Local City Government Directory Listing Officers
Directory shows city government officials including mayor council, county roles, school trustees, and church notices with names such as Baker Christian Townsend Wimpy and J. F. Brooksher. It lists county officers like tax collector J.M. Davis and rosters for roads, education, and local churches with service times. The document reads like a civic roster and church schedule for Auraria and surrounding areas.
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JT. F. Christian
S. A. Ewest
Jos
Townsend
T. H. Wimpy
T. ¥. Jackson
Dr. H. Head
W.S. Davis
Trustees City School
Teasn
Clr
John Fl. Moore
A. W. Cain
J. M. Brooksher
J. F. Pruett
G. G. Evans
W. J. Free
Pb. O. Johnson
W.H. Jones
W. J. Hightower
County Board OF Education
J. M. Ridley
W.T. Howdy
G. D. Pierce
D. W. Caldwell
J. Hutchesom
Carl Shultz
John H. Moore
W. L. Ash
B.C. Meadors
Christian
Auraria
W. A. Hutcheson
J. P
Ane Creek
Luther Justus
J.P. Fred Ash
N. P. Crumby
J.B. Hatfield
N.P. Chestatee
J. M. Wilkins
N. Lee Davis
W.M. Wehunt
B. H. Higgins
N.P. Dahlonega
H. ©.Lovelace
A. RB. Ray
N. P
Frogtown
G. L. Jones
Ps. Hightower
J. N. Satterfield
N. P. Jones
Msh. Kendall
N. P. ‘Martin’s Ford
H. M. Poore
J. A. Hollifield
N. P. Nimblewill
J. M. Calhoun
Porter Springs
J. B. Ricketts
J. M. Duckett
J. P. Shoal Greek
H.C. Burges
Niyelis Wahoohov
J. A. Abercrombie
Bunyan Pierce
N. P.yahoola
K. C. Jarrard
H. 8. Head
Tale of Bottomless Well in Arabian Legend
A Chesterton inspired legend tells of a round shaft in Arabia, linked to ancient irrigation. The tale features Sultan Alladin seeking a tower that would pierce heaven, but Allah destroys it, creating a bottomless well into which the sultan's soul sinks endlessly.
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Arabia
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Sultan Alladin
Allah
Alladin
Sultan
Sixes Rule the Day As Twins Born On Friday in Pittsboro
Mr and Mrs D D Terrell and Mr and Mrs R B Wills of Pittsboro report final proof that the number 6 is lucky. Nora Jean Terrell born at 11:59 am on Friday March 16 1923, six pounds seven ounces. Ruth Edwina Wills born 12:05 pm on same day six pounds eleven ounces. Both families note sixes in marriages and ages. Pittsboro near Danville.
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D. D. Terrell
R. B. Wills
Pittsboro
Nora Jean Terrell
Ruth Edwina Wills
Terrells
Terrell
Wills
Danville
Indianapolis News
Dante monument rises atop Copenhagen column
Copenhagen will add a new public sculpture to its monuments with a Dante monument on a renamed Dante square. The Beatrice bronze figure, over two meters high, will crown a pedestal of two meters and a column of just over six meters, designed by Utzon Franck after earlier tests with an antique capital proved unsatisfactory.
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Copenhagen
Rome
Italy
Utzon-Franck
Beatrice
My Visit Ends With a Shocking Blanket Reveal
An afternoon visit with a young married couple included a baby. While preparing to cover the child, a soiled blanket caused embarrassment until the visitor revealed it was her own blanket. The exchange left the narrator speechless and puzzled by the personal claim.
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Frances
Most Depressing Candy Discovery Cited By Reader
A Detroit News reader laments the moment a gold filling or inlay comes loose while chewing candy. He describes losing taste for sweets and fearing a costly dentist bill, vowing to avoid sticky candy after the mishap.
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Tere
Detroit News
Agency to rehome officers exiting service under new system
An agency is set up in the office of the adjutant general in Washington as a clearinghouse of information to help officers dropped from service find positions and business connections. Employment agencies, large corporations, and industrial establishments will be canvassed. Many severed officers are highly qualified professionals including lawyers surgeons chaplains engineers dentists and veterinarians.
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Adjutant General of the Army
Washington
Indianapolis News
Marine gunner blindfold drill astonishes readers
Gunnery sergeant Gordon F. Charsha at Quantico Virginia is praised by Popular Mechanics for disassembling and reassembling multiple machine guns and automatic firearms while blindfolded. He has repeated the feat several times, showcasing exceptional firearm mastery.
