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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
4
Community members share weekend visits and family gatherings across Bowdon and nearby areas. Birth announced for Earl Walker’s son on January 8, with several residents visiting relatives and friends, including Nunnally, Moore, Lipham, Crawford, and Sherrill families in the region.
Miss Clark Bonner of Stansel Alabama visits Mrs BR A Bonner. A pound supper hosted by Miss Emma D North draws a large crowd. Mrs H V Johnson visits Mrs B O Beavers. Miss Thelma Murphy and Annie Lee Leak of Mt Zion stay with Miss Carrie Mae and Yraulin Bonner. Mr and Mrs WoW Beavers and children visit B C Beavers company.
Me, 1, El. Boyd and family visited Mr. T. J. Boyd Saturday night. Newell and family were guests of Mr. CG A Gilland Sunday. Dob Garner and family spent Sunday at Mr. J. M. Williams. S N Martin and family stayed with Mrs. R. Boyd week’s end. John Davis and family visited Mr. Hendrix Sunday. L. D. Boyd and wife toured Mr. Richards Sunday night. Minnie Boyd attended Miss Myrtie Langston and Miss Plurnoy Langston Thursday night. Aver Hendrix and Ruth Redwine guests of Miss Cora Boyd Saturday night. Bruce Boyd visited Mr. W. L Hendrix Sunday. T. J. Boyt and slaugh spent Sunday afternoon at Huett.
Mrs. Fannie Lumsden is sick this week while neighbors including Clifford Ayers Hubert Boyd and Wulett Richards drove to Villa Riew Sunday. Dollie Noles visited Leona Holland, and J L Holland called on Mrs. Lumsden. Abe Housworth visited his daughter Mrs G Ayers. Homer Jones Malcolm Holland and Wenton Hall traveled to Paulding county. Mose Barron of County Line will stay with Mr T L Embry this year as friends extend wishes.
Community notes praise local schools thriving since Christmas and invite participation. A singing event is planned for the second Sunday afternoon at the usual venue. The C. S. C. will meet at 7:30 sharp at the designated time and place, with a yet-unspecified program expected to be announced by the arranging committee. An orator is urged to come.
Regular services by Rev Dan Carter at Mr 1on. Mrs W T Richards and children visit Mrs A S Camp and family. Singing by Mr and Mrs W A Trapp draws large crowd. Roy Richards visits Eldridge Vines. B D Carden family visit Cliff Richards. Miss Mary White stays with Mrs Maria Otwell in Newnan for sickness. A Trapp moves to H J Wilson place for next year. Mrs J C Carden with son H M Carden in Douglas county. W F Carden and wife dine with H W Carden. Robert Camp dines with Mr Cliff Richards. Perry Richards family visit Grady Wright family. Louise.
Center Mrs Haney and daughter Rath of Coleman's Mill visited E B Fuller and family Sunday. T W Gladney and son visited his father at Grass Plains Saturday night. J B Driver relatives visited Union Sunday. W L RB and children visited Fuller Sunday. Leonard Reeves visited Willie Drake Sunday. Reeves and others attended funeral of Mrs Hester Hanvey at Cross Plains Saturday. Gladney and daughter visited Fuller Sunday. Preaching here third Sunday at eleven by Rev J J Cole. Everyone invited. 20 Driver and children and Gussie Hay visited Driver and family at Grass Plains Sunday. Missey Maver and Jewell Burks from Pleasant Hill visited Hattie and Rae Drake Saturday night and Sunday. Alma Gladney visited Lorena Harper Saturday night and Sunday. J J Reeves and children visited E E Buller Sunday. Mrs Will Nevse sick for several days.
A new resident explains Smith's Crossing nickname and Bowdon Railway status. Weather prompts song from Jarhout Mute. farmers urged to plant mixed corn and wheat flour bread recipe shared by Bryant Garrett near Anti och. News of health and family visits includes measles, Wicks and Jodly at Bowdon, Walton cousins at Sackville, and Fuller moving to Burwell.
George Langford has moved here and Mrs. S F Williams shows improvement after illness. Rev J M D Stallings preached. Sunday School and prayer meeting went well. Mr Wilkes, Georgia agent, has been ill. Doe McGarity filled in. Next M P church meetings are planned. Sunday School at ten. Hog feeding advice warns against keeping hogs on corn alone, suggests cheaper feed or slaughter before cold.
On Monday January 8 the Bowdon election for mayor and eight councilmen produced about 50 votes. L. H. Burson won the mayoral post while councilmen elected were W. G. Brown A. J. Beck W. A. Stephenson and J. M. Butler. Vote counts show Barson Lovgvorn Beck Stephenson Barrow Butler and Wilson with various tallies.
