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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
4
Church notices outline Sunday School at 9 30. Activities include devotionals Bible studies and church services through July 12 with conferences, committees, and guest speakers. Open house for conference guests. seek host families and prayer for spiritual benediction. Sunday sermon topics cover the resurrected saints and the new heaven and earth.
The Commerce News highlights town and county businesses as essential during economic downturns. They provide food and clothing to families, help children attend public schools, rent homes to owners, and inject thousands weekly into employees and the local economy. The paper urges cooperative effort to expand such enterprises for broader prosperity.
Tamar 8 Brown notes a Boy Scouts meeting with fifteen Tenderfoots examined. They plan a first hike next Monday at five. Regular meetings at five o'clock. Next Tuesday is Sunday School picnic day with baskets welcome. B. Y. and B. U. meet at seven. Athens convention delegates report a strong program.
Six rooms for rent on White Street. Regular services and Sunday observances announced. The Westminster meets Tuesday at 4 30 with Miss Kate Linde. Christine Endeavor congegration set for Sunday evening. Pastor Mr Barber went to Atlanta and was admitted to Atlanta Presbytery. Circle No 1 of the Woman's Auxiliary met. Auxiliary meets after the third Sunday. Home Mission posters due July 9. Sunday School offering for Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, S. C., and Nacoochee Institute. A Home Missions program was presented with a collection for mountain schools.
The News proclaims that Georgia can cultivate diverse crops beyond single-tree or single-crop aims. It urges widespread support for an all-encompassing agricultural movement to boost multiple vegetables and fruits and create markets, stressing collective effort and continuous activity for higher business in Atlanta and farming districts.
An all day singing event is planned at Smyrna on July Fourth with likely community participation. Local organizers promote the gathering as a festive Independence Day activity.
On Sunday January 25 1022 the old Carrollton Primitive Baptist church hosted an all day Sacred Harp singing led by J H Tyson with officers elected T S McLendon chairman E G Turner vice chairman and B E Morrell secretary. Committees were formed for turning and music sessions with multiple brief singings and a one hour intermission for dinner followed by additional songs led by the arranging committee and several brethren before closing.
William Beauregard McLendon died at home near Carrollton after a long illness from heart failure. Born on the McLendon farm, he was a Primitive Baptist and farmer who joined the Farm Bureau and Georgia Cotton Growers Association. Survived by a large family including nine children and several siblings, his funeral was held at Welcome church in Venice with burial in the churchyard.
We thank friends for deeds of kindness and tokens of love during illness and death of our dear father and husband. Grateful for floral offerings and support. May you retain such friends and blessings. Sincerely Mrs W B McLendon and family including N Ross Melendon, G J Fuller and their children, Reuben McLendon, Grace McLendon, Frances McLendon, Christine McLendon, Zona McLendon.
By order of Referee in Bankruptcy Eugenes Spradlin the estate of J J Nutt is offered at public sale for cash before the Carroll County Georgia courthouse door on the coming July 1922 arcade, Ninety acres of land in the 11th district parts of lots 234 and 235 encumbered by a John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance security deed for 2800, purchaser to assume a 2300 note. sale subject to court confirmation.
A brief notice invites readers to persuade a neighbor to join The Frea Presa club and secure a paper subscription for one year at 75 cents. The fragmentary ad hints at an ongoing club promotion and a one year term with a fixed price.
Atlanta reports public demand to curb liquor traffic through heavy penalties and jail terms. Georgia Prohibition Director Fred D. Dismuke releases May 1922 figures showing 196 stills destroyed, 3,209 gallons of whiskey confiscated, six vehicles seized, 186 prosecutions, and $50,878.45 in property losses. Dismuke notes statewide improvement in enforcement and rising difficulty of obtaining whiskey, attributing gains to strict fines and jail terms.
The Free Press invites readers to form clubs of five and have the sender receive a one year subscription free. The promotion targets neighbors who rally together to join the club, rewarding the organizer with a complimentary year.
The State Board of Health and the County Board of Health urge immediate vaccination as typhoid cases rise in Georgia. Last year 798 people contracted the illness. officials warn supplies are limited and advise contacting a physician or health officer to receive the serum.
An all-day singing event is planned at Crosa Plaine in the now Selon house on the fifth Sunday in July. All singers and listeners are invited to bring well-filled wallets and their books for a full schedule of songs and covers.
A July airday at Antioch Church off the Bairnhead Highway between Bowdon and Carrollton invites singers and their well filled baskets to join in a Rat Sunday event with an airday program.
An all-day singing event will be held at Pleasant Hill on the second Sunday in July inviting everyone to attend. Singers are asked to bring their own books and participate. attendees should plan to come, enjoy the communal singing, and support the event.
Mrs. B V Williams of Route 6 Springfield testifies Cardul relieved her weak back headaches and nervous condition after husband learned of the remedy. She notes her doctor said she improved and she felt stronger. The ad ends with a reminder of a big sale August 30 31.
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