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Athens Banner in Athens, Georgia

13 Dec 1918

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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1918

Page

3

Captain Macon C. Overton Killed in Action

Washington reports casualties from the American Expeditionary Forces. Captain Macon C. Overton of Union Point, Ga., is listed among those killed in action. The long roll includes Georgians killed in action, died of wounds, disease, and missing in action, with ranks from sergeant to private and several from Georgia towns such as Atlanta, Marietta, Moultrie, Gainesville, Tifton, Forsyth, and Savannah. The report details counts by action and lists additional Georgia personnel among the wounded, missing, or deceased across multiple divisions and services.

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Macon C. Overton Union Point Washington Woundel William Hi Oe Marietta O'Bee Hutchinan Moultrir Daniel McKenny Gainesville Willie Hraanen Yondale Phillin Rowe Tifton Wil! Addington Eastanoflee Dan Dawson Archiv Phillips Lovena Woundersey Ada Young Cane Witter Rhodes Hartwell Thomas W. Ayers Ashland Charles P. Pe Ft. McPherson George M. Cupp Dalton Arline B. Kendall New Holland Homer D. Brooks Norcross Cep Evisa Ose Raearnes William A. St .Ren Atlanta Auston K. Brittain Douglasville Joy W. Connor Ringgold John FP. Thompson Somerville Tom Collins Reidsville Andrew Young Sumner Willie K. Jones Augusta Knox Kf.thompson LaGrange Diane John Johnson Lyerly Alexander Blackshear Erick Benjamin A. Dye Stellaville Robert Ray Plainsville Jesse H. Sanders Cochran Moses L. Williamson Waslington Alvertis Smith Griffin Mohnzzl Fuller Pilgar Freeland Lincolnton Thomas BE Tucker Lorraine Earnest W. Hamster Thomas Barnes Rockingham William [. Eades Ayersville Frank Y. Dooley Aho Thomas J Floyd Brown Alpharetta Earl B. Holmes Moultrie John W. Cobb Bogart Tom Clanelsee Eane Macon C Overton
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Fashionable Girl’s School Scene in Metro Picture

The Strand shows The Return of Mary with May Allison in a scene filmed at an exclusive San Bernardino girls’ school. A graduation tableau with many affluent local girls adds charm, planned under a pagola with hunting banners and floral decorations. Mae Marsh headlines All Woman at the Elite today.

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METRO Mary Beautiful May Alison Je Strand Theatre San Bernardino California Allison U. S ALL Woman Mae Marsh Goldwyn Miss Marsh E. Lloyd Sheldon Elite Theatre Today Susan Sweeney Susan
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Navy gains 134 percent amid wartime discipline rise

Washington reports the Navy expanded by 134 percent in 1918 with more civil entrants, yet court martial rates fell from 1.75 to 1.17 and Marine Corps from 2.72 to 1.20. Captain George R. Clark praises better naval prison conditions aided by Welfare League, notes Portsmouth yard improvements sparked by Thomas Mott Osborne. Probation completion fell from 71 percent to 55 percent.

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Washington Navy Marine Corps George R. Clark Judge Advocate General Naval Welfare League Portamouth N. H Yard Thomas Mott Osborne New York State Mn Se
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Dandruff Cure Ad and a Romantic Hotel Plot Summary

An advertisement promotes Knowlton's Danderine claiming it stops dandruff and promotes glossy hair. A separate plot summary follows: Susan helps hide a murderer amid a political campaign, risking her lover Dick and Strong's ambitions as the scandal reshapes the race.

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Knowlton Austin Strong Susan Miriam Strong
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Harber Heads Commerce K of P Officers

Commerce Georgia December 12 Special to Banner The local Pythian Lodge elected officers for the coming term led by H R Harber as C C and J B Waddell as Pres The lineup praised as unsurpassed in the Grand Domain and foresees a rise in lodge membership during their tenure.

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Commerce Pythian Lodge H. R. Harber C. C A. Douglas Bolton V. C J. B. Waddell P. W. Sheppard Jno
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Negro Cabman Held Up In East Athens

Pomp Wilson, a thirty year Athens cab driver, was held up by a masked negro bandit Wednesday night in an eastern city street. The assailant, who rode in the rear seat, demanded money at gunpoint and fled. Wilson reports no prior trouble in his long career.

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Pomp Wilson Wilson Athens
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Notice to Customers at Georgia National Bank

Monthly statements are ready for delivery. Customers are asked to call for theirs. Georgia National Bank announces the notice to inform patrons about statement issuance and collection.

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Georgia National Bank
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Fourth Liberty Bond Instalment Due Promptly

The third instalment on the Fourth Liberty Bonds is now due. Subscrib ers will please call at the inks and make these payments promptly.

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Liberty I.nks
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Look and Feel Clean and Fresh Through Internal Sanitation

An old period advertisement extols daily internal cleansing with hot water and limestone phosphate. It claims improved digestion, appetite, and general health, urging readers to use a quarter pound of limestone phosphate each morning to flush the stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels and to cure a range of ailments.

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Freemont Lydia E. Pinkham North Haven Conn Mrs. Flouence Isxtia Box 197 Lydia E.pinkham Medicine CO Lynn Mass America Agnes Martin Dulcie Hall Frank Cullen Int Hartle Manners W. Ross Pauline Loi Charles Cardo Henry Handel James Dyson BE Warde Amelia Bingham Mary Shaw Willian Hoyt, Tracy Barrow Charles Nickle John Fehler Benjamine White Victory Auto Top Martin Bros Thomas St Athens, Georgia Bogart Alsoon General Pershing Georgia American Expeditionary Forces AT the Strand ELITE STRA May Allison Strand H.R. Harber Commerce K. OF P UBCER Knights OF Pythias East Kodaks Kodak Eastman Autographic E.S. Sporting Goods Company
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