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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1924
Page
2
The week featured disclosures of officials interests in a distillery and a Jasper to Dawson transfer. Citizens faced storms near dynamite storage and a lightning fatality. Local politics saw a tax collector candidate with three opponents, and national conventions sparked mixed reactions. A Gainesville doctor faced a sensational rape accusation and was jailed, while legislators debated tobacco tax repeal.
Dahlonega week notes, with residents visiting, travels and local events. Bee counts for Aarve Gillispie. Ben Harper grandson burial. Soney Ramsey on vacation. Kemp outlines Gainesville fare. Parker visits from Atlanta. county sheriff race and Klan counts. land, lake plans, and a courthouse clerk write for Alpharetta Free Press. courthouse indictments and a northwest cyclone report. Blue Ridge candidate Col B L Smith and Dan Reeves’ Lampkin ties. travel by road improving freight to Atlanta. a large turtle sighting and wedding prep uses its shell. highway impact on Dahlonega trade. odd brawl incidents and a red Northwest cloud sighting.
The Nugget editor describes a trip from Dahlonega to Cumming for the Forsyth County Singing Association gathering. He recalls smooth highway progress, a large crowd in town, limited liquor, and the absence of songs heard due to a full courtroom. He meets Rep Johnson and Joe Patterson, notes promising Forsyth crops, and returns home enriching the account with local color.
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