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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
1
The Anniversary exercises were rescheduled for next Sabbath January 14 due to inclement weather. The program includes an anniversary sermon by Rev. Jesse M. Dodd, annual meeting, reports from Sunbeams Y W M S Baraca League Willing Workers and Sunday School, songs, prayers, and a benediction.
Rental notice for 1912 listing a good house with large pastures and a three horse farm at Whitesburg edge near school and churches. Rent set at seven hundred fifty pounds of middling lint cotton. Address inquiries to JAS. A. Kelley at Whitesburg Banking Co.
Lee birthday events planned for Friday January 19 at the Public School auditorium at 10 30 with Mr A E Snead delivering the address. Crosses of Honor to be conferred on listed Confederate veterans, and a full program to appear next week. Local U D C members urge eligible veterans to apply before November 1 1912.
Annie Wheeler Chapter U D C schedules its regular meeting in the chapter room next Wednesday January 17 at 3 00 P M Full attendance is urged as Lee's birthday occurs Friday and questions for the study are in last week's paper Respectfully Mrs Robt Fitts Rec Sec
A court house meeting is set for Friday January 19 at 10 a.m. sharp by McDaniel Curtis Gamp. General Lee birthday events include May Macon elections of officers and delegates to the state reunion. All veterans urged to attend to assist U D C chapters in celebrating General R E Lee birthday. Geo F Cheney Commander W O Perry Adjutant.
Election results show very light turnout with only 134 votes cast in this city and 72 in the entire county. No major contests or outcomes were reported, reflecting limited voter participation on election day. No candidates or party names are specified in the readable text.
Dr Samuel C Benedict head of the Georgia state board of health states the board remains unanimous that Dr H F Harris secretary is innocent of charges raised by Dr W F Westmoreland former board member. A detailed report on Westmoreland charges will follow.
A health department survey shows hookworm present in 141 of Georgia’s 147 counties after a campaign begun in April 1910. A field force of 5 to 10 men has worked to teach prevention and treatment across localities, with six counties yet to be formally located: Taylor, Richmond, Towns, Gilmer, Glascock, and Union.
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