Clarke county Red Cross drive heads roll call effort
Joel Wier accepts Clarke county chairmanship for the third Red Cross roll call spanning November 2 to 11. E R Hodgson Jr reports district tours to Greene, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Oconee and Madison as the drive aims for 20 million members and 15 million dollars nationally. Georgia to South Carolina five-state quota set at 760 thousand dollars for two million members. The Red Cross plans peacetime programs including community nursing and public health projects to benefit Americans and European relief.
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Joel Wier
Clarke County
Red Cross
Greene, Morgan
Oglethorpe
Oconee
Madison
America
Georgia
Tennespeg
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Europe
United States
Balkans
European
The
Rehabilitation Club Organized at Georgia Rehabilitation
A club under the Federal Vocational Training Bureau was formed at the University of Georgia with fifty charter members to advance rehabilitation knowledge and interests. Elected officers include President J T Rutland and Vice President R M Goodson, with honorary members Chancellor Barrow and several professors.
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Federal Vocational Training Bureau
J. T. Rutland
R. M. Goodson
D. J. Tucker
W. M. Clark
J. A. Madison
Arma
G. W. Spivey
J. W. Weaver
Purlmatto
W. W. Giles
Barrow
A. M. Soule
John R. Fain
Geo. A. Crabb
R. L. McWhorter
Moina Michael
All Tenis
Pistol Toters Are Given Final Warning in Savannah
Recorder John A. Sebartz announced a higher bond rule in Savannah for unlawful pistol possession. A $1000 bond now required in recorder's court when a defendant with a pistol is remanded to state court, up from the prior $100. The move aims to curb unrest and violence attributed to handguns.
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Savannah
John A. Sebartz
Recorder’s Court
Peasants Clash With Troops in Sicily. About 30 Killed
Rome dispatches report heavy fighting between armed peasants and troops in Sicily. About thirty people dead and many wounded. The threat is rising as bands roam rural districts amid the conflict in October.
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Paris
Rome
Sicily
Red Cross Relief Work Across Years and Disasters
Atlanta October 11 report highlights the American Red Cross four decades of disaster relief from Corpus Christi to Halifax. It notes rapid mobilization, large-scale aid, and extensive fundraising, with hundreds of trains and ships delivering blankets clothing and medical supplies. The piece lists major disasters from 1881 through 1918 and emphasizes the Red Cross as a persistent emergency responder.
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Chicago
Halifax
New Albany
Indiana
Atlanta
Illinois
Kentucky
San Salvador
China
Rosses
Porto Rico
Tien Tsin
South Amboy
N. J
Lock Haven
Red Cross
Halifax Harbor
New York
Boston
Providence
Maine
Vocational Aid for Disabled Soldiers and Church Divorce Reform
A discussion of the Federal Board for Vocational Education aiding disabled soldiers with bi monthly pay adjustments and vocational choices. It notes the guide for advisers guiding men into suitable vocations and the total in training surpassing 10 000. The Detroit convention endorses stricter divorce Canon reform to bar clergy marriage to divorced individuals, expanding existing restrictions while preserving annulments.
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Washington
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Federal Board
Detroit
Mier
Episcopal Church
General Convention
Athens Dealers Plan Big Auto Show Next Month
Athens leaders announce sixteen local dealers have signed for an early next month auto show to be held in a new Washington Street garage, the largest in the state. The event, backed by W C Denny and other distributors, aims to outshine prior exhibitions and will announce exact dates after final building work.
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Athens
Southern Automobile Association
Atlanta
W. C. Denny
Denny Motor Co
Denny
Washington Street
Messrs. C. W. Green
W. H. Smith
Big City
Max Joseph
All Auto Owners Pay Theft Loss
H R Daniels advertising manager of the Dart Motor Car Company argues that every automobile owner shares the cost of car theft through higher theft insurance rates. He cites rising costs, low recovery rates, and expert thieves, urging support for L C Dyer's bill to make stealing a car across state lines a crime with ten years imprisonment and to close cross state witness gaps.
