Local Notes Mix Politics and Oddities From The Era
In a collection of short items from the era readers learn of political races including ex Governor Hardwick and U S Senate challenger Harris. Other items mention Asa Candler Sr divorce filing, Atlanta city council battles with James L Beavers, a jail sentence for a post office official, legal changes on bootleg liquor, and a half million dollar gift from Julius Rosenwald for Negro schools in the South. A Georgia execution and regional bet on candidates with unconventional campaigning are noted alongside casual remarks on barrooms, naps on tracks, and public interest in turnout.
Nugget Reader Praises College Spirit and Future
A June 16, 1924 letter from M.N. Lance of Easly Alabama commends Nugget for supporting the college and expresses hope the institution will return to its former vitality. The writer plans to send seven sons and three daughters to the home college once it prospers.
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Easly
Ala
Nugget
Lfe
Old Home College
Lonega College
M.N
Lance
Ambition and its impact on life in the community
A Wahoo area column argues ambition drives success and deters failure, citing figures like Coole dge and Edison. It recounts local incidents, arrests, Ku Klux activity, and village notes on roads, gatherings, and social habits, linking ambition to progress and warning of its absence.
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Chicago
Cooledge
Ford
Edison
Rockefeller
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the & Nugget
Dahlonega
Dahlonega, Ga
J. A Staemnaiporea
Georgia
Frank Kk McDowell
Florida
Asa Candler, Sr
Hardwick
U. S. Senate
Harris
City Council of
Atlanta
James L. Beavers
H. H. Elders
Reidsville
U.S. Seal
United States Post Office
Get
Times
Virginia
Jusuus Rosenwald
Lucius Mallory
Perry
St. Peter
Col
Sam Brown
Congress
Mr. Brown
W. E. Warren
Itiwassee, GA
J. W. West
Pennsylvania
Tampa, Fla
Irene Moores
County Board of Tax Assessors
John Dockery
Gainesville
Arnold
N. G. A. College
Dutchie Watson
Mr. Watson
Wahoo
Waters
Hall
Ku Klux
Frank Meaders
Swainsboro
Bob Meaders
Canton
Ducktown
Nannie Whelchel
Whelchel
Hall County
Tromer Mitchell
Cobb County
Hamilton
John Anderson
Bartsboro
Grady Vandivere
Dawsonville
Wm. Trammell
Auraria
Maggie Spence
J. S. Davis
Hamrick
White
Lumpkin County
Mountain
Craig R.arnold
Propr
Housley Bros
W. J. & &. G. Palmours
Mrs
CC. W-Mcdonald
Townsend
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