City Directory Officials and Trustees Listed in Public Record
The document lists city government officers Aldermen Mayors and trustees, school board members and clerks, county officers including clerk of superior court tax collector and coroner, county police and education boards, road and revenue chairmen, plus multiple regional peace and precinct leaders across several districts. Names include J L Walker mayor, G H Moore, W M Housley, T Z Smith, W P Rider, W H Jones, G W Vaughn, J L Walker constable, John H Moore chairman of county schools, Carl Shultz superintendent, and various P. O. box like regional chiefs and registrars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trustees City School
John H. Moore
Treas
W.L. Ashyj
M. Brooksher
R. CO
Meaders
Townsend
Christian Ritter Te
Péck
R. W. Baker County
John Vans
Igg. Evans
W. J. Free
D. O. Johnson
Wah. Jones
W. J. Hightower
County Board of, Education Byres
Lowell
J. A. Dockery
J. M. Ridley
Carl Shultz
W. L. Ash, JR
C. Meaders
Christian
Roney
Auraria
G. L. Jones
N. P. Hightower
J. N. Satterfeld
Nees Jones’ Creek
M. H. Kendall
N. P. Martin’s
Ford
J. A. Hollifield
N.P. Nimblewill
J. M. Calhoun
N. P
Porter Springs
J. B. Ricketts
N.P
N.P. Shoal Creek—I. C. Burges
N. P. Wahoohoo
J. A. Abercrombie
J. P
Bunyan Pierce
N. P. Yahoola
K. C. Jarrard
Watkins Co. ads seek men to sell products to farmers
Male help wanted. 4505 Watkins men sell 175 standard nationally advertised products to farmers. If you own a team or auto under 50, can give bond, we start you. Twenty million users. Good territory open. Write J. R. Watkins Co., Dept. 114, Winona, Mina. It's your life chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Winona
Mina
Farm For Sale Near Dah-Jonega With 160 Acres
Good farm about 160 acres located three and a half miles from Dah-Jonega. Seller could divide by using the road through the property and sell part. Terms available include part cash and reasonable terms for the balance. Contact M. H. Anderson at 181 Hardin Street, Atlanta, Ga.
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Dah- Jonega
M. H. Anderson
Hardin Street
Atlanta
Applications for support and administration in Lumpkin County 1921
In Lumpkin County Georgia Mrs M A C Meece seeks a year’s support from RK Nesta estate with appraisers reporting. Court of Ordinary requires all concerned to show cause on the first Monday in October 1921 why the application should not be granted. Also A W Caldwell applies for permanent administration on the Trenn Caldwell Hicks estate with all creditors and next of kin summoned to appear on the first Monday in October 1921 to show cause. County official W B Townsend notes.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
M. A.C. Meece
RK. H. Nesta
Perons
A. W. Caldwell
Trenn Caldwell Hicks
W. B. Townsend
Discharge Petition for Administrator John I Moore
Court cites all concerned to show cause why administrator J I Moore should not be discharged from administering the estate of J Summerour. Hearing set for the first Monday in October before W B Towsonp Ordinary.
Ehrenberg Arizona mining town fades to ruins
Ehrenberg once a bustling mining hub opposite Blythe California on the Colorado River yielded more than 17 million dollars from the La Paz mine. Founded in 1870, its 5000 residents dispersed after 1882 Indian wars sparked by unrest along the river.
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Ehrenberg
Blythe
Calif
Arizona
Colorado River
la Paz
Yuma
Ariz
Colorado
Chrysanthemum tale from Confucius to modern florists
The chrysanthemum, known to Confucius as Ii.Ki, is about 2 500 years old and spread to Europe in the 17th century from Japan and China. Cultivation over centuries produced the large blooms famed today, with the name meaning golden flower in Greek.
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Confucius
China
Christ
Europe
Japan
Automobiles as Grim Modern Warlike Threat
A New York magistrate warns that the automobile menace has grown into a deadly modern threat. He cites 91 000 street and highway deaths in the United States during the war period, with 48 000 soldiers killed in France, as evidence that Mercury now rivals Mars as the bloody butcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thrift
France
Mercury
Busy Citizen. Cleric and public servant J R Wilkie in Emporia
Rev J R Wilkie of Emporia Kansas serves as pastor of Bethany Congregational and another church, manages the city market, directs the employment bureau, presides over the Welfare association, acts as Red Cross secretary, pastors at Upper Dry Creek, teaches psychology at the State Normal, and serves on the police force.
