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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
6
Southern Baptist Convention at Chattanooga reports marked progress in 18 launched programs and redemption of pledges as the greatest year in organized work is hailed.
Collections in cash totaling over 25 million dollars have been made for the Baptist 75 Million Campaign since 1919. The Southern Baptist Convention adjourned in Chattanooga as Dr. L. R. Scarborough highlighted 12.9 million raised in the past year, with plans to enlist 27,000 local churches in a new evangelistic push and to back foreign mission efforts in Europe and across the South. The report covers missionary receipts, relief work, church growth, and the expansion of educational and welfare boards.
Editorial argues Georgia already has enough counties and urges development of existing counties. It condemns new county movements, warning against disrupting state peace and dignity during the summer. The piece notes debtors and wartime mood, hinting at broader economic concerns and sympathy for those in debt.
In Nashville Tennesseean style, Sambo explains a quick efficient work ethic. The quote describes piling enthusiasm onto effort and energy effectively, with a humorous note on natural explosions of productivity.
Mrs Joe Newsome and three children from Sanderville stay with aunt Miss Joe Warner. W A Elder shows improved health as family and friends visit from Macon Atlanta Flo villa Ellijay and St. Louis. Indian Springs greets crowds at hotels and boarding houses as summer life begins.
A shipment of Sulphate of Ammonia is expected to arrive Monday with a car attributed to G. H. Kimbell. The item appears in notices tied to local chemical supplies and transport listings.
A quip notes that Georgia penitentiary inmates are not reporters and implies they always tell the truth, reflecting a tongue in cheek view of journalism and honesty within the prison context.
A poem lists birthstones by month and claimed charms for spouses. May to December cover emerald, pearl, ruby, sardonyx, sapphire, opal, topaz, turquoise with cautions on conjugal felicity and wellness linked to each stone. It advises emerald for May brides and ruby for July, among others, with supposed health and luck effects.
The boll weevil threat looms but farmers report resilient grains and cotton across Georgia. Officials monitor infestations, yet widespread crop loss is not yet seen as the pest struggles with weather and crop diversity this growing season.
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