War Savings Stamps drive urged amid wartime notes
The page urges every man woman and child to buy War Savings or Thrift Stamps by June 28 and promotes planting peas and rye for food. It reports a car collision injuring several people, notes residents visiting conditions, and records a War Savings campaign proclamation by W. E. Bearches in Fayetteville.
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Lee
Atlanta
Luther Stenchcomb
Paul Brown
Russ Norton
Charles Travis Jr
Mason
United
Major
Swatting Flies and Hine in War Camp Aid
National War Work Council of the YMCA aids camp prep by sending fly catchers to camps. P F Jerome, director, says thousands were dispatched today to Atlanta for distribution in this region. Also notes a Fayetteville Red Cross fundraiser baseball game on June 25 with 25 cent admission featuring local players and comic names in a light community event.
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National War Work
Coluncil
P. F. Jerome
Atlanta
Earn War Saving Stamps Ad Appeal
Teachers scholars and others are urged to represent the community by investing one half of earnings in War Savings Stamps. A 3 cent stamp for reply serves as the initial investment. R. A. M. P. D. Box 31 Atlanta Ga adv.
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Atlanta
Tough to Be Bumped War Song From Overseas Secretary
A wartime note describes how the war creates its own refrain, with a Y M C A secretary overseas and the phrase when you hear that a ship has been bumped you know it was torpedoed. The reflection points to the ironies and dangers of naval clashes during conflict.
Elder Wreath Prather to preach at Fayetteville church
Elder Wreath Prather of La Grange will preach at Rhamer Primitive Baptist near Fayetteville on the 5th Sunday in June and the preceding Saturday at 11 oclock each day. The preacher is known for delivering a strong message to his congregation. Come out and hear him.
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Jackson
Red Cross
Fayetteville
Tobe
Brown
Bud” Blalock
Culpepper
Mayor Beadies
Wreath Prather
Lagrange
Rhamer Primitive Baptist Church
Prather
Kaiser’s Word on War Suffering and Unity
The letter condemns German actions and calls out the harming of innocents and prisoners. It cites sub marines off the coast, attacks on hospitals, and destruction of property. It urges Christians to unite, support the army and navy, and conserve resources to end the war.
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Satan
New York
Savannah
Camp Creek Drainage District No 1 Underway Near Cole's Crossing
Dredging machinery operates day and night on Camp Creek near Cole's crossing to create a drainage ditch toward Flint River. The project, covering Camp Creek swamp and parts of Campbell and Layton counties, could reclaim over eleven hundred acres and boost annual corn production beyond 55 000 bushels. J M Avatin and S E Davidson lead efforts. contractors Thompson and Worley of Atlanta expect completion early next year. Bonds totaling 25 000 000 are to be validated next Tuesday. other drainage districts may follow. Citizens urged to visit the work and learn about the nation’s needs at the Friday June 28 schoolhouse meeting.
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Camp Creek
Cole’s Crossing
Flintriver
Pheiditch
Mesars
J. M. Avatin
8. E. Davidson
Cote
Flint River
Campbell
Layton
Thompson& Worley
Atlanta
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