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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1926
Page
1
In rem tax sale by the Lumpkin County Tax Collector proceeds January 18 1926. The property in Dahlonega Eck contains forty acres more or less and will be sold at the courthouse door on the 1st Tuesday in May 1926 during legal hours. W M Hovary Sheriff.
G F Lamprecht recounts a Tulane tea story about an old Florida golfer who ignores a match in progress. The crowd heckles with Fore, but the man replies he is fifty two and will still shoot a 90, then continues his shot with dust and turf flying.
An ice mine near Coudersport Pennsylvania is described as a cave formed from an old sand mine. In summer it yields abundant ice for the countryside while in winter it stays warm and ice melts. The air shifts through porous rock and dripping crevices creating freezing conditions in the cave.
Old war badges and medals awarded for Liberty loan drives are being melted at the Washington navy yard. After the war many insignia were turned in to the Treasury, and melting them offers a disposal solution. The plan may divert some metals into gun factory channels.
Panuco, a 10 000 inhabitant Mexican city, formed an electric service company to obtain power from the United States. The generating station is complete and now produces about 500 kilowatts for street lighting and local power needs.
An electric street car with a mail box on the front dasher operates in Barkinside England. The car makes regular trips to a postal center and allows a person to signal a stop and drop a letter into the box along the route.
A quirky dialogue shows a businessman doctor pleading for a liver operation while a car mechanic jokes about renting a liver while his old one is overhauled. The exchange mixes medical urgency with absurd humor.
Prince Alfonso of Asturias heads a campaign to revive Spain’s silk industry once famed for Valencia and Talavera. Noble estates fund factories while peasants organize cooperatives, with worm seed, cocoons, and labs to combat pests and test fabrics. A European market for raw silk exists as the effort targets high quality textures.
An acquaintance questions Ts Buck Bolligee's earnings from a moonshine operation in Booger Holler. Tobe Sag of Sandy Mush notes Bolligee just filled his first well with money and plans a second as windows of opportunity open.
A traffic officer orders a car to stop, misjudging the driver as too young. The middle aged woman protests, and the officer apologizes, explaining the initial error in judgment.
Reykjavik dispatches describe plans to divert geyser heated water to heat homes in Reykjavik and provide continuous hot water. Hidden pipes in gardens enable early potato planting and earlier harvests while a Norwegian firm develops large greenhouses. The piece envisions Iceland becoming Europe s vegetable garden and a rival for Channel Islands flowers.
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge recalls Hamp Flatt’s eldest son entering surgery for appendicitis yesterday after mistaken illness rumors. Mrs. Johnson voices surprise, noting prior thoughts of pneumonia and pleurisy though the family correctly spelled the diagnosis and called a doctor.
The Lombard Romanesque cathedral in Bitonto, Apulia, a 12th century marvel, remains sturdy and dignified after government restoration. Few visitors come yearly, but its sculpted decoration and mythic creatures on portals reward hours of study.
John Donnelly, a New York architect and sculptor, claims he originated the Saturday afternoon holiday for workers while supervising stone carving on Fifth Avenue. He hatched the idea to ease worries by giving Vanderbilt house carvers a July and August half day. Early resistance followed, with artists and others forced to accept the change.
In Amsterdam about 15,000 citizens defied the new constitutional requirement to vote in parliamentary elections. Those summoned before the burgomaster must show excuses or face lawsuits in six district courts. Each defaulter may pay a five guilders fine.
The German head of state differs from a president as the chancellor leads with government support. The president commands the military, can dissolve the Reichstag, and can veto laws, sending them to a referendum.
Boys swimming in the Muskingum River near Marietta uncover Celeron plates used to mark French claims in America. The artifacts, among pre Revolutionary relics, were melted into bullets before their value was recognized.
All creditors of the estate of J. E. Tate in this county are notified to render their demands and all debtors must pay immediately to J. W. Boyp Admr on this 16th day of April 1926.
The city tax book will be open from April 20 to June 1, 1926, for receiving property tax returns within Dabonego. Alderman B. B. Housley or H. T. Burts will receeive filings.
The Phones. Tae a cost usee if you call and live in a house without a phone you are taking that for which you do not piy. Phone rates here are very low compared to other increased prices. Business $2.25 Residence $1.75. Extension in same house $1.00. In adjoining house $1.75. Desk set type 25c higher. Subscribe now. Get in the new directory and have an ea sy conscience. Dantonca TELEPHONE Co.
Notice of sheriff sale at the courthouse in Dahlonega Lumpkin County Georgia on the first Tuesday in May 1926. Property includes 110 acres in Lot 138 11th District 1st Section originally Hall now Lumpkin County with deeds to John Sullens from multiple grantors. Also a one horse John Deere wagon and harness levied to satisfy actions. Sold to satisfy Bank of Lumpkin County and other claims. Sale notices dated April 9 1926 and March 22 1926.
Public outcry sale at the Lumpkin County courthouse on the first Tuesday in May 1926 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Five shares of Bank of Lumpkin County stock to the highest cash bidder. Executors Henry B. Cocoran and G L Walden reserve right to accept or reject bids. Estate of GW Govhran.
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