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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
4
Carrollton launches a Red Cross Christmas membership drive urging every woman to join for one dollar and display a service flag. The piece highlights diverse groups of women, praises veteran workers, and asks those who have never contributed to consider their patriotic duty toward soldiers in the war.
The American Red Cross launches a campaign from last Monday to Christmas Eve to raise members in the United States from five million to fifteen million. Carrollton Chapter aims for 1500 new members with Dr R W Sonos as campaign manager for Carroll and Tuned counties. A ten million dollar fundraising goal underpins the effort, with membership fee set at 3.00.
Petition seeks incorporated Honduras Coffee Company with principal office in Carroll County Georgia for twenty years to operate a coffee roasting plant and trade in tropical products. Incorporators include J J Coleman W F Coleman W N Gill Raymond Robinson asking to acquire property and amend charter by majority stock vote. stock $5000 with $500 paid in. witnesses J W Stone clerk 1517.
Rental notices list properties at Dixie Street Maple Street Austin Avenue Harman Bima Street and Towner Street. Units include varnished extras and address details for 31 Dizie 8b 52 Maple 17 Austin 18 Harman 26 Bima Q1 Austin 57 Towner.
A jumble of property entries lists dozens of addresses with varied plots and rooms. Locations include Dixie Booth Maple Newnan Stewart Austin Alabama and others with ranges from 4 to 11 rooms and parcels from 1 acre to 764x150 feet.
A Christmas program is listed for the First Baptist Church on Sunday evening December 23 at 7 PM. The service features organ music, readings including The Empty Stocking and No Name On the Door, vocal solos and madrigals, a violin solo, a listening bar, and a Santa Claus moment with gifts and offerings. Community members are invited to attend and bring a pot of apples.
December 8 report from Ellijay notes W. N. Lege a prominent farmer near White Path loses feed and grist when a freezing gasoline tank explodes. A 50 gallon tank and the engine were blown into the air, and the mill building was destroyed by fire.
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