Subscription Rates and Local News Notes
Subscription rates for Daily and Sunday vary by term from one month to one year. Subscribers should report late or missing deliveries to the business office. The Associated Press news dispatches are credited and republication rights are reserved. A Georgia focus note remarks on a canceled chamber of commerce meeting due to a Georgia-Oglethorpe game.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Unreasonable Demand Strikes Job Printing Hours Change
The printers across the country demand a forty four hour week instead of forty eight. The move risks bankrupting many printing firms and harming the industry. Labor and capital must cooperate. the public bears the cost of disruption. A May first strike is possible if the demand stands, but wiser heads may avert escalation.
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Tider
Libor
Typograhical Union
Iie
Uch
Grand jury report and recommendations for Clarke County
The April term grand jury urged economy and gave actionable recommendations for county operations. They favor courthouse and jail repairs, curb nonessential spending, improve tax transparency, screen stockade buildings, and cut payrolls. They endorse per diem contracts for road work, applaud Danielsville road sales, detail Bogart road costs, and propose poll tax penalties and elected road and revenue commissioners. They also suggest moving the April term to avoid federal court clashes.
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Superior Court
Clarke County
Commissioners of Trade
Danielsville
Lexington
Bogart
Mitchell's Bridge
Clarke Fn
Grand Jury
Federal Court
Athens Railway seeks higher rates to sustain service
The Athens Railway and Electric Company petitions the Georgia Railroad Commission for authorization to raise rates on light power and street car fares. It argues wartime restraints caused losses and claims a modest increase is needed to avoid suspension of service while maintaining fair treatment for the public and shareholders. The Hanner endorses the petition as just and fair to both public and company.
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Athens Railway & Electric Co
Georgia Railroad Commission
Athens
Athens Railway & Electric Company
Fairheas
Hanner
Quotations From Various Papers On Postwar Views And Figures
A collage of editorial clippings from diverse papers reflecting postwar sentiment. It includes comments on Germany Ireland and Europe, labor and strikes, economics and prices, and political figures such as Wilson and Harding. The excerpts show partisan tones and broad social issues, with satire and international perspectives.
Esteemed Chancellor Barrow Honored by Georgia
Editor John Shannan of the Commerce News lauds Chancellor David C. Barrow, saying no man in Georgia is held in higher esteem. He quotes the line backward, urging a return to youth to continue serving the people.
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Barrow
John Shanhan
The
Commerce News
Dave
Georgia 1
David C. Barrow
Dinah’s Bold Proposal Sparks Hartwell Sun Column
Dinah, no longer young, remains unmarried and receives an unexpected marriage proposal over the telephone. Louie Morris, Hartwell Sun editor and married man, is the sponsor behind the piece, while Dinah confirms the caller’s marriage question with enthusiastic affirmation.
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Louie Morris
The
Hartwell Sun
Dinah
A Morning Verse and Vignette With Questions
A fragmentary page presents verses about a philosopher and adversity with consolations, then a list of trivia questions and brief definitions. The tone imitates a curious reader’s page with miscellaneous prompts on nicotine airgas air plant and historical figures. Names, places, and terms appear in scattered form, reflecting a puzzle or educational feature.
Weather Bureau baffled by early spring warmth and patterns
Washington officials report March 1918 was among the warmest on record at eastern stations due to clear days and a missing weather pattern. High barometric pressure and unusual jetting of cold air from north were cited as factors. Vegetation surged, but April frosts damaged none significantly. January and February were also mild, though not record-breakers.
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Enst
Wright
Jason
United States
Alaska
America
Middle West
East
Citizens Aid Sought to Repair City Weather Vane
The weather vane on the First Methodist church steeple blew off in last week’s wind. Citizens hope to raise a subscription to cover repair costs with a prominent local offering to donate. Once fixed the vane will again indicate wind direction for locals who watch it daily.
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First Methodist Church
Dr J M Pound Led Conference At Macon
Dr J M Pound led a conference at the Hotel Lanier in Macon on Wednesday morning with attendees from multiple cities including H C Lorick Augusta W H Roper Macon J G Jackson Macon Rev Henry C Mays Oxford and others. Reports of the year’s work were presented and plans for the new year outlined. Afternoon sessions featured four conference groups with specialists in charge focusing on workers with children and young people and adult and administrative divisions.
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Hotel Lanier
H. C. Lorick
Augusta
W. H. Roper
Macon
Floyd Field
M. J. Brittain
Joseph Broughton
J. W Wellborn
Atlanta
J. G. Jackson
Henry C. Mays
Oxford
L. K
Jordan
Monticello
Hinton Booth
Statesboro
L. €. Hall
Milledgeville
R. D. Webb
W. L. Blankenship
Jere Pound
W. A. Brown
Tralle
Blankenship
Broughton
Dean of School of Commerce Speaker at D C
Dr Brooks spoke on Georgia’s 1877 constitution during a talk at the DC outlining that the Bill of Rights remains central. He warned the legislative branch is unwieldy with 190 members and urged districting to replace county representation for progress.
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School OF Commence
D. C
Brooks
Toombs
Georgia
United States
City transit payroll and services cited to defend company
The text argues that a payroll total of 162144.72 represents 43 percent of the company’s receipts and extols the role of streetcars, street lights, and city services in supporting employment and citizen life, urging a fair assessment based on facts rather than rumors. It emphasizes loyalty and the impact of transportation on mills, factories, and households, urging action over condemnation.
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