Mrs W C Adamson Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs. W C Adamson of Carrollton died Monday morning after a long illness. She was Minnie Reese, daughter of Dr A C Reese, renowned educator, and wife of Congressman W C Adamson. Survived by three sons Charles A Adamson Reese Adamson and Ernie Adamson. two brothers Erskine Reese M B Reese. a sister Mrs A R Blauder. Funeral Tuesday at the Methodist Protestant church with Rev J M D Radford presiding. Interment in city cemetery.
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W. C. Adamson
Adamson
J. McD. Radford
Railway Mail Service Examination Jan 11 in Carrollton
An examination for qualification to join the Railway Mail Service will be held in Carrollton and other locations on Saturday January 11. Those who pass will enter an eligibility list from which appointments are made as vacancies occur or service expands. Positions pay from 900 dollars yearly. applicants must be over 18. Postmaster Claud Smith expects several candidates, noting Uncle Sam as a satisfactory paymaster and that many new posts will open with the parcels post expansion.
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Carrollton
Post Office Department
Claud Smith
Sam
Postal Department
Rollton Bank Statement Shows Prosperous Condition
A Carroll ton bank report in The Free Press this week shows end of business December 31 totals of 204609.80, up from 50733.41 last year. Capital stock surplus and profits amount to 180001.24 with no bills payable, signaling steady growth since founding in 1851.
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Carrollton Bank
Carroll Boy Honored at Michigan University
Ann Arbor Michigan December 30 1912 a Carroll County boy receives mention for prominence at the University of Michigan where a cosmopolitan student body includes many foreign students and a banquet was held with speakers from several nations led by Raymond Robinson of Carrollton Ga praising southern Christmas traditions and Carroll county’s standing in the world Cranns H Hocan
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Ann Abor
Mich
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Free Press
Raymond Robinson
Carrollton
Robinson
South
England
London
India
South Africa
Carroll County
Cranns
H. Hocan
Anniversary Day at First Baptist Church
Next Sunday marks the third anniversary of the present pastorate at First Baptist Church. Attendance is urged. conveyances can be arranged by Mr. Glenn Holmes. The pastor preaches at 11 a.m. and the annual meeting at 7 p.m. presided by Mr. L Dornett. Everyone is invited.
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Glenn Holmes
L. Dornett
Mrs. M. F. Peek Dies at Home in Shady Grove
Mrs. M. F. Peek died at her Shady Grove home last Saturday and was buried at Macedonia on Sunday. She leaves her husband and three children Bernie Magdie and Millard, plus a number of relatives, who mourn her loss.
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M. F. Peek
Shady Grove
Macedonia
Bernie
Magdie
Millard
Parcels Post Begins January 1 In Public Use
On January 1 the parcels post launches as a major postal reform, benefiting suburban, rural, and small-town residents. The zone system eases fears of local merchants and strengthens home stores, with government control discussed as a future aim. Postmaster Hitchock contends future express rates will fall, potentially leading to full government takeover of express services.
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Postal Department
New York Times
Hitchcock
Parcel Post Rates for Carrollton Show Zone-Based Increases
The document outlines local parcel post rates for Carrollton, noting the local rate for mail addressed to the office of mailing or a rural route from there. It states Atlanta sits in the second zone relative to Carrollton, with eight total zones and higher rates as distance grows.
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Atlanta
Carrollton
Stone Succeeds Pearce As Clerk Superior Court
At the start of the year J W Stone of Carrollton succeeds D F Pearce as clerk of the superior court. Pearce, in office four years, turned over the keys to Stone while T J H Robertson stays on to assist. Pearce remains in Carrollton handling temporary receivership of the bankrupt J C Basa & Company.
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Stone
Pearce
D. F. Pearce
Superior Court
J. W. Stone
Cyrollton
T. J. H. Robertson
Carrollton
J.C. Basa & Company
Presbyterian Church Program for January Fifth, 1913
The Presbyterian Church announces a Sunday service schedule for January 5, 1913. It includes songs, a scripture lesson by the pastor, roll call of members, reviews of 1912 and 1913, community talks, Sunday School, stewardship, and an Announcements segment, concluding with Communion and benediction. Members are urged to attend.
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A. A. Simonton
S. Holderness
J. C. Newell
C. K. Henderson
L. C. Mandeville
Death of Harold Cole after pneumonia at sixteen
Harold Cole of Plowshare died after several weeks of pneumonia. He was sixteen years old and the son of Mrs. Allen Barnes. His death Thursday morning was marked by family sorrow. The funeral was held at Concord Thursday.
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Harold Cole
Allen Barnes
Concord
Model Music House to Open in Carrollton
A new enterprise in Carrollton will open in the W. J. Stewart building Monday under manager C. R. Mullins. Harold Sidney Holmes represents H. S. G. Lindeman, a New York half million dollar corporation with interests in the Cleveland Manning Piano Company. The store will offer a full line of fine instruments and runs a January 6 special: the first buyer can purchase a Harvard piano, normally 380 dollars, for 100 dollars.
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Willibela
Carrollton
W. J. Stewart
C. R. Mullins
J. B. Cleveland
Harold Sidney Holmes
G. Lindeman
New York
Cleveland-Manning Piano Company
Atlanta
Corrollton
Malting
Harvard
Central Baptist Church Preaches New Year Benediction
Central Baptist Church schedules Sunday morning service with text I Peter 1 10 and topic A New Year s Benediction. Evening service covers The Christian Avimor with Eph 6 13. Mid week prayer at 7 pm. Sunday school 9 30 am with teachers meeting at 108 Maple Street. Chorus practice Wednesday evening.
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Maple Street
Gaston Boozer marriage linked in Atlanta ceremony
The many friends of Miss Mildred Gaston are told of her marriage to Mr. Miller Boozer in Atlanta last Tuesday.
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Mildred Gaston
Mr. Miller Boozer
Atlanta
Parcel post plan to reach 20 million readers nationwide
Postmaster General touts parcel post expansion as a boon for remote areas and small merchants. He cites Silver City New Mexico as an example, arguing the system will lower living costs by cutting transport charges and bring city goods to rural doors at little or no extra cost. The plan promises eleven pound limits for farm produce shipments and zone-based rates to help small towns compete with mail order houses.
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Silver City
N. M
United States
Post Office Department
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Rollton Bank
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Michigan University
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Boozer
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