State convention to meet Tuesday in Atlanta
The Georgia state convention meets Tuesday May 18 in Atlanta to select delegates for the national Democratic convention in San Francisco June 28. A heated contest is likely after a close county unit vote Palmer Watson and Smith claim their side. Delegates from Butts County include C A Pittman and T J Thomason with alternates A B Smith T J Waldrop A E Fincher T E Fears and W Homer Barnes.
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Atlanta
Georgia
San Francisco
Macon
T. W. Hardown
United States
John M. Slaton
T. S. Felder
Palmer
Smith
Watson
State Executive Committee
Thomas E. Watson
Butts County
C. A. Pittman
T. J. Thomason
A. B. Smith
T. J. Waldrop
A. E. Fincher
T. E. Fears
W. Homer Barnes
Plans for a modern school building approved by Jackson board
Editor J M Gaston lauds the Jackson city plan for an up to date school building. He argues it will protect pupil eye and health better than the present facility and urges loyal support at reasonable cost for the town and county.
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Progress-Argus
Jackson
Board of Education
Chitizen
J. M. Gaston
Emigration Surpasses Immigration in United States
Immigrant and emigre figures from mid year show emigration exceeding immigration for the first time since 1907. Five months record 144000 emigrants against 125000 entrants with Greeks and Mexicans highlighted among returnees and labor shifts.
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United States
Immigration Bureau
America
Old World
Italy
Local physicians attend state society meeting in Macon
The Medical Association of Georgia held its seventy first annual convention in Macon on May 5 6 and 7 with over 300 attendees. Local physicians Dr J Lee Byron Dr H W Copeland Dr A F White and Dr W H Steele attended. Dr E T Coleman of Graymont was elected president and Dr A H Bunce of Atlanta served as secretary and treasurer. The 1921 meeting will be held in Rome.
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Medical Association of Georgia
Macon
Auto Strikes Buggy. Three Hurt On Third Street
Three of six occupants in a Ford were hurt when the car struck a buggy on Third street near the home of J H Car michael last Thursday night. Dean Maddox broke a collar bone, J H Spier suffered cuts and bruises, Albert Newton wrenched arm. others escaped serious injury. The buggy driver was R C Thomas and no other injuries occurred. Maddox was most seriously hurt and is receiving care.
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J. H. Carmichael
Dean Maddox
J. H. Spier
Albert Newton
Omar Garr
Allen Scarbrough
Herman Cole
R. C. Thomas
Third
Copeland
Maddox
Mr. Newton
Mr. Spier
Jackson High School Baseball Opens Season With Wins
The Jackson team beat McDonough 9 to 4, then edged Monticello 8 to 7 in eleven innings with McNair striking out 16. McDonough visits Jackson, Forsyth comes next, and more practice could make Jackson a strong local squad as older players plan to reform after the school year ends.
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Jackson High School
McDonough
Jackson
Monticello High
Monticello
McNair
Forsyth
Fair Grounds
Wire control cost the country over 14 million
Washington Postmaster General Burleson told Congress that wartime operation of telegraph and telephone lines cost the Government 14,005,565. He said longer federal control or delays from court injunctions would have avoided some loss, noting gross revenues exceeded 600 million. He cited unresolved land-line use with Mackay Companies and a potential suit over excess Postal Telegraph earnings.
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Washington
Burleson
Congress
Mackay Companies
Baptist Meeting in Washington Marks Diamond Jubilee
The first Baptist church of Jackson is represented at the seventy fifth annual Southern Baptist convention in Washington. Dr. Robert VanDeventer and Mr. W. J. Wood attend as the denomination celebrates a diamond jubilee and the $90 million drive for missionary, educational, and benevolent work across ten foreign fields and seventeen states. The reconstruction program and cash receipts will be discussed as the session runs through May 17.
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First Baptist Church of
Jackson
Southern Baptist Convention
Washington
Robert VanDeventer
W. J. Wood
Brady Lot Secured for Chautauqua in Jackson
Plans advance for a five day Jackson Chautauqua from May 25 to 29 with the Brady lot at Oak and Third as the tent site. Underwriters aim to sell 300 season tickets, plus 200 more, aided by the Woman's Club and local committee. The program features music, lectures, operas, and concerts across five days, with notable acts like Boston Light Opera Revue and Theresa Sheehan Concert Co. Also noted is a historical shelling statistic from 1917 in France.
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Brady
Oak and
Third Street
Jackson
Woman’s Club
Jackson Chautauqua Association
Boston Light Opera
Boston Light Opera Revue
Eli
Albert Edward Wiggam
Allpress All-Star Co
Romance of South American Enterprise
J. W.skinner
Theresa Sheehan
Wigwam Hotel to Open Next Saturday Season at Indian Springs
The Wigwam Hotel at Indian Springs will open for the summer season next Saturday after extensive improvements including baths and room grates. J More Watts, manager, has overseen building and grounds work, with owners E G Jacobs and T Hooks of Macon. Watts plans to attract conventions such as undertakers and druggists, aiming for a busier season as road access improves.