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United States Marine Corps
Gordon F. Charsha
Quantico, Va
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Whimsical Retort by Sir Harry Lander Echoed
A Boston Transcript note records Sir Harry Lander delivering a playful remark about rivalrous traits of the Irish and Scots. He quips that in a fight the best tool depends on the outcome, contrasting open handliness with a closed fist in a jab at stereotypes.
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Harry Lander
Sir Harry
Boston Transcript
Kettering’s terse talk at speedway meeting
A story from Indianapolis News recalls Charles Kettering famed for saying little. At the speedway he greeted a friend with a clipped exchange that revealed both were well and that Kettering had arrived by airplane rather than car.
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Charles K. Kettering
Dayton
Ket
Mr. Kettering
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Wello
John
Measles Serum Found by Dr. Mery at Medan Hospital
A serum derived from recovered children provides temporary immunity against measles. Based on Charles Nicolle’s work, injections given early in incubation can curb outbreaks, as Dr. Mery reports from Medan France where two epidemics were contained using this method.
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Doctor Mery
Emile Zola Hospital
Medan
France
Hocuintt
Charles Nicolle
Pasteur Institute
Tunis
Mery
Parachute Design Aims to Save Twenty In Flight
Inventor E R Calthrop proposes a life saving parachute for new aerial transports. A cabin carrying twenty passengers could be released by a pilot lever and descend safely while the cabin separates from the fuselage in four seconds. The cabin’s deployment would help restabilize the aircraft.
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E. R. Calthrop
War on the Poplar Trees in Detroit District
Detroit authorities plan to remove 40 000 poplar trees growing between sidewalks and curbs after a city council ordinance passed. The measure empowers chopping down trees deemed troublesome, citing sidewalk damage and root intrusion as justification.
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Detroit Department of Parks and Boulevards
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Surinam Toad Exhibits Unusual Breeding Habits at Museum
The New York Times notes Surinam toads at the American Museum of Natural History show unique nurseries on the female back. Eggs form capsules that incubate into tadpoles, with up to 100 capsules. The toad lacks a tongue and hops by pushing with legs extended behind.
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American Museum of Natural History
Surinam
Her Just Deserts A Mule Tale From Harper’s Magazine
Louise, a mule with an unusually mulish disposition, belongs to Joe Mitchell a darky with notable patience. For six years he tolerates her stubborn refusals until she backs off the dock with two bags of lime and vanishes. He sighs I hopes for once you have got your complete satisfaction.
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Louise
Joe Mitchell
Darky
Joe
Harper’s Magazine
Alcohol and Iron Demand Boost Wood Fuel Arts
Rising demand for wood alcohol as fuel and in the arts spurs renewed iron production in the United States. Hanal furnaces replace coke, with by products of wood alcohol creating a steady market. Charcoal works and wood chemical operations expand to supply cheap charcoal for smelting and steady furnace output.
Army Munson Shoes Sale Offers 2.75 Price
We have just bought a tremendous stock of Army Munson shoes to be sold direct. Price 2.75. 100 percent solid leather uppers with bellows tongue and double nailed soles. Sized 6 to 11 common widths. Pay on receipt or by money order. Money refunded if not satisfactory.
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Army Munson
New Goods Arrived at Mrs T H Jones Store
Mrs T H Jones announces a fresh stock of ginghams silk and other dress goods tennis shoes and assorted articles. Call and inspect. Ginghams 15 to 35 cents per yard. Prices of all other goods reasonable.
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T. H. Jones
Massive U. S. Army Munson Shoe Sale Draws Attention
National Bay State Shoe Company advertises 122000 pairs of U S Army Munson shoes sizes 54 to 12 from a government surplus. Full leather, waterproof, sold for 295 with payment on delivery or money order and a money-back guarantee if not as represented. Based in New York at 296 Broadway.
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U. S
National Bay State Shoe Company
Broadway
New York, N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. H. Baker
B. Townsend
Clerk Superior Court
Christian Blot
Sien Sand Taal
J.M. Davis
Porter
de Teele CO. Moroner
Dr. A
Cantrell Rk
Baker Burveyor
John Evans
Burns
J. P. Court
Nugget
G. H McGuire
Dahlonega
Moore & Earlys
Tate
Georgia
Lumpkin County
Tabitha Martin
J. S. Martin
Court of Ordinary
W. B. Townsend
Indiana
Rory O’moore
Gainesville
Avery & McClure
New York City
Fitts’ Nursery
O.N. Fitts & Sons
Dahlonega, Ga
Homer Head
Dahlonega, Go
Plains
Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
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