Butts County Fair Receives Notable Coverage and Prizes
Jackson Georgia November coverage notes journalist Jack L. Patterson visiting for the Butts county fair. Mrs L D Singley wins first prize $200 while Mae McElhenney takes second and H B Taylor third with other exhibitors highlighted including canning clubs and Red Cross booth. The fair plans expansion next year and praise for local leaders and vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam J. Foster
Butts
Singley
Plymouth Rocks
N Red Cross Society
Y M. Crawford
Annie Howell
Mary Newton
Pauline Mallet
W. C. T. U. Booth
J. L. Lyons
Georgia
Annie Lou McCord
Butts County
3. F. Watkins, Sr
J. Doyle Jones
H. L. Daughtry
J.doyle Jones
M. L. Brittain
Atlanta
McKibben Lane
H. D. Russell
Macon
Women Named to State Democratic Committee from All Districts
W. J. Vereen, chairman of the state Democratic executive committee, has appointed fourteen women to the state committee. Two are from the state-at-large and twelve from the twelve congressional districts, including Mrs. William H. Felton of Bartow and Mrs. Marie Louise Myrick of Chatham. Each district lists one female appointee, with names for districts one through twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Vereen
Moultrie
State Democratic Executive Committee
Vereen
William H. Felton
Bartow
Marie Louise Myrick
Chatham
E. K. Overstreet
Screven
Walter Wight
Grady
T. A. Collins
Schley
Edgar Domineck
Coweta
James Hinton
Clark
Fulton
Robert L. Berner
Bibb
Taylor Smith
Haralson
S. J. Tribble
H. W. J. Ham
Hall
Alice Louise Lytle
McDuffie
L. H. Oden
Pierce
T. J. Pritchett
Laurens
Gasoline Price Cut Announced by Major Oil Firms
New York firms Standard Oil of New Jersey and Standard Oil of Louisiana will reduce gasoline by one cent per gallon. Georgia not included in the cut. several neighboring states affected by the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Georgia
Butts County Fair Declared Most Successful Yet
The recent Butts county fair finished with strong agricultural exhibits and a vibrant Woman's department. Attendees praised livestock and poultry displays despite lower turnout due to a cold snap. Premiums will be mailed soon while interest for 1920 grows.
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Butts County
Agricultural Department
Rev S R England Named Presiding Elder In North Georgia
Bishop Warren A Candler announced at the North Georgia Conference closing session that Rev S R England long pastor of Jackson Methodist Church will move to the Marietta district as presiding elder. Rev J R Jordan of Gray will succeed England at Jackson with broad local support and the Griffin district awaits its appointments with ongoing harmony and strong leadership. The conference noted good reports and prosperity across church and Sunday School work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren A. Candler
North Georgia
S. R. England
Jackson Methodist Church
Marietta
J. R. Jordan
Gray
England
Jackson Church
Jackson
Jordan
North Georgia Conference
Griffin
L. G. Johnson
J. E. Parker
Barnesville
W. E. Brown
Brooks
M. Verdel
Butts County Fair Announces Prize Winners Soon
The county fair officials will publish the complete prize list in a few days. Mrs. L D Singley won first prize in individual agricultural display, Mrs. J N McElhenney second, H B Taylor third, and Mr. B F Watkins Sr fourth.
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Butts County Fair
L. D. Singley
J. N. McElhenney
H. B. Taylor
B. F. Watkins, Sr
Tax payers slow in settling as year ends
With 23 days left before December 20 the tax books close and only about six thousand dollars of the over one hundred thousand dollars due has been paid. Tax collector T. W. Nelson notes the year’s levy is slightly higher due to assessments, and warns collectors must close the books and issue executions for unpaid balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Nelson
Butts
Mickie Says Optimism Urged by Local Educator
E C Wison Jenkinsburg D P Johnson Locust Grove B H Tramell Milner J A Partridge McDonough Turner's J D Milton The Rock 8 B Strant Sencia M S Williams Thomazton D S Patterson Zebulon J E Parker district commissioner of education E Hubbard Gordon Institute instructor says half of our troubles are imaginary and urges the country to brace up and work for improvement.
