Carrollton Wins 1920 Georgia Press Association Meet
The Georgia Press Association selected Carrollton Carroll County as the 1920 meeting site after contests with Macon and Chatsworth. Officers include President J Kelly Simmons and vice presidents William J Butlive Charles JD Rountree Ernest Camp. A barbecue and rail trip plans followed the convention, with many new members enlisting and talks on postal law and propaganda funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Georgia Press Association
Carrollton
Carroll County
Ralph Meeks
Carroll Free Press
W. J. Millican
Macon
Chatsworth
Carollton
J. Kelly Simmons
McRne Wo
Association
First View
William J. Butlive
The
Savannah Press
Second View
Charles JD. Rountree
Headright
Wrightsville
Ernest Camp
Watton Tribune
Ti. M. Sranley
Iabor
C. O. Binns
Nerald
Butler
J. J. Howell
Cuthbert
Stanley
Harber
Commerce Observer
Fifth District Agricultural School
Athens
Southern Railway
Tallulah Falls
Albert 8. Hardy
Guineaville News
David Comfort
Marietta Journal
Ellery King Re-Enlists in U S Army at Camp Bowie
Ellery King of Carrelltoy Georgia has re enlisted in the United States Army after more than a year of service. He joins the Motor Transport Corps and will report to the Army Mechanical Training School at Camp Helabird Maryland. His re enlistment causes an immediate discharge from his old unit and a 30 day furlough with full pay plus a $60 bonus. King is the son of Mr J B King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forth Worth
Texas
United States Army
Ellery King
J. B. King
Carrelltoy
Camp Bowie
King
43Rd Infantry
Motor Transport Corps
Army Mechanical Training School
Camp Helabird
King Aecuses
All-Day Singing at Cross Plains Church Invites All
An all-day singing event will be held at Cross Plains Church six miles east of Carrollton on Hutcheson Ferry Road next Sunday July 20. All singers and music lovers are invited and local residents are asked to bring well filled baskets.
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Cross Plans Church
Carrollton
Hutcheson Ferry Road
Carrollton and Carroll County Back Trade Board Pushes Growth
Citizens urge County development through road and hospital needs. Proposals include a county hospital, wider roads to Atlanta, four aldermen elected yearly, city manager, upgraded schools, parks, fairgrounds, and new industries. Calls for Bowden College to become a State branch and for local taxation to fund schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Carroll County
Carroll County Trade Board
Carroll County Medical Association
Board of Trade
Georgia
Bowden College
Soma
Atlanta
Credit Association For Merchants
Lesalty Denanis
Board Off
Whitesburg
Credit Information Bureau
Motor Service Corps
Trade Board
Answer to Riddle: Whale that swallowed Jonah
The item presents the answer to a riddle printed in Free Press by G. D. Creel suggesting the biblical whale that swallowed Jonah as the solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. D. Creel
Carroll Banks Show Strong June Bank Statements in Carroll County
Twelve banks in Carroll county report bulging vaults and growing resources as of June 30. Deposits including time deposits total about 2.36 million dollars, with four and a half million dollars in round figures for all members. The county’s banks, including The First National The Carrollton The Whitesburg Banking Company and others, show a prospering, fast moving financial scene in Carroll—the best county in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
First National
Carrollton, Phu Peoples
Citizens of
Carrollton
Whitesburg Banking Company
Whitesburg
Bank of
Roopville
Bowdon
Merchants and Planters Bank
Temple Banking Company
Farmera State Bank
Temple
Villa Biea
Merchants and Planters Bante
Dee
Tavelya
Pacv
Carroll
Three Day Agriculture Course Offered in County
The three day agriculture course runs July 23 to 25 at the A M School inviting men women and youths from abolition and surrounding counties. Men learn orchard garden stock judging feeding demonstrations dairy work and pasture management while women attend demonstrations in cooking sanitation and homemaking with club rally day for equity members. Extension workers from local and state agencies will oversee all demonstrations and instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aboltion
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Georgia State Cut of Agriculture
Carroll County Masonic Convention Meets at Roopville
The Carroll County Masonic Convention meets with Goshen lodge No. 71 at Roopville on Wednesday July 30th at 9:30 a.m. The program includes Welcome by Dr. J. T. Gibson, responses by Hon. W. J. Millican, and a Masonry address by Grand Junior Warden J. D. Hamrick. Dinner at 2 p.m. and election of officers follow, all Master Masons in good standing invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Goshen Lodge No. 71
Roopville
J. M. Earnest
W. M
W. A. Woodruff
J. T. Gibson
W. J. Millican
J. D. Hamrick
Salesman Wanted for Lubricants and Paints
Riverside Refining Company seeks a salesman for lubricating oil grease specials and paints. Position offers part or full time and commission basis. Preference for a man with an ear or rig experience. Located in Cleveland area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Refining Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Gearhart First Day Lecture Promises Inspiring Leadership
