City Officials and Public Notices in Lumpkin County
A compiled list shows city government officers for Lumpkin County including Mayor G H Moore and Aldermen plus county officers such as Ordinary W B Townsend Clerk Superior Court T F Christian and Tax Collector J M Davis. Notices cite probate actions for R H Meece estate and requests for permanent administration on Trena Caldwell Hicks estate with hearings scheduled in October 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Townsend
T.F. Christian Ger
Sint Cte
J.M. Davis
Porter Tax
J. A. Peek Goroner
Cantrell Sharveyor
Baker County
John Vans
Notice to show cause on discharge of administrator
John H. Moore petitions the court that he has fully administered J. Summerour's estate. The court cites all interested persons, kindred and creditors to show cause why the administrator should not be discharged from his administration on the first Monday in October 1921. W. B. Townsend, Ordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Lumpkin County
M. A. O. Meece
R. H. Meece
Court of Ordinary
W. B. Townseend
A. W. Caldwell
Trena Caldwell Hicks
Townsenp
John H. Moore
J. Summerour
W. B. Towsnenp
Herod the Great and the Maccabee Line in Palestine
A compact account traces Herod the Great’s rise as a ruler of Palestine linking his lineage to the Babylonian returners and the Idumean ancestry. It notes his political skill in balancing Rome while ruling locally and his display of palace intrigue leading to the decline of the Maccabee line.
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Tiered
Solomon
Palestine
Babylon
Nonskid Car Uses Feet and Legs for Movement
A Czech inventor described in Popular Mechanics creates a four legged vehicle driven by heel and toe walking action. Crank shaft throws lift and propel the legs in sequence, yielding rapid, evenly spaced impulses as heels and toes push backward and forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics
Feeding Experiments With Cattle Food From Sawdust
Laboratory studies on converting cellulose to sugars in cattle feed led to practical tests. A supply was prepared to feed three cows to gauge feasibility. Wisconsin Experiment Station joined, and results were encouraging enough to plan larger scale trials for definite conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Products Laboratory
Wisconsin Experiment Station
NAMED THE AUTOMOBILE
The word automobile mixes autos and mobile from Greek and French roots. French engineers coined it, Americans shortened it to auto, a truncation frowned upon by language purists in upper circles.
Old and Honorable Office and the Sheriff’s Origin
The sheriff emerges as a Norman era reeve of the shire, head official to the king and county boss. The term shares roots with Scirgerefa meaning county head. A Meccan prince claims descent from Fatima and is titled sheriff with distinctive green fez and veil.
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England
Scirgerefa
Saxwon
Scirge
Refay Wich
Fatima
Mecca
Anchored Too Near Shore Off Sayin Rock
Two New York yachtsmen anchored near the beach at Sayin Rock in Long Island Sound and found their boat left dry on a roadway when the tide fell. A milk wagon stood by their boat at four o clock the following morning, explaining why the craft rested on firm ground at low water.
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New York
Long Island Sound
Sayin Rock
New Haven
Savin Rock
Bad Cistern Water Odor and Cleaning Advice
The article explains that cistern water odor stems from algae or moss growth. It recommends adding chlorinated lime with 85 percent available chlorine at one to three pounds per 100000 gallons to kill bacteria and algae, then cleaning the cistern if needed, and using a stirrer pump to agitate the water before cleaning.
Australia’s Green Heart Blossoms Under Rainfall
Central Australia, once seen as a desert, is described by Captain S A White as blossoming like a vast garden under rainfall. He recounts trekking through dry waterways where trees flourish and mulga scrub thrives, often with his wife Mrs White joining camel journeys of up to 1600 miles through waterless country.
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Central Australia
S. A. White
Captain White
Mrs. White
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. LB. Vickery Aldermen
G. H. Moore
W. M. Housley
T. Z. Smith
W. P. Rider
W. WH. Jones
G. de Vaughn
J. IL. Walter
Trustees City School
Opplf
Treas
W. L. Ash
J. M. Brooksher
GC. Meaders
GG. Evans
W. J. Free
D. O. Johnson
W.H. Jones
W. J. Hightower
OFR
W. B. Lowe
J. A. Dockery
J. M. Ridley
Carl Shultz
R.C. Meaders
T. F. Christian
Outsides Peace
Auraria
W. A. Hutcheson
J. P. Cane Creek
C. C. Smith
J. P. Crumby
L. B. Hatfield
N. P. Chestatee
J. M. Wilkins
N. P. Davis
B. H. Higgins
N.P. W.M
Vehunt
J. P. Dahlonega
J. P
W. B. Gurley
N. P. Frogtown
G. L. Jones
N. P. Hightower
J. N. Satterfield
N. P. Jones’ Creek
M. H. Kendall
N. P. Martin’s Ford
J. A. Hollifield
N.P. Rimblewill
J. M. Calhoun
N. P
Porter Springs
J. B. Ricketts
N. P. Shoal Creek
H. C. Burges
N. P. Wahoohoo
J. A. Abercrombie
Bunyan Pierce
N. P. Yahoda
E. ©. Jarrard
Watkins
Ares
J. Kh. Watkins Co
Winona
Mina
Dah- Jonega
M.H. Anderson
Hardin Street
Atlanta
Dahlonega
J. R. Watkins
Memphis
Tenn
Mistorlane
Herod
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N, Cs
Jimmy
Prince Albert
Nce
Albert
J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem
Pringe Albert
Australia
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