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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
1
The Carroll Free Press and Contest Manager extend the Big Vote Offer to April 14 at 2 PM due to bad weather and illness among candidates and neighbors. About 47 of 61 workers favored extension while 8 had no view. over 3,000 county families still receive no Carroll County paper.
Brief scrambled text references a devotional event with Rev Hy Iy and attendees. Mentions public nature, a date pattern, and locations like 8330 and 13 A-Smeh with inferred times. specifics are unclear due to garbled OCR.
O W Smith of Commerce Jackson County Georgia captures the gold medal and $1000 for the largest yield of lint cotton in the United States for 1919. The competition offered eight prizes for six crops corn wheat cotton oats alfalfa and potatoes with medals and cash. In cotton only four awards are listed with Smith, White of Barnwell, South Carolina, and William Peterson of Clinton, North Carolina receiving medals and cash. Great interest was shown nationwide as extension departments and agents urged participation to aid wartime production and postwar needs.
Southern borrowers turn lenders as Georgia gains, with southward investors buying investment securities. The shift signals rising surplus, higher cotton prices, diversified crops, and continued thrift, says Mr. Berrien.
The Carrollton Circuit Parsonage Trustees were declared vacant and a new board elected at the first quarterly conference held at Striplin's Chapel on January 4 1920. Members named include G P Nixon Smyrna E B Live Stripling's Chapel J D Wester Center Point T S Bonner Old Camp Mrs Ht F Marrel Old Camp.
March 4 at 10 a.m. at the Carrollton courthouse a Boll Weevil meeting will feature Hon J Phil Campbell director of Extension Work in Georgia. Carl Wallica discusses live stock and Prof C Ward addresses cotton growing under boll weevil conditions. County Agent E T Jackson urges all farmers and business people to attend.
Mrs Nancy Black died February 14 at her grandson Jim Smith s home West Wein Carrollton. She was a Beulah Baptist Church member for 36 years and leaves children and many friends. Funeral services were held and she was laid to rest beside her husband who died fifteen years earlier. May the bereaved find comfort and hope.
Mr. P. F. Royster of the Royster Guano Company credits his success to farmers who he says are the fairest of men and who trust his life’s work to provide top plant foods. He notes continued growth as farmers recognize Royster’s lifelong commitment to crop nourishment through good times and bad.
Judge Boalt adjourned the city coast session until next Monday morning, ending proceedings for now.
The 1920 notice states pensions for Confederate soldiers on the roll before 1919 will be paid when funded by the next Legislature. Pensioners unable to appear may grant power of attorney. No appropriation was made for 1910 pensioners in the last Legislature, and no report was issued.
One of the saddest accidents occurred at Daniel Bros gin and mill now owned by the Gray Bros. Logan Oscar was badly injured when the engine started throwing him, injuring his left foot and arm. He was rushed by car to Carrollton for treatment by Drs Barker and Askew, who feared amputation but reports now say he is recovering. His friends wish him a speedy recovery.
Mr Emerson Grow aged 68 died Tuesday morning in his room at the Bradley building. The funeral will be held at 3 20 at the residence of Q O B Lassetter on Rome street with interment in the city cemetery. The Grow family is among Carroll county’s oldest.
Civic Club will not meet on Thursday March 4 at the usual hour. The group will host town organizations at 8 o clock to discuss city welfare. President Mrs W B Henderson presides.
Friday afternoon at the Bridge Club Mrs Camilla Manveille Newell was beaten to the table. The prize a pair of silk hons went to Mrs H. C. Boykin after many games a salad course was served. Only members and several invited guests were present.
Beatrice Pritchett celebrated her seventh birthday Monday at her Lee street home. Guests included Mary Campbell Mary Turner Inez Owlsll Mildred Folds Winsted Langly Caroline Boykin Paloma Wiggins Margaruita Russell Mary Powell Sarah Cheney Louise Tyus Lunle Doyal Harold Pritchett and Lewis Pucker. After games, refreshments were served.
A writer argues that keeping dogs costs more than their return, claiming fifty worthless curs exist for every dog that earns its keep. He cites pork supply as a driver and notes the roles of bird, hound, and watch dogs as useful, while questioning overall efficiency.
A rock party given by Mrs. John Sowell at her Cedar Avenue home featured Miss Robbie Lea Smith Miss Florina Cook of Bremen and Miss Sara Bell Rowell of Newnan as guests of honor. Attendees included Marty Aatin Belva Cole Pauline Stevens Reba Garrett Corinne Bass and others. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments of cream and cake.
A letter from Carrollton Route 5 titled Dandlevilla mentions a forthcoming wedding a child's death and a shadow party. The writer's signature is missing. editors request the correspondent's signed name for publication while keeping the name private.
Mrs W Millican was the charming hostess Friday at a buffet luncheon. The house featured a yellow and green color scheme with twenty five young matron guests. Helpers in entertaining included Mrs T M Turner Mrs B M Bass and Mrs C E Hoop.
Professor W G Cole explains a dog's tail as a semaphore of emotions. Quick switches signal anxiety or interest while violent lashes show enthusiasm. side to side movement means hunger and a droop indicates fear or discouragement. The tail acts as a safety valve for feelings.
Judge John D. Humphries of Fulton County’s Ynton criminal court warns the grand jury of an unprecedented rise in cases. He supports emergency divisions to handle the influx and notes many youths face charges, though he seeks careful action rather than broad declarations.
An advertisement encourages women to become practical nurses quickly using a Home Nursing guide by Les H. Smith. It claims one can learn to recognize diseases, take temperatures, perform baths and bandaging, and care for infants. The 500 page book costs 2.00, available from World's Medical Press, Buffalo, NY, with a 50 cent offer for readers of The Carroll Free Press.
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