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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
4
A editorial piece discusses economic pressures and the danger of drifting after profiteering ends. It urges readers to steer toward purposeful effort, cultivate daily ten minute focused thought, and develop willpower to overcome obstacles. The piece frames ambition as attainable with determination and plans.
A civic appeal urges subscribers to pay a full year in advance to strengthen the local paper and community. The note stresses collective effort, urges readers to report events, and criticizes passivity while praising patriotism and local study. It notes housing shortages and contrasts daily sport pages with Bible reading.
In a 1921 outlook the town pledges to harness its fertile economy, factories, and money reserves for broad production and growth. It calls for direct producer to consumer markets, curbing profiteering, fair wages, and Golden Rule reforms while preserving perseverance and initiative to improve humanity.
An appeal urges readers to resolve to attend church Sundays for the year, noting church entry is free and welcoming to all. It contrasts religious service with paid entertainments like shows or circuses, claiming the lessons learned benefit home life, business, and daily conduct, inviting all to attend in 1921.
A letter argues newspapers overstate global woes and call for balanced coverage. It pleads for constructive, hopeful reporting that motivates better work and aid for the nation, while urging writers to focus on domestic needs alongside overseas relief.
The text contrasts how opportunity does not guarantee achievement, noting that youths from deprived urban areas or immigrant groups may strive with zeal, while well-off youths with every opportunity often show indifference. It observes fortunes shifting, with some from humble origins rising to fame while those given advantages fall short.
Roopville reports a festive Christmas with church events and a quiet celebration. Miss Mary Ethel Nixon and Mr. G. N. Robison wed at the bride’s father’s home with Rev J. T. Gibson performing the ceremony. Community greetings, local travel, and changes in residents mark the period as 1920s Roopville looks to 1921.
Christmas greetings mark Glenloch with Santa’s visit while Moessra Kent and Simonton’s store burns Saturday night. The Centralhatchee school will reopen Monday January 3 with Prof. George Meall as principal and Miss Iann McGraw as teacher.
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