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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
4
In Butts County on June 6 1939 the Court of Ordinary requires all interested persons to show cause at the next July term why the twelve months support for Mrs C C Jinks should not be granted.
A notice from Butts County Georgia relates to a deed sale due to default on a 1934 loan secured by John Q Cowart. The sale of 110 acres in Butts County will occur July 4 1939 at the county courthouse. Also included is a state highway bid invitation for construction work on the Towaliga River bridge in Butts County with two part contracts and detailed quantities and deadlines. The sale and bidding actions are authorized by Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation and the Georgia State Highway Board.
The Progress-Argus May 11 column revisits antebellum and early 20th century horse racing in Butts and nearby counties. Macon Telegraph notes Georgia hosts few tracks today, but Hawkinsville and Kingsland remain Grand Circuit stops. Editors recall private tracks, county fairs, and a public appetite for horses and mules, with renewed interest across Putnam Eatonton and Southeast Georgia.
County Agent M D Powell says farmers must keep detailed records this year for the 1940 census. The schedule will cover 1939 crop acreage production livestock and products land uses farm finances expenditures and facilities per guidance from the Bureau of the Census. The records aim to aid farmers and the national undertakings.
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