The Centenary program aims to raise 140 million dollars for global educational and religious work. The deputation met King Victor Emmanuel and the American Ambassador in Rome and discussed charitable hospital plans in Via Garibaldi, with the effort tied to the Rome college project.
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