Americus wedding joins Bessie Griffin to John A. Martin
Announcement from Americus confirms the marriage of Miss Bessie Griffin to John A. Martin of Tampa Florida. The ceremony occurred December 4 in Tampa with Miss Griffin the daughter of Mrs J L Griffin Sr. After a Florida wedding journey the couple will reside in Tampa.
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Americus
Bessie Griffin
John A. Martin
Tampa
Fla
Miss Griffin
J.L. Griffin
Florida
Local social notes from Atlanta to Decorah amid winter travel
Mrs Charles Burke returns home after visiting brother James W Heath at the Piedmont Hotel in Atlanta. Mr and Mrs I W Brunt of Decorah Iowa are guests of Willis Stawkins on Lee Street en route to Florida for the winter by motor. Mrs L F Grubbs returns from Greensboro with brother Luther Reynolds visiting several days. Mrs Sam Hambrick and baby head to Buena Vista to stay with their grandparents W F Philips. Mrs H B Allen returns from a ten day visit to her mother in Sandersville. Mrs Clara Wisdom leaves College Street for Miami to spend the holidays with her sons. Mrs Charles Vaughn returns to Albany after a week with her parents on Church Street. Mr and Mrs Quimby Melton of Atlanta are guests of Mrs Melton’s parents.
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L. G. Council
Church Street
Emmett Gresham
Waynesboro
Charles M. Conne'l
Lee Street
Council
Stuart Prather
Charles Burke
James W. Heath
Piedmont Hotel
Atlanta
I. W. Brunt
Decorah
Iowa
Willis Stawkins
Florida
Mator
L. F. Grubbs
Greensboro
James Reynolds
Luther Reynolds
Sam Hambrick
Buena Vista
H. B. Allen
Mrs. Joyner
Sandersville
Clara . Wisdom
C. L. Crew
College Street
Miami
W. E. Wisdom
David Wisdom
Charles Vaughn
Albany
Mrs. G. M. Bragg
When the Cub Isn’t Covering Assignments
A collage of humorous clippings notes oddities from local columns, including a tale of a “human fly” on a courthouse, jokes about safety razors, and editorial praise for the Christian Science Monitor’s restraint on scandal, contrasted with Albany Herald’s praise of conservative reporting.
Mrs Davenport and Eve family notes on travel
Mrs D F Davenport of Taylor street and Mrs J P Eve left today for Atlanta to spend Christmas with her son E P Eve.
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D. F. Davenport
Taylor Street
J. P. Eve
Atlanta
Son
E. P. Eve
Parents Promised Baby for $48 Before Birth
Cleveland report details Robert Burton sold for 48 dollars before birth to fund arrival costs. Parents John and Phyllis Burton said they needed the money for care and could not afford another child. A judge ordered the infant returned to the Burtons after a court hearing, with a guardian ad litem option. The family vows to fight to keep him.
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Cleveland
Robert Burton
John
Phyllis Burton
Mater
George S. Addams
Burtons
Iitto Robert
President and Mrs Coolidge Return From Mayflower Cruise
President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge sailed aboard the Presidential Yacht Mayflower returning to Washington after a short cruise. Heavy winds forced the vessel to anchor near the navy yard Sunday night as the couple braved a wintry gale with friends aboard.
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Associated Press
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Navy Yard
Narcissus bulbs may swell gifts beyond onions
Unclear fragment notes narcissus bulbs may be a surprising gift or alternative to onions. The garbled line hints at bulbs offering more value or variety, but lacks concrete details about use, timing, or context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappell Machinery Co
A and M Football Banquet Highlights Season Plans
The Third District A and M School football banquet occurred Saturday in the Domestic Science room. Guests included team captain Tye Ansley and coach H G McKee, with Dan Chappel as toastmaster. Plans for the basketball season and a district tournament were announced, and Harry Jacobs was elected captain of the 1925 football team. Letters were awarded to Wilfred McKay Joe Carter Luther Howell Wm Gray Ernest Hoe Lloyd Miller Clifford Nation Ghas Henderson Marion Chappell and Walter Steinecke.
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and M
Tye Ansley
H. G. McKee
Dan Chappel
Harry Jacobs
Joe Carter
Wilfred McKay
Luther Howell
Wm. Gray
Ernest Hoe
Lloyd Miller
Clifford Nation
Ghas, Henderson
Marion Chappell
Walter Steihetee
Mercer Alumni War Memorial Program Opens Fund Drive
John K. Williams, Mercer Alumni Secretary, announced in Macon that Mercer University students and faculty subscribed 40000 dollars over Thursday and Friday. The amount marks the initial sum toward a national drive to raise two hundred thousand nine dollars for a memorial to alumni who fell in the last three wars.
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John K. Williams
Mercer
Macon
Mercer University
War Memorial program participants named in county area
The article lists men from the county taking active part in the Mercer Alumni War Memorial program. Bowen W R Carswell F H Dudley Jr G R B Everett W T Lane Jr Americus R P Hines Leslie and N C Murray of Pla are named among attendees and organizers.
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Mercer
Bowen
W. R. Carswell
F. H. Dudley, Jr
G. R . B. Everett
W. T. Lane
Americus
R. P. Hines Leslie
N. C. Murray
Pla
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Griffin-Martin
Gresham
Hollis Fort
Lovelace Eve
Ernest Statham
W. G. Turpin
Thomas. Rold
Quimby Melton
Quimby, Jr
Frederick
Hill
W.h.hillco
Detroit, Miche
R. C. Ellis
G. C. Webb
Georgia
Empire Loan and Trust Company
Georgie
Murray
Rexall
Americus, Ga
Victor Records
Howell’s Pharmacy
Court House Tower
Kentucky
Christ‘mas
Mah Jongg
Inquirer
Ene
Rev. Carson
W. H. Carson
Africa
The
Christian Index
Albany Herald
Christian Science Monitor
Ohio Furnace
Nature
E. L. Murray Pharnacy
Robert
Phyllis ” “Burton
President
A&m
Americus Jewelry Company
Windsor Hotel
Mercer Alun
Radio Service
Crabb’s Service Station
McLain Shoe Reaury
Goodyear
Americus Sceam Vulcanizing Co
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