Convention Proceedings of Carroll County Singing Convention at Villa Mica
The Carroll County Progressive Singing Convention met at Villa Mica Baptist Church for its semiannual session. Temporary president J.G. Hixon. permanent officers elected Ty Weir as president and A. Hendon as vice president with GC. My Stallings as secretary. Committees formed under Ty Tyson and Beck. Memorial lessons and preaching by Rey J. M. Spinks. Resolutions thanked the host church and village, and urged publication in local papers.
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Carroll County
Progressive Singing Convention
Baptist Church
Villa Mica May
Ana
Teddy Doster
Les Bye GR. Mudlins
Sessons
J. We Fleming
Ulysses Boyd
TM Davis
J. We. Roland
Rey
J. i Oxford
Weir
A. i Hendon
M. Doster
Shaffer Roland
Vanda Leathers
EC. Moore
Bob. Beall
C.K. Mullins
Tinutes
ML Lips Eonmb
M. Stallings
N. Od. Styles
CS. Wynn
Ciss
IGS
Wynn
B. B. Beall
C. M. Doster
Villa Riew
Fayors
Shaffer Noland
D. M. Pearce
J. M. Sploks
Carrollton Band Defends Its Work and Worth
A Carrollton Georgia letter writer defends the local band against a recent critical article. He argues the band is long underpaid, funded by its members, with instruments and uniforms costing thousands. He urges public support and fair treatment, noting other towns fund bands and calling for self-sufficiency through modest fees.
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Columbus
Kililop Free Press
Carrollton
Cam
Geo, L, Hamrick
Robison to build large warehouse rear of temple store
Mr R M Robison will break ground for a 65 by 140 foot warehouse at the rear of his store. Construction starts soon and will be completed by early fall. Also notes on local residents including Mr C W Griffin's illness and a Florida automobile trip by J F Durrett family, plus W L Kinney and son's near-drowning after river flood on trip north of Rome.
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R. M. Robison
C. W. Griffin
My. J. F. Durrett
Ren
Florida
Carrollton Circuit Holds Second Quarterly Meeting
Rev. W O McMullan announces the second quarterly meeting of the Carrollton Circuit to be held at the Old Camp Ground Church on Saturday May 15 with Dr J H Eakes presiding elder of the Rome district. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
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W. O. McMullan
Carrollton
Old Camp Ground
J. H. Eakes
Rome
I Remember I Remember the House of My Birth
A nostalgic poem reflects on a transformed farm from a traditional home to a modern, industrialized farm. The speaker notes updated machinery, new technologies, and changes in staff and livestock, contrasting memory with current progress. The piece ends with a voice asserting the family’s business acumen and adaptation.
Civil War Horse Still Survives in New York
The oldest Civil War horse, reportedly 53, lives at Horseheads, New York, owned by veteran BP McIntosh. The horse bears a government brand dated 1865 and aided its master in town trips several times weekly. Farmers say such longevity is extraordinary, noting horses average about fifteen years.
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Stul
Horseheads
N.Y
BP. A. McIntosh
Mcintosh
Danniel's Garage Ad With Bicycles Gasoline and Cars
An advertising notice from Danniall's Garage on Alabama Street promotes bicycle repairs and car hire. Gasoline priced at 16 cents per gallon. Reachable by day or night phone numbers 155 and 47.
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Daniell
Alabama
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L. J. Torres
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Atlanta
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E. M. Smith
W. R. Hay
West Point
Western Ry
Ala
California
Texas
Mexico
Fourth National Bank
Georgia
J. P. Billups
Atlanta, GA
Carrollton Band
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Jersey
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Citizens Bank
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W. J. Stewart
J.T. Coleman
RED Cross
Carrollton Electric Co
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