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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
4
The Montgomery Advertiser argues ten states control cotton production, urging expansion to meet world demand. It notes a 16 million bale crop for 1911-12, fears a cotton famine as the year opens, and predicts prices must rise to reward growers, with weather delaying planting and harvest.
Carrollton Lodge 69 reports Grand Lodge met May 22 at 8 am and conferred degrees. Welcome by Gainesville mayor and Brenau representatives. Initiatory degree by Atlanta and Athens lodges. Prizes awarded Griffin 200, Athens 100, Fulton Atlanta 50. Robert T. Daniel elected to Sovereign Grand Lodge and Grand Sire. Officers installed. meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm with next session in Savannah.
Atlanta July 24 Special The Georgia Board of Health explains how to tell Anopheles from Culex mosquitoes and how the Anopheles transmits malaria. It urges screening, nets, and precautions in malarial districts, noting most infections occur at night and urging prompt treatment and blood tests for parasites.
About 3,000 visitors flocked to Tybee Island as the Tybee Railroad ran extra sections to handle the crowd. Oil burning locomotives impressed riders with cleaner, quieter trips while white clothes stayed clean. Surf bathing thrived, concessions prospered, Col Zack Mullhall’s show drew crowds, and Hotel Tybee opens Wednesday with Life Saver Dyer on duty reassuring bathers.
Atlanta August 7 Special The Georgia State Board of Health supplies Pasteur treatment at no cost for hydrophobia cases from bites by dogs or other animals. Since starting three years ago about 1,400 people have been treated directly or via physicians with only one death, a child with severe facial injury. The process uses brain tissue from rabbits to prepare the virus and twenty one daily injections complete the course.
Regular services at the Presbyterian church with Sunday school at 10 o clock a m and preaching at 11 o clock am and 8 p m. The public is cordially invited to attend all the services.
The Carrollton Electric Company offers 30 day loan of irons and sells lamps in sizes 100 watt 80 95 40 32 and more. Replace carbon lamps with Gem for better light and lower running cost. Located on the first floor of the Telephone building.
A $50 scholarship is available for Bookkeeping or Shorthand and Typewriting at Craudhan's Practical Business College in Atlanta. Apply to Paul F. Brown at the Free Press Office.
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