Guardian seeks sale for reinvestment in Carroll County
Guardian M. E. Strickland petitions the Superior Court for permission to sell 8 acres in Lot 65, 10th District, Carroll County, valued at $900, to reinvest in a 6 room house and lot at 34 Austin Avenue Carrolton. Annual rent for the land is $75. the house offers better rental value. Notice of intention has been given. oath taken November 15, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Carroll County
R. W. Freeman
Superior Court
Cowela Circuit
Newnin
M. E. Strickland
W. G. Strickland
J. W. Freeman
Said County
R. B. Terrell
Austin Avenue
Carroltton
M. E. Ptrickland
H. C. Strickland
Carroll County Farmers Union Meeting Agenda
The Carroll County Farmers Union will convene at the court house in Carrollton on Thursday December 21 1916. The meeting will discuss officer elections and related business. Pro Tem President A A Pittman and Secretary A R Walker will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Farmers Union
Court House
Carrolton
A. A. Pittman
A. R. Walker
Burial of Mrs. Starr in Heflin Alabama
Mrs Starr of Heflin Alabama was buried here November 30. She was seven years old, unknown to local residents except a few, and a Methodist. Dr J T Gibson officiated the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starr
Heflin
Ala
Methodist Church
J.T. Gibson
G. G. Carens
Atlanta
Virginia Bonner
Rosella Thornton
John Heaton
E. P. Chandler
J. Max Cook
Marguerite Heck
Carrollton
Grace Hendrick
Julia Heaton
Talhipoosa
Delane Davis
Oes Til
J. D. Smith
Hosea Garrett
Burwell
W. E. McCray
Robert
Jennie
Lena Darden
Beulah Reagan
T. ‘Jt. Rowland
Mabel
J. M. Cook
Nell
Bowdon
Ladies Missionary Society
J. T. Gibson
P. W. Ross
W. B Bailey
Rifle
E. E. Ragan
J. D. Barge
H. Little
Bremen
F. A. Little
Mare and Colt For Sale
For sale a well matched mare and a male colt four and a half months old good size and condition. Bargain offer. Call Free Press office for details.
Shady Grove School Opens and Local Visits Noted
Miss Nelphia Wester opened her school at a big place on the 27th of November. M F Peck went to Tennessee the past week. Mrs M F Peck and Mrs Homer Sheffield visited Mr Frank Couch and family at Villa Riva Sunday. Mr and Mrs J T Morgan visited Mr L D Morgan and family at Salon Sunday. Victor Jordan married Miss Joe Green on November 26. Joe McKenzie and Mrs J P Jordan visited. Linnie Shaddix to return Monday after appendicitis treatment in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelphia Wester
Big Place
M. F. Peck
Tennessee
Homer Sheffield
Frank Couch
Villa Riva
J.T. Morgan
L. D. Morgan
Victor Jordan
Joe Green
Joe McKenzie
J. P. Jordan
Linnie Shaddix
Atlanta
Local Social Notes From Roopville District
Roopville and nearby residents list visitors and family events. Mr F. J. Millican and Mrs. J. Vines visited or hosted gatherings. J. G. Morgan and W. F. Merrell families welcomed a newborn daughter and hosted guests. A. A. Hightower from Tyus seeks hospital care. G. W. Merrell families traveled to Tyus for preaching and several locals conducted business across the area.
Community Health Report and Local Visit Notes
Buffalo News reports everyone in the community enjoying perfect health. Several local families and visitors are noted visiting relatives in Heard, Tallapoosa, Mt. Zion, and nearby areas. Social visits include Fullilove, Bonner, Ball, Johnson, and Bonner families with Saturday and Sunday gatherings and a singing event at Bonner residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Thomas
Heard
W. F. Fullilove
Ola Bonner
Tallapoosa
R. A. Bonner
Mt. Zion
Gordon Bonner
T. 5 Ball
H. Y. Johnson
Smith Bonners
Carrie Mae Bonner
Annie Lee Johnson
Allie Worth
Franline Bonner
N. Bonner
Anyl
Stripling
Prepare For High-Priced Mules and Horses
Prof. M. P. Jarnagin notes over 8 million U S horses and mules have been requisitioned for military use in the last eighteen months. He warns war shortages will keep prices high for years and urges Georgia farmers to breed mares to strong jacks and registered draft stallions to prevent losses and maintain work stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Jarnagin
Georgia
Farm Drainage in Georgia Improves Soil and Yields
Georgia farmers are urged to implement drainage to improve soil structure ventilation and crop yields. Overflow lands and swamps require district drainage while cultivated wet areas can be tiled by individuals. Planning in fall and winter with cooperation from the State College of Agriculture and USDA aids farmers. write to the Agronomy Department for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgian State College of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Agronomy Department
State College of Agriculture
Selecting the Laying Stock by a Poultry Instructor
WM. DILTS of the Georgia State College of Agriculture discusses selecting laying stock for winter. He urges culling weak or sick birds, keeping only strong, vigorous pullets with high constitutional vigor. He describes traits of a prime layer and notes active, early-morning feeding and constant work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dilts
State College of Agriculture
Wrangels of a Greater and Better Georgia
President C. J. Haden of the State Chambers of Commerce lauds county farm agents as key to saving Georgia agriculture from boll weevil devastation. He says county agents empower tenant farmers through group meetings, preparing Georgia’s tenant class for the pest who already threatens many other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
C. J. Haden
State Chambers of Commerce
Hadenre
No. 8 Wheeley and Wilson Sewing Machine Sealed Item
A single listing notes a high arm No. 8 Wheeley and Wilson sewing machine in good condition. The brief item resembles an classified notice with limited additional details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeley & Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmers Union Meeting
Waco News
Shady Grove
Roopville
F. J. Millican
John Vines
Ed Denney
Ruth Vines
W. F. Merrell
J. G. Morgan
G. W. Merrell
A. J. Smith
Wiley Smith
Joe Smith
Carrolllton
L. J. Craven
F. G. Morgan
Bessie Merrell
M. J. Brook
Near
Tyus
A. A. Hightower
Rosa
Messrs
Ed and
Venson Brook
Weill Stewart
B. M
Buffalo News
Lavaliers
Kryptok
George A. Crabb
Evangels OF
Greater
John D. Rockefeller
the Peoples Bank
Shirley C. Boykin
Carrollton, Ga
J. A. Mandeville, Treas
Far East
S. C
G. W. Jacobs
Fold’s
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