Early Georgia Press Echoes in Oglethorpe County History
The column recalls early Georgia newspapers and their spread in Oglethorpe County, noting the Chronicle as Athens leading paper, the rise of the Echo in Crawford and Lexington, and the shift of local readers to Athens and later interventions by editors such as Grady and Shackelford. It highlights aging ties among local merchants, county figures, and the enduring memory of W. A. Shackelford and the press culture from colonial to postbellum times.
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Georgia
Wil Primitive Baptist
Janed Beeby
Lexington
Covington
Continua
Southern Watchman
Atlanta
Hera
Grady
Constitution
Oglethorpe
Athens
G. H. Yancey
Horace Ak Ford
Rmn
Net
Echo
St . Mapa Ford
Mae
Oglethorpe County
Shackelford
Title 10 Turnover Delays Loom For Muscle Shoals Sale
The government may face a year or more of delays before turning Muscle Shoals over to Henry Ford as condemnation and private land options complicate title. Col John Hall and Hull testified the contract obligations are void. Alabama Power and the nitrates corporation claim options and seek to present their case. Ford representatives Mayo and Worthington will be heard next.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Congress
House ‘Military Committee
John Hall
the Army
Alabama Power Company
Nitrates Corporation
Weeks
Army
Hull
Faca Weeks
Ford
W. B. Mayo
J. W. Worthington
British Troops Needed In Ulster Warned by Lloyd George
In the House of Commons Friday Prime Minister Lloyd George told Michael Collins that kidnappings in Ireland show a necessity for British troops in Ulster. The Armated Press reports the notice came after the Irish provisional government head’s meeting in London.
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Ulster
Lloyd George
Armated
London
House of Commons
Michael Col Ina
Goveas
Ulster Volunteer Shot to Death in Belfast Raiders
Thomas Sadler aged 0 years was shot dead at his home near Cal Priday by raiders who seized his rifle from the Ulster Volunteer forces, of which he was a former member.
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Belfast
Thomas Sadler
Ulster Volunteers
Nothing Known of Drifting Steamer Coylte Near Key West
KEY WEST Fla Nothing is known here of the ultimate fate of the British tank steamer Coylte, which with a cargo of gasoline in flames, was last seen Wednesday drifting to the eastward in the Gulf Stream southwest of Pearl. She was enroute to Apapa from Avondale with a crew aboard.
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Key West
Fla
Coylte
Gulf Atream
Pea
Mabel Normand Quizzed in Taylor Murder Mystery
Los Angeles reports say Mabel Normand arrived at District Attorney Woolwine offices for questioning over the murder of William Desmond Taylor. Twelve persons in motion picture circles have been questioned. names include Eyton, MacLean, Hoyt, Dumas, Harrington, Maigne, and Brant. Mary Miles Minter is said to be cooperating. investigators seek further witnesses as the case unfolds.
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Los Angeles
Mabel Normand
William Dermond
Taylor
Woolwine
William Desmond Taylor
Thomas Lee Woolwine
William C. Deran
District Attorney's Office
Charles Eyton
Players-Lask
LO FeRr Cor
Douglas MacLean
Henry Peavey
Howard Fellows
Harry Fellows
Verne Dumas
Neil Harrington
Charles Maigne
Arthur Hoyt
R. A. Robertson
Migs Minter
Mary
Miles Minter
Miss Minter
Neva Gerber
Claire Windsor
Edna Purviance
Charles Chaplin
Miss Normand
Edward F. Sands
Mins Minter
Fone
Mary Miles Minter
Lean
Ofteras
Georgia Markets Conference Will Continue Throughout State
The Georgia Markets conference moves through twelve districts from February 6 to 18. Officials of the State College of Agriculture say the meetings will feature lectures by experts on cropping, marketing, boll weevil control, livestock, and home economics. Special sessions are held in Augusta, Lyons, Covington, Newnan, Statesboro, and Jesup with speakers Dr. M. P. Jarnigan, J. Phil Campbell, John Ht. Fain, and Miss Mary E. Creswell among those presenting.
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Georgia
Seaason
State College of Agriculture
Georgia Markets
M. P. Jarnigan
J. Phil Campbell
John Ht. Fain
Misa Mary E
Creswell
Price Fixing Advised Against By Government
Victor Murdock of the Federal Trade Commission told the House Agricultural Committee that government price fixing is inadvisable except in emergencies. He warned the policy could undermine trust in the FTC and argued farmers need government concern without broad price controls.
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Washington
Victor Murdock
Federal Trade Commission
House Agricultural Committee
Murdock
Kenyon Eligible For New Duty As District Judge
Attorney General Daugherty says Senator Kenyon of Iowa may legally qualify as a judge of the United States Circuit Court in the Eighth District to which he was recently appointed.
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Washington
Daugherty
Kenyon
Iowa
United States Circuit Court
Eighth District
Hoover links 200 relief outfits to communism
Secretary Hoover told President Roosevelt that over 200 relief societies in the United States were exposed as operating through frankly communistic committees. The report, released Friday night, outlines general efforts to counter famine and Russian influence amid wartime aid programs.
