Seventy-Three Strong Jackson Rifles Leave for Macon Mobilization
Seventy three members of Company A, Second Regiment, National Guard of Georgia, depart Jackson for the Macon mobilization camp. The crowd bid them farewell at the depot as mothers and wives wished them a safe trip. They expect orders to go to the border within a month. Major Page examined and vaccinated the unit upon arrival. local funds aid the men with tobacco and luxuries. Mail goes care of Company A, 2nd Inf., N G Georgia, Mobilization Camp, Macon Ga. Recruiting officer to enlist in Jackson. active service information at the armory.
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Jackson Rifles
Jackson
Macon
Major Page
Jackson and
Butts County
National Guard of Georgia
State Auditor Checks School Office Records
State Auditor J. W. Stephens examined Hugh Mallet County School Superintendent’s books finding them absolutely correct. Stephens praised the up to date system and Mallet for conducting the office on a high, business like plane.
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J. W. Stephens
Department of Education
Hugh Mallet
Stephens
Mallet
Complete roster of the Jackson Rifles
A roster lists Company A, Jackson Rifles with seventy three enlisted men and three officers. Capt H D Russell leads, followed by Lt W D Pope and Lt E B Settle. quartermaster sergeant H A McMichael. first sergeant K A Biles. sergeants J A McClure W F Lavender N W Lumsden W B McClendon. Privates include Covington and McDonough residents among names such as P D Byars L E Byrd George Coker Curtis Cowan and many others.
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Jackson Rifles
Macon
H. D. Russell
W. D. Pope
E. 8. Settle
H. A. McMichael
K. A. Biles
J. A. McClure
W. F. Lavender
N. W. Lumsden
W. B. McClendon
Lonnie Hardy
W. C. Godsey
J. T. Bowden
C. F. Holston
J. C. Cash
Askew Cook
C. L. Thurston
F. C. Cawthon
P. D. Byars
L. E. Byrd
Covington
George Coker
Curtis Cowan
D. D
H. L. Moss
G. H. Norris
R. E.o'neal
W. H. Pettigrew
M. W. Sneed
J. M. Skinner
Albert Smith
H. N. Smith
H. O. Smith
L. A. Tingle
G. H. Thomas
W. D. Thaxton
L. C. Thaxton
W. M. Thaxton
E. N
Mass Meeting Takes Action On Tick Eradication
A mass meeting in the courthouse on Saturday afternoon elected Dr. R. W. Mays as chairman and M. C. Wright as secretary. Speakers included Col. C. L. Redman Jim Goodman and Rev. T. J. Webb. The committee said eradicating the tick by June 1 cost about 1092 dollars, with county costs around 2000 dollars.
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Court House
R. W. Mays
M. C. Wright
Mays
Col. C. L. Redman
Jim Goodman
T. J. Webb
Messrs
H. L. Gray
G. W. Thornton
W. W. Fretwell
Jack Preston
Citizens donate to home guard in Jackson and Butts County
Local citizens join funds to aid soldiers leaving for the border, with merchants donating tobacco and comforts. Captain Russell thanks contributors as a detailed list of donors totals 65.51 dollars, and organizers say more names will be added at drug stores and The Progress-Argus office.
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Jackson and
Butts
Jackson Rifles
Jackson
Russell
Progress-Argus
Butts County
Mexico
United States
L.M. Crawford
M. L. King
Hugh Mallet
S. H. Thornton
C. G. Hooten
J. S. Davis
Thurston & Harper
R. C. Singley
S. B. Kinard
J. A. Nutt
J. T. McClure
A. C. Finley
J. D. Jones
D. F. Maddox
L. L. Greer
J. W. Maddox
T. H. Buttrill
W. H. Mallet
W. R. Carmichael
Lawrence Maddox
David Settle
Warren Furlow
Bryant Thompson
Cash
B. F. Watkins & Co
B. B. Kelley
J. O. Hamlin
J. £. Maddox
W. J. Thurston
van Fretwell
O. N. Brownlee
J. H. Ham
J. T. Moore
R. Gunter
More Watts
Equipment Soldiers Must Carry During Service
Regulations list standard gear for each soldier including rifle bayonet belt canteen haversack shelter tent and mess items. Officers and NCOs add pistols saber and other implements to the issued equipment set.
Weekly Editors Meet July 17 In Decatur Georgia
Plans are nearly complete for the Georgia Weekly Press Association annual meeting to be held in Decatur July 17. J. C. McAuliffe of the association will headline a strong program. A Decatur barbecue at Stone Mountain Tuesday and a Savannah trip with Tybee boat ride are featured events.
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Georgia Weekly Press Association
Decatur
J. C. McAuliffe
Stone Mountain
Savannah
Tybee
J. E. Steele
Ralph Meeks
The
Carrollton Free Press
Chas. V. McKenzie
Home Papers
Boards of Trade
Col. Geo. M. Napier
H. C. Hammond
C. M. Methvin
Eastman
Clifford Grubbs
Sylvester
E. E. Lee
Warrenton
A. S. Hardy
Gainesville
Ben A Neal
Washington, Ga
John H. Jones
LaGrange
Restoration of R F D Routes 7 and 8 in Butts County
Rural mail service in Butts County will be restored to its pre November 1 1915 arrangement on August 1 with Routes 7 and 8 reestablished. Jackson will then have eight routes while other routes run about 29 miles, except Route 2 at 19 miles. Postmaster Slaughter and Congressman Wise pushed the restoration with official backing from the fourth assistant postmaster general James I Blakslee.
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Butts County
Post Office Department
Washington
Wise
Jackson
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Commissioner
Home Guard
Atlanta
MR. Wise
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