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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
1
A farmer accuses a buggy maker of profiteering after a high quote, then recalls a cheaper earlier sale paid with cotton. The piece argues prices are rising across the economy, urging readers to subscribe now as paper costs climb and the price of The Free Press will rise to 2.00 per year next Wednesday.
In Rome on April 4 John Boland a Black hotel waiter was found in a desperate condition in his room near the hotel from drinking wood alcohol and died shortly after. Lewis Spence a Black man is held in the county jail without bond charged with furnishing the poison to the victim.
Mr and Mrs B C Collins of Birmingham Alabama announce the engagement of sister Willie Dutz Bright to Mr Charles Walter Edwards of Pensacola Florida. Marriage date to be announced. No cards.
Sergeant Campbell of the General Recruiting Service U S Army is visiting relatives and will stay until April 15. He offers information on back pay insurance allotments and army matters. Enlistments for one or three years are possible during the furlough. His office will be in the post office and he invites questions. The motor transport training school and other vocational educational branches are highlighted for young men.
Work progresses at Mandeville Mills with lighting nearly complete and plans drawn for Community House and graded school building. An eight car garage, fire proof construction, laundry annex, enlarged office and medical facilities are planned. The mill team is reorganized for a big season and a new baseball diamond will be laid out as concrete sidewalks are set to be finished next month.
The Carroll County Poultry Club invites joiners via the Trade Board secretary to be added to the mailing list for Government and State bulletins and other poultry raising information. A work-while poultry show for 1920 is planned with growing interest, and potential entrants should contact the Poultry Club or Trade Board secretary-manager early for details.
The list shows candidates for various precincts including Carrollton Bremen Olem Tem ple Villa Rica Roopville Waco Whitesburg and Winston. Amounts column indicates money values tied to nominees such as Miss Inez Burson Miss Evelyn Moore Miss Gladys Towern Miss Pearl Ayers and others with totals ranging from thousands to over seven hundred thousand.
W M Robinson in Carroll county issues a lengthy statement urging acceptance of the county election results and opposing further contest over votes. He notes opponents filed a contest, defends irregular votes, and appeals for unity. Palmer Watson Smith and other figures are named in Georgia’s April 20 presidential primary reporting.
Carroll and neighboring counties produced the 1919 cotton crop with Carroll ranking fifth. The document lists totals for Burke, Walton, Jackson, Morgan, Wilkes, Gwinnett and others, noting Burke leads with 53 075 bales while several counties exceed 30 900 bales.
The April terme of Carroll Superior Court convened at 10 o'clock Monday morning with Judge J. Ronder Terrell presiding. The grand jury was empaneled with A Hoganna Forsenon and J A Duttohard as clerk. Bailiffs named include Boyd of Villa Rien and Towlor, Gries, and Brown others from the district. Court quiet up to noon.
The Broom Robinson election contest was postponed and a new agreement set to rerun the race on April 20. In the first primary Robinson led by five votes, with uncertainty about the outcome of the next primary. High water and swollen rivers hindered many voters from reaching polling places.
A free band concert is scheduled at City Hall Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock. Gary a young hand will perform, offering a complimentary musical event for the public.
Prospective buyers may submit bids to Mr W. Fleurway, president Carroll County Baseball Association, by April 17 for concession rights at the new baseball park on South Street Carrollton. Rights cover sale of soft drinks ice cream confections tollhouse fruit peanuts popcorn and more.
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