Directory City Government Officials and Church Listings
A compiled listing of city officers including mayor and council members, county officers such as sheriff and clerk, tax assessors, registrars, and roads board. It also lists notaries peace, road names with local precincts, and church schedules for Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Church of God with service times and Sunday School details.
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W.H. Fones
W. J. Hightower
County Board OF Rdpugcation
J. M. Ridley
W.T. Dowdy
G. D. Pierce
D. W. Caldwell
Hutcheson
Carl Shultz
John H. Moore
W. L. Ash
J, C. Meaders
T.F. Ghiietey
Auraria
W. A. Hutcheson
J.P. Cam Creek
Luther Justus
J. P
Fred Ash
N. Crumby
Satfield
N. P. Chestatee
J. M. Wilkins
P. Davis
W. M. Whunt
Higgins
N.P. Klonega
H. ©. Lovelace
N. P Frogtowh
J. J. Shoal Creek
H. ©. Burges
N. P
J. A. Abercrombie
J . Bunyan Pierce
N. P.yahoola
QO. Jarrard
Taka H
Head
Young People
Rey
B. Jamilton
Alumni Meeting At North Georgia Agricultural College
The North Georgia Agricultural College alumni association held a spirited meeting last week with strong loyalty to the college. Officers elected were John W. West president, J C Barnes first vice president, Fr M Meesders second vice president, and M G Wiley secretary and treasurer. The group urged unity with faculty, students, and trustees and proposed printing a student roster and issuing an annual balletin with college news items. a stray note about a car casing theft was included at the end.
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North Georgia Agricultural College
John W. West
J. C. Barnes
Lumpkins County Democratic Committee to Meet Next Saturday
The Democratic Executive Committee of Lumpkins County will meet at the courthouse on Saturday June 14 at 2 PM to transact business as may come before it. R H Baker chairman. A citizen is asked to return a borrowed sign. B F Anderson promotes clothing hats and shoes with ladies dresses offered.
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Fr. Anderson
Lumpkins County
Court House
R. H. Baker
B. F. Anderson
Notice to Creditors in Lumpkin County Georgia
All creditors of the estate of GW Gochran, deceased, are notified to present their claims as required by law, and all persons indebted to the estate must pay promptly. This notice is dated May 27, 1924, and signed by executors Cocuran and Gi, 1. Wapons.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
Gochran
Aderin
Gihis
Cocuran
Wapons
Dahlonega
Gousrak
Geof
Lassie Forrester
E. L. Forrester
Court of Ordinary
Andrew Jackson Rode 800 Miles to Capital
The Detroit Newsal Ile notes Jackson rode from Tennessee to Philadelphia after the Revolution era, a rugged frontiersman whose appearance and manner unsettled contemporaries. Gallatin and Jefferson reference his rough character and speech as he entered Congress, highlighting western traits shaping his presidency.
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Andrew Jackson
Capital
Carolinas
Tennessee
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Albert Gallatin
the Treasury
Jackson
Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Senate
Frederick Jackson
Turner
Why Did She Suspect in the Coxy Library
A woman sits in a dim library room as Bows, Bozo, and Ife enter. She fears a past love and a possible marriage as tension and emotions rise in the scene.
Buenos Aires Homes Built for Few in a Wide City
The Pan-American Bulletin notes Buenos Aires favors one story dwellings with thick brick walls and large interior patios. A single house for six people would house six US families in a three story complex. The city’s area dwarfs Paris per population, with far fewer parks and wider streets.
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Buenos Aires
Paris
Pan-American Bulletin
United States
Paria
Drawing the Long Bow ASwindling tale of bragging sportsman
The American recalls shooting 999 Hons as the Englishman boasts of a Liverpool to New York swimmer. The American reveals he was aboard a vessel near New York harbor when the swimmer claimed by the Englishman swam, making the American the witness to the feat.
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Liverpool
New York
New York Harbor
In the Days of Old War am these grandma
A reflective Louisville Courier-Journal fragment recalls old daguerreotypes and hoops once shared in family history. The narrator notes a barrel of hoops and asks grandmother about the cost, hinting at memory, value, and bygone times.
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Dékel Bluchelle
Amenities of Love Reflections in a Quiet Moment
A brief domestic dialogue reveals tenderness and insecurity as two partners exchange affectionate phrases about memory and emotional distance. The exchange highlights care, longing, and subtle self-doubt within a close relationship.
