Veterans Plan Trip to Richmond for Confederate Reunion
Members of Camp Barnett and Butts county citizens rally for a Confederate reunion in Richmond Virginia from June 20 to 22 with attractive group rates and stopovers. A special Southern railway train departs Jackson June 19, tickets on sale June 17 with return by July 9 1922. Delegates elected February 25 will select maids sponsors and chaperones.
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Camp Barnett
Butts County
Richmond
Jackson
Atlanta
Southern Memorial Association
Sons of Veterans
Children of the Confederacy
Southern
Washington
J. A. McMichael
J.C. Cawthon
Z. T. Buttrill
G. W. Ray
J. S. Gregory
A. G. Preston
Value of fruit crop falls from 1920 to 1921
The 1921 value of fruit and fruit products on farms was 525 million dollars, down from 744 million in 1920 due to frost damage and lower prices for apples peaches and other fruits. Apple production dropped to 96.9 million bushels and orange production rose slightly to 30.7 million boxes.
National Forests Turn Over Four Million to Treasury Annually
The National Forest system contributes more than four million dollars annually to the federal treasury through its operations and collections. The figure reflects income from timber, grazing, and related forest service activities nationwide.
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National Forests
United States
Federal Treasury
State Treasurer Reports Handling of Large Sum in 1921
The office of the state treasurer William J. Speer reported handling about 18 million dollars during 1921 with a year end balance of 1,727,866.35. Receipts totaled 13,904,706.42 while expenditures reached 15,301,542.22 including 3,918,780.04 for schools and 2,052,930 for pensions.
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William J. Speer
Treasury
Georgia
Farm Agent H G Wiley to Market Butts County Surplus
The Progress Argus reports that Farm Agent H G Wiley arrives to assist Butts County farmers and business men in selling surplus wheat oats beef cattle hogs and poultry. A mailed coupon will connect sellers with buyers to secure top cash prices with on the spot payment.
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H. G. Wiley
Butts County
Progress-Argus
Wiley
Dr H H Dunham Arrested Over Bogus Checks
Dr H H Dunham, once a Monroe county road gang inmate, faced Butts county jail on a worthless checks charge after allegedly passing bad checks to local merchants in Indian Springs area. His past spans Forsyth and Florida, with prior suspensions and multiple afflictions before returning to medicine. The Forsyth report notes wartime hillbilly era details and a note on Georgia timber reserves shrinking from 15 5 million to 700 000 acres.
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DR. Dunham
Monroe County
H. H. Dunham
Butts County
W. D. Pope
Indian Springs
Jackson
Forsyth
Dunham
Harcourt Dunham
D. R
Butts
Worlie Guest
Florida
Muscogee County
Columbus
Georgia
County plans cooperative farm sales to turn surplus into cash
Farm Agent Wiley initiates efforts to sell surplus wheat and oats, link producers with buyers, and arrange future cooperative sales of beef cattle, chickens, and hogs. A countywide questionnaire seeks information to schedule auctions, shipping to mills, and boost farm operations. Citizens are urged to report items for sale.
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Butts County
Butts County Dairy Association Forms Official Club
The Butts County Dairy Association was formed at a depot meeting to aid milk producers. Officers elected: Major G. E. Mallet president P. H. Weaver vice president J. R. Biles treasurer J. D. Jones secretary. A by laws report is due at a June 14 depot meeting with Farm Agent Wiley.
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G. E. Mallet
P. H. Weaver
J. R. Biles
J. D. Jones
Wiley
T. W. Ham
W. E. Merck
C. L. Maddox
D. D. Estes
L. R. Dodson
W. D. Fletcher
W. W. Jinks
A. M. Pace
C. A. Bankston
F. H. Morgan
R. H. Burford
W. M. White
Presbyterian Church Sunday Schedule
Sunday School at 10 a m and church service at 11 a m with an evening service at 7 45 p m. The oil industry in Texas is using annually twice the timber that the state’s forests grow each year.
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Texas
Stamp of approval put on city water supply
A State Board of Health report to Jackson’s water and light superintendent states sample 1120 from a creek shows high pollution while sample 1121 from the coagulation basin shows very slight pollution and sample 1122 from the clear water basin shows very excellent water. The report notes the city water supply as first class and cites governance context including state finances and business standards.
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State Board of Health
A. B. Lindsey
Water and Light Department
City of
Jackson
Kiwanis Club to Hear Mr McCord Speaker
The Kiwanis Club of Jackson will meet at the New Elder Hotel Indian Springs with Joseph A. McCord of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as the principal speaker. Miss Agnes Adams played violin, Mr Robert Holloman sang, and a Woman's Club Child Welfare Committee luncheon followed.
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Kiwanis Club of
Jackson
New Elder Hotel
Indian Springs
Joseph A. McCord
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
McCord
Kiwanis Club
Agnes Adams
Robert Holloman
Cotton Below the Ten Year Average in Georgia
The Georgia cotton outlook is well below the ten year average overall, with the northern zone generally fair around 70 while a southern belt struggles 40 to 70. The fourth belt reports good conditions above 80 and near normal in parts, but the May 25 figure 71 percent masks serious weevil and grass issues awaiting July official data.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Z. R. Pettet
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hart County
Haralson County
Augusta
LaGrange
Prof L D Watson to lead North Carolina Military Academy
Prof L D Watson, longtime Jackson public schools superintendent and noted mathematics educator, will head the North Carolina Military and Naval Academy at Hendersonville, a branch of the Georgia Military Academy. He will visit Hendersonville this week and then move there, bringing a strong record from Meredith College Gordon Institute and Jackson High School.
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Jackson Public Schools
North Carolina Military and Naval Academy
Georgia Military Academy
College Park
Hendersonville
Watson
Meredith College
Raleigh
N. C
Gordon Institute
Barnesville
Gordon
Jackson
Jackson School
University of Georgia
North Carolina
Cotton crop 69.6 percent normal in May report
Washington D C May 25 conditions of cotton were 69.6 percent of normal versus 66.0 last year and 75.6 the ten year average. The department of agriculture did not issue a production forecast but will with July acreage estimates. State by state figures show area planted and picked plus lint yield.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
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