Church Women Aid Moonshine Raid in Lincoln County
Lincoln County Georgia deputies and two Lincolnton church workers raided moonshine stills ten miles northwest of Lincolnton. Two complete outfits and 3700 gallons of beer were seized and destroyed after the operators fled. The women identified and led officers to a second still, both dismantled amid about fifty rifle shots.
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Lincolnton
Lincoln County
Scott
Jackson
M. F. Kimney
Hun Prisoners Leave Atlanta Camps for Home
Atlanta Sept 23 German sailors held as prisoners at war prison barracks near Fort McPherson entrained for Hoboken N J to sail for home. About 1250 men and many officers rode three special trains to Hoboken, most are crew of German raiders captured early in the war or interned in American ports. Colonel Pickering ordered preparation of the trip as peace brought repatriation. An American troop escort accompanied the contingent to Hoboken.
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Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Hoboken
N. J
Pickering
War Workers Remembered with Liberty Loans Volume
In Atlanta on September 20 a memorial volume titled the Story of the Liberty Loans will be distributed in the coming weeks. The book carries a personal message of appreciation from William G. McAdoo and chronicles the drives that financed America’s WWI effort. Labert St. Clair wrote the narrative. St. Elmo Massengale led district publicity.
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Atlanta
William G. McAdoo
America
Labert St. Clair
Federal Reserve
Liberty Loans
Southeast
St. Elmo
E. W. Gregory
Camp Merritt
France
Great Liberty Loan Organization
McAdoo
Liberty Loan
Ers Siven
Red Cross Southern States meet in Atlanta
Atlanta September 24 delegates from five southern states Georgia Tennessee Florida North and South Carolina met at the Capital City club for a one day conference discussing plans for the third Red Cross roll call on November 21 aiming for twenty million members and a drive for 15 million dollars to finish war work. The division expects to reach its two million member quota through renewals and new joins while leaders highlighted relief for wounded soldiers and overseas aid with plans to expand health programs and nursing services across communities.
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Atlanta
Nen
Georgia
Tennessee
Florida
North
South Carolina
Red Cross
United States
Eugene R. Black
Lee Ashcraft
B. L. Parkinson
F. R. Patrick
St. Petersburg
Fla
Maly
Joseph L. McMillan
C. B. Wilmer
YM. C. As
Parkinson
Europe
Near East
Home Service Department
America
College Night Big Meeting At University Draws Large Crowd
Nearly a thousand students gathered in the old college chapel for the first yearly College Night event. Chancellor Barrow, Prof Sanford, Coach Cunningham and others spoke as the crowd joined in yells and songs before refreshments at Peabody Hall.
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Old College Chapel
Barrow
Sanford
Cunningham
He Abst Nix
Peabody Hall
E. W. Highsmith
Ory Baxley
Yo MC
D.C
Georgia Spirit
H. Abit Nix
Athens
Georgia Four
Higer
Welch
Daniels
Ava Tom Stokes
Atlanta
Frank Harrold
Americus
Cokds
Etta Colclough
Penfield
Alex Cunningham
Allin-All
W. Sanford Wells
Shorty
Georgia Families Receive $24.7 Million in War Risk Insurance
Washington reports Georgia families are receiving 24 716 720 in War Risk Insurance claims paid by the federal government. The Bureau of War Risk Insurance notes 2828 Georgia claims with an average policy of 8 740 and 1532 compensation claims for dependents. More than 1 200 000 veterans carried war risk insurance, with mothers and wives named in many settlements, and the government plans continued outreach to preserve policies and reinstate lapsed coverage.
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Georgia
Washington
Ma Sam
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Ap- Jender
Bureau of War Risk Insureance
Sesvien Vet
Alvin Cullum York
Pall Mall
Tenn
France
Warwick
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Department of Agriculture
The
Red Cross
Mc. A. War Camp Community Service
Ife
Bureau of War Kids Insurance
Vinet Peague
Imade “Abyidenice Us Insuranes
Bares
Nis Amoun
Dort Wins Greatest Fuel Economy Test
The Dort led fourteen car makes in the Los Angeles Cannip Curry economy run, covering 370 miles on varied roads from sea level to 7000 feet in 14.12 gallons, averaging nearly 26 mpg. Under AAA supervision a ten day test from San Francisco to Los Angeles clarified mileage superiority amid class divisions by price.
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Los Angeles
American Automobile Association
San Francisco
America
Consecration of Bishop Beatty in Grace Church
The elaborate ceremony at Grace church marked the consecration of the Rev. Troy Beatty as bishop coadjutor of the diocese of Tennessee. Presiding bishop Tuttle led a procession of clergy and delegates, with a full morning prayer and communion, followed by the solemn consecration rites and vesting ceremonies. Beatty, a longstanding Tennessee Georgia church leader and Alabama native, will oversee eastern Tennessee missions and likely reside in Chattanooga.