A. Gearhart, described as a premier orator, is scheduled to speak at the town, aiming to uplift community spirit. The 1919 Greenville program hints at a new day with education, civic ambition, and a crusade for knowledge. The talk blends humor and illustration to explore life, moral growth, and the value of soul transformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Gearhart
Radcliffe Chatangquhr
Sir Town
Toadship
Sunshine
Goliffe
Tribute Resolutions for Roy Walker Leader in Carrollton Church
The Carrollton Presbyterian Church notes the untimely death of Roy Walker son of Mr and Mrs J T Walker secretary treasurer of the Sabbath School He was a faithful Christian and beloved church and community member His death is mourned by the church Sabbath School and town papers are asked to publish the resolutions and minutes be kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Walker
J. T. Walker
Carrollton Presbyterian Church
Christ
Stabbath
C. K. Henderson Jr
T. J. Aycock
Sidney Holderness
W. R. Henderson
Carrollton Chero-Cola Plant Doubles Capacity
The Carrollton Chero-Cola plant under general manager R A Jolley plans to double capacity with new machinery bottles and cases and adds a two ton truck to handle rising business. The local plant shows strong performance under Jolley’s management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
R. A. Jolley
Jolloy
Activity Booms as Carrollton Trades Rise
Local business activity surges with widespread trading and cotton market movement. Mentions of new property deals include Mandeville burial corner sale, Ruth McGauthy purchasing a 10 room two story dwelling at 14 Dixie street, and R J Galbreath buying the Ignew property at 73 Newnan street with plans for major renovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrall County
Carrollton
Phere Tantore
Bietiesa
Cyrrallton
WA. Maloof
Newt Street
Mandeville
Rome Street
Mansett Ten Cent Cs
Griffin
Chevrolet Care
Misa Ruth McGauty
Amith
Dixie Street
Dixie
R. J. Gailbreath
Newnan Street
W. €. Morgan
Gailbreath
Missionary Rally Program at First Baptist Church 1919
The program for the Missionary Rally at First Baptist Church on Thursday July 24 1919 begins at 10 o’clock. It includes opening song Jesus Collens prayer for the presence and power of the Spirit, scripture Speak to Me That I May Speak devotion by Mrs K B Merrell and other sessions on circle play Bible study training school and Young Women’s work. Lunch follows with song The King's Business and a silent consecration prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Jesus Collens
Sony
K. B. Merrell
Messacre
Aesociational
Carrollton
Voval Dust
Kyle Johnson
Alma Stephens
Wylie Cree
George Stephens
W. A. Cale
J. W. Barrow
Mra
M. L. Moore
Southland
Vivian Snead
Baptist
Helen Brown
W. M
Auziliarius
Clair Snead
Tyrin
Son of God
Second Co-Operative Fat Hog Sale in Piedmont Georgia
In July at Newnon the Fat Hog Co operative Sale in Piedmont Georgia saw 14 farmers bring 97 hogs. Hogs sold by grade yielded 919.30 per hundred for grade one and 18.90 and 417.20 for grades two and three respectively, totaling 4926.15 for the lot. The event featured Carl Wallace of the Georgia State College of Agriculture and Marty Brown coordinating market notices with buyers and packing houses including Stuitt Moultrie Armour Jacksonville White Provision Co Macon Packing Co. County and district officials attended to observe the Hog Marketing Association organized by Coweta County agents and funded by 25 dollar contributions from twenty Farm Bureau Advisory Board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newnon
Piedmont
Georgia
Prades
Carl Wallace
Annnal Wmushondry
Georgia, State College of Agriculture
Marty Brown
Nannat
Stuitt
Moultrie
Armour
Jacksonville
White Provision Company
Atlanta
Macon
J. A. Johnson
Carrollton Iin
G. Garner
Troup
EB. Ries
Merriwother
EB. T. Jackson
Carroll
Drake
Cowota
Deake
Farm Bureau Advisory Board
Gamlet
Stephen Struck by Lightning Shocks Carroll County Resident
A Sunday lightning strike hit Mr T Y Stephen at his College Street home in Carroll County. A child was killed at Bowdon Junction, and a chestnut tree in the yard of Mr J Wilson was struck, damaging window sashes and the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
T. Y
Stephen
College
Milwaukee County Roads Cut Costs With Traffic Census
Milwaukee County officials report a four year census of highway use by the U S Department of Agriculture shows about 26 000 vehicles travel the roads daily and traffic increasing roughly 42 percent per year. The study sampled 52 points with seven counts at each point across multiple months. It aims to gauge pavement durability against wear from traffic.
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Romla
Milwaukee County
Wis
Bureau of Public Ronis
United States Department of Agriculture
Fourteen Pound Cabbage Head Showcases Carroll County Produce
A fourteen pound cabbage head, with stem and waste trimmed, arrived in town Tuesday morning praised as a testament to Carroll County pluck and soil. A two and three quarter pound head of lettuce was also seen in a local grocery store, signaling that Carroll county vegetables are arriving to stay despite later maturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
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Walter Millican
Press Association
Messrs
A. J. Baskin
Claude 4. Smith
Otis Barrow
Mayor and Couneil
Ira County
Civic Club of
Georgia Entoys
Yoo
Cross Plains
Carroll Banks
Masonic
Pal ‘Gearhart
Baptist Church
Carrolton
Piedmont Section
Hali
Coweta County
MR. T. Y. Stephen
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