Visiting families and local notices in Sand Hill area
Mr Foster Williams and family from Atlanta are visiting relatives this week. Mr Jesse Morgan and Mr Teen Henry and families spent part of last week camping and fishing on the Chattahoochee River. Mr Ben Williams and family from near Charleston are visiting relatives. Miss Mary Broom of Carrollton is visiting her sister Mrs Sam Jones. Mr Tom Brasher lost a good young male last Thursday night. Mr and Mrs Jack Kelley and three daughters from near Cullman are guests of Mr Bud Birdsong. Oak Grove residents are with relatives. Rev J M D Stallings conducting a protracted meeting at Macedonia this week. Mr Billy Williams and wife from Douglasville are guests of relatives. Mr John Cook and wife and granddaughter from Plowshare visit Mr John Cook Jr and Mrs E A Broom. Misses Ovie and Dovie Parker from Clem are visiting this week.
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Foster Williams
Atlanta
Jesse Morgan
Teen Henry
Chattahoochee
Ben Williams
Charleston
S. C
Mary Broom
Carrollton
Sam Jones
Tom Brasher
Jack Kelley
Near Cullman
Ala
Bud Birdsong
Oak Grove
J, M. D. Stallings
Macedonia
Billy Willliams
Douglasville
John Cook
Fittle
Plowshare
Mr. Cook
E. A. Broom
Ovie
Dovie Parker
Clem
John Story
Sargent
Hattie Jones
F. M. Davis
W. C. Duncan
Mildred Houston
Whitesburg
Cliff Beavers
John Moran
Mable
Lucia Crows
Hank Byron
Roy Duncan
Lowell
Lillie
Callie Davis
Levin Hendrix
Clarence Cleveland
Effie Burns
Protracted Baptist meeting boosts Mountain View Church tally
Mountain View ascribes showers aiding crops and notes a large attendance at a protracted Baptist meeting led by Rev Palmer and Rev Morris. Twelve new members joined by experience. Social visits occur among Farmers Chandler Leach and Heath families. School enrollment around fifty, ball game enjoyed, and regular meetings planned each first Sunday and preceding Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Palmer
Morris
W. M. B. Farmer
J. H. Leach
J. Leach
J. J." Heath
Frank Wood
Fellowship
C. E. Jordan
J. E. Jordan
Edwardsville
Ala
Emma Jordan
Anniston
J. H. Heath
Joe W. Kelly
Johnie
Father Garner
Esom Hill
Martha Chandler
Fannie Leach
Mary Hunt
Clyde Chandler
Flora Dora Heath
J. E. Leach
Will
Elige Swann
Local Farmers Union Meeting At Carrollton
Carrollton Local Farmers Union No. 1843 met at the courthouse on August 14 1915 and elected delegates W P Stone and A J Burnett to lead the group to an August 26 meeting at Oak Hill four miles east of Carrollton at 10 o clock a m The union expresses growing county interest and thanks editors of the Free Press and Times for coverage wishing equal rights and better resource development for the country A A Pittman signs the notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Free Press and Times
Farmers’ Union
A. A. Pittman
Local Social Notes From Clem Area Gather Attendances
Clem community residents share visits across Sargent Whitesburg Mt Zion and nearby towns. Families like Davis Duncan Moran and Holloway are mentioned amid Social events prayer meetings and a Sacred Harp singing with several names and relations noted. The obituary tone appears with a deathbed note for Alice Holloway and a serious accident related to a boy who swallowed carbolic acid.
Protracted Liberty preaching report from Shiloh Ala
Rev Moody delivered a good sermon at Liberty Sunday in Morgan county Alabama. Protracted services closed Wednesday night. Visitors include Tom Williamson and son George from near Decatur. Miriam Stephens attended with Vearlie and Viola Hammond. Sunday School was well attended all afternoon. Henry Stephens made a business trip to Carrollton. Bud Holder family from Lowell visited A Z Williamson. Protracted services will begin again Friday night. Singing is held every fourth Sunday afternoon inviting locals and noted singers B F Music T B Favors Will Rowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Moody
Morgan County
Ala
Tom Williamson
George
Decatur
Miriam Stephens
Vearlie
Viola Hammond
Henry Stephens
Carrollton
Mr. Moody
Bud Holder
Be A Booster Motto Promotes Positive Civic Spirit
A short exhortation urges readers to boost their town, reject cynicism, and temper pessimism. It encourages helping rather than tearing down, noting flaws but highlighting good points, and adopting the motto Be A BOOSTER to improve community spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
For Sale Two Story House With Land Near Mt. Zion
Two story house in good repair with two acres of land at Mt. Zion. More land available nearby. Ideal for a family wanting a small farm and education for children. Address ads to Real Estate care Free Press. R-12 Ot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Zion
Care Free Press
War era plea urges peace and boycotting war materials
Editor urges Americans to seek peace and avoid selling guns, automobiles, barbed wire, and other wartime materials. Citing wartime costs, he argues contracts and profits harm families and nations. Calls citizens to act as heroes for peace and to resist profiteering amid looming armed conflict. The piece ends with local ads for a pocket watch sale by Creel & Harper in Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Press
America
South
Oach
How to Drink From a Fountain
An inspector observed 47 users at a railway station fountain and noted risky practices. Many lapped the metal bubble, some chewed tobacco, and several showed signs of illness. The rule: bite the bubble without lips touching the fountain and avoid rinsing or spitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Public Health Service
No Wales
Saw It In The Free Press Local Notice Plea
The piece urges readers to mention seeing items in the Free Press to boost town renown and advertiser confidence. It praises local traders and merchants while noting editor and mail order concerns may trim excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Press
Merchant Aid
Don’t let cotton prices drive Southern morals astray
A condensed excerpt from the Manufacturer’s Record urges cotton growers to resist selling at low prices under political pressure. It warns against panic selling, government meddling, blackmail, and moral compromise for a bale of cotton, stressing intrinsic value and creditor duties while urging patience for better prices. Also notes pickle prince Leonard N. Hathaway’s claim that pickle lovers are kind and affectionate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottom
South
Manufacturer's Record
Leonard N. Hathaway
America
Local Social Roundup Notes and Church Events
Whitesburg residents spent days with C. A. Chatham family and traveled to Palmetto and Newnan. Bell Brown visits Bowdon, while Shackelfords visit near Villa Rica. A barbecue is planned at Watkins Schoolhouse Thursday hosted by local settlers. Protracted services end at Paul Church with Rev. G B Barton. Mt Zion school closes Friday. Maude Gaston and Tilile Reever return home from Tallapoosa and Anniston after visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Gentry
C. A. Chatham
Eula Morris
Annie Mae Davenport
Nora McAllister
N. C. Shackelford
Dan Buyers
Palmetto
Newnan
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