Delightful Swimming Party Honoring Miss Alexandria Bell
Mrs Charles H Burke hosted a Wednesday afternoon swimming party at the playground to honor Miss Alexandria Bell of Cairo. Guests enjoyed a dip then moved to South Lee Street for sandwiches punch and cake served with assistance from the honorees mother Mrs R C Bell. Invited guests included Margaret Hooks Lamartine Christian Hazel Council Elizabeth Allen Flora Duncan Nancy Hooks Helen Sheffield Eula Felton Council Gladys Gatewood Jessie Williams and Vivian Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Burke
Alexandria Bell
Playground
Cairo
Lamartine Christian
Hazel Council
Elizabeth Allen
Flora Duncan
Nancy Hooks
Helen Sheffield
Eula Felton
Gladys Gatewood
Jessie Williams
Vivian Jones
Local Society Notes Show Guests Traveling To Visit Relatives
Mrs Homer Crandall and son Homer Lewis travel to Helena to stay with friends and kin. Mrs M E Purvis with children heads to Richland andColumbus for two weeks. Mrs R A Duff and three children of Jacksonville guests of her mother Lizzie Jacobs on Dudley street. Miss Rachael Scroggs of North Wilkesboro NC visits sister Mrs J W Chambliss on West Church. Louise and Virginia Purvis go to Savannah then Florida to visit relatives. Mrs M E Scratchins to Madison Florida to be with daughter Mrs Jones. Mr and Mrs C B Marshall and daughter Blanche move to Americus from Reynolds, living in the old Bur-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Crandall
Homer Lewis
Helena
M. E. Purvis
Richland
Columbus
R. A. Duff
Jacksonville
Lizzie Jacobs
Dudley Street
Rachael Scroggs
North Wilkesboro, N. C
J. W. Chambliss
West Church Streets
Louise
Virginia Purvis
Savannah
Florida
C. B. Marshall
Blanche Marshall
Americus
Reynolds
Bur
Proper British style prompts new Oxford bags at Weybridge Regatta
From OY Lunnon we learn the proper attire for the well dressed man. A young Weybridge Regatta participant wears the new Oxford bags. Mentioned are 1g inch diameter cloth measures and 36 inches of cloth around angles, with local names and shops such as Marshall Auto Sales. Mrs Huntington Chappell plans Tampa arrival to visit Dunton residents. Mr and Mrs Howell Elam and baby daughter Mary Patterson noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ol’ Lunnon
Weybridge Regatta
Mangosteen May Grow in United States By 1940
The mangosteen could debut commercially in the United States between 1935 and 1940, says the U S Department of Agriculture. Experiments in the West Indies prove it can be cultivated outside the Asiatic tropics. Shipments of young trees were sent to the Canal Zone Costa Rica and Honduras to seed orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Asiatic Tropics
West Indies
Department
Canal Zone
Costa Rica
Honduras
Tropical
America
Kemal Pasha Divorces Latife Hanoun in August decree
In Constantinople on August 13 Mustapoua Kemal Pasha president of the Turkish republic announced he has separated from his wife Latife Hanoun and issued a decree making the divorce effective from August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Mustapoua Kemal Pasha
Latife Hanoun
Award contract for Thelean Auditorium project awarded
Col J E D Shipp, president of the County Board of Education, announced E W Rawlings of Tifton won the contract. The article notes related travel and social visits by local residents including Miss Genevieve Morgan, Cliff Morgan, Mrs Elam, Miss Morgan, Mrs J D Hooks, Miss Margaret Wheatley, and others taking motor trips to Saluda North Carolina, Atlanta, Miami, Plant City, Tampa, St Petersburg, and Taylor Street gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. J. E. D. Shipp
County Board of Education
E. W. Rawlings
Tifton
Con
Genevieve Morgan
Cliff Morgan
Saluda
N. C
Elam
Mrs. Morgan
America
Mrs. Elam
Miss Morgan
Lucius McCleskey
Miami
Florida
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Ricketson Would Abolish Shock Chair at Thalean Academy
Trustees of the Thalean academy plan to abolish electrocution and build Jennings Hall with Masonic honors as cornerstone rites. Work begins immediately, with completion targeted for early September as county schools reopen August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thalean
Thalean Academy
Jennings Hall
Col. Shipp
Real Thrill of Speed as Super Speed Opens at Sudley’s
Reed Howes stars in the Harry J. Brown action drama Super Speed showing for two days at Sudley’s starting Friday. The plot hinges on a dangerous street race where Howes outmaneuvers a villain, suffers a head impact, then regains focus to win a tight final dash. Supporting cast includes Mildred Morris, Sheldon Lewis, Charles Clary, George Williams, and Martin Turner. Bride jumps Niagara Falls in a comic closer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Brown
Reed Howes
Sudley’s
Young Howes
Mildred Morris
Sheldon Lewis
Charles Clary
George Williams
Martin Turner
Lemon Juice Skin Bleach Ad Claim Sparks Beauty Trend
An advertisement touts a lemon juice and Orchard White mix as a harmless skin whitener. It promises a quarter pint bottle to whiten the face neck and hands, claiming it softens and beautifies while being non irritating and used by stage beauties for freckle sunburn and tan bleaching.
Karnak Tops Em All Says Girard Man
A Girard Alabama resident touts Karnak as the cure for 22 years of stomach trouble. He describes severe indigestion since 1903, pain, loss of appetite, and sleepless nights, claiming two bottles brought rapid relief and restored eating. Karnak is sold in Americus at Planters Drug and Seed Store Howell's Pharmacy and other druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girard
T. B. Howard
7Th Avenue
Ala
Columbus
Americus
Planters Drug
Howell’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Burke
EAD
Vicks
Roughs
College Street
Mr. Marshall
Marshall Auto Sales Company
Chevrolet
Huntington Chappell
C. R. Winchester
W. C. Chappell
Howell Elam
Mary Patterson
Americus Fish and Oyster CO
W. Forsyth St
Bank of Commerce
U.S
Thalean Auditorium
J. D. Hooks
Margaret Wheatley
Atlanta
George Duncan
R. E. McNulty
E. B. Council
Plant City
Leila Bell
Dawson
Louise Hannah
Thomaston
Anne Heys
Taylor Street
Hudson
Gatewood
Cotton “Ave
Americus, Ga
Ricketson
Georgia
Senate
Mae Nave
Eros
John Ward
Bernice Bradley
Leslie
8. J. Bradley
Boston
Niagara Falls
Ivy
Howard
Karnak
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