Hardwick Inaugurated Georgia Governor Promises Pay As You Go
Thomas W. Hardwick is sworn in as Georgia governor before a joint legislature and large crowd. He vows strict economy, abolition of useless boards and commissions, and to run state finances on a pay as you go basis while defending the state’s record on race relations and farmer prosperity.
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Atlanta
Thomas W. Hardwick
Georgia
General Assembly
State Capitol
Roscoe Luke
Court of Appeals
Hardwick
Goveror
Republic
Gover Hardwick
Ivory from female elephants’ tusks valued most
Ivory from the tusks of female elephants is described as the most valuable form of ivory, highlighting its high value and desirability in trade and manufacture.
Rain Brings Relief to County Farmers After Long Drought
A six week drought ended Saturday with rain across nearly all parts of the county. The soaking rain saves gardens and corn from further damage, cools the air and washes away dust. Farmers report peas planted in large areas and a favorable outlook for cotton and boll weevil control.
Watkins Seeks Abolition of Georgia Tax Equalization Law
A bill introduced by Hon. W. E. Watkins from Butts county seeks to abolish the state tax equalization law. If passed Georgia would revert to pre equalization taxation. The bill faces strong opposition and may be amended rather than repealed. Governor Hardwick’s stance is expected to influence outcomes. Citizens of Butts county and the state watch progress closely.
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General Assembly
W. E. Watkins
Butts County
John M. Slaton
John C. Hart
Union Point
H. J
Georgia
Col. Watkins
Dr Key ends pastorate at local church in Jackson
Dr D W Key of Atlanta filled the pulpit at First Baptist during Dr Robert VanDeventer’s absence and concluded his pastorate Sunday. He spent the week in Jackson, led a Wednesday prayer meeting, and will return to Jackson for services the first Sunday in August.
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D. W. Key
Atlanta
First Baptist Church
Robert VanDeventer
Jackson
Key
Indian Springs
Pepperton Beats Griffin 5 4 In Season Opener
Pepperton won the season opener 5 to 4 against Griffin on Saturday afternoon at Pepperton Diamond. The game ended after the first half of the seventh inning. Battery was Moore and Nutt for Pepperton.
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Pepperton
Griffin
Moore and Nutt
Pepprton
Has a Boll Weevil Remedy Arrived in Georgia
Georgia farmers and business men show hopeful talk as calcium arsenate molasses mix is hailed as a boll weevil remedy. The mixture applied with a mop to cotton buds is said to kill weevils, resist rain, and cost about thirty cents per acre. Butt county farmers report strong success with the method.
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Georgia
Butts
South Georgia
Progress-Argus
Butts County
Jackson to Close Banks for July Fourth Holiday
Jackson businesses suspend operations Monday July 4 as the nation marks Independence Day. Post office follows Sunday hours, rural carriers rest. No commerce occurs. a Jackson Tallapoosa baseball game is planned and many locals travel to Atlanta for Lakewood races with fishing parties and picnics noted.
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Jackson
Tallapoosa
Atlanta
Lakewood
Butts County press pushes peach farming for results
County officials urge continued effort in expanding peach culture as prospects appear promising. They emphasize fruit cultivation potential in Butts County and vow to persist until tangible outcomes are achieved.
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Butts County
Mid-Summer Session of Sixth District Medical Society
The Sixth District Medical Society held its mid-summer meeting at the Hotel Wigwam Indian Springs on June 29 with a large turnout from thirteen counties. Programs covered deafness, encephalitis lethargans, gastric crises in syphilis, gall bladder, diabetes, radium and X-ray cancer treatment, litholapaxy, two case reports, heart signs, and med progress.
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Sixth District Medical Society
Wigwam
Indian Springs
Macon
A. F. White
Flovilla
M. M. Stapler
J. M. McKenzie
Thomaston
R. L. Carter
Frank K. Boland
Atlanta
CO. H. Weaver
R. H. Stovall
J. H. Bullard
Machen
Henry County Considers New Five Member Board and Treasurer Post
Legislation by Rep. E. L. Reagan proposes a five member Henry County board with one representative from each road district and reestablishment of a county treasurer paid by salary. The measure aims to curb debt, require county government publication, and set election timing for 2022, with current treasurer duties shifted from a bank to a bonded official.
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Henry County
E. L. Reagan
Reagan
Great Picnic at Union City on the Fourth
Union City on July 4 is set for a major Farmers Union celebration with expected crowds of twenty to thirty thousand. Plans include dancing pavilion, two bands, special trains from Fitzgerald and Atlanta, and speeches by Senator Tom Walsh and Governor Tom Hardwick among others.
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Union City
Campbell County
Farmer’s Union
Georgia
Fitzgerald
O'Viwch
West Point
Atlanta
Tom Walsch
Tom Hardwick
National Farmer, Union
Chas. S. Barsett
Southern Railway backs peach business in Butts county
A letter from Roland Turner of the Southern Railway Development Service forecasts favorable growing conditions for high quality peaches in Butts county. He notes Southern Railway’s strong fruit transport services and invites a mass meeting with horticulture experts to promote local peach orchards around Jackson Fort Valley and Yatesville, aiming for a July meeting. R N Etheridge canvasses 50 farmers, spurring local interest in peach cultivation.
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Southern Railway System
South
Butts County
R. N. Etheridge
Roland Turner
Development Service
The
Southern
Turner
Georgia
Southern Railway
Jackson and
Flovilla
Potomac Yards
Washington, D. C
Prices Edge Toward Prewar Levels in Key Commodities
Cotton and sugar lead a broad move back toward prewar price levels with many items still above. Analysts note cotton at 10 cents or higher makes other goods appear expensive, urging either higher cotton or lower prices elsewhere to restore balance.
Monster Snake Slain on Carter Plantation Friday
A giant snake six and a half feet long was killed at the J. S. Carter plantation by a Black tenant after failing to dispatch it with two shots. The creature, gray and ratlerlike without rattles, drew a crowd in town.
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J. S. Carter
Carter
The Cream Station Patronage Grows
The Forsyth cream station expands its patronage and profits for households with surplus cream. Early payments include 53 dollars from 12 percent of milk, and 116.25 dollars from a larger second shipment, with extra value from churned butter and home use. Advertisers plan house to house outreach to explain the low per gallon returns.
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Forsyth
Gasoline Prices Drop Two Cents In June Decline
A two cent reduction in wholesale and retail gasoline prices was announced on Friday June 24. Jackson residents now pay 26 cents at retail, down from 28 cents, after a sequence of recent cuts. The peak price was 35 cents, with companies citing improved business conditions and labor as reasons.
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Jackson
Prolific twin-calf cows shock Valdosta herd
Will Forest, a gro resident of Valdosta Georgia, owns a small cattle herd noted for its unusual twin births. Three cows in his herd each produced twin calves within eight months, a rare occurrence and record in the area.
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Valdosta
Will
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