23 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
1
Local court entries include Col H A Allen and Judge E J Reagan visiting. Mrs Mittie Dorsey and Mrs J D Dorsett of Atlanta guests. Garden seed and nursery ads. Blockade package arrests by Marshall Benefield. Church and Sunday school events, book and magazine offers, and upcoming talks by Rev L P Glass in Fayette County.
An advertisement offers cash for peas at 1.90 to 1.95 per bushel delivered to Fayetteville and nearby towns with or without sacks. The entry also notes a county teachers association meeting with small attendance and calls for teacher participation in county educational work. The March term of the Superior Court opens with Judge Searcy presiding and a Grand Jury organized for the week.
A black Jersey heifer for sale to freshen for April. Price set at 35 dollars and valid until April 5. Seller listed as R. Steinheimer of Brooks Georgia.
A notice states that members of the Paul J. Semmes No. 832 will meet in Fayetteville at 10 o clock a m on April 3 1917 to elect delegates to the Annual Reunion in Washington D C convening June 5. N FARR Commander T M Murray Adjutant.
March Honor Roll for Inman High School lists First Grade Annie M Pope Second Grade Sarah Harp Herschell McBrayer Third Grade Graham Burch Mae Harp Ruth Hill Maggie McLucas Fourth Grade Garon Pope Evelyn Pope Fifth Grade Andrew McLucas Sixth Grade Walter McLucas. The child must average zero percent in all studies and be not tardy in order to qualify.
Mrs Clyde Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Smith of Fayetteville died in Atlanta last Sunday. Raised here she and her husband Mr J H Kitchens lived there after marriage. Her funeral was held at her parents home Monday conducted by Rev A E Lansburn. She leaves a husband and four small children. Local residents share in the family’s grief.
Renewal notices by Whitlock Tinsley Adams and Jones groups cite The Ladies Home Journal The Saturday Evening Post and The Country Gentleman as leading publications. Fayetteville Georgia appeal invites boys and girls to join corn poultry and canning clubs with April 1 deadlines for school club rosters.
The Progressive Farmer lists fifteen county progress tests including school term length county agents health inspection clubs libraries rural phone service and a strong county paper. It invites readers to score their county, target 100, and discuss improvements with the local paper.
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