Don’t Be A Stacker The Call To Sunday Schools In Georgia
A local proclamation urges loyalty to church as the nation’s moral backbone. It cites Georgia figures on Sunday School enrollment, argues for regular attendance, and laments dwindling family altars and Saturday country church services.
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Taylor County
U. S
Tif Methodists
Sionary Baptists
God
Rega
Janel Beall
Carrollton
Carroll County
Georgia
Local farm leader Mr Pool long noted for progress and wealth
A 19th to 20th century farm leader in Taylor County rose from early work to director of a Benes grocery firm and owner of the Trawick place near Butler. He expanded farm lands, shipped corn in carloads, and built a prosperous business empire before health declined. The record notes his roles in agriculture, industry, and local commerce through 1917.
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Page
the Reynolds
Tomlin
Waters
Hinton
Pla House Company
Benes
Sale Grocery House
Chappell Company
Trawick Place
Butler
Taylor County
A Macon County Man Dies After Long Illness
Elder Miss Annie Ogburn is named in a long obit noting the death of a Macon County man after complications from health breakdown and a lengthy medical treatment. He had two marriages and two children, Ben and Sara, with burial in Reynolds Cemetery. Friends and family from across the state sent floral tributes and attended the service.
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Pool
Annie Ogburn
Maconbunty
Ben
T. W. Pool
Sara Pool
Lena Bate- Butler
Mr. Pool
Reynolds
Income Tax Law Explain At County Mass Meeting
A county mass meeting at the Court House will explain the income tax law and its operation. Officials from Atlanta will detail standards and required reports, with Blalock and Andrews assisting local citizens on filing and compliance during the March session.
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Eld
Law Enforcer Warns Georgia on Food Rules
State administrator J. A. M. Soule states Georgia will enforce national food laws. Ignorance will not be accepted and penalties apply for violations. Bakers and retailers must not misprice or mislabel bread, and cannot sell wheat without a fair mix of veal and other grains.
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Georgia
J. A. M. Soule
Hog Auction Sale Brings High Prices
The Arles plantation near Americus Georgia hosted a blooded Hampshire hog sale drawing breeders from across the south. Private carload to a Chattanooga firm totaled $6,000. seventy seven hogs sold at public auction brought $8,150 with top prices above $250 and one hog at $307.50. Owners Morgan H. Grace John H. Eden and W T Calhoun run the Arles plantation a premier stock farm in the region.
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Americus
Hampshire
Arles
South
W. T. Calhoun
Chattanooga
Morgan H. Grace
John H. Eden
Great
New York
Georgia grocers to close at noon on fueless Mondays
Beginning January 28 all grocery stores in Georgia must close at noon on fueless Mondays instead of 5 p.m. as before. The rule was announced by Dr. A M Soule Federal food administrator after a conference with Dr L G Hardman Federal fuel administrator. Exceptions apply if noon closure interferes with food distribution for immediate community needs, as determined by the local food administrator. Stores handling nonfood commodities may stay open until noon Monday to sell food only. no other goods may be sold.
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Georgia
A. M. Soule
L. G. Hardman
Pension payments expected to begin soon after Feb 15
The Pension Department plans to start pension payments in Georgia around February 15 or March 1, with about $600,000 to be paid initially, pending school warrants totaling $1,600,000 due February 1. Last year payments began Feb 15 for about half the counties, with others in April. This year counties paid in April previously will receive first, others later as funds become available.
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Pension Department
Georgia
John W. Lindsay
Peanuts Profitable to County Farmer
A county farmer reports peanuts as profitable on 30 acres of sandy soil. He grew Spanish peanuts this year, fed on $900 worth of peanuts and $300 worth of hay, and claims harvesting and market costs did not exceed the earnings from sale.
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Yal
Are Your Sewers Clogged
A health note extols Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild gentle purgative for constipation. It claims they ease constipation and improve digestion, presenting them as a remedy for digestive issues.
Crawford County Man Indicted for Forgery
Macon Ga January 29 Boliver H widely known as a real estate operator in Crawford county was indicted by the Bible superior court on a charge of forgery He allegedly forged tenants wanes to notes totaling 8000 dollars and secured the money by having Cinos Hi McElmurray indorse them
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Macon
Boliver H
Crawford County
Bible Superior Court
Cinos Hi. McElmurray
Crawford
Forsyth Man Kills Self in Forsyth Garage
Macon January 28 Ben F Hill a prominent Monroe county man shot himself in Forsyth in front of his garage this morning after entering his place of business in apparent good spirits the act gave no stated reason and lawmen reported no other injuries.
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Macon
Ben F. Hill
Monroe County
Forsyth
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