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Indian Springs
J. More Watts
Indian Spring
Wood Roads
Jackson Public School Commencement May 16 21
Commencement exercises at Jackson Public School run May 16 through May 21 with Dr. Thornwell Jacobs delivering the sermon Sunday at 11 30. Diplomas will be awarded Friday to a class of 21. program includes operettas recitals plays and expression contests led by teachers and students.
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Jackson Public School
Thornwell Jacobs
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta
Bernice McMicheal
Mde
George M
Napier
Decatur
Board of Education
Mrs L W Wilkinson Dies At 29 In Uniontown Area
Mrs L W Wilkinson, 29, wife of Hughton Wilkinson, died at her Uniontown area home on May 6. She left a husband and two sons Eulee and Homer Hughton, her parents Mr and Mrs Sam Austin, a sister Missouri, and five brothers Will Lem Jim Sam and Deedie. Funeral at Mt Bethel church Friday at 2 pm with Rev Johnson officiating. burial in church yard.
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L. W. Wilkinson
Uniontown
Henry County
King
Effie Austin
Will
Lem
Jim
Sam
Deedie Austin
Mt. Bethel Church
Mr. Johnson
Georgia election registration closed for year
Under state law Georgia registration books for all elections this year closed on May 1. Voters not registered by then cannot vote in any state actions this year. Books reopen next year.
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Georgia
Jackson man on important board aids calcium arsenate distribution
Jackson's F S Etheridge named to the Georgia calcium arsenate board to distribute the pesticide to farmers for boll weevil control. The release urges early applications and notes a short supply, with distribution through fertilizer dealers, warehousemen, and farm suppliers across multiple towns and counties.
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F. S. Etheridge
Jackson
J. J. Brown
Calcium Arsenate Board
Charles J. Haden
Atlanta
Isean
John A. Manget
W. E. Richards
Decatur
J. N. Harper
L. W. Reeves
Cartersville
P. H. Comas
Baxley
Ww. C. Bradley
Columbus
D. B. Osborne
Ely R. Calloway
la Grange
J. E. Toole
Arlington
Turner
Robert F. Maddox
F. G. Corker
Dublin
Georgia
United States Department of Agriculture
Brown
Revival Meetings Begin at Jackson Methodist Church
Special revival meetings start Sunday May 31 at the Jackson Methodist Church. Pastor Rev. S R England will be assisted by a leading evangelist from the North Georgia Conference and a successful singer will lead the song service. Further announcements will follow.
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Jackson Methodist Church
S. R. England
North Georgia
Jackson Lodge Delegates to Grand Lodge Meeting
Messrs J G McDonald and W W Fretwell will represent Jackson lodge No. 131 Knights of Me at the grand lodge meeting in Savannah on May 17. McDonald is a past chancellor commander and Fretwell keeper of records and seals. The Savannah gathering will draw attendees from across the state with social features planned for visitors as Jackson lodge reports growth and strong finances.
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J. G. McDonald
W. W. Fretwell
Jackson Lodge No
Knights of Me
Grand Lodge
Savannah
MccDonald
Fretwell
Jackson Lodge
Divorce laws equal the Turk team work
The reverend Dr John Roach Stratton of Cavalry Church in New York denounces American divorce tactics as worse than Turkish polygamy. He argues Americans practice consecutive marriages while Turks practice simultaneous unions, claiming both erode home life and warn of immorality in cities. He plans to speak on Sunday about immorality observed in large cities.
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Atlanta
John Roach Stratton
The
Cavalry
Church of New York
New York
Salvation Army Campaign Opens Across Butts County
The Salvation Army launches a $1,000,000 drive led by Butts County chair Mr. Morris Redman to fund shelters hospitals and youth services. National chair Frank In K Lane urges volunteers nationwide to meet budgets by May 20 with funds to stay local and support divine missions including rescue homes maternity hospitals and feed aid.
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Morris Redman
Butts County
Salvation Army Camaign
Frank In
K. Lane
Secreta of the Interior
Wilson
Te Second Home Service Fund Appeal
Salvation Army
Home Service Fund
Peak in shoe prices reached say tannery leaders
Atlantic City N J report shows footwear prices have topped, with three to four months before any reduction reaches shoppers. F A Vogel of Milwaukee urged better reception of labor bureau proposals to improve working conditions, noting deep mindsets separate employers and workers and a large struggle ahead.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Tanners’ Council of the
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Beg
Coleman
Jackson School
Earea Bug
Baptist Meeting
Brady Lot
Wigwam Hotel
Methodist Church
Messrs
McDonald and
DR. Stratton
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