Ice Factory Now Assured Success in Jackson
Jackson Ice Corporation moves toward building an ice plant. Officers Nichols Etheridge Mallet authorized to finalize stock collection, seek charter after 10 percent paid, and secure sites. W. E. Merck to manage operations. about $10,000 of $20,000 capital raised from 150+ stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Jackson Ice Corporation
S. P. Nichols
R. N Etheridge
Hugh Mallet
Ice Corporation
W. E. Merck
Monroe
Jackson Water and Light Department
Crop values for 1919 top $25 billion in U S report
The Farmers Statistics item notes a July 1 1919 crop outlook with a net grain yield 388 million bushels above 1918 led by corn and wheat gains while cotton supplies plunge. Total farm value may exceed 25 billion dollars, surpassing railroad value and wartime indemnities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Germany
Rev J Parry Lee to preach at First Baptist Sunday
The Rev J Parry Lee of Pelham a former Butts county citizen will fill the pulpit at the First Baptist church in Jackson Sunday morning. He is well known in the county with many friends and has long served as pastor at Macedonia. All congregations are invited to attend. no services are planned for Sunday night.
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J. Parry Lee
Pelham
Butts County
First Baptist Church
Jackson
Lee
Macedonia
Ice shortage hits Jackson through heat and strike
Ice plants in Atlanta cannot meet demand causing recurring shortages in Jackson and Butts county. A strike adds to the problem, with only small weekly supplies available. Residents urge establishment of a Jackson ice factory to end the cycle until cold weather returns.
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Jackson
Atlanta
Butts County
Week of Court Begins in Butts County
The August term of Butts county superior court opens in Jackson on Monday August 18 with Judge Wm. E. H. Searcy Jr. Prosecutor Hon. E. M. Oreen. civil suits include many against Central Georgia Power Co. Criminal docket features liquor, misdemeanor and larceny cases. no murder cases listed. Traverse jurors and a grand jury will be active all week reviewing records and criminal charges.
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Butts County
Traverse
Spencer makes second escape attempt in Butts jail
W H Spencer held on larceny charges in Butts county jail made a second escape bid Friday afternoon. Officers found two small hacksaws in his cell. Sheriff Lavender moved him to another cell to keep him secure until the August term of the superior court. In Newport R L nine hundred women pay a 200000 tax while two thousand men pay 150000. Lenox Mass lists the biggest taxpayers as women.
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W. H. Spencer
Butts County
Lavender
Spencer
Superior Court
Newport
R. L
Lenox
Mass
Sunday Close Brisk Camp Meeting At Indian Springs
Attendance dips but interest remains high as Indian Springs Holiness camp meeting nears its final Sunday. Dr. H C Morrison and Dr. John Paul deliver powerful sermons while C W Stapleton leads a large chorus. Wednesday marked Butts County Day with local officials praised for road and grounds upkeep. trustees plan 1920 leaders announcement next week.
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Indian Springs
H. C. Morrison
John Paul
G. W. Mathews
Butts County
Georgia Property Values Rise In 1919 Digest Totals
Atlanta reports total net increase in property valuation of 41.92 million across 27 counties not yet heard from. Major increases exceed one million in Clarke Bibb DeKalb Laurens Muscogee Oglethorpe Spalding Troup Ware with Laurens county showing the largest rise to date.
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Atlanta
Fulton
Floyd
Chatham
Richmond
H. J. Fullbright
Clarke
Bibb
DeKalb
Laurens
Muscogee
Oglethorpe
Spalding
Troup
Ware
Laurens County
Sugar price fixed at 12 cents a pound in U S
Henry C Ro lop h head of the Federal food administration sugar bureau announces a fair consumer price of 12 cents per pound. He condemns any retail price above that as outrageous profiteering. Grocers have been charging up to 16 cents per pound. The piece notes over $3 000 000 in war taxes paid by wage earning women nationwide.
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Chicago
Henry C. Roloph
Federal Food Administration Sugar Bureau
Central time fixed as standard for Georgia
The general assembly enacted a law to adopt old Central time as Georgia standard time. The change follows daylight saving shifts and railroad changes, promising benefits for residents and easier legal documents. General satisfaction accompanied passage of the uniform time bill.
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Georgia
The
General Assembly
Railroad Administration
Georgia higher education sees large legislative increases
The Georgia General Assembly funds college and technical institutions generously this year. The Senate approves boosts across the system from vocational training rising to 39 000 and the University of Georgia to 100 000. Georgia Tech gains 15 000 more for a total of 125 000, with other schools receiving substantial increases.
