Butts County Draft Board Speeds Up Questionnaire Mailings
The Butts county draft board is mailing about 63 questionnaires daily to men aged 18 to 36 who registered for duty under the new law. Lawyers and teachers assist registrants in filling out forms as Major Joel Malet leads the effort to classify and summon men for physical examination. Local boards are urged to speed up processing to meet upcoming calls.
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Butts County
Hugh Mallet
S. J. Foster
Joel Malet
Selective Service
Georgia
State Convention Set in Macon on October 3
The state convention for formal nomination of primary winners will meet in Macon on October 3. A new executive committee will be named for two years and other business transacted. Reports indicate several contests may come before the convention for investigation. Safe as the United States. Buy Liberty Bonds.
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Macon
Soldier's Hearts From France Share Aunt Ida
Mrs. Ida Watkins receives a letter from her nephew Sergeant Leonard E. Moore of the 328th Infantry A. E. F. in France dated August 14 1918. Moore notes good health weight near 200 pounds France agrees with him and he mentions war letters from Aunt Sallie and plans to send a Hun souvenir to Miss Ham while lamenting censorship and hardship of war.
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Ida Watkins
Leonard E. Moore
328Th Infantry
France
Moore
Bearegard Moore
Jackson
Ida
Farmers Struggle to GIN Cotton Amid Labor Shortage and Drought
Rural farmers face record difficulties in ginning due to worker shortages, scarce wood and coal, and a long drought that limits water for gins. Some plants idle or on short time, Jackson’s electric gin operates under reduced capacity, power use is cut by the power company and war industries board, as cotton is hauled repeatedly and delays persist until conditions improve.
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Jackson
The
Power Company
War Industries Board
Laxative Lax-Fos With Pepsin Advertised by Paris Medicine
A 50 cent bottle of LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN is promoted as a pleasant liquid digestive laxative for indigestion constipation and biliousness. The Paris Medicine Co. manufacturers advertise it alongside Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
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Paris Medicine Co
Grove
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