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J. R. Wilkie
Emporia
Kan
Bethany Congregational Church
City Employment Bureau
Welfare Association
The
Red Cross
Upper Dry Creek
State Normal School
On His Trail Tracing Ancestry Turns to Blackmail
In a terse exchange a man demands payment of one thousand dollars to prevent disclosure of hidden knowledge about an ancestry trail. Mr Wise counters with a demand for silence in return for information.
Clouds and their evolving science since 1803
The article traces the history of cloud classification from Luke Howard’s 1803 distinctions cirrus cumulus and stratus to the 1894 Upsala meteorological meeting and the ensuing atlas by Hildebrandson Teisserence de Bort and Rigg enbach, with a second edition appearing in 1910.
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George Aubourne Clarke
Luke Howard
International Meteorological Committee
Upsala
Hildebrandson
Sweden
Teisserence de Bort
France
Riggenbach
Switzerland
Architect Shields LA Eyesore with Ornate Fence
An Los Angeles architect designed a decorative fence around a building under construction to disguise its appearance. The fence featured bungalow roof outlines and painted details on windows and pillars. Sections doubled for advertising, turning an eyesore into a beauty spot.
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Los Angeles
Water tennis popularity grows on Pacific coast
Popular Mechanics describes water tennis as a pool adaptation of lawn tennis aimed at hot weather recreation. Players splash after a rubber ball in a sun sheltered pond, enjoying the same exercise and sport as the dry land game without heat and perspiration.
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Pacific Coast
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Fly in the ointment says Sunday not rest for men
Jud Tunkins jokes that Sunday will never be a day of complete rest for any man who must shave and dress to satisfy his family and appear fit for church as reported by the Washington Star.
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Jud Tunkins
Washington Star
It Can't Be Helped Fish Jerks Line
A brief quip from the Birmingham Alabama News notes the irony of fishing naps being interrupted when a fish bites the line, highlighting the humor of patience and habit while angling.
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Birmingham
Ala
Had Enough Waiter Dialogue Sparks Dining Tension
A terse exchange unfolds as a diner rebuffs a waiter, asserting no obligation to tip. The scene highlights a clash over hospitality norms and gratuity expectations in a dining room dialogue.
Itinerant word wasters I W W joke by Farmer Corntessel
A farmer jokes about the acronym I W W guessing it stands for itinerant word wasters. The line shows rural humor and wordplay in a casual setting.
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Farmer Corntessel
Mebbe
Belgian Invents Dry Land Monorail Boat
A Belgian inventor develops a boat capable of mounting and riding a monorail railway with its own power, enabling travel when water is too shallow for conventional navigation.
Freckled Dotted Veil Sparks Curio in Courier Journal
A terse exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a girl’s bold freckles described as a dotted veil by JT. The brief vignette captures local color and wit in a fleeting social observation.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Buenos Aires Embraces Modern Infrastructure Features
Buenos Aires stands as a model of progress with four telephone firms driving lower rates, automatic phones, a subway, electric streetcars, and a vast export trade network across South America. The city mixes modern transit with horse drawn vehicles remaining numerous, showing a transitional urban landscape.
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Buenos Aires
New York
South America
Equator
Paris
Indian marine first in British naval history
The article attributes the first branch of the British navy to the Indian marine founded at Surat in 1613 and protected merchant ships from pirates like Joasmi and Dutch freebooters. It notes this force later became part of the British navy and contrasts it with the Australian navy, suggesting the latter may still hold value as a British auxiliary.
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Royal Navy
Britain
Indian Marine
Surat
East Indian Company
Joasmi
Indian Ocean
Royal Australian Navy
Christian Science Monitor
Nonmetallic Gear Material Emerges for Timing Gears
A new nonmetallic gear material combines a phenol formaldehyde resin with a fabric. It rivals cast iron in strength, resists moisture and oil, offers high dielectric strength, and remains inert to acids. Previously used rawhide and hard fiber gears swell in oil, making them unsuitable for timing gears.
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Scientific American
High Cost of Popularity
Neighborly remarks reveal social competition and limited favors as Gad pur remains popular. Mr. Bibbles notes his acquaintance’s many friends, while Mr. Twobble mirrors tension by saying visits yield few bottles despite weeks of work.
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Gadpur
Mr.Bibbles
Mr. Twobble
Birmingham
Also Mentioned on This Page
E.b.vickery, A
G. H. Moore
W. M. Housley
T. Z. Smith
W. P. Rider
W.H. Jones
G. W. Vaughn
J. L. Walker
Dahlonega
J. R. Watkins
Watkins Cocoanut
Memphis
Tenn
John I. Moore
J. Summerour
W. B
Jae
GJ. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N.C
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