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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
5
The Athens Railway and Electric Co under President C D Flanigen launches a savings plan for employees families. A thrift card for each member under eighteen invites regular pennies and nickels saved to be exchanged for War Savings Stamps, building future security and aiding the war effort.
Alan Ash of Chicago and Warren T. Hobbs of Worcester Massachusetts, both members of the Lafayette flying squadron, were killed in action overhead France. Ash died July 8 when his plane burst into flames after combat with German aircraft. Hobbs was killed June 26 in the same squadron.
Atlanta reports a heated push in both houses over election law reforms. Key talks include a senate trust busting bill, a governor inauguration plan, a separate house canvassing board proposal, and a constitutional amendment altering session timing and duties. Bills aim to curb party primaries, overhaul county unit rules, and set new inauguration and election procedures.
The Federal Trade Commission charged five large meat packers with profiteering and monopoly power in war years. Packers defend profits as fair, minimal margins, reinvested into business, and claim government war demands justified their actions.
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