Scholarships Offered to Pig Club Winners by Park Officials
Hon. Frank Park and Hon. J. R. Waller with Col. W. G. Eager announce $30 state college scholarships for pig club winners in Decatur Grady Thomas Brooks Lowndes and Berrien counties. Caroll county hosts rival girls and boys clubs as breeders report demand for pure bred pigs.
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Frank Park
J. R. Waller
W. G
Valdosta Lighting Company
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Decatur
Grady
Thomas
Brooks
Lowndes
Berrien
Carroll County
Jas. E. Downing
Pig Club
Call of the South issue broadens Georgia spotlight
Atlanta March 20 The Call of the South special edition on Georgia prompts dozens of requests for nationwide distribution. The Georgia Chamber of Commerce backs the project featuring campaigns on good roads boll weevil control Georgia grown products and crop marketing with contributions from Governor Slaton J K Orr Dr Andrew M Soule Mrs Z I Fitzpatrick E H Hyman Erwin P Ansley Miss Mildred Rutherford Telamon Smith Cuyler and others.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Empire State of the South
South
United States
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs
E. H. Hyman
Macon Chamber of Commerce
Erwin P. Ansley
Mildred Rutherford
Telamon Smith Cuyler
Jesse E. Mercer
Georgia Debt Reform Urged to Cut State and Local Borrowing
W J Harris Census Director argues Georgia could wipe out nearly 50 million in combined state county and city debt within 25 years without tax increases. He notes high borrowing costs due to commissions and local rates 1 to 2 percent higher than the state and cites Massachusetts as a model for credit arrangements with minor subdivisions.
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Georgia
South
New York
North
Massachusetts
Georgia Debt Reform Could Cut State Bond Costs
A Georgia official argues reforming how cities and counties handle debt by using sinking funds and state guarantees could slash interest burdens. He compares Georgia with Massachusetts Rhode Island and Arizona noting higher debt and lower costs elsewhere. He urges constitutional changes to let the state assume bonds and fund repayment via county city and town assessments. He notes potential large savings and plans to push the issue in the next legislature.
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Georgia
United States
State Boards of Commissioners
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Arizona
John Lee Coulter
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Word of Caution on Cold Remedies
A local notice urges readers to avoid catching colds and to treat them promptly with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The ad touts the product as prompt, effective, pleasant, and safe with a forty year reputation and available from dealers.
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Chamberlain
Assessors Notice Athens real estate assessments in progress
The Board of Assessors announces completion of real estate assessments for the City of Athens. Beginning today they will be at City Hall for ten days, from 10 to 12:30 and 2:30 to 5, for property owners to examine the assessments.
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Athens
City Hall
W. A. Mallory
G. H. Palmer
C. N. Weatherly
Board of Assessors
Chamberlains Tablets Offer Digestive Relief
Chambers tablets aimed at stomach liver and bowel disorders. They promise relief for heartburn indigestion and constipation. Sold by all dealers.
Heading Off Pink Bollworm From America
Washington March 20 Board 1 intercepted a shipment of Egyptian cotton seed heavily infested by pink boll worm. Seed, meant for Arizona, arrived in Boston where officials seized it under quarantine. The worm damages cotton by living inside bolls and seeds, with Egyptian experiments showing storage survival up to seven months. Also includes a cough remedy advertisement for Dr. King’s New Discovery.
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Washington, D. C
Board 1
Egypt
Arizona
Boston
Ministry of Agriculture
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Congress
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Davison-Nicholson Co
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America
Dr. King
David Moore
Saginaw
Ala
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
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