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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1920
Page
6
Public guidance urges prompt careful mailing before December 20. Write legible addresses and return addresses, avoid postage due, and do not stamp with Red Cross marks. Pack properly, seal carefully, and be courteous and concise at the post office to speed handling for soldiers, horses, and vehicles.
The piece argues against trivial gifts and suggests practical items boys desire. It notes boys dream of adventures and toys testing strength, like rawhide ropes, stilts, fishing rods, snow shoes, tennis gear, bikes, lamps, or a watchdog, rather than delicate presents. It emphasizes tangible, usable items over frills. The tone mirrors a home guidance column from Maude S. Ner and the Woman's Home Companion.
A humorous note on how many people in small cities store Christmas gifts in places like drug stores and bars to avoid the rush. Shoppers, thinking they are unique in planning ahead, cache presents at nearby retreats to keep them hidden from colleagues and family.
The article advises buying plants locally rather than traveling far. It argues that travel costs, packing, and handling may negate savings from cheaper distant offers. While a grower could undercut on a single item, dealers generally coordinate holiday pricing, keeping quality plants at nearly fixed values.
A compact reflection on old Christmas ceremonies and historic events linked to the holiday. The piece highlights ancestral celebrations and generosity, noting how past generations prepared and shared abundance during festive times.
Amid desperate wartime shortages eastern Europe clings to hope in its children. Districts in Poland request aid for orphanages alongside hospitals, prompting eight American relief groups to unite as the European Relief Council to raise eighty nine million dollars for the baby generation.
Foreigners sending vast relief funds home from earnings as unskilled laborers support starving populations. American Relief Administration figures show Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Germany, and Austria receiving hundreds of millions in food drafts, with most funds reportedly spent by nationals in the United States. Profits from these drafts bolster general child feeding as the European Relief Council coordinates eight major relief groups to reach 9.6 million children in need.
A six year old Vienna girl battles rickets caused by under nutrition. The disease, sweeping thousands of European children, is met with a concerted appeal from eight American relief groups forming the European Relief Council seeking funds from American colleges.
Eight relief groups unite as the European Relief Council led by Herbert Hoover to raise 33 million dollars for starving and diseased children in Eastern and Central Europe. Funds fund basic food and medical care with double local support in logistics.
A joint appeal led by Herbert Hoover warns that 8 500 000 European children face tragedy this winter unless American relief continues. With seven major relief groups joining the European Stellar Council, agencies including the American Red Cross American Friends Service Committee Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Federal Churches of Christ in America Knights of Columbus YMCA and YWCA urge funds to prevent a mass humanitarian collapse.
Veal Miss Wella Reese and Mr John Barrete wed in a Sunday paper notice. Guests include Mrs Minnie McLondon with Mrs Eith Lowrey. Acquaintances from Carrollton and Atlanta visited and social events, with a bereavement for the Thompson family after the loss of their infant son. sympathy offered.
Carroll County Times is designated the official organ for Carroll County for the year 1920 by order of the county court. The designation will run for four weeks in the Carroll Free Press preceding January 1, 1921. Signed by Milligan Ordinary and Clark Superior Court officials on December 3, 1920.
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