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Newspaper

Carroll Free Press

Location

Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1917

Page

4

Loyalty and food conservation in Georgia towns

Georgia towns form canning facilities to save surplus fruit vegetables and combat wartime shortages. Businessmen back the drive with bank loans to farmers encouraging more planting and production. Citizens urged to plant harvest preserve sell and conserve every food item as prices rise and shortages loom. local families noted in brief among measles illness and social visits.

Georgia Okewise Fiers

Local Visitors and Church Services Weekend Recap

Mr J P Warren of Hopewell Ala visited here Saturday and stayed with Mr A B Duke while Mrs Style’s parents Mr and Mrs L S Phillips hosted. Families including Walter and Mrs Eason of Bowdon and Miss Maggie Powell of Bowdon joined Sunday visits. Revival services were held with two sermons by Rev W M Lovvorn and Mr O E Enson of Milltown appeared on the sick list.

Style L. S. Phillips J. P. Warren Hopewell Ala A. B. Duke Walter Eason Bowdon W.M . Lovvorn O. E. Enson Milltown Tillman McKibben Liberty Hill W. P. Watson Maggie Powell Minnie Johnson

Temple High School seniors celebrate with luncheon and play

Local students and staff marked the end of the term with a six o'clock luncheon hosted by Mrs. R M Thom asson. Attendees included Miss Ruth Baker Miss Ruby Williamson Miss Idelia Connell Miss Cathleen Sewell Miss Ona Cartwright and Messrs Alus West Marvin Garner. The week closed with a commencement sermon by Dr W A Shelton of Emory and a seniors’ program featuring class history prophecy and diploma delivery with a play My Awful Dad performed Saturday night.

Mary Helle Smith Villa Rica Kath-leen Sewell J. M. Baker Atlanta G. €. Kinney Buchanan K. I. Nevins 5. M. Levans Estelle Jordan Bowdon Loyal McCollister Bethel Wil Suggs Maggie Muse Lillian Bryce Nannie Manley Elton Lovans Carl Yates Dallas Medlin West Slickery Tevyel Temple High School W. A. Shelton Emory University T. J. Branson L. West Ona Cartwright Ruby Williamson Idelia Connell Cathleen Sewell Wwe Marvin Garner Ruth Baker T. H

Local Social News from Bowdon and Nearby Unspecific Visits

Miss Mary Reid of Alabama visits grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ayers. Mrs. John Nunnelley returns home in Bremen after time with Mr. W. D. Nunnelley and family. Mrs. J. P. Fullilove and children spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Crawford. Sunday singing at Mr. M. M. Moore’s well attended. Brock Walker of Cullman visits sister Mrs. Nunnelley. Mildred Crawford visits grandfather Mr. J. W. Moore of Plowshare. Mrs. C. L. Cox spends Sunday with Mrs. W. D. Nunnelley. Toni Camp and Miss Cliffe Rainwater visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rainwater and grandfather Mr. J. W. Moore of Plowshare. Mary Downs spends Thursday night with Miss Kate Crawford. Misses Sallie Belle Burson and Mary Downs visit Mary Downs’s grandmother Mrs. C. S. Lipham on Saturday.

Mary Reid Alabama J. W. Ayers John Nunnelley Bremen W. D. Nunonelley J. P. Fullilove J. C. Crawford M. M. Moore Brock Walker Cullman Ala Nunnelley Mildred Crawford J. W. Moore Plowshare C. L. Cox W. D. Nunnelley Toni Camp Cliffe Rainwater W. E. Rainwater Mary Downs Kate Crawford Sallie Belle Burson C. S. Lipham

And No Kick. First Idiot Terrible Accident in the Factory

The piece notes a disastrous incident at a phonograph factory and a satirical quip about a party of the second part. It also mentions record sales this year and includes the Starvard Lampoon voice.

Phonograph Starvard Lampoon

World Lobster Catch Reported Around One Hundred Twenty Five Million

A historical note states the annual global lobster catch is about 125 million units. The figure highlights the scale of the industry and suggests extensive fleets and processing capacity involved in harvesting seafood across major coastal regions.

London Notes: Subscriptions rise as Free Press offer endures

An exchange notes that costs have increased while subscriptions rise. the Free Press remains available for $1.00 a year, with a reminder to renew. The shorthand applicant affirms speed, while the employer questions the ability.

Applcant London Notes

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