Directory City Government and Churches Listed
A fragment lists city officials including mayor and aldermen, treasury, clerk, sheriff, tax assessor, surveyor, and county officers such as police, board of education, roads and revenues, along with church listings for Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Church of God with pastors, service times, and Sunday School schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.G. Evans
Dos Johnsons
W.H. Jones
Onde County Board OF Education
J.M. Ridley
W.T. Dowdy
C.D. Pierce
D. W. Caldwell
RJ. Hutcheson
BUPT
Carl Shultz
John A Moore
W. L. Ash
RB. O. Meaders
P. F
Christians Clerk
Notark
A. Hutcheson
J. ¥. Gane
Justus
J. P
Hatfield
N.P. F
M. Wilkins
Webant
B Gert Sas
Kendall
H.M. Poore
J. P. MP
Led
M. Calhoun
N. P. Kings
J. B. Ricketts
N. P. nAickett
WanDal Creek
O. Burges
N. P. Wahoohoo
J. A. Abercrombie
Bunyan Pierce
N. P .Wahoola
b. s /Sarrand
Dye
WY Fi
Head
Sheriff’s Sale in Lumpkin County August 1928
The sale of a 1918 Ford Truck by levy on property of G B Bridges and J R Blackwell occurs at the Lumpkin County courthouse on the first Tuesday in August 1928 during legal hours. The truck will be delivered at W Christian’s Davis District due to repair needs and moving costs. The foreclosure mortgage, issued June 6 1928 by Lumpkin Superior Court, funds the sale. Sheriff J M Davis notes the date as July 6 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Lumpkin County
W. Christian
Davis District
G. 8. Bridges
J. R. Blackwell
Superior Court
J. M. Davis
Georg'a
$100000 Loan at 5 Percent for 83 Years Offered
Hall County National Farm Loan Association offers loans up to 50 percent of land value and 20 percent of improvements, 5 percent interest, for 83 years. Applications due by August 1 for this quarter. Funds available in early fall. Contact L A Loudermilk secretary treasurer at Jewell and Loudermilk Warehouse Gainesville Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall County National Farm Loan Association
Lumpkin County
L. A. Loudermilk
Jewell and Loudermilk Warehouse
Gainesville
Operatic Star Heidi Stover Embraces Vaudeville Tour
Heidi Stover recalls her initial jealousy on vaudeville tour as opera glare met comic acts. She describes warm audience praise, confusion at the split appreciation, and later realization that the audience belonged to all performers and celebrating each act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidi Stover
Hart
Devillay
Jon
Tramp talk hints at crowded paths and odd footwear
A fragmentary exchange notes two distinct tramp encounters with estimates of foot movements. The speaker jokes about keeping distance from a noisy passerby and mentions roughly four feet of space or travel, reflecting informal street observations.
No More Stories From Our Hostess Night
A family group recalls a hostess telling a long humorous tale at dinner. She recalls entertaining four men she had just met and delivering her best story about a man driving 70 miles after a gear shift failed. The anecdote ends with a twist, involving a guest wielding a monkey wrench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Champion cow given honor at banquet hall reception
Agassiz Legis May Echo, a five year old Holstein bred and owned by Canada's experimental farm near Agassiz, led to a banquet hall by a milkmaid amid applause. She posted 80,886 pounds of milk in a year yielding 1,681 pounds of butter, a record unmatched for that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agassiz Legis May Echo
Agassiz
Old Egyptian Fashion Resurrected in Modern Shoes
A piece notes a revived fad of wearing colored sandal style shoes inspired by ancient Egypt. It recalls how Egyptian sandals were woven from palm leaves and papyrus or cut from leather and lined with cloth. Projections of Egyptian ballet at pharaoh courts included flowing robes secured with beaded girdles.
Ribbon mix up leads to calm shop confession
A shopper recalls swapping items in a State Street store. After leaving one counter with floor wax, she found a bolt of brocaded ribbon in her bag worth about five dollars a yard. A bystander confirmed she did not intend theft, and she thanks the store for verifying innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
New stump pulling device grips and lifts trees
A machine uses a dentist like method to pull stumps. It grips the stump with chains from above and lifts it via an overhead frame jacked upward. If needed, two to four jacks at the frame corners provide slow steady force until the stump comes free.
