Tax and crime chatter from Georgia readers report
Postmaster Smith of Greensboro visits. state taxes drop by 73 million. Atlanta professionals mostly file taxes. a cheese plant in White County is closed. A Savannah judge questions the loitering law as idle citizens abound. Bonded road-work begins in several counties. Political bickering over tax relief persists. Lula city marshal Mincey Kimsey is jailed on a thousand dollar bond following a fatal shooting at a ball game. A racially charged Augusta incident ends with deaths and a mob burning a corpse. Ex Governor Dorsey may issue another pamphlet. Bible reading bills are signed yet deemed futile by some. An anecdote in Dahlonega recalls a disruptive churchgoer.
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Mincey Kimsey
Lula
Buice
Lumpkin County
Local notes and town rumors fill Dahlonega column
In Dahlonega a stream of items covers residents, visits, and local developments. Mrs. Watson stops grocery storage at her shop while Mr. Ben Harris plans recreation in Decatur. Col. Lilly sells Park Street residence to John M. Brooksher, and Misses Coffer and Whelchel visit from Homer. The piece notes fires, cotton prices near 13 cents, arrests in Dalton, Red Cross funds, gas tax details, and highway plans under Hon. Holder.
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Watson
Ben Harris
Decatur
Rufe Lilly
John M. Brooksher
Col. Lilly
Park Street
Jane Coffer
Rufe Whelchel
Homer
Ashton
Chicago
Carmichael
Joe Miller
Dahlonega
Dawson County
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