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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
2
Weekly Dahlonega publication notes national lynching figures, German officer trials, and a severe influenza outbreak in Grady County. It announces Route 3 daily service starting the 16th, comments on editor criticism, and records local remarks by Rev. W. E. Brown praising outreach to the poor and urging church attendance.
Atlanta reports a light snowfall while war losses and military actions are noted elsewhere. The column tallies arrests and court actions, rail and road travel disruptions from rain, liquor seizures in the city, tax delinquencies in Laurens and Lumpkin counties, and local fatalities and crimes. It mentions Ty Cobb’s boyhood in Dahlonega, Oscar Abernathy’s acquittal, and several Christmas Eve incidents in Hall and Dawson counties.
A listing of names and towns centered on Dahlonega includes Nugget's Honor Roll figures and residents across Georgia and nearby states. Notables mentioned: R. C. Meaders, Mrs. Geo. N. Burges, John H. Chizzle, Prof. F, W. P. Price, G. H. McGuire, M. G. Head, B. F. Anderson, Virgo Parks, Guy Strickland, Geo. Blackwell, Col. H. M. Ledbetter, Ed Mays, J. F. Davis, Lt. V. Crow, I. Y. Chapman, T. F. Jackson, and others with residences in Dahlonega and surrounding towns.
One year old past black and white spotted horned steer with a swallow fork left ear and smooth crop right ear. Pinder will notify W A Brook sher of Gaddistown Ga and receive reward.
Creditors of the Alfred Grizzle estate in Lumpkin County Georgia are urged to file demands by law and all debtors must settle promptly. The administrator is John H. Moors with officers including Lunsford Wy and W. Wickery among others. A list of local church leaders and officials appears alongside. President Wilson greeted 1,200 World War I soldiers on a Wednesday.
In Dahlonega 1918 the N. G. A. C. Chapter of the Cadets issues a resolution thanking Mis Rouge for tireless nursing of influenza patients during October. The letter expresses enduring gratitude and presents a token offering as a mark of appreciation from the committee and members.
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