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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
10
A farmers wife urges collective effort to boost food production. She argues wives, nurses, cooks, and other workers should be redirected from social duties to farm labor to feed soldiers and civilians. She proposes three months of intensified farm work and dispatching nonworking helpers to the fields.
Reports from Atlanta and counties across Georgia indicate near complete organization for a one day drive on June 28 to fund the nations war loan quota of 67 million dollars. State director Hugh Richardson urges strong turnout as citizens sign pledges at local schools for the third Liberty Loan.
The import restriction on crude rubber has been extended to four other commodities that share characteristics with rubber and could under certain conditions serve as substitutes for natural rubber. The move broadens controls on related materials.
The Department of Agriculture reports it has asked the War Industries Board about using low grade cotton. A larger surplus is piling up as the usual market is closed by the war and higher grade cotton is favored for government contracts.
All steel Murray Cotton gin outfit with 100 hp boiler and wood saving spindle components. Listed for sale in Greensboro Greene County Georgia with contact for cheap transfer. Advertised in Times on 5-16-81 by All Steel Gin Co Greensboro Ga.
A four month old Hampshire pig strayed about four weeks ago and is missing. The notice asks that anyone who finds it contact Mrs Wow Tors dan.
A new fare schedule sets one way tickets after midnight June 6 at 8 cents per mile with 1 2 cent extra for sleeping or parlor car travel plus an 8 percent war tax. Additional Pullman space charges apply. Minimum sleeping car and parlor car tickets are specified, with mileage credits and exemptions for clergy, and pre June 10 tickets receive partial discounts. Exclusions and redemption rules for prior tickets, mileage books, and commutation tickets are detailed along with baggage and delinquency surcharges. Countrywide implementation begins mid June with revised summer tourist fares and new cash rates.
The A B and A Railway announces temporary tariffs in effect after June 9 1918 with fares for children under twelve and general passengers adjusted. Stations and conductors will use tables to charge many routes, urging travelers to inquire early at ticket offices to avoid confusion during the transition.
Announcement notes delayed acceptances and patience for changes starting June 10. It cites increased labor demand from the U S Employment Service and lists farmland and unimproved land for sale in Boni county through BUIE JACKSON & CLARY. Also mentions Jersey cow for sale and sorghum seed availability in various cities.
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