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Hoover
Washington
United States
Aresey
Atatun
Indicted Fairburn Man Claims Charge Was Plan Of Enemy
FAIRBURN Ga Inflict ments charging statutory offenses involving two women relatives 17 and 12 years of age have been returned against c 1 Cochran 4 business man here He was ordered held without rond for trial Tuesday Through Eighttornays he denied the cilchiorgen declaring they See ARTOTL LO shim sdex Ing appointed Fpontnamter at Fateburn
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Fairburn
C. 1
Cochran
Ilic Chiorgen
Artotl LO
Ing
Fpontnamter
Fateburn
Dollar Day Ads Prove Value to Grocery Firm Fleming Oliver
Fleming Oliver grocers report strong results from Dollar Day ads in The Herald and The Banner. Their Tuesday and Wednesday promotions offered six items, attracting unusually large sales and prompting ongoing Dollar Day specials in future issues.
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Athens
Mucceas
Banner and
Herald
Fleming & Oliver
Aan Herald
City
the Herald
Banner
New Market Opens in Athens With Low Prices
The Everybody's Cash Market at 446 Broad Street announces formal opening this morning offering first class meats and market products at very low prices. Proprietors plan cash business to reduce costs and serve patrons with a very low profit margin. The Banner publishes the first notice of the new firm.
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Broadstreet
Harding Seeks Senate Ratification of Naval Pact Dec 1921
President Harding urged the Senate to ratify seven treaties from the Washington conference, claiming they would guarantee peace. He appeared in person, stressing there is no commitment to entanglements or alliances, and highlighted the five power naval pact as a relief from burdens while preserving constitutional methods.
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Washington
United States
Harding
Far East
Senate
Congress
Calhoun County Seat Moves to Arlington After Vote
In Calhoun County elections held Friday, a two thirds vote approved moving the county seat from Morgan to Arlington. Arlington will receive the county seal after a citizen agreement to build a new courthouse, replacing the burned Morgan courthouse. Final tally at Morgan was 976 for removal to Arlington and 456 against.
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Calhoun
Arlington
Calhoun County
Morgan
Fuvor
Dr Thrasher Dead Funeral to Be Held Saturday
Dr John B Thrasher 49 long time South Georgia conference preacher and First Methodist pastor of Douglas Ga died Friday in Atlanta private sanitarium Funeral services will be Saturday at his Watkinsville home with interment in the family cemetery He is survived by a wife former Miss Tallulah Quillian of Winder Ga and five children plus father three brothers and a sister including noted Atlanta physicians Dr W E Quillian and Dr Garnett Quillian.
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Watkingville
John ‘Thrasher
South Georgia
First Methodist
Douglan
Atlanta
Tallulah Quillian
Winder, Ga
Roy Thurmond
Columbus
Sarah Thrasher
Emory University
Thrasher
Douglas
South
Watkinsville
George W. Matthews
Fort Valley
Intersapre
W. E. Quillian
Garnett Quillian
Mother Dying Case Sends Boys Home Free
Two young white brothers Austell and George Roberts had been jailed on vagrancy in the city stockade. Police chief Buesse arranged their release after a message claiming their mother was dying. South Carolina authorities funded their return to Clinton, D C, and the case in the recorders court was dismissed to allow them to reach home before their mother’s death.
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Austell
George Roberts
Buesse
Clinton
D. C
South Carolina
Recorders Court
Back To Arkansas Said This Traveller
A garbled wartime style snippet cites a traveler declaring I am back to Arkansas. The fragment references Shawnee Oklahoma News and an administration context. The readable text is unclear but preserves the traveler remark about returning to Arkansas and a mention of an administration.
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Holdenville
Arkansas
Okla
City Wil Service Commission Charges Sustained In Hearing
A large crowd attended a hearing in open session as Captain FE Weldon Woods, a seven year Athens police veteran, was dismissed after being arraigned before the Civil Service Commission on dereliction of duty and incompetency. The trial, held in the recorder’s room, saw two commissioners present with J H disqualified. testimony centered on a January hotel incident and warrants. Woods defended his conduct, asserting adherence to law and that his search followed proper procedure. The proceedings concluded with the defense focusing on procedural flaws. (Continued on Page Five)
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FE. Weldon “Woods
Athens
Service
Civil Service Commission
J. H
Wood
Tae
TJ. Shackelford
Dorsey Davis
Howell Cobb
C. Thomas
Hes
Captain Woods
Thompson
Buewne
Els
Col. Said
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Oglethorpe Echo
Crawford
Mastiants Pathe
Athensy
Osethorpe Rane
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A . Wees
Gante Athens Yigroh
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Alsa
Aglethorpe
Rginia
Kentucky
England
Scotland
Hv B. Stewart
Gene cl
Aleae Wettled
Sonty
Ynarried Wood
John Viord
Jann C. Breckvilge
Kenguckys
Tyen
E. Beebey
San Antonio
Tex
Rtaymond T. Baker
Ulster Volunteer
Ust
Atty
Topeka
Kané
Shawnee County
Santa Fe
Edwards F. Landa
Q. W. Cartgon
Walter
Walter 8
Gtarn
the Belle of
Buffalo
Irene M. Frechette
Grogery FM
Fleming &Oliver
James R. Howard
W. 8
Howard
American Farm ‘Bureau Federation
MO. B. Thrasher
B. E. Thrasher
Meees
Torkansas
City Wil Service
Ee Party
Ington
J. O. Jones
T City
Dapuary
Pous
Jones
Powa
WN Epting
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