Athens Highs Turn Tables On Elberton In 8 0 Victory
Athens High School baseball defeated Elberton 8 to 0 in morning play. Price pitched a shutout, with limited Elberton hits. Wingfield Price Costa Rawson Funkenstein and Youngkin sparked Athens offense. R Short fielded superbly for Elberton. Athens meets Monroe A M Monday at Sanford Field at 3 30.
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Speakers 10 Cover Oglethorpe County For Preparedness Today
Athens Chamber and State College of Agriculture plan nineteen public meetings across Oglethorpe County on Sunday April 22 to urge larger food crop production amid wartime. Six teams with local leaders tour towns from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., delivering talks at Arnoldsville Beaver Dam Collier's Academy Crawford Sandy Cross Point Peter Lexington Veeta Enterprise Prospect Woodstock Salem Clarkes Grove Mt Olive Bethlehem and Fork.
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Night Riders Designate Food Planting Week in Wilkes County
Washington Georgia April 21 Night Riders have roamed Wilkes county this week visiting thirty localities in four nights While not resembling the feared extortionists of earlier years the group organized a Home Guard and proclaimed April 16 to 21 as Food Planting Week A committee of 25 citizens will preach preparedness in food planting at farmers homes leading many to add four to five acres to their crops in place of cotton The meetings ended each evening after farmers finished plowing promising a substantial shift toward food crops with broad impact on the county’s harvests
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Bad Roads No Bar to This Overland Journey
J A Asch of Brooklyn recounts a 2779 mile overland trek in an Overland five passenger touring car from Freeport New York to Minneapolis Minnesota. The trip used 157 gallons at about 13 mpg with repairs costing one dollar fifteen cents per incident. The car has logged 11000 miles with less than ten dollars spent on repairs. Be Faithful in Small Things closes the piece.
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Secretary Forbes to Talk to Boys in Final Meeting
This afternoon at 3 30 Mr W T Forbes will address the last Boys Meeting of spring at the Association Building. The talk targets boys prepared for future national service amid war prep. Forbes recalls Spanish American War enlistment and the need for physical and moral fitness. Religious Committee urges all city boys to attend and bring a guest. Norton Hodgson, John Kelly, Abit Nix, Chairs.
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Its Class Coal Is One Of Our Most Important Product
Editorial argues coal is a key but minor industry, noting its public value yet questioning its dominant role and potential impact on broader economic policy. The piece contrasts coal’s importance with other energy sectors and urges cautious development.
Dentist Offers Free Dental Work To Recruits
Athens dentist Dr. H. B. Heywood invites all military age men to enlist by offering free dental repairs for recruits unable to pay. The service applies to all army and navy applicants, beginning Monday April 23, between 9 and 11 a.m., at 512-513 Southern Mutual Building. The offer continues indefinitely until further notice.
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Baseball Scores From Yesterday Associated Press
Results of yesterday's professional games across major and minor leagues include American League matchups with Chicago, St Louis, Cleveland, Detroit, Washington, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York posting varied scores. National League results feature Pittsburgh, Chicago, St Louis, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New York, and Boston tied or narrowly decided. Southern League and Sally League games list wins by New Orleans, Atlanta, Memphis, Nashville, Little Rock, Chattanooga, Mobile, Birmingham, Jacksonville, Columbia, Charleston, Augusta, Macon, and Columbus with notable rain affecting play in Macon.
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