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Pelvi
Metphis
Troy Beatty
Tennessee
Episcopal Church
Whiten
Diocese of
Grace Church
Beatty
Nashville
Athens
Tuttle
Episcopal Church In
United States
Lr. Beatty
Biahon Tuttle
Tain Isle
Beauy
Fredee Church Parteh
Memphis
Bong
South
He ii
Alabama
Georgia
University of the South
Sewanee
Calvary Shuren
I$2
Charles Told Truinland
Darien
Guard
Emmanuel Church
Ars
Calle Church
Knights of Pycthias
Knights
Committees at work for state Legion meeting in Atlanta
Standing committees formed from the joint Atlanta posts will organize the state Legion convention. Details for the two day event include reception, entertainment, publicity, badges, programs, and hotel bookings. Local executive members will cooperate with the standing committees.
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Atlanta
American Legion
Legion
Welock
Charles D. Montgomery, Jr
Harry M. Atkinson
James Stanley Moore
Basil Stockbridge
Pest No
Roy Dorsey
James F. Alexander
Claude ©. Smith
William Mithews
Halson
James G. Eichberg
Robert B. Troutman
C. E. Dorenus
Homer Watkins
Sinclair S. Jacobs
World’s fair plans urged for Atlanta
A push to hold a great works exposition in Atlanta after World War I gains support from local leaders led by Allen and the Atlanta Convention Bureau. Proponents say the event would unite the South, boost population and trade contacts, including ties to Cuba and the Americas, with Lakewood as a potential site and broad northern interest expected.
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Dave
Atlanta
Dee
Allen
Atlanta Convention Bureau
South
Georgia
Siglea
Hinetien
Solitherytates
Panama
Franescu
Setatoy Allen
Weing
Lakewood
H. Hastings
Southeastern Fair Association
Iie
Cuba
Central
South America
Salvation Army Delivers Food Gifts to Fort McPherson Troops
Atlanta dispatch reports Salvation Army soldiers at Fort McPherson Hospital now receive towers fruit and candy through war funds. Brigadier A W Crawford authorized district commanders to use funds for these deliveries. Lieutenant Margaret Batts visits the hospital every Thursday with baskets of convalescent favorites.
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Atlanta
Salvation Army
A. W. Crawford
Department of the Southeast
New York
Margaret Batts
Fort McPherson
World Tourists Stopover in Classic City
Walter Wanderwell and party, traveling the world in a Hanson Six made in Atlanta, spent a night in an Athens hotel after a stopover near Winder. The group includes Mrs Wanderwell, Captain Nellelark, Nelson, Mickey Nelson, and Dewey Maher. Wanderwell, a famed globe trotter dating to 1917, began the trip on a wager to circumnavigate the world in three years. The tour aims to complete a world circle by returning to Georgia, then continuing to New Orleans, Europe, and Asia before completing the 1923 journey with plans for extensive photographic collections. The Hanson Six, praised by Wanderwell, is used by Denny Motor Co. of Athens in the region.
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Athens
Hanson
Atlanta
Walter Vanderwell
Atanta
Winder
Mr. Wanderwell
Wanderwell
Nellelark
Volunteers of America
AL Nelson
Mickey) Nelson
Dewey Maher
United States
Germany
Joough
Miss
Clark
Georgia
New York
New Orleans
Europe
Fieet
England
France
Belgium
Austria
Poland
Italy
Russia
Wanderweil
Denny Motor Co
Denny
Ion
Manson Company
Athents
Manu
Wilson urges children to join Junior Red Cross nationwide
Atlanta Sept 20 Woodrow Wilson writing as U S president and Red Cross head told American schoolchildren to join the Junior Red Cross and take part in peaceful service The program will teach citizenship health and community aid both at home and abroad and aims to train a generation to continue the nation s wartime and postwar work through simple civic acts
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Atlanta
United States
American Red Cross
Woodrow Wilson
Red Cross
America
Recommendations to complete Camp Benning land purchases
Washington report indicates the House Military Sub-Committee will recommend Congress approve completing land purchases for Camp Benning in Georgia Columbus Gearkid and Camp Bragg in North Carolina with training fields retained permanently by the Army. It also signals possible recommendations on Camp Gordon Atlanta and small scale operations at Camp Jeaup Atlanta.
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Washington
Congress
Camp Benning
Columbus
Gearkid
Camp Bragg
North Caroline
Army
Honge
Camp Gordon
Atlanta
Jeaup
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Church Women OF
Dort
State Legion
Benning
Jesus
Gordon
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