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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
6
Prof Frank Ward cotton expert spoke on boll weevil control to businessmen and farmers, urging more planting of sweet potatoes. Bowdon hosts church formation, revival plans, and notes on guests, transportation, and local visits. Community meetings include Bowdon Railway stockholders slated for June 8.
Bowdon State Normal and Industrial College will hold commencement events from June 4 to June 6 with sermons by Dr. Arthur Libbey of Oglethorpe University and Dr. R. E. Park of the University of Georgia. Sophomore and Freshman programs feature orations, declamations, readings, and plays to benefit the library fund. Local clergy and community members attend, with campus visitors and extensive chapel services noted.
Mr and Mrs Jease Horsley and baby Claude spent the weekend with the latter s parents in Carrollton. Hackney and family plus Vera Stewart Hackney attended the Shady Grove singing. Relations visited Cross Plains. Local school progress noted and closing exercises planned for May 27. The Woman s Club plans a play Sister Masons with fifteen characters and a fifteen person drill. The club organized aid after a neighbor lost home and contents to fire, sewing 27 garments in a day. A Sabbath School thriving and all day singing is planned at the Baptist church next Sunday. County convicts are camping and road work from Carrollton to Vila Rida proceeds.
Sunday visits marked by Rev T A Bonner and family with Otto Beavers near Mt dian and other neighbors. Locals attended all day singing at Cross Plains and decoration services at Pleasant Shave. Rain persists, delaying corn planting while some begin shopping and cotton seed planting progresses.
The annual Flat Rock all day singing drew strong crowds Sunday with fine music. Visitors included Elbert Boyd and wife, Ploomer Boyd and wife, and Vera Johnson of Atlanta. Zora Kimbrel of Cullman returned home after visiting Mary A. Eidge. Ben Watkins of Dongins County stayed with Harvie Couch’s family Saturday night. Farmers reported very good weather and nearly finished cotton planting, averaging five acres per plow. Bud Boyd and Dock McGuire, both from Hulett, visited Retta Payne on Sunday.
In Roopville area reports show cotton planting underway with little harvest ready for chopping. Gardens small. some oats cut. Death of a baby son to Mr and Mrs Guy Phillips on the 11th. Sympathy extended. Visits and births noted. local decor at Yellow Dirt, and a Saturday singing gathering at J O Vines.
Mr Ben Fuller had bad luck to Yous mule Tuesday and Mr Sim Driskell lost one Monday while farmers plant cotton seed. A Sunday singing at Mr Zion drew many locals. Sunday School aimed to grow and the B P U met Sunday night with a strong program and 50 plus members. they hope for a hundred. Visitors from Atlanta, Mr Arthur Roberson and family, stayed with the Butlers. The Hicks family low, Allen Morgan and family, and Jack Weeks from Atlanta were here for support and Concord service on Sunday.
Farmers in Bowdon Junction continue planting as harvest nears. Runday singing was weak due to many all day events with five held in the area last Sunday. Eureka’s singing shifts to next Sunday, and Rev Lee Hoare spoke at the M E church Saturday and Sunday. Kay Campbell to preach at the M P church next Sunday night.
Derr Free Press reports from Tallapoosa Ga on May 15 1922 describing a home visit with kin in the up to date city on the Tallapoosa. The writer attended Beulah church meeting with Rev Holiday and notes Bishop Richardson preaching a strong sermon at the M E church revival.
HULETT i mae ma Mr T W Richards and son Frank left for Unadilla Ga Wednesday morning. News came Saturday of Felton Nalley barn fire killing two mules. Jim Lomeden family visited Felton Nalley’s wife Sunday. Sing ing at Plat Rock drew many. reports say good singing. Mabel Hayen Vera Me Garity visited Homer Jones family. Glenn Connell returned from Carrollton after visiting LaRue and Ma mie Duncan. Students begin leaving for vacation as B Y P U interest grows. teachers praised. Inez Elsie LaRue King Enola Hull visited home weekend. several sick listed including Grandma Chapman Sid Transon Uncle John Boyd Mrs Lumsden Mrs Jim Brannon. speedy recovery wished. Canning club girls celebrated. Mr Hulett Ruby Richards Irby Kunton attended preaching. B Y U Sunday night. Rev J R Cole held regular services Saturday and Sunday at Baptist church. Pascal Jones Malcolm Holland attended singing Bethel near Temple Sunday. V D Whatley provided club girls with instructions last Friday. Next meeting June 10 invites all.
We report on a pleasant Sunday gathering at Ben- Inh attended by a large crowd. We extend sympathies to Mr R Hughs who remains ill. Miss Katherine Jackson spent Sunday with homefolks and was enjoyed by readers.
McGuire's Buss Line resumes operations with a Carrollton to Atlanta schedule leaving Carrollton at 7 00 a m arriving Atlanta 10 00 a m. Return departs Grady Monument at 4 00 p m and arrives Carrollton at 7 00 p m. 2Taortine
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