Horticultural Society to Meet in Clayton Summer Session
The Georgia State Horticultural Society will convene August 19 and 20 in Clayton in the apple region. Prof. T. H. Mellatton lists a full program with speakers from Georgia, South Carolina, Clemson, and Savannah. Train schedules show Cornelia as the junction point with the Southern Railway.
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Georgia State Horticultural Society
State College of Agriculture
Clayton
T. H. Mellatton
Court House
J. W. Stephens
J. B. Wight
Cairo
R. C. Berckmans
Augusta
The
South
J. Watson
Com. of Agriculture
South Carolina
C. ©. Newman
Clemson
J. D. Prica
Com. of Agriculture of
Georgia
Chas. T. Smith
Concord
G. W. Firor
Athens
B. W. Hunter
Cornelia
T. H. McHstton
B. L. Worsham
Tanta
Getting Ready for New Bale Preparation Rules
The North Georgia Cotton Buyers and Manufacturers notify farmers of new bale sizing, packing, and density rules for ocean transport. Standard bale size is 27 by 54 inches. penalties apply for larger or denser bales, or bales weighing under 400 pounds. Unmerchantable bales under 200 pounds. Packaging must use strong bagging and ends securely sewn.
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North Georgia
Dip Aarti Ee Awe Srest Ceesky
Georgia State Bankers Associaion
Laws Favor Fathers Yet Ignore Women In Domestic Law
Mrs. Walter B. Hill argues that Georgia laws on custody and domestic relations favor fathers while neglecting mothers. She recounts a case where a judge granted custody to the father despite the mother’s fitness, urging cautious reform and informed public study of joint guardianship to protect children while balancing parental rights.
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Walter B. Hill
Jackson Tax Digest Shows Over 100000 Decline in Property
Jackson county Georgia tax digest reports total taxable property 5314425 dollars for whites and 91064 for colored residents, down from 1912 totals by 101603 dollars. The article notes Commerce city gains but county decline and argues for earlier return deadline to better fit appropriations.
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Commerce
Obie Hawkis
Jackson County
City of Commerce
J. H. Dorsey
Clarke County
McCrory Charged Deliberate Plan to Block School Book Legislation
Representative McCrory of Schley accused the rules committee in the Georgia House of deliberately blocking his bill to fund printing school books by the state. He said Speaker Burwell promised it would come up Monday, but the house spent time on fish and helpers. Burwell denied a specific promise, noting it would come in regular order while other bills consumed more time.
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Georgia
Johnnle
Atlanta
McCrory
Schley
House
Burwell
Governor to Live in Ramshackle Mansion Two Years More
Special to the Banner Atlanta Ga Aug 11 The present legislature decreed that Georgia s chief executive will have to live for a couple of years more in a ramshackle crumb ing and disreputable old mansion amid garages stores and places of business The senate took no action on appointing a commission to study a new mansion but the issue will resurf ace next year Public sentiment favors a new mansion in a residential area with Druid Hills Atlanta s premier neighborhood still under serious consideration as the final solution
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Atlanta
Georgia
Senate
Druid Hills
Lightning Strikes Cause Pony Death and Mule Fear in Athens
A local report notes increased lightning activity this summer near Athens. A pet pony at J P Johnson’s store lot was killed by a bolt as two mules nearby fled unharmed. The region has also seen several hogs struck, including one owned by Bill Holbrook whose shattered bones left no external wound.
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Athens
J. P. Johnson
Commerce
Bille Holbrook
Lightning shocks hit many in Atlanta area
In Atlanta and nearby counties an electrical storm caused more than a dozen people to suffer severe shocks without actual strikes. A Ponce de Leon Avenue couple fainted from a nearby flash while others felt tingle effects half a mile away. Two Cobb county Black residents were killed in separate incidents, with at least two cloudbursts tied to the storms and a washout linked to a fatal railroad wreck.
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Atlanta
Frank P. Walker
Ponce de Leon Avenuue
Cobb County
Western & Atlantic
Bill to Protect Georgia Chigger Referred to Mr. Northen
Atlanta August 11. A proposed Georgia bill titled for protection of red bugs known as chiggers is debated. It would outlaw killing chiggers in forests and underbrush between November 1 and August 1 each year, with violations carrying a felony penalty and one to five years in prison.
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Georgia
Charlie Northen
Atlanta
A. H. Burts
Senator Burts
General Assembly
State of Georgia
State of
Mexican Mustang Liniment claims relief for man and beast
An old advertisement extols Mexican Mustang Liniment as a powerful antiseptic pain reliever for both people and animals. It touts deep absorption into muscle and tissue, warns about dangerous substitutes, and suggests superior effectiveness over competing products.
Committed by a Farmer Memory Fragments
Fragmentary notes recount a farmer's memory of a farm at a house or way, referencing accidents, care, mus, stock, and families with unclear sequence and names. The text preserves scattered personal recollections and regional identifiers without a clear事件.
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Eroltt Galton
Substitute Tax Revision Passes Senate in Georgia
The Anderson-Miller substitute to the Lipscomb tax revision measure cleared the Georgia Senate by 29 to 11 after a lengthy debate. Miller argued strongly for the measure while DuBose challenged centralizing power in a single assessor. The bill replaces the state board of equalizers with a state tax commissioner at 2500 dollars and an assistant at 1500.
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Atlanta
Anderson-Miller
Senate
Sheppard
Lipscomb
Miller
24Th
Robert T. DuBose
Strouss
Aris
Rae
W. W. of Commerce
DuBone
Shepherd Messure
Conanities
Anderson-Miller Dill
State Board of Equalisers
Tas
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