Census Reports 3799 School Children in Butts County
The census records 3799 pupils in Butts County with 288 whites and 211 colored in Jackson city 107 whites 11 colored Pepperton 73 whites 52 colored Flovilla 73 whites 17 colored Jenkinsburg. Only six white children over ten can neither read nor write. Nine hundred eighty whites and 348 colored attended public schools over five months in 1912. Per capita county funding over the last five years averaged about $3.43 annually, possibly about $3 this year, underscoring the need for an accurate count of school age children.
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Butts County
Jackson
Pepperton
Flovilla
Jenkinsburg
Otis Han Mars Improves After Sanitarium Stay
Mrs Otis Ham is reported to be improved after leaving a sanitarium yesterday. She is staying with her sister Mrs Stewart Roberts to regain strength. Her young son Marshall Welch accompanied her to Atlanta on Sunday.
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Otis Ham
Stewart Roberts
Marshall Welch
Atlanta
Towaliga man C S Maddox visits town Tuesday
C S Maddox of Towaliga was in town Tuesday. William McClure serves as cashier in the New York store.
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C. S. Maddox
Towaliga
William McClure
New York
Watkins Brothers Suffer Wreck Injuries Near Macon
Dr E F Watkins of Bullards son of Mr and Mrs Ben Watkins Sr of Jackson was bruised in a Southern road wreck two miles south of Macon when a switch engine struck a train. Col W E Watkins visited him at Macon Hospital noting he was resting comfortably though badly shaken.
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E. F. Watkins
Bullards
Ben Watkins, Sr
Jackson
Southern Road
Macon
W. E. Watkins
Roads from Macon to Indian Spring Improved
Forsyth Ga June 5 The Macon traveling community to Indian Spring will find the Forsyth road splendidly worked and graded six or seven miles out Rune creek hills graded down a bridge over the creek made the route passable The Monroe county end and the Butts county end of the road are in good condition for Sunday motoring.
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Forsyth
Macon
Indian Spring
Rune Creek
Monroe County
Butts County
Elks Enjoy Old Fashioned Barbecue
Over fifty Griffin Lodge of Elks members visited Jackson on Wednesday to join Jackson Elks for an old fashioned barbecue. The trip was by decorated automobiles and the barbecue was served around five in the afternoon to the glad attendees.
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Griffin Lodge of Elks
Jackson
Griffin News
Paul Carmichael Visited Relatives in Jackson
Paul Carmichael of Matt Texas is visiting relatives in Jackson, staying with family members and planning local sightseeing during the visit.
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Paul Carmichael
Matt, Tex
Jackson
Eastern capital shifts south for conservative Southern investment
Eastern capital backs Southern investment as William Hurd Hillyer返回 from Northern cities reports bankers favor Southern properties. He notes Wall Street pessimism spurring interest in real estate securities and Southern mortgage loans with liberal rates. Northern funds may flow into Georgia within a year.
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ARGUS
Atlanta
William Hurd Hillyer
Southern
Hillyer
Southern Securities
New York Exchange
Georgia
Clayton Buchanan Spends Weekend at Home
Clayton Buchanan was at home for the week end, relaxing and catching up on chores during the weekend.
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Clayton Buchanan
Mercer honors Flovilla graduate Riley Plymale
Riley Plymale of Flovilla is among the Mercer graduates this year marking the completion of studies and a milestone in the campus ceremony.
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Riley Plymale
Flovilla
Mercer
Judge J A McMichael Returns From Illness
The judge J A McMichael is back on the streets following a recent illness, bringing relief and happiness to his many friends.
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J. A. McMichael
Tech Quarter-Centennial to Be Interesting Affair
The Georgia Tech quarter centennial celebration will attract the largest alumni gathering in Tech history. Distinguished speakers include Dr Thomas E Green United States Education Commissioner P P Claxton Alphonso Smith and Dr Herbert S Bigelow. A burlesque pageant with students and alumni will march through Atlanta June 10 reviewed by Governor Brown.
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ARGUS
Atlanta
Georgia School of Technology
Georgia
South
Tech
Thomas E. Green
Chicago
Green
United States Commissioner of Education
P. P. Claxton
Tech Y. M.C. A
C. Alphonso Smith
Edgar Allan Poe
University of Virginia
Opera House
Herbert S. Bigelow
Cincinnati
Governor Brown
Matheson
Brown
Texans Willie Pitts Newton and Paul Carmichael in Atlanta
Willie Pitts Newton and Paul Carmichael, both from Texas, spent Tuesday in Atlanta as part of a visit or schedule in the city.
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Willie Pitts Newton
Paul Carmichael
Texas
Atlanta
Powers Visit Ends with Alabama Relatives
W. T. Powers and William Powers return home after a visit with relatives in Alabama.
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W. T. Powers
William Powers
Alabama
Leon Wood Hosts Friends at Parents Home Party
Leon Wood entertained a number of friends at his parents’ home last Thursday evening. The casual gathering featured conversation and refreshments in a welcoming setting.
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Leon Wood
Farm products not exempt from taxes in Georgia
Letters mailed to Georgia tax receivers stress that all dogs must be returned for taxation at fair market value and farm products must be returned along with other property. The law makes dogs ad valorem and a constitutional amendment to exempt farm products requires a new law.
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Georgia
W. H. Harrison
Comptroller General's Office
Overland Westerners Pass Through City
J B Ransom leader of four horsemen on a 20000 mile trek visited here Tuesday. The party left Olympia in May 1912 with four saddle horses a pack horse and a watch dog. They travel north in summer and south in winter. They carry letters from Governor Hay and have state seals and governor portraits. They plan to reach San Francisco June 1 1915 for the Pan American Exposition.
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J. B. Ransom
United States
Olympia
Wash
C.C
C. W. Beck
R. G. Rayne
M. E. Hay
Washington State
San Francisco
Jackson High School Board Sees Teacher Resignations
The Board accepted Miss Annie Waldrop’s resignation as Third Grade teacher and elected Miss Nina Cox of Ocilla to replace her. Enrollment reached 405 pupils for 1912 13 with 312 average daily attendance and 297 promoted to higher grades. The school library added over 100 volumes as 3,000 books were read, signaling growth and a strong term ahead.
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Jackson High School
Annie Waldrop
Nina Cox
Ocilla
Waldrop
Oklahoma
Martin
Etheridge Called to Byron by Illness of Father
R. N. Etheridge was summoned to Byron Monday due to his father M. F. Etheridge's illness.
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R. N. Etheridge
Byron
M. F. Etheridge
Henry Byron Leaves for Hampton to Unite with Dr Twiggs
Henry Byron departed Wednesday for Hampton Florida to join his uncle Dr J Henry Twiggs in a new business venture. The move links Byron with Twiggs as they establish their partnership and begin operations in the Florida locale.
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Henry Byron
Hampton, Fla
J. Henry Twiggs
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ASEM
Mars
Otis Han
8. F. Watkins
Gov. Brown
Comptroller's Office
Cox
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
Milledgeville
Cotton Oil Co
Top Dressers
Southern Cotton Oil Co
Jackson, Ga
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