Protests Over City County Tax Valuation Fairness
Citizens and officials debated tax equity as city and county valuations diverge. Stakeholders argued city property taxed at higher percentages of true value while county properties pay less, prompting calls to equalize assessments and reduce burden on city residents. Voices from W M Jones A C Crockett Lane Hixon Williams and Ray highlighted cross town concerns and school funding implications.
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W. M. Jones
G. L. Williams
A.C. Crocket
Lane
Mash
Born
Allison
J. A
Chamber of Force
Messrs. Jones
Sumter County
Ray Joint
Ray
Mr. Jones
Wilson
Joard
Hixon Bie
Williams
Ia Committee
Ellaville Notices and Local Returns
Ellaville enters a hazy local update with residents returning home after visits and relatives, including Edminson and Rena Lee, from their summer trips. Jr. and Mrs. C. C. McCrory spent the afternoon with relatives as a family circle closes another summer chapter.
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Ellaville
Diss Edminson
Rena Lee
Summer, Jr
C. C. McCrory
Jomne
Geshepena
He H Thimir
Ahd Bridges
Outlaws Rally to Ninth Inning Victory Over Ellaville
In a dramatic ninth inning Americus Outlaws defeated Ellaville on the local field Tuesday afternoon. A ragged but lively game featured Dan Chappell with two doubles, Tyson of Ellaville hitting a home run, and a mix of singles and other extra-base hits. Pitchers Ball and Wilson led the battery for Americus as coaches outlined plans for a strong rematch with Marshallville, promising a high-class contest.
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Americas Outlaws
Ellaville
Dan Chappell
Tyson
Ball
Gardner
Americus
Marshallville
Americus Grounds
Chappell
Strange
Wilson
Owens
Ee Tondee
Andrews
W. Sellars
Dunn
T. Jennings
D. Jennings
Hearlie Hurdled at Tom Watson in Fort Valley
A large crowd in Fort Valley attended a heated rally featuring Tom Watson and Thos W Hardwick. An audience member shouted That a lie triggering a near riot as Watson attacked officers and autocracy while Hardwick defended his gubernatorial bid.
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Tom Watson
Sumter County
Fort Valley
Watson
Thos
W. Hardwick
United States Army
Macon Telegraph
American Legion
Wilson
Palmer
Americaus
W. T. McMath
Hardwick
Macon
Aug
Atlanta
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
France
Dorsey
Naila
Hogsed family plans South Carolina motor trip
Plains notes widen to local visits and church sermons. Many residents travel, visit relatives, and attend a Baptist church series on Geo. Matheson’s song “O Love That Will Not Let Me Go.” Community life centers on family travel, visits, and social events at Magnolia and nearby towns.
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Baptist Church
Geo. Matheson
Herman Forth
L. B. Forth
Ed Clark
Ashburn
Walton Walters
Will Hillier
Joe Hillier
Ross Dean
Earl Carter
New York
Oliver
Audit Clears County Treasurer and Tax Collector Books
The county board reviewed the final report by W. O. Martin & Co. of Atlanta on the county treasurer and county tax collector. The audit found their accounts correct with a few minor corrections for and against the county, and the report was ordered published in the Times-Recorder.
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W. O. Martin & Co
Atlanta
Times-Recorder
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Efter
Outlaws
Reid Wall
Pelham
Minnie Persons
Mary Dwight Wall
Elizabeth, Rainey
Carrie Cook
E. E. Collins
R. F. Williamson
W. G. Tondee
Helen
Elizabeth Collins
Leslie
Albert Wall
White Springs
Jorida
Roxie
Emma Stevens
Lon Arrington, Jr
Lemuel Miller Shas
Misser Smith
E. W. Strange
Sallie Dixon
Ones
C.P. de Davis
A. J. Hill
Nina Mc'Menon
Orlethorpe
Oll
Tondee
I Strange
B. Sellars
Hill
Ilson
Urns
D. Jennings Griffin
G. Ball
Otto Auto
Mar
Gost
Lems Onder
COMET
Hearlie
Sumter
Fralley
Satie
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Wick
Plains
Sarah
Mrs. Jones
M. H. Campbell
Broxton
Bowman Wise
Cuthbert
Marie Lowrey
Minne Reese
E. Timmerman
Barswell
Harper Black
Magnolia Sprin
E. Timmerman,Jr
Matec’ Club
8. H. Timmerman
Timmerman
Marguerite Forth
Frank Timmerman
Ernest Spann
Joe Williams
Sear Williams
W. L. Jennings
B. Gardner
Santos Sedwin
Jack Slappey
M. M. Bradley
4. Timmerman,, Mrs. H. Bankston
Plexico
J. Wise
Ethel Reese
H.2. McGee
Helel
Rt Ab Ola
Atlanta, GA
O. K
Goodyear
Ford
Chevrolet
Dart
Maxwell
Goodyear Tires
Americus Automobile Co
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