Athens Weekly Banner war edition calls for Liberty Loan drive
The Athens Banner urges support for the Fourth Liberty Loan, urging sacrifice and unity as American troops press Germans toward the Rhine. It highlights the Chamber of Commerce plans to energize Athens and praises President Abney while calling for citizens to finance the war effort and boost allied morale.
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Jesus Christ
McAdoo
United States Treasury Building
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Abney
Chamber of Commeres
America
Flanders
Rhine
Sam
Berlin
Card of Thanks from the Patton Family in Hull Georgia
A card of thanks from Mr and Mrs W A Patton and family of Hull Georgia expresses gratitude to the town community doctors Cale and Fullilove and the hospital staff at Athens for their love and sympathy after the serious accident of their son Sy May the blessings rest on all who offered help and prayers.
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Cale
Fullilove
Oursea
Athens
W. A. Patton
Hull
The Circus Comes To Town A Taste Of American Life
A long reflective piece on the enduring appeal of circuses in American life. It celebrates crowds, spectacle, and the social mix from rich to poor, noting economic benefits to merchants and hotels while linking circuses to national identity and childhood nostalgia. It ends with the notion that when the circus comes to town, people relive simpler days.
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Athens
Mary
Mthed Cray
Allies' mounting victory seen in Bulgaria war outlook
A wartime letter praises Allied successes and foresees Turkey's fall. It argues the Kaiser will prolong the fight for years, notes American mobilization, and predicts rapid Allied advance as millions more troops enter trenches, signaling imminent surrender of the Central Powers.
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Bulgaria
Turkey
Tauk
Rallying cry for Liberty Bonds Fourth Loan support
In a wartime appeal, Athens Committee urges citizens to back Liberty Bonds as the nation faces a thirty billion dollar annual expense. The message emphasizes protecting loved ones abroad and asks households to tax themselves about eight billion dollars while lending twenty-two billion through bonds.
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Kith
United States to set clock back October 27
The government moves daylight saving back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday October 27 with the Naval Observatory transmitting clock as the official timepiece. News notes that clocks nationwide will be set back the night before as train schedules adjust and general business timing returns to standard time.
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Washington Times
United States Naval Observatory
Arlington
Key West
Chicago
Washington
United States
Congress
Harmony Prevails At Army Camps Across Nation
Rabbi Louis J. Kopald of Buffalo, after a six week stay at Camp Mills, describes unity among YMC A workers, Knights of Columbus, and Jewish volunteers. He praises camp life, the spirit of American soldiers, and efforts to support troops through the Red Cross and liberty campaigns. He notes improved facilities and a large amphitheater for 7,000 men.
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New York
Louis J. Kopala
Buffalo
Jewish Welfare Board
Camp Mills
Mineola
Long Island
Rabbi Kopald
Knight of Columbus
Pick*ring
America
Red Cross
Doans Kidney Pills Endorsed by Athens Resident
Athens residents claim Doans Kidney Pills cured a child’s kidney trouble and relieved chronic dizziness headaches and fatigue. Mrs Mary Brown reports personal improvement after taking Dean’s Kidney Pills and urges proof of merit while noting Palmer and Sons Drug Store carries the medicine.
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Athens
Doan
Mary Brown
Jackson St
Dean
Palmer & Sons
A!l
Milburn
Msgrs
Haffalo
N.Y
First Order Number Drawn by President
The drawing of order numbers for 13,000,000 new draft registrants began with President Wilson blindfolded drawing slip 322. Vice President Marshall and sixteen others participated as the ceremony opened. By midnight the drawing moved fast with about half of the 17,000 capsules taken. completion was expected soon after.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Marshal
Wood Heat Values Compared With Coal in FAO Estimates
Washington, D. C., Sept. 30. Estimates by the Forest Service show one standard cord of well seasoned hard woods such as hickory oak beech birch maple ash elm locust or cherry equals about one ton of anthracite coal in heating value. A cord and a half of soft maple and two cords of cedar poplar or basswood provide the same heat. One cord of mixed wood equals at least one ton of average grade bituminous coal.
