Turning Point in Carroll County Demonstration Work
The article outlines the start of Government Demonstration and Boys Corn Club work in Carroll County in 1908 under S. M. Down. It notes increases in demonstrators and acreage, record yields in cotton and corn, and the spread of truth through bulletins, field schools, and co operators. The piece credits J. S. Travis J. H. Melson E. T. Jackson W. A. Yates and others for early growth and promises more detailed reports next week.
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Carroll County
S. M. Down
Boys' Corn Club
Boys Corn Club
J. S. Travis
Cown
Messia
Jackson
Yates
Messrs. W. A. Nixon
W. W. Beavers
A. W. Stubbs
Georgia
Local Folk News From Carrollton and Nearby Towns
Miss Haag and Dunagan spent Saturday in Carrollton. Mrs Bessie Tredaway of Tallapoosa visited Miss Hazle Shaw on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs D P Holmes and children of Bowdon visited his parents Sunday. Dr and Mrs W H Malone moved to Tallapoosa last week to settle there. Dr Malone has been a key physician here for ten years and is sadly leaving. Captain L P Mandeville and Sheriff Garrett were in town last Wednesday. Mr W T Morris was in Carrollton Thursday. Mrs Allard of Tallapoosa came to spend the winter with Mr and Mrs W J Crawford. Rev Hammond held the fourth quarterly conference here Saturday and Sunday. Mr Harold Morris spent a few...
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Haag
Dunagan Spen
Carrollton
Bessie Tredaway
Tallapoosa
Hazle Shaw
D. P. Holmes
Bowdon
W. H. Malone
Dr. Malone
L. P. Mandeville
Sheriff Garrett
W. T. Morris
New Livery Firm for Bowdon Formed
Bowdon Bulletin reports Lane Moore of Atlanta joins Bud McElroy to start a first class livery business. Moore forfeited 50 dollars after reading Bowdon’s journal write up and plans to buy 12 horses and equipment in Atlanta. The partners purchased a Depot street lot near Louvorn Grocery for an up to date barn.
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Lane Moore
Atlanta
Bowdon
Bud McElroy
Moore
Dawson
Bowden
Depot Street
Louvorn Grocery Co
Bowden Bulletin
Local notices from Atlanta and Carrollton report social updates
The item notes Bethie Entrekin's shopping trip in Carrollton last Friday. It also records the death of Mrs. J. W. B. Pharr after a long illness, with burial in town on Wednesday afternoon.
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Atlanta
Weak Inactive Kidneys Cause Much Trouble
For Sale by Johnson Drug Co. advertises a health item linking kidney inactivity to various troubles and promotes a remedy. The notice presents a medical claim style typical of classifieds and drug-store promotions.
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Johnson Drug Co
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