Trolley Men Face Problems Making Both Ends Meet
Washington July 26. Hearings before a presidential commission on relief for electric railways reveal a chaotic industry under wartime costs. Witnesses Pardee Tripp and Welsh describe three futures municipal ownership private control or service disappearance. Urban growth hinges on restoring credit and fair taxation as street railways face rising expenses and no market for securities. D O Brown dies in Florida automobile crash. former Athens businessman.
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Washingon
D. C
Wilson
Washington
John W. Pardee
American Electric Railway Association
Guy E. Tripp
Pittsburg
J. W. Welsh
Welsh
Tme
Sequrres
Willard Dempsey Fight Highlighted by Labor Shortage
Athens bankers warn that Willard Dempsey bout plans are hampered by skilled labor shortages. Street work stalls on Hancock Street as crews struggle to lay 2000 feet of Belgian blocks, with over $3,000 tied up and repairs delayed by rain and limited manpower.
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Willard
Athens
Captain Barnett
Hancock Street
Thomas
Foundary
Increased Production Means Lower Prices
National Association of Manufacturers urges greatly increasing U S industrial production to curb high prices and war tax burdens. Resolutions blame misconceptions about manufacturers, call for cooperation from workers, legislators, and the press to restore normal price levels and accelerate debt relief.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
France
United States
City Officers Aim to Keep Athens Clean
The City Board of Health and sanitary inspectors enforce ordinances requiring businesses to properly dispose of trash. Accumulations must be placed in a receptacle and set on the sidewalk between 7 am and 9 am. Garbage cans are provided by the department to collect waste as officers enforce the rules.
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City Board of Health
Sanitary Department
Athens
Health Department
Herewich
Miss Blanch Callaway Hosts Suburban House Party
Miss Blanch Callaway entertains a house party at her parents home Mr and Mrs E C Callaway. Guests include Miss Lillian Spratling of West End Atlanta Miss Elizabeth Hall of Elberton Miss Virginia Deadwyler of Atlanta and Miss Helen Callaway of Eastville.
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Blanch Callaway
E. C. Callaway
Lillian Spratling
West End
Atlanta
Elizabeth Hall
Elberton
Virginia Deadwyler
Helen Callaway
Eastville
Youthful Me and the Glories of Yesterdays
A reflective poem by Edgar Guest contrasts a childlike, carefree self with an older, burdened self. The verses imagine recapturing youthful optimism and simple joy while acknowledging life’s later cares and heartbreaks. The piece ends with a call to society to support industrial production and public harmony.
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Edgar Guest
Savannah
Cobb Letter Endorses Harris on Woman Suffrage and Coeducation
Judge Andrew J. Cobb writes Senator William J. Harris praising his vote for the constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote and recounts his own shift in support for coeducation at the University of Georgia. He argues for inclusive suffrage, warns against race prejudice, and predicts Georgia women will vote in 1920 while declaring he will not seek office that year.
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Andrew J. Cobb
William J. Harris
Harris
Cobb
University of Georgia
Athens
Washington, D.C
Senator Harris
Georgia
Wray
Harrison
General Assembly of Georgia
Senate
University of
Andrew .J. Cobb
Battery life and care spelled out by Copeland
Mr. R. G. Copeland of Willard Service Station explains battery wear as a chemical process. He notes batteries wear from cycling and storage, and advises frequent hydrometer testing and regular water additions to extend life.
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R. G. Copeland
Willard
Fire hits Wingfield store in Broadcars blaze
Washington notes President may declare attitude on peace treaty reservations after talks with fifteen Republicans. A fire at Wingfield's Ash Grocery, Broadcars, caused $15,000 in merchandise loss but was contained by quick Fire Department action led by Chief McDorman. Damaged ceiling and wiring blamed. insurance partly covers the loss and adjacent D. C. Daily dry goods store suffered smoke damage.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
White House
Wingfield
Broadcars
Aeta Ot
McDorman
Convern
W. C. Wingfield
Fred L. Davis
Bulding
Doubledecker
Lous
D. C
Insurance Men Win Convention Trip For Record Sales
Mr. R. A. Whitten superintendent of the Athens district of the American National Insurance company and Mr. H. K. Brooks have been proposed for trips to the Galveston home office and other western points. The Athens district leads Georgia and all other districts in the country for this class, closing the fiscal year with a record never equalled. The trip honors their outstanding work and results. The convention to be held this year will cover important matters.
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R. A. Whitten
Athens
American National Insurance Company
H. K. Brooks
Galveston
Texas
Georgia
Whitten
Brooks
Bankhead Highway Work Interest Grows Across States
Special to The Banner. Birmingham July 26 continued interest and work to establish the Bankhead National Highway from Washington to the Pacific Coast as an officially designated state highway. Alabama North and South Carolina have passed acts and asked Congress to take over as a national highway. Texas and Georgia legislatures expected to follow. J A Rountree of the Good Roads Association in Atlanta with Georgia officials about state ownership. Arkansas may act on good roads and the Bankhead route. State reports praise the highway’s rapid construction.
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Birmingham
Ala
Washington
Pacific Coast
Congress
Alabama
South Carolina
Bankhead National
Victory buttons to be given to servicemen in Athens
Victory buttons for soldiers marines and sailors who served in the world war and have been discharged or about to be will be received by United States army and navy recruiters stationed in Athens during the next few days.
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United States Army and Navy
Athens
Lieutenant Swift Arrives Home From War
Lieut Thurmond Swift returns from overseas with three service stripes a croix de guerre and other decorations earned during almost two years of active service. He was frequently under fire but unharmed and expresses relief at returning to the Bon coms or generals.
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Swift
Thurmond Swift
Georgia Tops Hampshire Hog Pedigree Registrations
Georgia ranks third in Hampshire hog registrations behind town of Georgia and Illinois, with a May tally showing Georgia leading pedigrees. The Hampshire Advocate notes Georgia breeders are proactive, urging broader registrations to lift overall hog production nationally. The Georgia State College of Agriculture plans an August 7 sale of ten purebred boars, Hampshire and Duroc Jersey, all from Georgia-registered herds.
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Town
Illinois
Gia
Hampshire Advocate
Peoria
Hampshire
Georgia
Advocate
Indiana
Iowa
State College of Agriculture
Eale
College Farm
Athens
Polamd
Duroc Jersey
Saloon Man Owns Only Bath Tub In Block
New York July 26 housing survey for the state reconstruction commission reports on East Thirty third street. It finds one bath tub in forty three houses housing one hundred seventy percent of persons. The survey notes the bath eyes the proper party of a
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Saloon Man
New York
Thirty-third Street
State Reconstruction Commission
Wartime Enforcement Law Delayed Two Months
The Associated Press reports that legislation to enforce wartime and constitutional prohibitions is unlikely to be enacted for at least two months. A junior member of the republic party noted delays while decisions unfold in Washington on enforcement measures.
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Associated Presa
Washington
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Federal Commission
J. D. Sims
D. O. Brown
Florida
Mr. Brown
Dempsey
Toledo
MR. Copeland
Bankhead Highway
Hampshires
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