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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
4
A letter suggests addressing widespread food shortages not just high officials. It notes potatoes rotting where farmers won’t dig them and city residents unable to buy due to high prices. The writer asks what the solution is and references “rotten in Denmark” as a metaphor for dearth.
The Carrollton fuel shortage prompts calls for a community wood yard to aid needy families, with mayoral and council action urged. The piece also argues Democrats should unite to elect Mr. Wright in Georgia's district race, warning against complacency and urging active campaigning.
In Athens last Sunday five hundred fifty loads of wood from the community yard were delivered to as many families lacking coal and wood, sold at cost to those who could pay and given free to the truly needy. The narrator criticizes paying a second price, accusing graft.
Eight boys reported on their acre crops of cotton corn and peavine hay. Harold Horry Carrollton value 116.28 cost 49.63 profit 67.65. Tromer Mize Bowdon 1 value 66.06 cost 9.80 profit 56.26. High Martin Bowdon 1 value 208.50 cost 66.67 profit 141.83. Ghiss ay Bowdon 2 value 178.00 cost 51.61 profit 126.39. nay Bowdon 2 value 61.73 profit 9.? Gladd-Smith Waco 2 value 216.03 cost 60.58 profit 155.45. Dora Nixon Carrollton 6 value 179.20 cost 59.05 profit 120.15. Fred Garrett City value 203.77 cost 72.33 profit 131.44. Cotton 6 cents lb hay 20 per ton corn 1.50 per bushel. Prize was a short horn bull given by Central of Georgia railway won by Fred Garrett.
On Sunday December 30 Mr John Hutcherson and Miss Cora Pritchett were married at the home of the bride in West View. Roy C T Ivey officiated the ceremony.
J G W Lasseter of Carroll County has filed for permanent letters of administration on the estate of J R Lasseter, deceased. All interested persons are cited to show cause before the first Monday in January 1918 why the application should not be granted. Dec 6, 1917. W J Milligan, Ordinary.
H L Duncan as administrator of the estate of J W Duncan filed for discharge. Kindred and creditors are cited to show cause before the Ordinary on or before the first Monday in January 1918 why the discharge should not be granted. Dec 5 1917 W J Millican Ordinary
A government statement explains a nationwide coal shortage estimated at 50 million tons for the season. It warns that neither the Administration nor the Fuel Administration can increase supply, urges fair distribution, calls for conservation, and notes that emergency aid should be limited to critical cases. It also supports rail unification under government control to improve transport and deliveries.
A brief classified item seeking four hundred bundles of bright fodder offered at market price and directed to contact the Free Press for arrangements.
Atlanta readers learn the federal food authorities fix sugar and flour quantities to meet army exports. Retail and wholesale limits are detailed with prices, sale sizes, and anti hoarding measures, urging conservation and forbidding combination sales.
Misa Alzada Muse and Harris Springer wed at the residence of Esquire D. M. Boatright on Wednesday evening December 26 at 5 o clock. Attendants were present and the ceremony was conducted in a formal setting. The report notes the marriage details and venue without additional embellishment.
Mrs Elizabeth Jennings of IHepzibah Ga says Tanlac transformed her health after fifteen years of illness. She gained weight, sleeps well, digestion improved, pain eased, blood improved and spots faded. Tanlac sold in Carrollton by Red Cross Drug Store and an agency in every town.
A collage of wartime editorials and local items from Alabama papers discusses pacifist sentiment, calls for harsher punishment for spies, and drafts affecting publishers. It notes subscription hikes to 1.50, a Heflin publisher drafted, and Dublin city council steps to curb automobile speeding with fines up to 200.
Somerset Virginia resident Louis Buckner reports fatigue backache rheumatic pains stiff joints and sleep issues improved after using Foley Kidney Pills sold by Red Cross Drug Store. The ad-style note highlights claims of quick relief and urges purchase locally.
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