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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1918
Page
3
The piece outlines that ABC 75 News department and Associated Press hold exclusive republication rights for news dispatches. It notes AP is entitled to republication of all news dispatches unless credited otherwise and reserves rights to special dispatches.
The article urges governments and businesses to prioritize returning soldiers for suitable jobs. It highlights the U S Employment Service in every city, calls on Athens businesses to register their needs, and stresses giving soldier boys preference to show appreciation for their service. It argues veterans deserve well paying positions aligned with their qualifications.
The local Red Cross canteen committee in Athens continues serving food and refreshments to returning soldiers on trains. Volunteers meet every train day and night, ensuring no rider goes hungry, a service upheld from wartime days and praised by national officials. A final note adds a light Film Fun quip about a maid and a quick-thinking suitor.
The Manufacturers Record argues cotton is undervalued. four poor crops and a tight global supply demand fair prices. It urges South farmers to organize with merchants and banks to hold crops, set production costs plus reasonable profit, and end speculative loss to producers.
A reflective verse about age and sin, depicting an old man of seventy who clings to greed, waste, and impious desires. The speaker laments the persistence of corruption as youth fades and age nears eternity, warning of the dangers of a life spent in vain indulgence. The excerpt is a poetic meditation by D. G. 3.
A Chicago attorney in Berlin used a cryptic note to convey observations on wartime life under censorship. His coded line claimed “everything here is as prosperous as in good old Rose Hill,” signaling his impression while avoiding direct incriminating detail.
Judge John A. Cobb recalls the return of Confederate soldiers from Americus in the Americus Times Recorder. The piece covers Americus and Sumter county’s wartime service, Kennedy’s family voyage from Virginia, and the postwar welcome, with notes on rebuilding and changing times. Includes local lodge listings and Masonic notices.
The article lists War Savings program leadership and volunteers in detail, naming headquarters at the YMCA and numerous captains, adjutants, and officers across battalions A through F and others, outlining roles and personnel across Clarke, Oglethorpe, and Wilkes counties. It also includes political candidacy notices from C. H. Arnold Jr and W. H. Reynolds with district details and election dates.
Btoring and cuppilee offer repair vulcanising and weldies for used cars. Thong 1ea7 appears as a listed item or contact.
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