County and City of Jackson Notice and Local Items
Cards of thanks will be charged at fifty cents minimum for 50 words and less with one cent a word above. Thanksgiving is next and Jackson voters will have one more December election. Progress-Argus hopes voters support good men. Canning Club work in Butts County has been successful and should continue with taxpayer backing. The US Supreme Court ruling affects tax equalization and prompts talk of an extra Georgia legislative session. Barnesville congratulated on Lamar County vote. Lamar County expected to develop strongly. Georgia should shift from concrete roads to cost effective good sand clay roads.
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Jackson
Progress-Argus
Canning Club
Butts County
United States Supreme Court
General Assembly of Georgia
Barnesville
Lamar County
Lamar
Georgia
The
Progress
Argus
Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Cotton Prices Fail to Lift After Election
The piece notes Harding Watson and Hardwick’s election did not raise cotton prices. It urges hard work economy and cooperation as remedies. It compares Butts county with other Georgia counties on boll weevil impact and cotton yields and warns against an extra legislative session as costly and unwelcome.
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Harding
Watson
Hardwick
Butts County Fair Receives Growing Support for 1921 Plan
A Georgia call to boost the Butts county fair outlines a broader 1921 program. Supporters stress fairs as a path to safer farming, higher yields, and stronger community growth, with Jackson slated for a larger regional fair and business leaders urged to participate.
Benefits of County Fairs for Farmers and City Life
The Georgia State fair and numerous county fairs boost farming and industry in Georgia. Fairs serve as exchanges for ideas, link farming with manufacturing, and encourage a return to rural life as urban populations rise. Improved farm labor, electricity on farms, and better roads promote open air living and better livelihoods.
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Macon
Georgia
Macon News
Farm Journal
New York
Lobby influence sparks debate over new counties
The piece questions whether money whiskey and women were used to push five new counties but concedes proof is hard. It notes other powerful lobbies may exist beyond those backing the counties and argues this should not trigger an extra session.
Loss of a good man Rev S R England leaves Jackson
Citizens of Butts county mourn the removal of Rev S R England to the Marietta district as presiding elder. In three years as Jackson church pastor he built strong friendships and left a constructive imprint on the community, with hundreds of loyal friends sending best wishes for his new responsibilities.
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Butts County
Jackson
S. R. England
Marietta
North
Advertising and Store News Guard Public Trust
The writer argues every merchant has right to run his business but must advertise and inform buyers. Silence leads to dull business and public being misled. The piece stresses the selling end is as vital as the buying end and urges keeping the public informed of latest store news.
Schools and Colleges Press for Extra Legislature Session
Schools and colleges campaign for an extra legislative session to obtain more funds. Officials say funds are not available now and taxpayers struggle with taxes. institutions must cut costs and tighten budgets amid organized propaganda backing the push.
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J. Doyle Jones
City OF
Geogia
American Press Association
Butts County Fair
Enblenof
Buick
Flint
Michigan
Griffin Mercantile Company
Big Store
Griffin, Ga
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