Clarke County appoints three tax assessors for new system
Clarke County commissioners name Jack F. Jackson Walter A. Mallory and Geo H. Thurmond as the first three tax assessors under the new tax revision act. The trio will oversee property surveys, canvass the county, and aid in compiling digests with duties starting when tax books open and continuing until the July digest. Jackson Mallory Thurmond will serve six four and two year terms with subsequent uniform terms.
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County Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
Clarke
Lipscomb
General Assembly
Jack FP. Jackson
Milledge Avenue
Athens
Walter A. Mallory
Clarke County
Jackson
Mallory
Thurmond
Desser
Mr. Jackson
Life Sentence Given for Convicted Slugger Killing
Ozzie Bush, already serving years for manslaughter, pleaded guilty to murdering fellow convict Gene Rucker after a dispute over a bucket of water. Judge urged to show mercy but imposed a life term. Bush reportedly attacked with a carving knife during a heated quarrel in the cell block.
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Ozzie Bush
Gene Rucker
Rucker
Interest in Athens at Macon State Fair
Athens residents show growing interest in the Georgia State Fair in Macon with a two car exhibit from the State College of Agriculture. The display includes livestock poultry soil samples alfalfa cotton and corn seed along with hog cholera serum demonstration. Extension heads Phil Campbell Creswell and D L Peacock attend with racing entrant John R Dillon and Athens horse lovers follow his events. Visitors from Athens include Mr and Mrs M M Arnold and Mrs O W Abney.
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Macon
Athens
State College of Agriculture
Tme
Phil Campbell
Corn Club
John R. Dillon
M. M. Arnold
O. W. Abney
County raises convict guards pay in Clarke camps
County commissioners boosted wages for convict guards from 30 to 35 dollars a month at Clarke County camps. The measure passed at yesterday morning’s meeting. The board chairs will authorize raises as circumstances justify. There are two wardens and seven guards in the camps.
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Clarke
Migratory Bird Protection Regulations In Effect Since Oct 1 1913
The Department of Agriculture clarifies that the new federal migratory and insectivorous bird protection regulations have been in effect since October 1 1913 when signed by the President. Waglington DC October 21 Special to the Banner.
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Wagtington
D. C
Department of Agriculture
Twenty One Counties Prepare for State Fair Girls Exhibits
About twenty one Georgia counties will prepare to exhibit girls club projects at the State Fair in Macon. Miss Creswell, in charge of girls club work, will visit Macon to organize installations. Reports from State College of Agriculture note many more girls finishing tomato stewing and canning, with expected large yields despite a spring drought.
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Macon
Misa Mary Creswell
Georgia
Appling
Ben Hill
Thomas
Irvin
Grady
Decatur
Jenkins
Emanuel
Pike
Stewart
Muscogee
Fayetta
Henry
Barlow
Floyd
Pickens
Bibb
Hart
Oconee
State College of Agriculture
Regular Passenger Schedule Unveiled for Elberton & Eastern
Elberton Georgia October 21 The Elberton and Eastern Railway reveals a new regular passenger schedule starting tomorrow a single daily trip between Elberton and Tignall. The train departs Elberton at morning with a return by night stopping at Cauthen Fortsonia Bell Norman and Malorysville. Fare is four cents per mile. Tickets at Seaboard station Elberton. The line covers twenty two miles in two hours under General Manager J S Crews. Conductor Robaon and Engineer Perry will operate.
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Elberton
Hlberton & Eastern Railway
Elperton
Tignal
Hiberton
Cauthen
Fortsonisg
Bell, Norman
Seaboard
Tignall
Witherton
Crewa
Robaon
Perry
Hominy Snow Delights Clarkesville In October Storm
Clarkesville Georgia reports a brief five minute snow burst beginning 9 07 yesterday morning with intermittent drifts through the day The snow melted quickly with a later warm spell and thunderstorm followed by rain and cooling winds Residents call the October snow a record breaking weather event not seen in thirty to forty years
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Clarkesville
Bnow
Eather
Habersham
International Dry Farming Congress Opens in Tulsa
Hundreds of delegates from distant parts of the world gathered in Tulsa for the eighth annual International Dry Farming Congress. Officials prepared a mammoth exhibit showing crops grown in arid regions. Australia China Russia Mexico Argentina and other countries sent samples to the fair.
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Tulsa
Okla
Australia
China
Russia
Mexico
Argentina
Countries
Trade in Foreign Countries Sparks Global Competition
A brief note discusses foreign commerce and competition, highlighting that nations aim to offer top quality goods to win consumer favor and currency value. It emphasizes the drive for superior products in international markets and the impact on trade dynamics.
Georgia Tax Reform Opinion Challenges Wealth Figures
Judge J C Hart Georgia tax commissioner asserts only one seventh of property is returned for taxation and Georgia's wealth would reach about 6 billion dollars if true. He argues current taxation understates value and a reform could raise revenue. public acceptance and practical limits remain cautions.
Massachusetts Conference of Charities Meets in Northampton
Special to the Banner from Northampton Mass October 2 Smith College and the town host the tenth annual Meeting of the Massachusetts State Conference of Charities for a three day session. Charity workers officials medical men educators churchmen and others from across the state attend to take part in the proceedings.
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Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Massachusetts State Conference of Charities
Do You Dread Your Meals Chamberlain’s Tablets Ad
An old advertisement urges readers who dread meals to use Chamberlain's Tablets to sharpen appetite strengthen digestion and restore relish for meals. Sold by druggists and general stores.
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All Deal- Lara
How to Rid Georgia Corn of the Weevil
Georgia readers learn methods to curb the corn weevil in stored grain. The State Board of Entomology advises fumigating gathered corn with liquid carbon disulfide in airtight cribs and then storing shelled grain to prevent further infestation.
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Georgia
State Board of Entomology
Atlanta
Georgia State Board of Entomology
Laine
W. BE. Hinds
Alabama
The Wings of a Dove Poem and Alarm Tale
A fragmentary verse contrasts a dove seeking rest with a speaker yearning for freedom then returning home. The second fragment hints at an "Alarm ing Tale" excerpt with playful dialogue between Staylite and Muchboréd. The page ends with an advertisement plug.
Cotton car shortage disrupts Athens cotton movement
Athens faces a severe railroad car shortage with refrigerator cars used for cotton at reduced capacity. Railroads and shippers press the Georgia Railroad Commission and Interstate Commerce Commission for relief as bales pile up on platforms and ports, hindering sales and payments.
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Athens
Attensa
Cara
Macon
Georgia
Georgia Railroad
Smilar
Interstate Commission
Washington, D.C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aerien
One Seventh of Property of the State Bears All Burdens
Judge Hart the state tax commissioner says only about one seventh of Georgia taxable property is on the books. He urges full return of taxable values to close the near one million dollar deficit next year and cut the tax rate from 5 to 2 1-3 mills. He toured Clay, Henry, Goulding, Pike, Meriwether, Marion, Belly, Sumter, Coyote, coll, Campbell counties and appealed for tax reform.
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Atlanta
Hart
Georgia
Judge Hart
Clayton
Henry
Goulding
Pike
Meriwether
Marion
Belly
Sumter
Coyote
Coll
Campbell
Gia
Vic & Mifa
Whitey
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Messrs
Jack F. Jackson
W. A. Mallory
Geo. Thurmond
Tignali
Clarkesville, GA
J. G. Hart
John C. Hart
Mney
Wight
BAY State Charities Conference
Allence
Peter
Henry van Dyke
Mr. Staylite
Miss Muchboréd
Thedford
Thedfords Black-Draught
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