Lumpkin County Grand Jury Presentments 1927
The April term grand jury reports well kept dockets and jail conditions, recommends repairs and road changes, updates pauper lists, names notaries, sets per diem pay, thanks officials, and asks publication in The Dahlonega Nugget. Finance committee details receipts, balances, and recommendations, with praise for county officials and highway work.
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Lumpkin County
George Beasley
Jay Bridge
Encoys Davis
Emory Prackett
Ann's Mill
Georgia Chapman
Pat
Jim Richard Hatfield
Miss Ince
Fannie Garrett
Claud Norrell
Calvin Gillstrap
Jim Bar
Bill Gilbert
Frank Ridley
Yahoola
W. A. Hutcheson
Auravia
B. I. Corbin
Chestatee
B. H. Higgins
Davis
Odum Parks
Martins Ford
J. M. Nidley
Hightower
Fred Palmour
Georgia
Finance Committee
Detonators Found At Cambridge School Threaten Pupils
Report from Cambridge public school near Auckland recalls several boys handling detonators found by a pupil who shared them. One lad chewed a detonator while another used one as a pencil cover, with no awareness of danger. The item illustrates safety risks amid wartime relics.
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Cambridge Public School
Auckland
Safer Travel Statistics From Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports dramatic safety gains since 1913 with a 51 percent drop in passenger deaths, 67 percent fewer injuries, 57 percent fewer employee deaths, and 81 percent fewer train collision casualties across American railroads.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Tennessee Giant Miles DardenMark of a 19th century giant
Miles Darden, a towering figure in Harden county Tennessee, died January 23 1857. Reported as seven feet six inches tall and weighing over 1000 pounds his coat required thirteen and a half yards of cloth. The North Carolina Historical Review supports his notoriety.
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Miles Darden
Harden County
Tennessee
The
North Carolina Historical Review
Footwear novelty and Curie stamp honor noted
A Cincinnati Preparer column mocks patched appearance shoes as a fashion novelty and recalls Poland issuing a stamp depicting Madame Curie. The piece notes Curie as a native of Poland who became French by marriage, and flags the rarity of a non citizen being honored by a government.
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Cincinnati Prequirer
Madame Curie
Poland
Pierre Curie
Cat's Sense of Danger Averted Train Wreck
Dick, a car belonging to a Missouri locomotive fireman, averted a head on collision between a freight and passenger train. The fireman’s cat, usually fearful of passing trains, crouched in the engine cab and, after a delay, sensed the oncoming freight and prompted an emergency stop.
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Cat
Missouri
Capyer
Discovery of cheaper newsprint through decolorized paper
German chemists Br K Stephan and Dr J W Albrecht say reuse of old newsprint is possible by using deep fast black inks and treating with dilute sulfurous acid to remove carbon ink. Berlin papers already apply the process, potentially cutting newsprint costs by 15 to 20 percent. Representative Britten of Illinois critiques cautious English naval leadership, praising audacity in Nelson Farra gut and Schley.
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Br. K. Stephan
J. W. Albrecht
Berlin
Stephan
Britten
Illinois
Washington
Nelson
Farragut
Schley
University of Wisconsin to start nine week graduate summer session
The University of Wisconsin will begin a nine week summer session limited to graduate students this year. This program runs alongside the regular six week session open to all students. By taking two courses for the nine weeks a graduate student can earn half a semester of residence credit toward his degree.
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University of Wisconsin
Mocking Bird Attacks Boy in Hollywood Park
A six year old boy was scratched on the face by a mocking bird in a Hollywood California park. A park guard observed the bird chasing cats and dogs. Ornithologists note the bird’s nesting protective instinct as the cause.
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Hollywood
Calif
Dearborn Independent
Emergency headlight system stored in railroad towers
An eastern railroad keeps battery powered emergency headlights in each signal tower along the right of way. If needed a train stops at the nearest tower and the headlight unit is hung over the boiler head, after which the train proceeds.
Dentist Dr Hunter Active in Dahlonega Wednesdays
Dr Hunter visits Dr Heads office in Dahlonega every Wednesday to perform dental work. A white female dog with brown ears and a black spot on her left shoulder hips and tail is lost. Notify J C Fields or Gordon Burns in Dahlonega Route 2 if found.
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Hunter
Dahlonega
Dr. Heads Office
J. C Pields
Gordon Burns
Route 2
Tax sale announced for Lumpkin County Georgia
By virtue of a tax fi fa issued by C C Porter Tax Collector of Lumpkin County the property is to be sold before the courthouse door in Dahlonega on the first Tuesday in May 1927. It includes fractional interests in Lot No 229 and Lot No 280 in the Sixth District and 1st Section, as well as unclaimed uncul ted items listed for 1918 through 1926 taxes. This Jan 8 1926. W M Hoverey Alhri
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
C. Stow
D. F. Freeman
Cherokee
Cherokee County
C.C. Porter
Court House
Dahlonega
W.M Hoverey
Alheri
Purification Calotabs Promised to Restore Health
Physicians endorse Calotabs as a complete system purifier and guide. A thorough course, taken weekly for several weeks, could remove chronic ailments and boost vitality. A family package with directions costs 85 cents at drugstores.
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Nature
Gasoline Consumption at 27 Million Gallons Daily
The report states an average daily gasoline consumption of 27 million gallons, equating to about one gallon per family per day and a daily expenditure between 5 and 6 million dollars. Source cited is Progressive Grocer.
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Progressive
Official Carpet Sewer Among Unusual Professions for Women
An English custom highlights women serving as official carpet sewer to the house of commons. The incumbent has held her post for 80 years, underscoring long Standing tradition and ceremony in parliamentary life.
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England
House of Commons
New Guinea bean described in Dearborn Independent
The guinea bean is presented as a new vegetable specimen by the Dearborn Independent. It resembles a green squash, grows on a climbing vine, and can be fried like eggplant boiled like squash and preserved or pickled like watermelon.
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Dearborn Independent
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