Butts county girls to unveil service flag in Athens
The state normal school girls at Athens will unveil a service flag at the courthouse on April 6 at 11 o clock in honor of local boys now in service. Miss Bessie Compton supplied the notice calling mothers of soldiers and the public to attend. The piece praises the girls patriotism and promises full program details in the next issue.
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Butts County
State Normal School
Athens
Bessie Compton
Indian Springs Visitors and War News From Jackson
Miss Davie Bryans visits the Daughtry family in Jackson. Sergeant L B Vaughn, nephew of Miss Lindsey, and others travel to Idlewilde. Ben Ed Watkins in England sends letters from the Aviation Corps awaiting orders to the firing line. Georgia residents host a house party with many relatives. Lucile Elder returns from Florida and visits Mrs Mallet in Jackson inviting friends for a weekend.
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Davie Bryans
H. L. Daughtry
Jackson
L. B. Vaughn
Lindsey
Vaughn
W. O. Perritt
Forsyth
H. L. Daughtry, Jr
Lan
University of Georgia
Emily Daughtry
Margarita Bryans
Idlewilde
Ben Ed Watkins
Aviations Corps
England
Polly Edwards
Macon
J. B. Edwards
Lucile Elder
Georgia
Florida
Mrs. Mallet
Indian Spring
State
Beloved Woman D B Moore Dies At Jenkinsburg Home
Mrs D B Moore a Jenkinsburg resident dies after years of ill health at age 60. Survived by husband D B Moore one son G C Moore of Atlanta three daughters Addie Carrie Leila Moore and Mrs D C Woodward four brothers two sisters and many relatives. Funeral held at Jenkinsburg Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev C C Heard with interment in Jenkinsburg Cemetery.
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D. B. Moore
Jenkinsburg
Florida
T. E. Redman
Helena
Sam Haislip
Eastman
Jenkinsburg Baptist Church
C. C. Heard
Patriotic Party Benefit By Flovilla Red Cross
Auxiliary No 1 Flovilla Red Cross hosts a Patriotic Party at Red Cross headquarters on Friday evening March 29. Tables themed to Allied nations offer refreshments under ten cents. Members in native costumes serve dishes. proceeds fund Surgical Dressings work.
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Flovilla Red Cross
Patriotic Party
Red Cross
Lurline Lawson
England
Virginia
White
France
Opal Vickers
Canada
Marilu Terrell
Japan
Mae Smith
Italy
Lula Dozier
Ireland
Ruth Duffey
United States
Lois Allen
Navy
Annie Kate Lynch
Army
Mildred Allen
William Lynch
Uncle Sam
Butts County Ginned 14324 Bales in 1917
The census report records 14324 bales of cotton ginned in Butts County in 1917, up from 12011 in 1916, an increase of 2313 bales. Georgia total ginned was 1882554 in 1917, up from 1852104 in 1916, with Burke County leading the state at 66828 bales.
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Census Bureau
Butts County
Georgia
Burke County
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Promise From Drugstore
The advertisement claims TAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with the first application bringing ease and rest. It promises a refund if it fails within the stated period.
Foy Hotel to Open About April 20
The Foy Hotel, managed by Mr. Sherwood Thaxton, will open this season on April 20. Thaxton, who recently visited Jackson for a draft board physical, expects a strong season at Indian Springs citing wartime money and growing automobile traffic as favorable. Under Thaxton, the Foy Hotel has become well known and popular, drawing liberal patronage.
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Foy Hotel
Sherwood Thaxton
Thaxton
Jackson
Draft Board
Fay
Indian Springs
Thaxton the Foy Hotel
Pape's Diapepsin Advertisement for Indigestion Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as quick relief for sour acid stomach, gas, and dyspepsia. It claims five minute relief, prevents distress after meals, and promotes its widespread, ongoing sales with a fifty cent case available at drugstores.
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Pape
Eiye
War Saving Stamps and Liberty Bonds Appeal
Rousing appeal urging citizens to support World War II finance drives. It emphasizes the high cost of life and calls for donations to War Saving Stamps and Liberty Bonds to fund the war effort.
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Europe
Registered Hereford Stock to Be Sold at Atlanta Auction
The first auction sale of pure bred Hereford cattle under the Georgia Hereford Cattle Breeders Association will be held at Miller Union Stock Yards, Atlanta, on Friday March 29 at noon. Ten bulls and forty breeding cows and heifers from seven Georgia herds will be offered, with buyers expected from the Carolinas, Alabama, Florida, and the Midwest. The sale aims to promote best blood lines and strengthen Georgia's cattle industry.
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Atlanta
Georgia Hereford Cattle Breeders Association
Miller Union Stock Yards
John D. Little
Georgia
Washington
Hereford Association
Carolinas
Alabama
Florida
Middle West
Animal Industry Department
United States
Southeast
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Carmichael-Mallet Company
Jackson, Georgia
ALL Kini
Distance
J. E. Wallace
Jim Wallace
McDonough
T. H. Vaughn
S. Lindsey
S. J. Bailey
Griffin
Joe Rosen Edwards
Thos. N. McKibben
Griffin District
THE
New England Mutual Life
Oldest Mutual Life Insurance Company OF America
Dr. King
W. E. Watkins
H.M. Fletcher
Jackson, Ga
J. Threatt Moore
Crum Building
Jackson Georgia
the Farmers Co-Operative
Fire Insurance Company
S. B. Kinard
J. H.pope
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