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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1926
Page
1
Judge Jones states he entered the race after petitions and letters from citizens urged him to run again. He cites the circuit’s size and duties, saying he cannot visit voters as he would like and must rely on trusted supporters to represent him. He notes higher courts sustain his judgments and expenses are saved. He mentions a widow praising his past leniency and church involvement.
Judge Highsmith, in his twelfth year on the Brunswick Circuit, is praised for her service and urged for promotion to the Court of Appeals. The campaign argues appellate judges delay too long, claiming most jurists decide six to eight cases monthly and that delays exceed a year. The Highsmith Campaign Committee led by J B Moore defends prompt decision making.
Norwich graduate John T. Smith class of 1902 will drive a 700 mile dog sled route from his Fort Chippewyan trapping post to a railroad hub. The former civil engineer now traps fur bearing animals and aims to reach his twenty fifth class reunion at Norwich University.
The United States has spent 160 million dollars on 30 irrigation projects serving about 1.3 million acres. Principal reclamation has been in Arizona Nebraska Wyoming Washington Montana New Mexico and California. In Arizona more than 250000 acres have been brought into cultivation.
The entire management of one of Germany's most popular seaside resorts has been placed for the first time in the hands of a woman.
Genevieve Ometre, a Paris barrister and author of The Gold Storage Industry in Argentina, earned a doctorate in law and political and economic sciences. She says she is normal, enjoys travel, sports, and tennis, and was admitted to the bar in 1924 but has only recently pleaded.
Miss Minnie Fickett of Saco Maine holds an old shilling dated 1717 with L. H. L and a castle image. The coin, about the size of a dime, lies inside a wreath on one side. It was found about fifty years ago during renovations at an old hotel in Little Valley Maine.
Milwaukee Journal notes complaints from Host residents as Linda ville Methodist Church seeks a federal permit to kill woodpeckers damaging roof and spire. State commission urged killing with proper interment. federal control cited. Reports also describe Canadian woodpeckers invading the Tacoma Lakes Maine area, drilling poles and toppling braces, causing power and telegraph interruptions.
W O Inglis argues in the North American Review that Manchuria with its triangular shape and 882627 square miles, bordered by the Amur river and the Yellow sea, has long been a crossroads of races and immigration. He notes rich forests and coal and regards Manchuria as a vast field for Japanese activities and food for the Japanese people, shaping a pacific role amid regional conflicts.
In Sardello Tuscany residents heat and light streets and cook meals using volcanic steam pressure. Other Italian districts harness volcanic energy to generate electricity for towns more than 50 miles distant, reducing coal use.
An electric power shovel in a southern mine did the work of 1,500 men, loading 3,770 cubic yards in hours. Two operators moved more stone in the same period than a large crew could. The piece likens the shovel to a powerful genie's lamp of modern technology.
Popular Mechanics Magazine notes a sand sprinkler mounted on a truck reverently oils the road after rains. The device throws material from a revolving drain to both sides, covering a width equal to the roadway to reduce accidents on the motor road near London.
The City Tax Book of PDe ga will be open at the Bate of Dahlonega from August 16 to September 30 for collecting city taxes for the year 1926. A. R. Ray, City Teas.
Novice announces bond election set for September 13 with registration August 9 to September 6 at Phillipson's Garage. Clerk R A Phillipsen notes registration details and election logistics for voters.
A Lumpkin County resident announces candidacy for Representative in the Legislature pending the Democratic Primary on September 8, 1926. He pledges straight forward honest service, thanks supporters from two years ago, and asks for votes from all voters.
Georgia Lumpkin County notice announces T. P. Christian as administrator of the estate of H. G. Brackett deceased. The court requires objections by September first, 1926, to dismiss the administrator and issue letters of dismission. August 2, 1926. W. B. Township Ordinary.
J F Prorrr declares his bid for the Georgia General Assembly as a Democrat. He asks Lumpkin County voters for support in the September 8 primary and promises to work to advance progress and prosperity for the county.
The sale takes place at the Dahlonega courthouse on the first Tuesday in September 1926. Legal hours, cash bids. Property of Lewis Brady Jr includes lands in the 15th District Lot 471 482 and portions of 472 481 with improvements. Auction to satisfy an April 9 1920 judgment from the 837rd District Justices Court in favor of T J Smith. Sheriff W M Hovsing announced.
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