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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1921
Page
2
Bradstreet analyzes 1919 20 trade trends noting a less profitable year for many sectors with lower outputs and prices yet persistent shifts in credit, wages, and demand. It highlights wartime excesses, postwar readjustments, price declines from peak levels, stock Liquidation, and the mixed outlook for farmers, industry, and employment amid gradual stabilization efforts.
The text discusses long term rewards for education and experience, praises a prudent American business model, and notes Fraver’s rebound with export gains. It warns against partisan patent nostrums and anticipates Congress action affecting natural forces in the economy. Extracts from Hradstrovt's Review.
A Cubran Kentucky druggist J B Jones recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after praising its effectiveness. He notes many customers speak highly of it and his own family has used the medicine for seven years, calling it the best cough medicine he has known.
Carroll County petition to incorporate Farmers Supply Company seeks a twenty year charter with principal office in Bowdon Georgia. the partners claim 25000 initial capital paid in and request authority to own property sue and be sued and amend the charter. funds, stock, and liabilities are itemized with plan to operate wholesale and retail merchandise nationwide.
The Free Press announces a full supply of legal blanks available at their office for public use. The notice emphasizes accessibility and ready availability to residents seeking standard legal forms.
Norma Thorne Tutt of Decatur killed herself in a cloakroom of a local insurance firm where she worked. A letter to sister Mrs. R H Arnold explained the deaths of her husband ten months earlier and her mother at last Christmas as reasons for her act, and she begged forgiveness. She had been living with her sister and brother-in-law at 120 Oakdale Drive.
Atlanta's annual report by Chief of Construction H. L. Collier shows a major paving effort in 1920 despite labor scarcity and high material costs. The city approved purchase of labor-saving equipment, with Mayor and finance committee backing further gear for 1922. Max R. Hall notes 222,187 lineal feet of paving completed this year.
Major General Morrison of Fort McPherson commends Gordon Institute and its ROTC program for excellent work as noted by inspector Major Cannon. He praises President Barnesville Dr BE Holmes, the faculty, and Burneauville citizens for strong cooperation and high quality military training. General Morrison expresses pleasure and satisfaction with the institution’s performance.
In Macon banks announce employee bonuses of 10 percent of annual salaries. Fourth National Bank also declares a 5 percent stock dividend totaling 25 000 for holders. Macon National Bank awards 10 percent bonus and a 3 percent dividend. The article notes a strike over musicians for local theaters amid a dispute about organists.
Savannah reports heavy casualties in a troubling period. Dorothy Mixson, three, died from clothes catching fire amid a sparkler incident. A residential auto collision injured an entire family, with Mrs. J L Perry in critical condition and her husband and three daughters severely hurt. Misses Gladys and Pauling Gedbee also sustained injuries in a separate auto wreck.
Savannah mayor declares that prize bouts will be banned if fighting spreads to the audience. The warning follows a Christmas afternoon match that was halted in the sixth round as fans fought after a free for all, outshining the boxers in the ring.
Washington introduces amendment to the federal farm loan act allowing joint stock agricultural banks to issue bonds secured by warehouse receipts under the United States warehouse act. Treasury would buy bonds up to 350 million dollars for next year and 500 million for each of the following two fiscal years. Loans on staples limited to 18 months and 60 percent of value, with banks required to have at least 60,000 dollars in stock and a minimum number of organizers.
Three Harvard students B F Cook Morris Goldberg and Ben Schienman with Lucien Strauss vanished while attempting to ascend Mt Washington in heavy snow. They carried little food and had no shelter or firewood. A large Boston search party is to scour the mountain for the missing quartet.
Uniontown, Pa armed guards stopped two intruders attempting to torch the junction horse at Star Junction near Uniontown. They fired a quantity of incendiaries in a room on the first floor. State and county officers say the pair under arrest in Uniontown are not leaders of the wider incendiarism ring costing Fayette County nearly a million dollars.
Southeastern Republican leaders under Rep Bascom Slemp were called to Bristol by Ninth Virginia district chair Charles Pendleton to endorse Slemp for a Harding era cabinet portfolio. The meeting aims to rally backing for Slemp's appointment during the national campaign.
New York City records 707 traffic fatalities in the year 1020 according to recently released statistics. The figures highlight the ongoing danger on urban roadways and the steady annual toll from automobile accidents.
Twenty two nations have aligned the protocol of the permanent court of international justice by the League of Nations. The protocol states the court's statute becomes effective once a majority, 22 nations, sign and ratify it. Portugal Switzerland Denmark and Salvador have also signed for compulsory arbitration.
A known shirt company announces a plan to cut shirt sizes and reduce trade prices by 60 percent. Retailers may pass on an equal reduction to consumers, aiming for a normal market basis. The move has been under discussion and could soon affect merchandise pricing and sizing.
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