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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
8
Legal notice to all creditors of the estate of Joel B. Watkins late of Butts county deceased to render accounts of demands within the time prescribed by law and to pay debts to the undersigned executors Dr J B Watkins and Obie Watkins August 9 1921 212 6tp
Petition seeks incorporation of Middle Georgia Orchards Company in Butts County Georgia for twenty years. Main office in Jackson with branch rights. business includes fruit growing and marketing and related operations. capital stock set at 50000 with 10 per share and 10 percent paid in. powers include buying selling leasing real estate, issuing notes, and amending charter. prayers for renewal and dissolution rights. filed by Carmichael Kinard White Guthrie with attorney Watkins.
Six year experiments in Athens show oats seeded October 15 yield 39.5 bushels per acre versus 17 by November 15. Wheat seeded October 15 averages 35.7 bushels, while November seedings average 18.8. Plant by October 20 north of Macon and by November 1 south. Rye can seed a bit later. Recommendations cover land preparation and fertilizer with acid phosphate and nitrate or ammonium sulfate. Noted oat varieties include Appler Fulghum Bancroft Hundred Bushels and Texas Rust Proof. in north Georgia Falcaster excels while in the south Blue Stem or Georgia Red perform best.
The advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as genuine and safe when used as directed. It highlights the Bayer Cross on tablets and lists ailments including colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain. It notes small tin boxes of twelve tablets and larger packages sold by druggists.
Washington reports the 1921 cotton ginned prior to September 1 totaled 481 788 running bales including 36 208 round bales. Last year’s ginnings to September 1 were 351 589 bales. State figures list Texas 409 026 and Georgia 49 124 among others.
The death of Miss Julia Brown aged unknown occurred Monday at ten in the home of her brother and sister Mrs. and Mr. R. P. Lasnett in Jackson. She had been an invalid for years yet remained active in the Methodist church Sunday School and Young People’s groups. Funeral services were held Tuesday at three at the Methodist church under Rev. J. R. Jordan and Rev. S. R. England with pallbearers Hugh Mallet Edgar McMichael R. L. Hammond Morris Moore A. A. Howell Avon Gaston. Interment was in the city cemetery. She is survived by her mother Mrs. R. S. Brown a sister Mrs. R. P. Sasnett two nephews Richard and Rufus Sasnett and one niece Miss Mary Julian Sasnett.
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