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E. C. Wison
Jenkinsburg
D. P. Johnson
Locust Grove
B. H. Trammell
Milner
J. A. Partridge
McDonough
Turner’s
J. D. Milton
the Rock
B. Strant
Sencia
M. S. Williams
Thomazton
D. S. Patterson
Zebulon
J. E. Parker
District Commissioner of Education
E. Hubbard
Gordon Institute
Georgia Soap Company Buys Jackson Plant for Sunshine Soap
The Georgia Soap Company acquires the Empire Buggy Company building in Jackson, with plans to manufacture Sunshine Soap. Stockholders from Butts and nearby counties backed the venture, bringing growth hopes, new jobs, and increased housing demand as the plant expands. Empire Buggy will still use part of the building until January 1, 1922.
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Georgas Soap Company
Empire Investment Company
Empire Buggy Company
Jackson
Georgia Soap Company
Sunshine
Butts
Georgia
Locust Grove
Sunshine Soap
Jackson and Butts County
Goolsby Showcases Fine Poland China Hogs at Butts Fair
Mr C Goolsby of Monticello exhibited registered Poland China hogs at the Butts county fair. His hogs were praised as the display’s feature and he won his class. Goolsby, a breeder of pure bred swine, praised the fair and pledged support to boost next year’s expo.
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Butts
J. O. Gaston
Sam H. Mays
L. D. Singley
M. C. Goolsby
Monticello
G. H. Thompson
Ne Sweet Jessamine Dairy
Jersey
Butts County Fair
Jasper County
It Will Be a Lucky Day for the League of Nations
A reflective column argues that true national progress comes after the League of Nations dispute is resolved and citizens commit to diligent labor and constructive effort. The piece stresses pragmatic action over grand rhetoric and highlights unity and steady work as the path forward.
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League of Nations
Business houses to close Thanksgiving in Jackson
All business houses in Jackson will close next Thursday November 25 National Thanksgiving Day. No formal program will be carried out as announced. The hunting season will be in full blast at that time and many will spend the holiday afield with gun and dogs.
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Jackson
Jackson to Get New Highway Through Middle Georgia
A new sand clay highway will run from Newnan and Griffin to Jackson Monticello and Augusta. County Commissioner J O Gaston announced joint state and county funding and early work with a survey begun. The route through Butts County is to be shared cost by county and highway department after an earlier dispute over funding rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newnan
Griffin
Jackson
Monticello
Augusta
J. O. Gaston
Mr. Gaston
State Highway Commission
Butts County
Highway Department
Georgia
Middle Georgia
Dr England to Preach Farewell Sermon in Jackson
Reverend S R England, pastor, will deliver Sunday morning and evening sermons at the Methodist church. He has been transferred to the Marietta district as presid ing elder, making this likely his last Jackson sermon. A large congregation is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. England
Jackson
Marietta
Mr. England
Butts County Fair Rain Insurance Details
The Butts county fair, closed last week, held rain insurance for 3000 dollars. Most Georgia fairs had low payouts as weather stayed fair. The Southeast ern fair carried 150000, the Macon state fair 60000. Friday turned cold and attendance dropped.
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Butts County Fair
Butts County
Georgia
Macon
Fair Association
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Jack Patterson
Atlanta Journal
Jack L. Patterson
Patterson
Mae McElhenney
B. F. Watkins
Willie
Henry County
America
Robert VanDeventer
United States
Hoke Smith
Jackson Jackson
Pepperton
A. H. Smith
William E. Watkins
G. E. Mallet
J. L. Bailey
J. B. Settle
C. M
State Press
Progress
Argus
Henry Y. McCord
Progress-Argus
the Fair Association
People of
Standard Oil Company
Rev. S. R. England
Mickie Says
AWS Generoum
Evianroon
Himes Sughroe
Empire Buggy
Poland
DR. England
Congress
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