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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1922
Page
2
A Dahlonega weekly notes various items including a 720 possums season count near Eatonton, fire losses at Newbern and Ducktown, and Philadelphia officers added to the prohibition list. It also cites national news on the ship subsidy bill, a New York egg theft, and U.S. Attorney General Daugherty pressing harsher penalties for violators. The column reflects small-town editorial voice and local crime, court, and weathered anecdotes.
Dahlonega notes include a mass meeting to nominate three aldermen, county education trustees to be elected, and local officials addressing taxes and public duties. Reports mention court dockets, highway work, mining talks, and a large ball game in Atlanta with liquor concerns and ticket prices. A fatal White County shooting and a fire at a J. C. Perry farm house are reported, with community events and church fundraisers noted.
State of Georgia Lumpkin County acts by order of the County Board of Education authorizing a trustee election. Voters in each school district will meet at the rural school house on Saturday December 28 1922 from 12 noon to 2 PM to elect trustees and fill unexpired terms. If a district fails to hold the election or report to the County Superintendent by January 1 1923 it will affect teacher hiring. Indicate the positions elected for three two and one year terms. Signed C Savns December 4 1922.
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