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Newspaper

Carroll Free Press

Location

Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1917

Page

5

Waco Locals Report Weekend Visits and Travel

Mrs J Max Cook and daughter Mary visited relatives in Atlanta last week. E B F Ragan and Mr and Mrs B D Powell drove to Camp Gordon Pettay to see the son Dawson Dowell who will depart soon for Macon. J M Cook and postmaster J W Ross attended the Atlanta fair returning Sunday. Rev J T Gibson his wife D Smith and daughters E E Ragin and Cora Ivey attended the Baptist Marion County Association at Mt Zion last week. S M West of Muscadine is visiting this week.

J. Max Cook Mary Atlanta BE. F. Ragan Dy Powell Camp Gordon Piitay Dawson Dowell Macon J. M. Cook J. W. Ross J. T. Gibson D. Smith

Oak Ridge News Community Notes

Picking cotton and making syrup define the day in Oak Ridge. Jack Frost killed potato vines and other crops as Granding Little remains feeble. Mrs. Alice Taylor is ill. Lois Nix returned from a visit to Carrollton. R E Ringer, a merchant, remodeled his home. Several attended the fair last week. Mrs. Oscar Mote visits her mother Mrs. G T Lyle. Mary and Lillie Caldwell of Carrollton spent Saturday night.

Jack Frost Granding Little Alice Taylor Lois Nix W. J. Aldridge Carrolton R. E. Ringer Oscar Mote G.T. Lyle Mary Lillie Caldwell Carrollton

Sunny and kin visit Oak Grove neighbors and local updates

Sunny and sister Mrs Walter Eidson with Miss Leona Little Miss Nannie Mae Little and brother Henry visited Mr and Mrs W S Walker near Oak Grove Sunday. Rev T A Griffin filled his regular appointment at Pleasant Grove Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Homer Shadinger is better after a bad bout of typhoid fever. Mr J R Brown has his barn near completion.

Sunny Walter Eidson Leona Nannie Mae Little Henry Walker Near Oak Grove Rev T. A. Griffin Pleasant Grove Homer Shadinger J. R. Brown

Cotton Picking Progress Amid Boll Weevil Help in Sackville

Sackville farmers near cotton picking completion with boll weevil assistance. Local families visit relatives in Roopville Burwell and Randolph Ann. July events include A and M Fair attendance with reports of a pleasant time. Nearby residents Mr. Jim Hurston and Mr. Ivey noted travels and visits to East locales.

George Blackwelder Roopville Jim Smith C. A. Pruett Bawdon Hugh Freeman Sis Puller Burwell Walter Todd Johnio Martin Smith Rndolph Ann Jim Ivey Jim Hurston O. B. Hurston East

Lake Healthome notes hope for recovery after illness

Lake Healthome residents report Dr. Bob Lovvorn treats a patient toward recovery. Families visit relatives Sunday in Carrollton and nearby areas. Local social notes mention neighbors, young men heading to Camp Gordon, and a patriotic message to soldier boys amid the country’s great need.

Tara Mae Ivey J. W. Vaughn R. H. Foster Luther Foster Martin Smith Indian Creek

Bethesda Socials Report Busy Weekend Gatherings

Regular meeting days marked Saturday and Sunday at Bethesda. Mr and Mrs G I Ani spent Sunday with Sailors. Annie and Ruth Dean visited Miss Larlie Williams while Pauline and Mary Marehman visited Miss Selborc Dean. Irene, daughter of Mrs Harper, visited Mrs Dean. Ed Caldwell family joined Sailors household. Annie Dean visited Minnie Hall. R S Dean and J B Williamson busied making syrup. Baby Lou welcomed by Mr and Mrs Homer Hall and others.

G. I. Ani Ed Caldwell Sailors Annie Dean Minnie Hall Dean Roopville Homer Hall Lou Jesse Barney McWhorter J. B. Williamson

Roopville Community Notes From a Frigid Week

Roopville records a cold snap with frost and early winter hints while residents visit relatives and attend daily tasks. Notable obits note the death of Marian Serens, a 76 year old county elder with Salem as his home church. A Coast Artillery officer in Galveston recalls a 1915 storm message about loss and sympathy.

Coast Artillery Galveston Texas

Cotton picking rules the day in this community

Union News notes a slow cotton opening and cold weather with Jack Frost’s visit last Friday. Notices of social visits include Floyd Driver and a new boarder a big boy, Pearl Duncan with Eula Duncan, and R B Heard’s singing drawing a large crowd. Several residents, including W G Strickland, R D Clark and families, and J M Cook, hosted or visited others Sunday. A near Temple visitor Mr Aeree spent weekend with local relatives.

Jack Frost Floyd Driver Amiles Pearl Duncan Eula Duncan M. Fair W. G. Strickland In Our Villa Bae Ey R. D. Clark ApEn J. M. Cook W. C. Duncan Opey Phillips Cl Aeree Near Temple

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