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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
1
A Bowdon girl Belle Lovvorn, nine, jumped into the Little Tallapoosa river to rescue a fellow pupil who toppled from a foot log. Though riverside banks were steep and men were away, she carried the other girl to safety, a Carnegie medal later suggested as a fitting honor.
The Georgia Legislature will meet next Wednesday for a fifty day session under Samuel Lumpkin who presides. Delegates to San Francisco for the Democratic National Convention are urged to join and may receive leave from the Senate president if needed. Major Devereaux F. McClatchey and the house clerk will maintain standard duties.
The Baldheads lodge meets at midnight with Maggi presiding. Minutes praise prior acquittal while Brother Harper’s eloquence wins praise. Committee names, a Temple member admission, and a move to field a mayoral slate are noted. Discussion on local improvements ends in adjournment.
An editorial from the Marietta Journal argues that engagement and progress in building the city matter more than census counts and that genuine local effort shapes outcomes beyond any tally.
The piece notes ongoing allegations and a popular defense of them amid current political cycles. It discusses how even partial truths could boost activity and morale among political workers and supporters.
Carrollton and Carroll County prepare to host the Georgia Association editors for a three day convention on the 19th 20th and 21st with civic clubs and the Trade Board backing a cleanup prize fund of 185 dollars. Local organizers pledge Southern hospitality and a strong welcome to visiting editors who will then carry goodwill across Georgia.
Burson as president Barrow as vice president Kuglar as manager and Kuglar as superintendent lead a new company to erect a brick plant. The group has chartered and bought twenty acres of clay with an expected output of about twenty thousand bricks per day for twenty years amid a regional building material shortage.
At the annual high school meet held in Athens from June 3 to 5 the fourth district scored 16 points in athletics to win the cup and 8 points in literary. The ninth district won the literary cup. Carrollton attendees included Prof. H. B. Adama Misa Engenia Redwine George Smith representing the district in ready writer contest Alvin Baxley in declamation and Edwin Peares in polo vault.
The writer condemns Carrollton fans for booing their own team after a home loss to the Romans. He argues crowd disloyalty drains players’ spirit, compares the field to a rough surface, and questions why players should try hard when home support falters.
Carrollton over Rome 6 4 as Presley on mound muffs and fans 10 Romans while Allen and Bowdon power two base hits. Bell homers in fifth, Rome rallies late to win 11 9 amid umpire controversy.
M. W. Lovvorn offers about 23 000 feet of fine dry rough lumber for sale. Rough split includes weather boarding and hoard stuff as well as framing stock. Contact Lovvorn to arrange purchase.
Mr W L Folds closed a deal Monday for the unfinished building next to the courthouse on Newnan Street from Messrs Newt Spence and Jackson and also bought the large warehouse behind it from Burson and Chambers. The price was near fifty thousand dollars.
The Carrollton Civic Club voted to join the Trade Board at its last meeting and several members enrolled under the new policy opening membership to women. The club is considering forming a county federation to boost countywide cooperative efforts in Carroll County.
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