Salvation Army Home Service Fund Campaign Set Next Week
Clarke County weekly newspaper notes rates for FHEATHENS WEEKLY BANNER subscriptions and announces a Salvation Army Home Service Fund campaign running from the 19th to the 26th. It praises the Army’s wartime service, cites President Wilson’s endorsement, and urges soldiers and the public to contribute, predicting oversubscription.
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Fheathens Weekly
Clarke County
Post Office
Wilson
Miss EK. Booth
Salvation Army
Fourteenth Street
New York
WoopRow Wilson
Equal Suffrage Gains Another Vote in Georgia
The Georgia suffrage movement gains momentum as Senator W Harris vows support, shifting Georgia to a fifty fifty split in the senate. Senator Smith’s position may shift under pressure before the next primary, with the Banner predicting his eventual advocacy once the issue reaches public debate.
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W. Harris
Georgia
Fulton County
Atlanta
Harris
Hardwick
Smith
Senate
Brown
Building Campaign Grows Across Nation And Athens
The Banner reports weeks of editorial and advertising effort lifting building activity. Construction plans and sizable improvements rise as labor and materials stabilize. With rents strong and demand rising, investors see opportunities for homes and business properties, including a potential hundred new Athens homes.
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Pricea
Athens
Building revival urged to grow Athens into prospering city
Residents face housing demand as vacancies vanish and growth stalls without new construction. The Banner calls moneyed interests to back rapid development, stressing that towns must outpace country building to prevent stagnation and lift all industries. The message urges Athenians to decide between dormancy and progress.
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Axi
Athen
Athens
Extra Session of Congress Changes in Power and Policy
The extra session will shift control from Democrats to Republicans, promising investigations into war affairs and efforts to challenge the Wilson administration. Party control may drive a political reset, with a push to remove war measures now that hostilities have ceased, aiming for history-making changes watched by the world.
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Congress
Wilson
Mother's Day in a Busy Home
A mother spends a Sabbath in tireless routine guiding her family. She patches, cooks, and dresses children for church and dinner, sprinkling moments of affection with blossoms and care. Even as fatigue shows, she soothes the children and holds the home together until the day ends with quiet dreams.
Army planes to visit Athens for Georgia Tech games
Langley Field pilots plan to visit Athens Friday and Saturday for next weeks events including the Georgia Tech games and Chi Phi reunion. Sergeant Fisher leads the local army recruiting effort to boost aviation service recruitment with two Langley Field planes offered. Athens officials pressed for the visit to boost civic and recruiting interest during large crowds and travel events.
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Langley Field
Hampton
Athens
Sergeant Fisher
Army
Georgia Tech
Chi Phi
Fisher
Andrew C. Erwin
M. G. Nicholson
Chamber of Commerce
Plan for fixing prices abandoned plan for stabilizing prices
The Commerce Department plan to stabilize prices through agreements between its industrial board and producers was abandoned. Attorney General Palmer stated in an April 1 opinion to Secretary Redfield that such plan would violate anti trust laws, a view made public.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Commerce
Palmer
Redfield
Marines to Leave France This Fall for New Troop Call
Washington May 10 The marine brigade of the Second Division the army of occupation in Germany will be withdrawn from France during the coming fall. Major General Barnett commandant of marines announced today in a statement calling for volunteers to replace men now composing the brigade.
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Washington
Army of Occupation
Germany
France
Barnett
Commandant of
Marines
Vol
President Wilson Nearing Return From Europe in June
Paris reports that President Wilson is believed to be returning to the United States around mid June. Close aides and officials in The Temps indicate the president plans to resume duties after finalizing European affairs.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
United States
Senator Cummings Plans Early Railroads Legislation
Washington May 10 Senator Cummings expected to head the senate Interstate commerce committee in the next congress announced plans for early action on railroad issues He said immediate financial legislation for railroad administration would be necessary and that he expected to ask for a large sum in federal aid to the lines
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Washington
Cummings
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Townsend Endorses Federal Highways Commission Plan
Senator Townsend backs a five member Federal Highways Commission to manage national road construction with a unified system across states. The plan, praised for businesslike funding and future needs, aims to ensure durable roads and lower living costs, with a digest available from the National Automobile Speaker of Commerce.
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Townsend
Federal Highways Commission
R. E. Fulton
International Motor Co
Congress
Highways Committee
National Automobile Speaker of Commerce
Washington, D.C
Arrow of Gold and The Cricket Books Review
A Curated look at Joseph Conrad Arrow of Gold and Marjorie Benton Cooke The Cricket plus Sarah Comstock The Valley of Vision and Kipling The Years Between highlighting plots themes and wartime verse. The piece surveys character draws and moral aims in these 1910s to WWI era works.
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Marjorie Benton Cooke
Doubleday, Page & Co
Valley of Vision
Sarah Comstock
New England
Marcia Warren
Banbury
Richard Gooddled
Marit
American Shoes Sold in Brussels
Brussels April 2. American shoes went on sale amid large crowds and unruly scenes near Rue Neuve as a shoe store advertised a carload at 50 to 60 francs. Prices elsewhere reached 80 to 150 francs. supply ran out before sundown. A poorly dressed shopper exclaimed, Blessed be the Americans, I have saved fifty francs.
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Brussels
Associated Press
Rue Neuve
Mother's Day Poem From a Son to His Mother
A boy writes a heartfelt poem to his mother on Mother's Day praising her love and care. He recalls childhood moments and nursing in sickness, wishing blessings and enduring devotion, closing with best wishes and a sign-off. The note mentions Liberty Bond money for Joan and lists C. C Thurmond at 706 Holman Bldg, Albemarle.
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Liberty
Joan
Real
C. C Thurmond
Holman Bldg
Albens
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