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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
12
A proposed act amends prior statutes from 1886 and 1912 to allow election of Carrollton school commissioners by voters and to specify how vacancies on the Board of School Commissioners shall be filled. Dated May 1 1919.
Glenloch and surrounding residents shared visits over the weekend. Cnatn Pullen and daughter Opal spent Sunday with Mrs. Alex Almon, while Bill Griffin visited friends and remained ill. Various households hosted guests throughout the week and a large crowd attended Sunday preaching.
Pleasant Hill residents hosted visits from Mr and Mrs Lang Cautgins and children, Moe and Reeves families, Coles and Noah Cole, Driver family, and Rev Billie Johnson. An all day singing is scheduled for the fifth Sunday with new hymn books.
The note highlights saving money as a key value and mentions "War Sayings Stamps" as a program growing consistently day and night. It implies a nationwide effort to promote thrift through a stamp system.
Rain last week delayed farm work and many residents visited relatives and neighbors Sunday. Families including Peck, Shetfield, Moore, Morgan, Smith, Greene, Upshaw, Morgan, Hendrix, Scales, Jackson, Driver, Nestle, Sarris, and Wise were mentioned visiting or hosting gatherings in the area around Whitesburg and Beulah Inst.
The farmers attended an auction and singing at Beulah Sunday. Driskill and Wey returned home from military service with honorable discharges. Key and Matthews filled regular church duties while H J Wallis, Ollie Akin and others joined a singing at Poseyville. Frank Roth, recently at Athens, is home now. Mr dow Jants and family from near Zion attended Sunday preaching. Grady Brock visited the Satters family.
Pastor Woodruff of the Roopville Methodist Church preached last Saturday night at the schoolhouse. Mrs. M A McWhorter is improving after several sick days. G T Lyle and daughter Hinie visited relatives in Carrollton. Mrs Mattie Eidson of Oak Ridge stayed with Ona and Clea McWhorter. Mrs James Yearger, formerly of this place, is ill with malaria fever at Leona Tein’s home. Joseph Pentecost attended Glenlock preaching last Sunday. A War Sayings certificate does it.
Farmers in Bhady Grove busy against General Grew while crops look healthy and wheat nears threshing. Local families share Sunday visits among Bee Copeland Jackson Morgan Muse Brown and Smith households with several youths visiting relatives this week.
A local shop invites customers to visit and learn the differences between Columbia bicycles and other brands. The dealer offers buying, selling, repair, and exchange services.
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