Visiting Briton recalls a New York baseball game
An English visitor recounts returning from Canada to New York in 1912 and attending a baseball game. He sat cold and uncomfortable while friends waited, then a moment of inspiration as a bold headline appeared, reflecting on the New York World newspaper.
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New York
Canada
Broadway
Cosmo Hamilton
Saturday Evening Post
Was Overlooked Blue I was Cut Out as Wife of Millionaire
A terse, pointed remark about a blue film plot idea where a man dismisses a woman as unsuitable for a millionaire spouse. The exchange highlights social pressures and gender roles in pursuit of wealth.
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Blue
Kilauea Lava Tides Reported By Scientist
A Detroit News report notes that Kilauea crater lava lake in Hawaii shows ebb and flow tides with two daily fluctuations moving from two to seven feet. A five foot variation occurs monthly with maximum and minimum times shifting. one sharp rise near sunrise and another after midnight. No mechanism for lava tides is known.
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Kilauea
Hawaii
Detroit News
Mit
Solving Race Problem In a Southern City
An old minister visits a southern city and asks a white cabman for a ride to the train. The cabby hesitates but the minister insists and offers to drive from the back seat. The plan works and both reach the station.
Willis Questions Beggar on Work Versus Begging
Willis offers a quarter to a beggar then probes if begging is tiring. The beggar sighs that he is tired but insists work is uncertain, and Willis asks why not quit begging and work. The beggar replies he did try work once but finds employment unreliable.
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Willis
Trojan War Retold From Homeric Legend in Early Chronicle
The Detroit News recounts the Trojan War origins with Paris abducting Helen, Agamemnon leading Greek princes, a 100000 strong host, a ten year siege, and the fall of Troy. Notable figures include Achilles Ajax Ulysses Nestor Diomedes Hector Aeneas and Sarpedon.
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Troy
Greece
Agamemnon
Mycenae
Detroit News
Paris
Priam
Venus
Juno
Minerva
Menelaus
Sparta
Helen
Alain
Achilles
Ajax
Menglaus
Ulysses
Nestor
Diomedes
Hector
Deiphobua
Aeneas
Sarpedon
Decoy Word History Traced From DuckCoy Origins
The Detroit News reports the original spelling duck-coy for decoy, linking coy to a Fenland term for pounds or traps. It notes decoy can mean attracting ducks or a hunter’s lure and that some hunters use trained ducks to guide others into nets.
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Detroit News
Neta
Bible Supremacy Shapes Appalachian Faith and Practice
In Appalachian hamlets, Old Regular Baptists reject paid clergy and Sunday schools, require converts to report visions or voices, and eschew foreign missions. They judge learning by Bible reading and view heaven as the sole aim of faith. The faith emphasizes personal experiences over broader outreach.
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Appalachia
Edward Olsworth Ross
New Republic
Can't Fool City Boy six year old Ereddy on farm visit
A six year old named Freddy visiting his uncle's farm hears that a Jersey cow was stolen overnight. He quips that it’s a joke on the thief because the hired man had drained all the milk before supper, revealing the prank. The tale reflects simple rural humor from Everybody's Magazine.
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Ereddy
Big Uncle
Freddy
Everybody’s Magazine
Had His Wad With Him In The Dining Car
A European traveler parks an enormous bag beside a dining car table. The conductor instructs him to place luggage in the baggage car. The traveler replies that the bag is his purse and that he is bound for Germany.
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Ingeage
Germany
Candidacy Statement for State Senate by Lumpkin County Incumbent
A Lumpkin County incumbent announces continued bid for the State Senate. He touts unopposed past elections, credits himself with major legislation including the current State Highway Department, and asks voters for support while noting reduced canvassing opportunities. He promises to continue serving the county if elected, and expresses gratitude for past backing.
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State Senate
Lumpkin County
State Highway Department
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Aldimamien
T. F. Christian
Townsend Clerk Superior Uort
Christiant
Vannhehe
M. Davis
Porter Ax
J. H. Pock
Dr. A
Cantrell Surveyor
Baker
John Evans
C. G. Urns
G. Abercrombie
W.d. Free
Johnson
COD Farm
Dablonega
Gainesville
Scech
Janie Martin
Dlonoga
Lookout
Onty of Mond
GYD
Coxy
Wes
Bozo
Ife
Phoenix
Cane Creek Falls
Robert Housers
W. M. Wauter
J.P. Court
Nugget
Tenenessee Power Company
Blue Ridge, Ga
T. 8. Cantrell
A.S. Camrnran
T. F. Cimistrax
Central
Hahlonega Telephone Company
Blacksmith
T. V. Greenway
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