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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1919
Page
2
A column summarizes Union County bond validation, a Murray county bond election outcome, and various local notes. It notes a Georgia Highway bill under Townsend, school funding appropriations, a July 6 naval robbery incident, and county agricultural quarantine due to eel worm. It also mentions moonshine activity near Gainesville and a libel warning toward a local paper.
News notes broad unrest from coal miners strike in Britain to U S politics. Reports cite labor actions in Leavenworth and Georgia counties, tax relief debates, a women’s primary vote bill, and peculiar local tales including a mayoral police chief fined for liquor.
A list of residents and honored names appears including Mrs. Tilda Findley of Dahlonega and Ila Georgia based A. M. Thomason. Other entries include Therodore Clark of Grand Rapids Michigan and Mrs. J. Buffington of Atlanta with scattered names from Philadelphia Orlando Frilby Florida and Cumming Georgia.
A reader from the country thanks the Nugget editor for valuable local coverage in Dahlonega Lumpkin county and hopes the paper continues to serve the area. The letter notes respect for editorial backbone, warns against showy excess, and mentions dentist competition in Dahlonega.
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