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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
2
Glad to testify from Watoga West Virginia how Cardui helped her from ages thirteen to adulthood. She endured headaches backaches and weakness until a doctor not needed thereafter and credits Cardui with restoring health and strength. Physicians recommend it and it has been in use over 40 years.
A Sunday School convention at Central Hatchee last weekend was blessed. Plans are set for next Saturday and Sunday at Melrose, three miles west of Bowston, with prayer services each Sunday night at eight. Readers invited to attend and share updates by mail.
Local notes report scattered chicken pox, recoveries, and visits among Liberty residents. Several families attend singing at Central Sunday, with church event plans and reminders to renew subscriptions to the Free Press.
Local farmers are nearly finished with harvest as families visit kin in Ling Bungay and Atlanta. A church gathering at Brooklynd drew a large crowd after a cream supper at Mrs. Ayers. Fairview Sunday School plans a July picnic at Allgood bridge. Rev. W B Taylor led services at Pine Ridge, with next Sunday the regular meeting day for Fairview.
Flat Rock community notes include Mr 8.2 Matin and family from near Villa Rica visiting Mr J. 2 Homilris and Mr. J. OC Campbell’s household. Several families from Little Vine and Villa Rica shared visits, church plans, and a cereal supper at Mr J. W. Wendrix’s. Charlie Boyd to preach Sunday at 1 oclock.
Mrs Mollie Shoemake and son Buren visited Carrollton with sister J W Brown. William Harper and son Raymond stayed with John Dean. J A Hammond family visited Gilbert Ayers area near Whooping Creek. Gene Rooks from Union joined A Williamson family. Mamie Stella Marpge with Tempia Belle Stone sisters stayed over. Pearsie Hammond visited with Belle Ink Shoemaker. Trips, church singing, and Sunday visits noted among local families including Houseworth Williams and Ola Williams households.
Temple News items record residents and guests visiting Boston Birmingham Dublin Rome Carrollton Bowdon and other places. Notable mentions include Mr Bob Brown and sisters Ruby and Cora returning from two weeks with relatives, Mrs C Kinney hosting a party for Ruby Brown, and several locals spending weekends away or with relatives.
A war themed feature Our Fighting Forces will be shown at the Bonita today with government permission. The program emphasizes defense and the old fighting spirit of 1776. Max Linder appears today in Max Comes Across and Fatty Arbuckle performs Saturday in The Butcher Boy. Marguerite Clark appears Wednesday in The Valentine Day. Admission 6 and 10 cents. special free entry for a puzzle solution.
A poem by Daniel M. Henderson urges readers to measure their loyalty to the flag by actions and sacrifice. It contrasts the flag's glory with the service of strong men and brave women, asking how much readers will contribute to Old Glory.
The firm of J G Smith and C G Kenney doing business as Kinney and Smith at Temple Georgia has dissolved by mutual consent with J G Smith retiring. C Kinney continues the business at the old stand and assumes all liabilities and will collect all outstanding debts. This June 7 1917. J G Smith Co C Kinney 6 7 4¢
G C Cook cashier of Peoples Bank swore before me on June 27 1917 that the above statement reflects the bank's condition as shown in its books. He signed and submitted the document in Carroll County Georgia before the undersigned notary.
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