Electricity in Africa Lights Bolenge Station
A report to the United Christian Missionary society in St. Louis says Bolenge in Africa now has an electric light and power station. The Gongo river region lies about 1,000 miles inland where the first electric lights astonished the natives when switched on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
United Christian Missionary Society
St. Louis
Bolenge
Gongo River
Not Tempted Visitor Offers Penny for a Kiss Remark
A man offers a penny for a kiss to a young girl named Elizabeth but is rejected as she says she can earn more by taking end of day liver oil. The item appears as a brief, quotelike exchange in the Life section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Historic house linked to monarchs and Nelson
A Richmond and Beverley Brook estate once called Stone Lodge served King George III and later King George IV. It hosted Addington and Pitt meetings, entertained Sheridan, Scott and Nelson, and preserved Nelson’s wine-drawn Trafalgar plan. Edward VII as prince stayed there before marriage. later owned by the duke and duchess of Teck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wie
Richmond
Beverley Brook
Wimbledon Common
Stone Lodge
George
George Til
Addington
Viscount Sidmouth
Pitt
Sheridan
Walter Scott
Nelson
Trafalgar
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
Queen Mary
Duke and Duchess of
Teck
Christian Science Monitor
Scottish shepherd lives in Kensington Gardens hut
A young Scottish shepherd from Fearn Ross-shire tends sheep in a hut in Kensington Gardens London with another shepherd. He rises at 3 or 4 am to care for the flock despite city crowds and occasional dog worries, preferring life in the park to the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kensington Gardens
Aberdeen
Highlands
Fearn
Rossshire
London Mail
Singing Against Time
A playful dialogue about an opera score and avoiding extra innings, contrasting a singer and a nonexpert. The quip from Life centers on sports versus art, hinting at timing and performance under pressure. The fragment conveys a witty exchange rather than a full event.
Caution to Would-Be Ruler in The Waves
A terse exchange in a seaside setting features Fle-Say scolding Mame about hair and rule of the waves, while She-Well retorts that she will not be ruled. The dialogue hints at power dynamics and coastal authority in a playful, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fle
Julge
Bellarmino’s Forbidden Book Sparks Papal Controversy
A historical note recounts Cardinal Bellarmino’s Bodily of Controversy being banned by Sixtus V for challenging papal temporal power. The text mentions his prominence, the papal politics of Leo XI and Paul V, and a brief inserted dialogue about profiteering and rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellarmino
Smite
the Gest
Rome
Elateh
St. Ignatius
Pontus
Paris
Sixtus V
Leo XI
Paul V
Cromwell descendant dies aged forty seven in Berkshire
Kenneth Loder Cromwell Prescott of Arborfield court Berk shire has died aged forty seven. He was lineally descended from Oliver Cromwell the last male line descendant of the Protector died in 1821. He married Elizabeth Marion daughter of Sir John Shelley and leaves three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Loder Cromwell Prescott
Arborfield Court
Berkshire
Oliver Cromwell
London Times
Theobalds
Elizabeth Oliveria
T. A. Russell
Thruxtonscourt
Herfordshire
Elizabeth
Prescott
Prescott’s Bank
Elizabeth Marion
John Shelley
Shobrooke Park
Devon
Tribute Ceremony Highlights Andorra's Feudal Past
In Perpignan a mountaineer delegation paid 960 francs as annual tribute to the French head of government. The French ruler shares suzerainty with the Spanish bishop of Urgel over Andorra, a tiny Pyrenees state since 1278. The bishop receives 440 pesetas annually, at present exceeding the French share despite the latter being intended to be double the bishop's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perpignan
Urgel
Republic
Andorra
Pyrenees
Local notice fragment shows unclear event and figures
Fragmentary OCR text references district activity with vague numbers and names unclear. The readable items mention a district, a potential event, and financial figures but lack coherent details to identify persons, organizations, dates, or locations.
Fitts Nursery Dahlonega Ga Advertisement
Fitts Nursery of Dahlonega Ga promotes its long established business in Lumpkin County. It claims to have sold thousands of plants and offers a wide variety of nursery stock to attract customers. Contact details are provided for interested buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahlonega
New Goods Arrive at Mrs Jones Store for Fall
Mrs T H Jones announces a fresh arrival of ginghams silk and dress fabrics tennis shoes and various other articles. She invites customers to call and examine the stock with ginghams priced from 15 to 35 cents per yard and other goods offered at reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Jones
Teachers' Examination Held at North Georgia College
The 1928 teachers examination in Dakionega Georgia occurs Friday and Saturday August 3 and 4 at 8:30 AM at North Georgia Agricultural College. One day covers assistants and license renewal reading. the second covers all grades and high school, with separate licenses issued per day. Books listed include Manuel for Georgia Teachers and Eager Pedagogy at various Atlanta publishers and prices. July 8, 1928 O Suuarz County Superintendent of Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Georgia Agricultural College
Manuel
Georgia
Lincoln
Edic «& Co
Atlanta
Grant
Southern School Book Depository
Stark
American Book Company
Parker
Ginn & Company
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R. H. Baker
J. F. Christian
A. West
Jos
Townsend
Wes
T. Fy Christian Sheriffide
Ewe
Jsm. Davis Tax Cobractor
Porter
Peck
John Evans
C. Burns
J. P. Court
Nugget
McGuire Jeweler
Burma
Mandalay
Balink
Irrawaddy Flotilla Company
Amarapura
Dalay
Nandalay
Bassein
Lower
Duke of York
Secon
Cromwell
EARM
Sabe
Mytary
Gainesv
Gainesville & Dahlonega
Avery “& MoOuumei
FITTS
Dahlonega, Ga
Homer Head
Dakionega
O. Suuarz
Chamberlainin
HALLS
Hall
FB. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Bank of Dahlonega
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