Graduation Exercises at Georgia Marked by Service Flag
The Georgia commencement closed with a vast service flag honoring over 1280 students and many alumni in the armed forces. Absent in many departments, most seniors received degrees in absentia while Judge George F. Gober received a Doctors of Laws.
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Nat B. Stewart
U. S. Consular Service
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Peter W. Meldrim
France
Old Chapel
McWhorter
George John Pahne
Savannah
Thomas Lunsford Stokes, Jr
Atlanta
O. EB. Bright
Ertin Edward Bright
Willcox
Robert Brace Pefin Crawford
Kansas City
William Earle Marks
Augusta
Walter B. Hill
William McKensie Dallas
Thomaston
Wm. J. Bryan
Roger H. West
Thomson
Frances. B. Slack
Gainesville
Dewey Knight
Nashville
Henry Durrence
Daisy
Linton
Burnside West
Cuthbert
Agricultural College
Freé
Reick
William Bennett
Jefferson
Same
Jerome Vaughan
Carters
Help Make Bombs by Saving Ice in Georgia
Special to the Banner Atlanta June 19 Dr Andrew M Boyle federal food administrator appeals Georgians to conserve ice. War needs limit ice plant capacity and every pound of ammonia is needed for explosives. Soule emphasizes conservation: one pound ammonia yields ten tons of ice and ten depth bombs or twenty ordinary bombs. Everyone is urged to help make as many bombs as possible by saving the ice.
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Atlanta
Andrew M Boyle
Soule
Georgia
Athens Boy in News Movie Here Is Seen Saluting the King
In the Strand weekly news service an Athens boy is shown clearly saluting the King of England. The image features Lieut. Will L. Ermin, now with overseas forces, and the scene is presented as a notable wartime highlight likely to attract local attention and business.
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Athens
Strand
Will L. Ermin
England
Judge Geo Gober Honored With Doctor of Laws Degree
The University of Georgia trustees confer upon Judge George E. Gober the degree of Doctor of Laws with full rights and immunities. The chancellor praises Gober's scholarship, swift college completion, and reputation as an authority whose writings and research mark a notable career.
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University of Georgia
George E. Gober
Judge Gober
Durham Death in Watkinsville Veteran Citizen Dies at 76
Mr H C Durham aged 76 died at his Watkinsville home this evening The funeral will be held at the cemetery tomorrow Thursday at two o'clock government time Rev B S Shellnut to conduct services Flowers may be sent to Bernstein Brothers Athens Survived by three sons a daughter and grandchildren Mosers H C Durham Jr Dexter Durham and L P Durham and daughter Mrs Margie Williams A Confederate veteran and loyal Christian Church and I O C P member
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M. H. C. Durham
Rev
Shellnut
Bernstein Brothers
Athens
H. C. Durham
Dexter Durham
L. P. Durham
Margie Williams
Oconee County
Christian Church
Norfolk hotel men ban beef until September 16
Norfolk and Portsmouth hotel and restaurant operators agreed to stop serving beef for the period ending September 16. The decision was reached today by a unanimous vote, reflecting a cooperative effort among local food service leaders. No beef is to be on menus in participating establishments until the specified date.
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Associated Press
Norfolk, Va
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Airplanes Collide and Two Meet Their Death
In Pensacola on June 19 B B Sylves reports a midair collision involving two airplanes that resulted in the deaths of two men. Authorities have yet to release full details as emergency crews secure the crash site and investigate the cause.
City urged to secure coal and wood for winter relief
Mayor Erwin urged residents to contract for coal now and stockpile wood to avert fuel shortages next winter. County officials warned supply disruptions may recur, stressing individual action and prompt delivery arrangements to prevent suffering among the poor and workers facing high prices and limited labor.
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Qoanty
Uederstanding
Folker
Georgia Democrat urges unity in Georgia senatorial race
John B. Gamble urges Georgia voters and candidates to retire in favor of the President's choice for U S Senate, arguing for unity behind Thomas W Hardwick's challenger and asking Schley Howard to concede to support Wilson's administration. He cites Lever as a model for loyalty and appeals to Georgia's duty during the war.
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Gamble
Wm. Seckley Howant
Representative Lever
South Carolina
House of Representatives
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Athens
Clark Howell
Constitution
Atlanta
Michigan
Henry Ford
United States Senate
Republican Party
Georgia
Congress
Stendard
United States
Berlin
Thomas W. Hardwick
Daily Press
Schley Howard
Atlanta Daily
W. J. Harris
John B. Gamble
Spirit of Teutong Forges Fades in Global War Flow
In wartime dispatches from June 19, German and Austro German offensives falter at Rheims and on the Piave while Allied lines hold. American patrols in France report contact with hostile forces and captures. Rome and Vienna present differing claims as fighting intensifies across the front. A great revolt erupts near Kiev with artillery stores blown and massed peasant forces amid urban clashes.
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Rheims
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Italy
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German ships locked up in Bruges Canal docks
London reports twenty one German destroyers submarines and numerous auxiliaries pinned in the Bruges Canal docks after British naval actions at Zeebrugge. The House of Commons announced the development. Vienna labor council calls for the speediest general peace despite bread ration reductions and obstacles.
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Bruges Canal
Zebrugge
House of Commons
Vienna
Amsterdam
Viénna Labor Council
Post War Shipping Board Recommends Early Removal of Control
London June 19 The board of trade committee reports on postwar shipping and shipbuilding reconstruction urges early removal of government control. It calls for enforcing surrender of enemy ships, punishing enemy crimes at sea, and auctioning surrendered vessels with proceeds added to the common war indemnity. The panel weighs postwar restrictions on German building amid Allied considerations.
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Associated Press
London
Board of Trade Committee
Athens Aviator In This Escadrille
Athens aviator Fortson from the training corps in Italy joins first American escadrille on the Italian front. Captain LaGuardia of Ingress accompanies the unit as it goes into action. Fortson, brother of Blanton and Malcolm Fortson of Athens, is believed among those leaving Italian fields for the front.
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Associated Press
Washington
Italy
LaGuardia
Ingress
Athens
Lieut
Fortson
Blanton Fortson
Malcolm Fortson
General Greene Ordered to Report to Capital
General Henry A. Greene, commander of the 91st Division National Army at Camp Lewis Washington, has been ordered to report to the capital. The move comes as part of wartime command reassignment affecting senior officers and unit leadership.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry A. Greene
91St Division
National Army
Camp Lewis
Only Roads Needed in Wer Time Are Favored
The department of justice is busily engaged halting profiteering activity and removing the pro from it. The focus is on curbing schemes and enforcing reforms.
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