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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
9
O H Arnold Jr announces bid for state senate from new district including Clarke Oglethorpe and Wilkes counties. He seeks voter support in the upcoming special election and the January 7 1919 ballot.
Special to the Banner. The December 1 dispatch outlines the Bureau of Standards Department of Commerce role in military efficiency. It details facilities, testing, and research across physics, chemistry, and engineering, its wartime expansion, and the push for national standardization to maximize interchangeable parts and industrial modernization.
A Red Cross booth for colored people opens in the Star Theatre lobby at Hill and Washington Streets to ease membership rounds. The booth will be managed by the K. K girls and colored Boy Scouts, inviting all colored men women and children to join without rush or conflict.
American Y M C A worker Conrad Hoffman remained in Berlin to help prisoners in German camps. He organized prisoner help committees, coordinating Red Cross and YMCA aid via Berne. Letters from POWs confirm receipt of food clothing money and supplies.
Athens dealer Flanigan & Flanigan reports the busiest year of their career with over a quarter of a million dollars in piano sales. The Barrow County agents sell instruments across Georgia and showcased a wall of piano boxes on Clay ton Street as they packed two car loads of pianos for customers. The holiday sale features nearly a hundred pianos and player pianos on the showroom floor.
The Scudder jewelry shop at Claycon street and College avenue features a broad seasonal stock with holiday gifts and up to date selections. Mr Scudder has built a strong local following and will stay open evenings this week and next to accommodate shoppers.
President Wilson will likely be the king's guest at Buckingham Palace during his England visit, an official announcement said tonight.
The Chicago International Stock Exposition closed with entries from U S and Canada. Aberdeen Angus dominated with four grand championships and a record for the breed at the event. Purdue LaFayette supplied the grand champion steer in Fyvia Knight II weighing 1240 pounds at 2 50 a pound.
Mrs Edward Hassett of Frankfort New York reports rapid relief for her children from croup after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The advertisement claims the remedy contains no opium or narcotics and can be safely given to children and adults alike.
Walt Mason mocks New Year vows in a humorous poem praising Haynes automobiles. The piece links reform pledges to car ownership and urges readers to buy a Haynes to enjoy travel with savings and style during the year.
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