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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1920
Page
8
A string of visits highlights the Carrollton area as residents host friends from Atlanta LaGrange Columbus Lawrenceville Greenville New York Newnan and Jasper. Names include G P Carroll Lester Cowart Simms Jennie Rogers Bradnox E W Johnson Charlie Tanner Jr Elmer Wright Henry Revill Tom Denton William Burns W Atkinson Jim Cheney Caroline Cheney P I Shaefer S C Moykin Pat Phomp Sidney Clark among others with weekend stops and gatherings.
Opportunity to rent a good 3 horse farm on Whooping Creek with church and school nearby. It has land, a fine house, barn, and pasture. Address Miss Mary Meelure Carrollton R. 3. Also for sale 170 acres in Carroll County seven miles from Carrollton and 5 1/2 miles from Bremen. Includes a large dwelling, barn, cribs, outbuildings, Bermuda pasture, two tenant houses, and 85 cultivated acres with timber and bottoms on Buck Creek. N S Adamson Bremen.
A long list of Carrollton residents and guests is reported visiting relatives, moving homes, or starting new jobs. Notable items include Misa Estelle Bass returning from Atlanta after tonsil surgery, Miss Ethel McGarity slated to teach in LaGrange, and several families visiting Griffin, Birmingham, and Atlanta for weekends or extended stays.
The National Hog and Cattle Show will be held October 16 26 through a cooperative arrangement with the Southeastern Fair Association. Premiums total 11000 and the event aims for international stature, with enhanced facilities and rail access for cattle and swine. The show will boost the Boys' Fair School and International Club Stock Judging Contest, while local social notes report visits by Decatur residents and Fall millinery purchases.
School Day on October 1 at the Southeastern Fair aims to bring Georgia students to the event. General admission is 75 cents. students of any state school pay 15 cents with a special ticket from Secretary RM Striplin. A special fireworks program will run earlier to ensure early homegoing. Teachers should apply early for tickets to avoid disappointment.
The Southeastern Fair Association and States Relation Service sponsor an Inter national Club Stock Judging Contest in Atlanta October 16 26 attracting youths from the U S and Canada. President Hastings says Atlanta won in a strong field due to facilities and club activity. The top prize is a trip to the Royal Livestock Show of England with a Washington visit and an audience with the King of Great Britain.
The Lakewood Park ostrich farm draws crowds with more birds than any outside California. A large exhibit will be placed in a prominent area of the grounds during the Southeastern Fair from October 18 to 26 to give all visitors a chance to view them.
Neighboring readers are urged to support The Carroll Free Press by subscribing and promoting its columns through advertising. Scores show College Street versus Maple Street with varied set results in the fifth to seventh series.
Eight month old Mildred Grace, daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Shelnutt, died at East Nan on the 26th. Buried at Striplings Chapel family lot on the 27th after funeral services at the church. Friends and relatives express sympathy for the grief stricken parents.
A promotional notice extols Chamberlain’s Tablets as a mild easy to take physic. It praises their agreeable effect and lists high regard from users who have experienced their benefits, noting affordable price at a penny or so per dose.
The notice outlines obituary advertisement options with a free limit up to 150 words. After 150 words, ads cost one cent per additional word. A one cent per word charge applies for notices exceeding 150 words. Card of Thanks is 50 cents plus one cent per word over 50 words. Payment details required with copy.
Atlanta August 31 a report claims Governor Dorsey replaced a white florist named Grant with a negro. Massengale says the florist position was abolished for wartime economy and no florist exists. the negro is a porter in the executive office. The state saves 900 dollars a year.
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