In a letter, a printed letter head signals a reading man and an intelligent farmer, while a pale pencil mark on poor paper misleads. The text notes that readable signatures on business letters aid replies, and unreadable signatures hinder proper addressing.
Carrollton Citizens learn the officers of the Civic Club with Mrs. G. H. Stewart as president and J. R. Styles as first vice president. Other roles include Mrs. C. M. Hamrick as second vice president and Miss Naomi Jones as secretary. Standing committees cover programme publicity and related duties.
The Progressive Farmer urges owners to clear junk piled near farm buildings and tinder trees, remove setup refuse, uproot weeds, and improve self-respect by organizing machines, drying items, and storing debris in a woodshed. The call stresses yard maintenance and safer, tidier farm setups.
The Carrollton Civic Club presented a December 8 program with festive stage decor and three small Santa Clauses. Participants included Olive Bradley playing piano, Mrs. L. K. Smith presenting Drigin and Customs of Christians, Mrs. C. K. Henderson on The Right Observance of the Season, Susie Tanner on piano, Mrs. John M. Jackson presenting Christmas Spirit of Giving, Mrs. Robert Kinabrew reading The Three Wise Men, and The Effect of the Spirit of Christ noted as part of the sequence.
Mrs C M Hamrick of Reading presents a Christmas program titled Night in the Quarters featuring Sari Francis Beall and a song in Unison Way to the World. A Benediction closes the event.
The Civic Club holds its regular meeting at City Hall on Thursday January 18 at 8 p.m. Members are urged to attend. President Mrs HH Stewart and Secretary Miss Naomi Jones remind all members to be present.
The Civic Club schedules a January 18 1917 program with topics on home economics and county demonstration. Mr ET Jackson will discuss Govinty and county canning clubs while Mrs V 1 Whatley covers country canning clubs and home economics. ERS W W Baskin serves as chairman of the program committee.
An inquiry among 1000 rural families across regions shows wide variation in annual per-person food purchases outside home production. Georgia’s average sits near forty dollars per person annually, with potential to exceed the national figure as agricultural methods improve. The study notes Georgia’s progress from earlier lean years and cites strong state gains in crop and livestock output contributing to lower purchases.
January note from Bankhead Highway Association officers in Birmingham Aly reports rising enthusiasm across Tennessee Mississippi Alabama and Georgia for a road from Memphis to Los Angeles. Secretary L Rountree says advocates in six states back extending the highway and Ex Congressman F S Plowman would chair a conference to expand the route. Draft plans aim to link Atlanta to Washington and build a transcontinental highway connecting East West North and South.
A girl with a needle and thread asks how to keep moths from clothing, and a girl with a story book responds that the moths didn’t know there were any. Washington St.
A wartime era plea urges drastic measures to curb disease as epidemics threaten. The author argues vigilant actions now would save countless lives, citing contagious illnesses from typhoid to diphtheria and stressing a patriotic duty to public health.
Macon man Juillburn Hillburn, expert in cotton export, failed to sail to Liverpool to take a Taylor Cotton Co position after officials refused permission. British consul denial and war regulations barred foreign workers while able soldiers remained. Hoping for another boat, he faced repeated refusals in New York and Macon.
Mr. C. W. Baskin has moved to the Newell property at 32 Stewart Street, which he purchased recently. He is already making needed improvements on the home.
Notice to all debtors of the estate of Mahalay K. Houston and all creditors are asked to present claims for settlement. January 2, 1917. H.C. Strickland, administrator of the estate of Mahalay K. Houston, deceased.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a student or speaker asking about a phrase, while another person appears to request more time to share thoughts. The text contains misspellings and unclear context, offering little readable facts beyond the basic exchange.
Notice to all debtors and creditors of the estate of R L Buehlman to settle or present claims for settlement. January 2 ae in Carroll County Georgia directs recipients to contact the estate administrator.
A religious meditation urging sincere love to God and Christ. It cites Scripture from 1 Peter 2:2 and 1 John 4:10, emphasizes actions over words, and calls children to cultivate honesty, faith, and truthful service as daily habits. It warns against pretending devotion and highlights the moral record of a sincere life.
Mrs J B Whittaker credits Thedford's Black-Draught with keeping her family healthy for years. She recalls suffering from sick headache and stomach trouble before using the vegetable remedy, which her family now keeps on hand. It is praised for aiding digestion, relieving indigestion, colic, wind, and headaches.
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