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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1919
Page
2
A jumble of notices predicts June 1926 war fears and discusses road bonds in Lumpkin and neighboring counties. Citizens debate bonds, taxes, and road funding while soldiers and pensioners press for timely support.
A long list of cases, jurors, and verdicts shows varied resolutions. Notable outcomes include a $4,000 verdict for Georgia Railway and Power Co. in a damages suit, several alimony and default petitions, multiple misdemeanor pleas with fines, and a not guilty verdict in the murder case against Eric Lackey following a late session. The panel of jurors and state attorneys are named.
Tomorrow the 26th decoration day activities begin at 10 30 with old soldiers forming at the court house and marching to the college chapel escorted by cadets for a program and grave decoration. The Superior court remains in session with another murder case to be tried likely lasting through the week.
A roundup of incidents and policy notes covers alcohol prosecutions, law repeals, road funding, crime figures, and transportation plans across states. Highlights include Georgia auto tag milestones, an Alaska repeal, and an air mail route to Macon Montgomery.
The county grand jury will appoint a finance committee to audit county officers books from the previous year up to the last committee's review, with plans to publish new and increased pen names next week. John Perry killed a perker weighing ten pounds recently.
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