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H. 8. Daniels
Dart Motor Car Company
L. C. Dyer
St Louis
United States
French Senate Ratifies Peace and Defense Treaties
Paris Oct. 11 The French senate ratified the German peace treaty and the Franco American and Franco British defense pacts. The peace vote was 217 to 1 with one not voting while defense treaties passed unanimously. Only President Poincare’s formal act remains to make all treaties effective.
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Paris
Poincare
Prompt action urged to save Jews of eastern Europe
Dr Nathan Krass of the American Jewish Relief Committee warns that without swift U S aid hundreds of thousands of Jews in eastern Europe face starvation and cold this winter. He cites hunger, lack of shoes clothing and shelling damage across Vienna Kishinev and other towns, with 500 children sent to Holland and 500 to Trieste for relief. He urges funds for food clothing soup kitchens and milk stations, and notes Joint Distribution Committee trucks delivering aid.
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New York
United States
Europe
Nathan Krass
Central Synagogue
Lexington Avenue
Fifty-fifth Street
American Jewish Relief Committee
Krass
Joint Distribution Committee of
Romania
Vienna
Holland
Vieunim
Trieste
Bender
Bucharest
Dr. Krass
Dr. Kraus
Csernowitz
Kishenesf
Joint Distribution Committee
Isreal
Cotton Officials Urge New Report On Cotton Crop
Washington Oct 11 Complaints by the American Cotton Association questioning the accuracy of the last government report on cotton found legislative expression in Congress when Rep Barnes Democrat of South Carolina introduced a resolution directing the Department of Agriculture to issue a new report by November 2 giving the cotton crop condition as of October 25 It is said the government report failed to show the crop abandonment.
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American Cotton Association
Washington
Barnes
South Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Food Control Act Extended To Clothing And Containers
Washington reports the senate and house adopted a conference report expanding the food control act to cover clothing and food containers. It also imposes penalties for profiteering and hoarding as a weapon against the high cost of living and now proceeds to the president for signature.
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Washington
Senate
House
$15,000,000 Loss At Corpus Christi
Atlanta reports authentic Red Cross figures placing property damage from the Corpus Christi hurricane well above 15 million dollars. The Red Cross cites Corpus Christi, Aransas Pass, Rockport and the intervening area as hardest hit. Funds will be prorated and Texas officials urged to boost relief for rehabilitation. Soldiers may assist loading army ships in New York if longshoremen strike halts standard handling.
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Atlanta
Corpus Christi
Texas
Southern Division
Red Cross
F. C. Munroe
American Red Cross
Washington
Mr. Munroe
W. D. Swope
Aransas Pass
Rockport
Munroe
Red Cros
New York
Baker
CHAS E MARTIN RETURNS TO ATHENS REAL ESTATE FIELD
Charles B Martin former Athens newspaper official and Army officer returns to Athens to join Erwin and Co real estate renting and insurance. He directs focus to real estate with prior roles as business manager of The Banner and managing editor of the Herald. He served in World War I, reached captain, then returned after mustering out.
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Charles, B. Martin
Athens
U. S. Army
Erwin & Co
Martin
Banner
The
Herald
Georgia corn crop at 18.8 bushels per acre says Pettet
The Georgia cooperative crop reporting service reports corn yields at 18.8 bushels per acre for the season. Overall output will be well below last year due to June to September drought and rainfall shortages. Other crops follow downward trends though some regions show moisture benefits. Pastures and minor crops show varied declines with oats a bright spot.
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Tlanta
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service For
Georgia
Georgia Department of Agriculture
J.J. Brown
U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates
Piedmont
Pettet
Senate hearing for strikers dominates all day session
Pittsburg observers report a Senate committee devoted nearly the entire day to questioning strike leaders from the industrial ranks. The testimony targeted union organizer J. J. Brown and charged the steel trust with extending into state governance to suppress free speech and assembly. A second item notes coal miners plan a November 1 strike after failing to reach wage and hour demands, seeking pay boosts, a five day week, overtime pay, and Sunday rest.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Senate
J. J. Brown
Steel Trust
Western Permeylvacia
Phildelphia
Lewis
Nolidems
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