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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
4
A garbled column from Carrollton Georgia playfully critiques political matter with a digressions about goats in Germany before the war. It muses that war turned the country into goats and jokes about France using German coal mines while noting women’s blunt remarks to their husbands and Ohio as mother of presidents with a flawed birth analogy.
A call to voters to study the records of Harding and Cox, analyze their public service, farming relevance, and business experience, and judge who best fits running the government. It urges individuals to think for themselves, ignore smear, and decide based on personal assessment.
The piece argues that critics of America should first name a superior country and explain how its system would outdo the U S. It urges complainers to offer concrete remedies or living plans and, if unable, to leave and let others live in peace.
Obituaries accepted up to 150 words at no charge. Words beyond 150 priced one cent each. Cards of Thanks priced one cent per word. Send payment with copy. No additional fees.
A Carroll County feature extols Carrollton as the home of history and progress. It lauds the county’s hospitality during visitors from the 34th annual convention, notes its role as the “Mother of Counties,” and highlights its farms, schools, industries, and institutions in a portrait from the Atlanta Journal.
The piece notes city residents protest paying $1.00 an hour for carpenters while farm folk, drawn to cities by rising wages, face scarce food. Country people, confident in self repair, show little enthusiasm for schools and colleges that pull youth from farms.
Sixteen girls in Milford New York formed a canning club and produced one thousand cans of fruit last year. Formerly they played with dolls and chased boys, now they boost national food supplies and enjoy active community service.
The piece argues against the annual dog rabies fear, noting ancient superstition and conflicting expert opinions. It claims rabies is not a real disease according to eminent authorities, while others say the illness exists and causes suffering. water for dogs is urged to ease heat distress.
A sermon on Matthew 26 14 30 asks what talents mean and urges all people to use their God given abilities. It warns against neglect like forgotten goods in bankruptcy and stresses the value of common gifts such as friendliness and physical skill. It notes few are born with full powers and encourages continual practice to grow. References include Romans Corinthians Ecclesiastes Luke Philippians and Hebrews.
The coal situation remains unresolved as shortages spread before cold weather and fears of famine grow. Industries run on reduced output or closed for lack of fuel, with grave conditions in the east. Transportation failures, a labor dispute in the Illinois coal field, and stalled railroad wage talks hinder relief. Government bodies push measures including possible embargoes, but progress is slow and long road to solution remains.
A Meriwether County bar resolution commends Judge Henry H. Revill for Solicitor General. It notes twenty two years since admission to the bar, twelve years as City Court judge with only one criminal case reversed, service as Official Stenographic Reporter, and broad community respect. Endorsers include J R Terrell J E Justiss G A Huddleston and others.
Eureka residents share visits with kin in Atlanta and Newnan while attending the funeral of Warren in Alabama. Several households report Saturday night visits including Creel Grizzard Ashmore Bell Windom and related kin. Family members frequently travel to see relatives and spend weekends with kin.
Green B. Dingler seeks removal of disabilities through divorce from Josephine Dingler in Carroll County Superior Court. Notice urges Josephine and others to appear October first, 1920 at 10 o’clock a.m. to oppose the disability removal. attorneys Griffith & Matthews file for Green B. Dingler. Clerk J. W. Stone records in April 1920.
Legal blanks of all kinds are offered for sale at The Free Press office. The notice announces availability of forms for various legal needs and invites customers to visit the office for purchases and inquiries.
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