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Washington, D. C
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Freedom's Holy Light and the Red Cross Call
A wartime appeal praises the Red Cross and American women aiding wounded soldiers in France and abroad. It urges sustained effort, warns against complacency, and emphasizes duty to support the war effort through nursing, fundraising, and charitable work at home under harsh conditions.
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Red Cross
France
Germany
Aged Citizen Bradberry Dies After Illness in Athens
J V Bradberry aged 78 died Sunday night at his Henna Vieta Avenue home after months of illness. He leaves three sons H Hragberry J A Bradberry J H Bradberry all of Athens and four daughters Mrs C W Heard Miss Bessie Bradberry Miss Blanche Bradberry of Athens and Mrs George Rice of Neese Ga. Funeral at Baptist Tabernacle at 10 30 this morning with Rev BE A Jennings and Dr S J Cartledge officiating. Interment in Oconee Cemetery. He was a Confederate veteran and Cobb Delory camp will attend in a body with pallbearers J Kenny B L Adams J L McIlwry J B Ware G O Jackson W G Wingfield.
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J. V. Bradberry
Henna Vieta Avenue
Athens
H. Hragberry
A. Bradberry
J. H. Bradberry
W. Heard
Bessie Bradberry
Blanche Bradberry
George Rice
Neese
Baptist Tabernacle
Hev
BE. A. Jennings
J. Cartledge
Willollow
Oconee
Bradberry
Cobb-Delory
J. Kenny
B. L. Adams
J. L. McIwroy
J. B. Ware
G. O. Jackson
W. GC. Wingfield
Fifteen Receive Service Cross for Heroism
General Pershing announced that the Distinguished Service Cross was awarded to fifteen men for extraordinary heroism in action. Private Emory Mahatey of Tender is among those cited for conspicuous bravery during engagements, with details released today.
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Washington
Pershing
Emory Mahatey
Boat Capsize Drowns Twenty Sailors at Key What Harbor
Twenty sailors drowned when the boat they rode on capsized near Key What harbor during return to ship around midnight. The vessel struck rough water and sank with no bodies recovered.
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Atlantic Por
Key What Harbor
Fuller’s earth production in 1917 led the nation
The 1917 United States Geological Survey report shows Fuller’s earth output at 72 870 short tons valued at 776 632 dollars, with Florida supplying more than three fourths. Production rose since 1895, while imports reached 16994 short tons, 19 percent of consumption. The southern states supplied 98 percent of marketed earth.
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United States Geological Survey
Department of Ie
Florida
Georgia
Texas
Massachusetts
Arkansas
California
Rent Provision Delays Prohibition Bill Action
Washington dispatch reports the emergency agricultural appropriation bill with the July 1 national prohibition rider returned to Congress by conferees who failed to agree on rent provisions for the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Senate
House
Columbia
Coal Famine Averted Drive To Boost Winter Production
Washington reports Fuel Administrator Garfield launches a coal production drive to prevent a famine this winter. Operators and miners are urged to enlist to produce over 12,000,000 tons of bituminous and 3,000,000 tons of anthracite weekly, with the program running through April 1.
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Washington
Garfield
Memorial Service for Miss Ida Young at State Normal School
Memorial services were held at the State Normal School for Miss Ida M Young former teacher and benefactress Friends and colleagues spoke sharing sketches of her life Christan character and notable works at the college Her influence extended to students and neighbors though absent in person her loyalty and deeds were remembered as the school prepared to use a fund as a scholarship endowment
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State Normal School
Ida M. Young
Ee State
Sila Dm
Alexander
Mis
Birdie
Axamons
Young
Apeak
Gupt
G. G. Bond
D. L.barpeast
Miss Young
Annie Linetines
Pound
Normal School
Fowler
Madern
State Normal
Old Rock College
Dreseat
Christian Dale
Ality
Persot Young
Atabliahed
Service Flag Ceremony at Mistletoe Lodge No 142
Colored Pythians held a Sunday ceremony at the castle belt Mistletoe Lodge No 142 to raise a service flag honoring 16 members in camp. A B Brown presided, with remarks by R Be Peete and the lodge expressing pride in serving the nation.
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Castle Belt Mistletoe Lodge
Cereronies
Brown
Crincia
R. Be Peete Lodge
Beinknow
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