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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
2
An Atlanta era paper notes Cook County creation and newspapers closing as Georgia readies a tax receivers election next Monday. It reports a Senate subsidy for highways, sugar allotment shifts, and a deserter sentence from Camp Wheeler. It also mentions auto taxes, fruit brandy busts, and political row over a candidate linked to a yellow card claim.
A reader letter from Rose, editor at Nugget, describes summer work with the Young Men's Christian Association at Fort Screven near Savannah. The program offers free entertainment, Bible study, prayer meetings, and home contact for soldiers. letters home are emphasized, with advice to keep tone cheerful and frequent. Rose notes good meals, pride in service, teaching French to officers and privates, and asks readers to send letters and subscriptions. a sugar diversion warning is included.
The notice extols Hon Thomas M Bell for continuous service and responsiveness, noting daily correspondence and telegrams from constituents. It contrasts him with opponent Jackson, who is depicted as ineffectual. It also mentions J S H Peck's run for Tax Receiver and urges voter support. A local collapse at the Pauper Home near the old lights is reported with uncertainty about future power.
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