Scottish Rite Masons Meet at Brunswick
A Brunswick June 27 report states over twenty Scottish Rite Masons arrived by train and were welcomed by the Brunswick Round Table. The group, including Brunswick and Savannah brethren, proceeded to the Oglethorpe for a banquet. Toastmaster Walter S Nathan led speeches and the Round Table was honored to confer the tenth degree on M H Baumgartner Carley Zelmonovitz A L Sterne S H Nathan Walter S Nathan B M Royal Thomas J Holton.
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Brunswickk
Brunswick Round Table
Brunswick
Savannah
Oglethorpe
Walter S. Nathan
M. H. Baumgartner
Carley Zelmenovitz
A. L. Sterne
S. H. Nathan
B. M. Royal
Thos. J. Holton
Railroads Brace Valdosta for Melon Shipping Peak
Valdosta June 27 Railroads operating through the area are preparing for a predicted surge in melon shipments next week as the seasonal activity is expected to hit its peak.
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Valdosta
Calotabs Promoted as Liver Cleanser in Ad Copy
An old advertisement touts Calotabs as the ideal calomel tablet to cleanse the liver and purify the system. It claims one nightly dose with water leaves no taste or nausea and promises waking health, appetite, and freedom to eat. Genuine Calotabs sold in trademark packages with a price of ten or thirty five cents.
Summer social highlights at Myr tle Springs and Americus girls go away
A previous evening supper party at Myrtle Springs featured a fish and barbecue by J L Glawson with guests including Hollis Fort Lucius McCleskey Walter Rylander and many others. Separate notes mention Mrs Schneider hosting a bridge afternoon with Miss Liddon and Miss Curry as guests and plans for Mrs Paul Sanford to host bridge. Additionally several Americus girls announce summer departures to Detroit McRae Valdosta and other destinations with relatives and house parties planned.
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Myrtle Springs
J. L. Glawson
Sumter
Hollis Fort
Lucius McCleskey
Walter Rylander
J. D. Hooks
Barlow Council
Social notes reveal travels and visits across Georgia
Mrs J W Lassiter and children plan a week in Atlanta with many parties, then Dahlonega to visit brother and wife, followed by time in the Carolina mountains before returning. R S Hutchinson hosts Fort Valley friend Joe Allen. W Oliver announces birth of daughter Mary Belle at City hospital on June 21, former Mary Lizzie DeLoach. Claire Harris attends house party in Moultrie. Mrs J W Harris Jr visits Macon relatives. Mrs W W Norman of Griffin guests Lucius McCleskey on Harold avenue. Inman Knox returns to Atlanta after visiting John T Taylor Jr on Lee street.
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J. W. Lassiter
Atlanta
Dahlonega
Carolina
Oliver
City Hospital
Mary Belle
Mary Lizzie DeLoach
Inman Knox
John T. Taylor, Jr
Lee Street
Negro Baptists Attend Southwest Georgia Assn Meeting
Negro Baptists from across Southwest Georgia gather in Americus for the annual convention of the Sunday school and B Y P A of the Southwest Georgia Negro Baptist convention. Bethesda Baptist Church hosts sessions led by Rev. W M Reddick with notable attendees including Prof H H Engrim, Prof W E Kennedy, Rev W A Reid, and M L Givens.
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Southwest Georgia
Americas
Southwest Georgia Negro Baptist Convention
Bethesda Baptist Church
W. M. Reddick
H. H
Engrim
Montezuma
W. E. Kennedy
Andersonville
W. A. Reid
Columbus
M. L. Givens
Cuthbert
Americus Institute
Georgia
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Oglethorpe Hotel
Myrtle
Mrs. Schneider
Geusts
Annette Liddon
Marianna
Fla
Elizabeth Curry
Athens
C. A. Schneider
Hulet Humber
Schneider
Marshall Connoway
Liddon
Oxford
Georgia Lumpkin
Juanita Rawlings
Hazel Prather
Nell Hogg
Mrs. Sanford
Florida
Paul Sanford
Corbin Avenue
William M. Gould
Miami
Americus
Martha Johnson
Detroit
Mich
Annie
Cohen
R.S. Hutchinson
Joe Allen
Fort Valley
R. S. Hutchinson
Claire Harris
Moultrie
Erline Morrison
J. W. Harris, Jr
Macon
W. W. Norman
Griffin
Harrold Avenue
Mary Catherine Frank
Miami University
Oxford, C
Negro Baptists
Bethseda Church
L. D. Lockhart
Eufaula
Ala
W. P. Nichols, Jr
West Point
Java
Fuller Brush
John A. Godfrey
Americus, Ga
Ansley
Times Recorder
J. & P. Coats
Wats
Vedh
Saeco
Kotex
Sanitary
Union
Inenvard
Bere
Palm Beach
Churchwell
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