General reserve plans for rapid army mobilization era defense
The general staff proposes a three line defense including a general reserve of about forty six thousand officers and divisions to cover four million fighting men. Reserves would be mobilized only under urgent need and presidential call. The plan aims to reduce cost and time to assemble forces, boost civilian training camp value, and rely on college training for officer supply, balancing pacific aims with preparedness.
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United States
General Staff
Republic
Num Eger
General Reserve
Weeding Out the Vagrants in City Policy
The piece argues two idle groups exist and urges work programs for the jobless while forcing the unwilling to work. It claims vagrancy enforcement reduces crime and disorder and advocates clearing streets of vagrants to restore peace and order.
Football training builds endurance and character
A coach uses rough drills to toughen football candidates, arguing that controlled hard knocks develop endurance, self discipline, and temper. Critics note anxious parents and modern life’s softness, but proponents insist skilled coaching makes the exercises safe and beneficial for boys facing life’s stresses.
Back Door Hand-Out and Vagrants in Towns
Article comments on unemployment and fewer vagrants seeking handouts at back doors while urging humane treatment of genuine job seekers. It critiques professional tramps, calls for jail boarding to useable work, and notes mixed attitudes toward charity and employment. It reflects on gold flows to the United States, currency inflation, and the gas meter as an invention with historical note.
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United States
Bill Richards
Just Twenty Days Left in Banner-Herald Drive
Twenty working days remain in the circulation drive. Three touring cars and other prizes await top workers who sell subscriptions. 100000 extra votes offered for every $2900 in subscriptions this week. Hard work and steady effort can lead to winning one of the three big cars. Local readers in Athens urged to boost efforts and push into the lead.
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Athens
Banner- Herald
Banner-Herald
Weevil Plays Havoc in Greene County Cotton
Greene county farmers face severe cotton shortages as yields plunge. Estimates place county output as low as 500 bales after a year with about 14 000 bales. Many farms with ten to fifteen plows will not produce any cotton this season. One horse farms may fail to pick any cotton at all or produce only minimal seed cotton.
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Greensboro
Greene County
Oconee County Road Link State Takeover
Residents praise the state highway commission for taking over the road from the barn church to the Clarke county line on the federal highway. Work is in progress to place this twenty five mile link in acceptable condition and keep it maintained by the state.
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Monroe
State Highway Commission
Tha Bara Church
Clarke County
Oconee County
Boils and Pimples Are Danger Signals
An old style health ad notes skin eruptions signal health trouble from rich diet and poor exercise. It promotes S. S. S. blood purifier as the cure, claiming over 50 years of merit and offering free medical guidance and a 56 page booklet.
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S.S. S
Swift Rilsata
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