Decision of Court in School Tax Case Pace v County Board
The Georgia Supreme Court holds that county funds raised by local taxation cannot be used to pay tuition or support for a city or separate district's schools. In Butts County, a dispute over cross-district attendance and funding led to reversal of the interlocutory injunction. the court emphasizes that local tax funds must stay within their own district unless statutes authorize otherwise. The decision clarifies limits on interdistrict tuition payments and upholds separate district finance.
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Pace ET AL
County Board Board OF Education
Supreme Court of Georgia
Board of Education
George
Superior Court
Butts County
County Board of Education
State Common School Fund
City of
Jackson
County Superintendent of Schools
Reagan & Reagan
McDonough
W .E. Watkins
Fish
C. J
General Assembly
County Boards of Education
Clark
Cline
Meadows
Granger
Brownsville
McMichael
Bethel School
George, J
Co-op Campaign Urges Farmers to Unify Against High Leather Cost
An exhibit from Progressive Farmer compares a farmer selling a 9 pound hide for 18 cents to buying leather at 1.25 per pound and shoes at 7.25 for 2.5 pounds. The contrast underscores calls for cooperative selling and economic independence to fix price disparities in hides leather and footwear.
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Warning Stresses Authentic Label
An article warns to buy only aspirin bearing Bayer on the package or tab to ensure genuineness. It lists uses from colds to toothache and notes small tins of twelve Bayer tablets cost a few cents with larger packs sold by druggists. It mentions Bayer as the maker of monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid and adds a humorous Ford-Eden aside.
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Bayer
Greek Commander Visits Makie in Ford Caravan
General Eumanouel Zym brakakis the Greek Commander-in-chief in Thrace toured the wrecked village of Makie riding through its streets in a Ford car.
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Eumanouel Zymbrakakis
Thrace
Makie
For Sale Early Variety Cotton Seed in Jackson GA
Seed mix described as early blooming cotton with 68 day maturity and heavy yield. Limited quantity for sale at 1.50 per bushel. Seller S. B. Kinard based in Jackson Georgia.
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S. B. Kinard Jackson, Ga
Hog raiser touts mineral mix over costly stock foods
E H Beckstead, Iowa hog expert, advocates using five pounds of mineraline mixed with bran to create a hundred pounds of feed. He says minerals prevent worms and keep hogs in prime condition, outperforming expensive stock foods. Send two dollars to Mineraline Chemical Co. in Chicago for a full hundred pounds of mineraline via prepaid parcel post.
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E. H. Beckstead
Mineraline Chemical Co
North Wells St
Chicago
Ill
Remarkable pistol duel ends with bullet collision at camp
In Bostwick Georgia two guards Moore and Bramlett fired at each other in a camp supper-room. Each fired five times. a 38 pistol bullet struck the 45 bullet in the barrel, causing both to lodge. Both men likely to recover from head and arm wounds.
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Bostwick
Morgan County
Messrs
Moore
Bramlett
World carry over of American cotton on July 31 1920
The world carry over of American cotton at July 31 1920 totalled 6 149 089 bales based on U S census figures for domestic supply and Chronicle figures on stocks held abroad.
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U. S
Free Seeds Appeal From Hastings Catalog
Hastings seeds offers five free packets of flowers with no obligation to buy. The 1921 Hastings Seeds catalog promises 116 pages of illustrated varieties and garden tips, inviting readers to request the catalog from H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, GA.
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Hastings
Gours
H. G. Hastings CO
Seedsmen
Atlanta
First cotton seed planted in Jamestown 1607
In 1607 the first cotton seeds were planted at Jamestown Virginia. cotton was introduced to the southern colonies by early settlers, marking the start of the crop's spread in the region.
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Virginia
Jamestown
Ford Assembly Line Opens in Yokohama Japan
October 9 marked the first Ford car assembled on a line in Yokohama by Sale & Frazer, Ford dealers for Japan. The plant, handling up to 200 cars monthly, showcased frame by frame progress and ended with a banquet for workers. The article notes global cotton supplies and an impending two-year unspun stock.
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Japan
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Sale & Frazer
Yokohama
Ford Foreign Department
New York City
Cortes Seizes Cotton Gifts From Montezuma In 1519
The Spanish invader in 1519 found cotton clothing in common use in Mexico and Cortez received gifts of fine cotton fabrics from Montezuma.
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Mexico
Cortez
Corn Grinding Ad At Railroad Warehouse Mill
An 1860s notice urges bring your corn to the Railroad Warehouse mill for grinding. The text also notes that during 1862 and 1863 US cotton production averaged under 375000 sales annually, with a remark the world managed to get along.
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United States
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McDonough Road
J. B. Guthrie Realty CO
Harkness Building
Jackson, Georgia
Garden of Eden
Adam
Eve
Bostwick, Ga
California
Adv
McKibben Buggy & Auto Co
Georgia
S. H. ‘Thornton
Jackson, GA
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