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General Assembly
Senate
University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
State College of Agriculture
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega
Medical College
Augusta
Georgia Normal and _ Industrial College
Milledgeville
Special Men to Get Profiteers
Department of Justice agents nationwide are ordered to assist district attorneys in uncovering profiteering in foodstuffs and essentials. Palmer directs agents to drop other cases and focus on cutting living costs, with hundreds of investigators searching for inflated prices. Prosecutions are expected soon in several districts.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Palmer
Department
Gaston Reappointed General Manager Of Farmers Union Warehouse
Directors of the Farmers Union Warehouse Company re elected J M Gaston as general manager. He will lead with ample assistance, citing long service and property growth. T O Cawthon kept as seed house manager and Avon Gaston elected scalesman with potential acceptance. assistant scalesman to be named later.
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Farmers’ Union Warehouse Company
J. M. Gaston
Gaston
T. O. Cawthon
Avon Gaston
Scalesman
Women Comprised Forty Eight Percent of PA Railroad Stockholders
The latest figures show that forty eight percent of Pennsylvania Railroad stockholders are women. This denotes substantial female ownership in the company, reflecting broader trends in corporate governance and gender representation in finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baptists Plan Statewide Drive for Seventy Five Million
A campaign to raise 75 million dollars over five years is planned by the Kimbell Association and Georgia Baptist leaders. Organizers J H Carmichael and W O Ham will field a committee and publicity team as Macon hosts a statewide meeting at Mercer University with over 250 delegates. Georgia’s quota is 7.5 million. The drive runs November 30 to December 7 with an aggressive advertising push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butts County
Kimbell Association
J. H. Carmichael
W. O. Ham
Georgia
Macon
Mercer University
Southern Baptists
Ham
Baptists
Railroad strike not felt much in Jackson
In Butts county the railway employes strike causes few delays. Rail operations stay mostly on schedule though some through freight shipments were late. Gasoline supplies improved as Standard Oil and Gulf Refining deliver, and Atlanta imposes rationing. Many strikers are returning to work amid improving conditions.
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Butts County
Standard Oil Co
Gulf Refining Co
Atlanta
America to Pay France 2 Million for Damages
Damage claims against the American army for property losses or civilian injuries in the expeditionary force are estimated at not more than 2 million dollars. Lieut. Col. Robert E. Burkman, chief claim officer, cites about 50 000 claims from broken windows to a 3 000 000 franc destruction charge at Souge near Bordeaux.
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New York
France
Robert E. Burkman
St. Louis
Souge
Bordeaux
Woman Lived Twenty One Years Without a Stomach
In San Francisco California Mrs Laura Maggini a leading member of the Italian colony died after living twenty one years without a stomach following an 1898 operation by Dr Charles B Brigham brother of Dr William T Brigham director emeritus of the Bishop Museum The case astonished physicians and surgeons worldwide with the patient remaining in better health than before the operation for two decades.
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Sanfrancisco
Cal
Laura Maggini
Charles B. Brigham
William T. Brigham
Bishop Museum
Maggini
Fair Officials Ink Contract for Exposition Shows
Butts county fair preparations advance for the week of November 3 to 8. The fair association signed a contract for shows and attractions with The Exposition Shows, praised as one of the country’s cleanest outfits. The company will bring top talent to Jackson as fairs statewide host similar acts. President Foster will reveal department heads soon and the premium list committee will report shortly as work accelerates.
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Butts County
The
Fair Association
Ate
Georgia
Jackson
Foster
Fall Association
Census Supervisors Appointed for Georgia
The Secretary of Commerce appointed Georgia census supervisors in twelve districts led by William G. Sutlive and others across Savannah Moultrie Americus LaGrange Atlanta Macon Cedartown Elberton Blairsville Sparta Douglas Eastman. The sixth district covers twelve counties and had 222,024 people in 1910 with a large next-year increase expected.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
State of Georgia
William G. Sutlive
Savannah
Wm. A. Covington
Moultrie
Timothy M. Furlow
Americus
James T. Thomason
LaGrange
Walter O. Marshburn
Atlanta
Roy W. Moore
Macon
Dr. Lewis
Ledbetter
Cedartown
Thomas M. Swift, Sr
Elberton
W. K E. Candler
Blairsville
Thomas F. Fleming
Sparta
Prof
W. A. Little
Douglas
Oscar J. Franklin
Eastman
Bibb, Butts
Clayton
Crawford
Fayette
Henry
Jasper
Jones
Monroe
Pike
Spalding
Upson
Armistice Army Discharges Exceed Three Million
Washington reports 3,165,642 officers and men discharged since the armistice. Remaining forces in France on August 5 totaled 123,885, bringing total army strength to 549,918. Enlistments to August 9 numbered 96,126. The piece ends with a reflective note on decency toward those down and potentially up tomorrow.
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Washington
War Department
France
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