Butts County Voter Message on Georgia Senate Race
A candidate in the 26th Georgia Senate District recounts Mills voting record on pensions for Confederate soldiers school funding and farm aid. He argues Mills favored others over farmers and cites House Journal 1913 1914 votes and a 1918 cotton seed price dispute. He denies urging black voter registration and pledges to represent Butts County voters if elected.
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Butts County
Georgia
J. H. Mills
Mills
House Journal
Mr. Mills
Farmers
Department of Agriculture
Ion Interedest
Farmers’ Union
Farmers of Georgia
Federal Board
People of Georgia
Atlanta
Georgia State Industrial Home For Girls
Fair County
Senate
C. L. Redman
House
Redman
Lankford
Toombs
South Georgia
Friends of the Common Schools
G. W. Lankford
Metz
Washington
J. J. Brown
L. B. Jackson
Sec
Treas
Cotton States
State Bureau of Markets
D. F. McClatchey
Georgia’ Food Administration
Food Administration
Committee On Agriculture
Committee On Education
Academy For the Blind
Railroad Corporation
Lyons Announces Candidacy for Butts County Representative
Jackson resident J L Lyons declares for the Georgia general assembly from Butts County. A longtime express agent and near-lawyer, Lyons promotes clean government and progress urging Democratic voters to support him in the April 20 nominating contest.
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Butts County
General Assembly of Georgia
J. L. Lyons
Jackson
Lyon
Lyons
Wood earns merit award for 1919 insurance business
Mr William J Wood receives Prudential Merit award for 274000 dollars of business written in 1919. Friends congratulate him on the record year while noting the average applicant age of about 43 years. The notice adds a local Steam laundry need for Jackson.
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W. J. Wood
Prudential Insurance Company
Speech at the court house in Jackson Saturday
Notice announces a speech at the Jackson court house scheduled for 3 o clock in the afternoon on Saturday. The speaker invites all, especially Mr. J H Mills who opposes the speaker for the Senate. Co L Redman.
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Court House
Jackson
J. H. Mills
Senate
Co. L. Redman
Mr. Watkins Publishes Views on Local Legislation
The candidate for Representative in Butts County argues for frequent public ratification of local laws and opposes arbitrary decisions. He asserts the people must speak on local matters and shares general beliefs and principles guiding his possible conduct in office.
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Butts County
Richmond
Mills Seeks Voters Support In Georgia Senate Race
J H Mills of Jenkinsburg appeals to White voters in Butts County for support in the 26th Senatorial district race as an April 20 primary nears. He defends his record on schools pensions and farm policy, rejects Redman’s accusations, and cites letters from G W Lankford J J Brown and D F McClatchey to bolster his claims while urging faith in local self government.
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Jenkinsburg
Georgia
Redman
Jasper County
Butts
Jasper Counties
Central Georgia Power Company
Boundary Line
Butts County
Atlanta
J. H. Mills
Is your life insured and protected for your family
Guthrie & Company urges readers to buy life insurance while healthy. The ad promotes an Aetna policy combining disability coverage with double indemnity for accidental death and emphasizes low rates.
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Guthrie & Company
Citizens Call For Season Without New General Laws
W. E. Watkins urges citizens to avoid enacting general laws unless needed to amend or repeal existing ones, singling out opposition to the costly automobile tag law as a notable example.
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John L. Lyons
MR. Watkins
Cotton States Official Advisory Marketing Board
Cotton States Official Marketing Board
Southern Commissioners of Agriculture, Marketing Directors
Far Mers Union
Congress
New Orleans
State Highway Commission
W. E. Watkins
Citi
Zens of
Cratic
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