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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
7
S J Foster files to seek re election as Clerk of Butts County Superior Court. He pledges faithful service and asks for votes and support from all voters under Democratic Executive Committee rules and regulations.
A candidate for the Butts County tax collector asks for votes and support under executive committee rules and pledges to discharge duties diligently if elected.
A candidate for tax collector in Butts County announces in the March primary and asks for voters support. He notes a two year illness that has limited his work and pledges to perform the office to the best of his ability if elected.
Results from a farm journal contest show wide gaps between average national yields and those achieved with careful management. Georgia led cotton with 1 360 pounds of dry lint versus 200 on average, Missouri topped corn with 127 bushels against 25.8, Washington wheat 83 vs 15.8, Utah oats 107 vs 32, and Maine potatoes 530 vs 96.
The county school board of Butts County announces a search for a new superintendent. Qualified candidates must meet state certification requirements and show proven leadership in K through 12 education. Application packets are due by the posted deadline.
Harold aged seven and Tom aged eight argue about becoming men. Harold says he will be a man when he wears long pants, but Tom counters that money in pants pockets, not pants themselves, defines manhood. The exchange is a humorous early musing on maturity.
A. B. Marchant of Jesup will ship a solid carload of two hundred bee hives from Americus this week. The bees were purchased in Sumter and nearby counties and will be assembled here before being sent to Jesup.
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