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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
6
Advertiser states covering Carrollton territory is possible at less than half the cost by advertising with a paper that serves the field twice weekly.
An old advertisement recaps a Mrs J B Gadd praising Cardus Cardul as a cure for long standing womanly troubles. It claims relief from headaches backaches and nervous symptoms and urges other women to try the product noting forty years of use and thousands of testimonials.
The Carroll County Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues invites sealed proposals on May 17, 1920 for labor material and equipment to build two bridges on Villa Rhea Temple road Bankhead Highway. Bid bonds five percent. plans at Carrollton LaGrange and Atlanta offices. work begins late July 1920 and must finish in 120 working days.
A Georgia petition from Merchants and Planters Bank of Villa Rica Carroll County seeks charter amendment to raise capital from 30000 to 50000 dollars, with stock split into 500 shares of 100 dollars each. The filing includes director and stockholder meeting minutes, a 25 dollar amendment fee and official certifications dated May 12–13 1920.
Libel for divorce files in Carroll County asking to remove disabilities on Green B Dingler. Hearing set for first Monday in October 1920 at 10 oclock in Carroll Superior Court room, with Josephine Dingler named as respondent and objections urged by all interested parties.
In memory notice details the death of Grover Rooks on February 14 1980 at Sister Bopby Rooks home. Born March 6 1892 in Douglas ilte Ga he joined the Baptist church in 1917 and married Sophy Hills October 23 1908. Survived by wife two children and several sisters and brothers. The Mt Pleasant church offers prayers and notes resolutions calling for peace and comfort, with copies to the family and Free Press for publication.
A reflective piece on smiling as a coping mechanism urging repeated smiles to soften misfortune. It urges maintaining optimism against hard luck and past troubles while suggesting smiles can influence fate and inner resilience.
Shiloh Sunday School drew a large crowd with many families visiting neighbors. Local residents including Agron Gray and Rufus Griffin, B W Gray, J S Johnson, J W Shilmake, W T Shumake, Penyl and Wenn Ayers, I W Dean, HM W Stevens, B F Ayers, A Z Williamson, J A Hammond, Tivren Shumake and Curtis Fural were noted for Sunday gatherings and visits around Lowell, Royndon, and nearby areas.
Community appeal urges neighbors and friends to subscribe to The Carroll Free Press and support its advertising plan. The notice emphasizes local patronage and sustained publication.
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