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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
2
Butts county farmers report a sturdy effort against the boll weevil as Georgia peach prices hold through the season. Spotted rains affect areas differently while Bulloch county remains a leader in livestock sales with three stockyards and weekly auctions.
The text expresses that friendship surrounds candidacy and office, noting Georgia teachers' partial salary payments and ongoing uncertainty about Paris for the coming school year. It discusses supporting home institutions, livestock auction interest in Jeslann, and a broad critique of local livestock promotions.
A renowned figure, once propelled by the support of a local community and WPA workers, wakes to find himself ostracized after openly striking against the hands that fed him. The move provokes public impatience as funds and backing wane, threatening the show’s viability and community morale.
A historical column argues the WPA strike threat will intensify under Roosevelt era relief, warning of uprisings and debt but noting public patience. It condemns workers for ingratitude, urges a quick settlement, and criticizes long presidential terms amid calls for rotation in office.
The piece assails Georgia politics, urging Georgians to curb governor and highway department powers, defend tax funded education, and oppose petty politics. It calls for a special session, voter eligibility rules, and a public stance to keep schools open and teachers paid amid ongoing battles over funds and policy.
A reflective monologue questions the link between thought feeling and virtue. It weighs two kinds of beauty and asserts a society remains as strong as its collective mind. The note teases Governor Rivers amid a broader discourse on character and public life.
A Texas editor urged the state to establish a Be Kind to Your Neighbor Day. That evening, he found a neighbor’s chickens had scratched his garden and another neighbor’s hogs had rooted his sweet potato patch, illustrating the need for neighborly restraint.
Dial telephones have been adopted by Jackson Eatonton and other Georgia cities, joining Monroe as the first small city in the state to implement the system. The transition, in use for several years in Monroe, marks broader adoption across the region.
A fragment notes the new deal penalizing thrift while praising idleness and questions the fundamental principle of supply and demand. It suggests Congress may be asked to act, referencing Madisonian terms and gravity. The piece reflects a cautious stance on economic policy and legislative action.
News from 30 years ago reports the organization of Carmichael Mallet Co with 25000 capital led by J H Carmichael as president G E Mallet as vice president and R P Newton as secretary treasurer Also announced is the appointment of Dr R A Franklin as a colonel on Governor Brown's staff The Jackson Rifles plan a July 24 departure for a week at St Simons with G E Mallet as captain and the Jackson Fire Department hosting a barbecue at Mallet's Springs Monday night
A report from ten years ago notes Miss Florine Hatcher of Wrightsville elected head of the music department in Jackson Public Schools. The Sixth District Masonic Convention was set for July 30 at Indian Springs. A rising vote of thanks was given to members of the Jackson Club Corporation after the Kiwanis first meeting at the club-house.
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