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Newspaper
Waycross Weekly Journal
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1914
Page
2
The Wavernss Weeks Journal clarifies it is the county’s official organ with L Volney Williams listed as editor and manager. It proclaims itself the only weekly paper established in the county.
The article discusses Secretary McAdoo’s charge that banks hoard funds amid tight money markets. It cites Georgia banks among those named, notes stronger criticism from Texas and Arkansas, and questions why lenders pull back from legitimate borrowers during downturns. The writer argues banks harm communities by forcing solvent merchants to repay during hard times. It adds a local hope Waycross banks will not follow this pattern.
An editor notes that modern civilization rebukes affection and artificiality in society and business. People prefer real, genuine behavior, seeing through façades. The piece compares pretense to an ostrich hiding its head, arguing authenticity attracts true appeal.
Governors of several southern states and a committee of senators and congressmen met in Washington to discuss the cotton situation. The conference adjourned without action beyond a few resolutions, with experts doubting any law could reliably control plantings and noting government aid as the only plausible assistance. The Journal-Herald argues for cash loans to farmers instead of regulatory measures and questions the effectiveness of warehouse loan programs. News summaries touch on voting in California, girl canning clubs, and other brief items from multiple papers.
Commissioner Her bert W Wilson will sell at public outcry the trust property from the Sessoms Boon trustees case. The sale on the first Tuesday in October 1914 will include all described tracts blocks and land lots in Ware County Georgia with contracts bonds and titles transferred to the purchaser. Sale occurs at the courthouse door during legal hours with parcels offered separately or in blocks as deemed appropriate.
A long legal notice details a Ware County land and timber sale to satisfy contracts. It lists numerous lots in Deenwood and North Deenwood subdivisions, acreage references, buyers such as G. W. Deen and Anderson Lumber, and dates tied to May 7 1913 through 1918. The notice covers parcels across multiple land lots, with mortgage and contract references, and explains bidding, deposits, and court confirmation protocols for the sale.
A father’s constant frown at home unsettles relatives who joke that if he suddenly smiled they would think he had stolen bread. The remark highlights a tense household atmosphere and familiar humor about his stern demeanor.
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