Halloween party and church notices from Plains
Plains notes include a Halloween party hosted by Misses Annie Collum and Ophie Marrett for their pupils with witch and ghost costumes, games, and punch. Also reported are the Plains Charge fourth quarterly meeting at the Plains church, Rev. J. B. Johnston’s three sermons, and a Muslim mission society gathering. Edgar Lee Ratliff and Rosa Mae Adams wed at the Methodist parsonage. various local visits and travels are listed, with many residents visiting Americus, Prest on, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Johnston
Methodist Foreign Missionary Society
Edgar Lee Ratliff
Rosa Mae Adams
Mossy Dell
Lutherand Synod
Sam Rodgers
Maggie McDonald
Sumter
J. A. McDonald
H. T. Bradley
Bradley
C. W Patterson
Cartersville
Ross Dean
M. TL. Hudson
Marguerite
Carl Campbell
Broxton
Oliver
Floy Oliver
Wesleyan College
Howard Derrick
Oglethorpe
D. J. Hite
Colquit Logan
Plains
Nina Carter
Eva Mae Stevens
Americus
Tom Black
W. W. Roberts
Clarence Roberts
C. M. Ledbetter
Anti-Saloon League
J. A McDonald
Jesse Timmerman
Ruby
Linwood Jennings
Lynette
Sylvester
Rey
Taylor
Ruth Kendrick
Ed Kendrick
J. J. Dupree
W. M Kidd
Preston Busy Week of Visits and Travel Notes
Preston Georgia reports a flurry of regional visits and business trips. Mrs Will Allen travels to Wellston and Macon to visit family, while S A Layless of Dawson and John Reeves head to nearby towns for meetings. Other residents like J W Montgomery, W C Sims, J G Merritt and many guests shared social visits and local commerce through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Will Allen
Wellston
J. C Clark
Macon
S. A. Layless
Dawson
J. A. King
Emmett Cook
J .W. Montgomery
Americas
DeSoto Ga Social News Highlights Local Visits
De Soto notes show Mrs Camilla Wise from Plains visiting her daughter Mrs William Smith. Leslie visitors include Mesdames Jarrett Wilson and Will Willett. Americus guests, Hussey and Simmons, share Sunday visits. A big potato weigh in near De Soto proves lucrative with a single 6 pound tuber and 24 pounds from one hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeSoto
Camilla Wise
Plains
William Smith
Augustus Luke
Hugh Ferguson
Americus
Lucy It Simmons
Thomas Hooks
de Soto
H. McKee
Mesdames Jarrett Wilson
Will Willett
Leslie
Frank Jones
Charles Malone
Monticello
Joe Stewart
Hudson
EM Tucker
Gea, Bagley
Scarbrough
Mason
Louise Hollis Simmons
Chokee
George Washington Bagley
Alec Duncan
Wiggins
Columbus
Will Liggin
Winter suit sale at half price by Chas L Ansley
A provincial ad promotes a winter suit sale by Chas L Ansley offering exactly half price as a golden opportunity. The message repeats itself with garbled remnants about Chicago and a dated newspaper style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. L. Ansley
Andersonville Notes From the Macon Fair Visit List
In Andersonville Georgia on November 4 residents report attending the Macon fair last Saturday and the city’s social circle includes several gatherings. Names include Hodges Easterlin Slappey Clark and Johnson families visiting relatives and monuments projects with others traveling for events and business. Little pneumonia illness is noted for Ralph Harden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Easterlin
W. O. Easterlin
E. W. Johnson
Oglethorpe
John R. Gault
Macon
Louanna Taylor
Indianapolis
Annie Mae Hicks
National Cemetery
Prison Park
Messrs
Hogue
Argo
Ambericus
Leon D
D. B. Slappey
Sizzle
Callie Slappey
W. L. Slappey
Julian B. Easterlin
C. J. Clark
Indiana Monument
A. F. Hodges
W. R. Battle
J. B. Rouse
Americus
Ralph Harden
Burrell Joiner
T. M. Everett
Preston Williford
Leslie News From Early November Delights Local Visitors
Leslie Georgia reports Mr F H Hines and Miss NeMe visiting Americus for relatives. Hunters in the area hunted Monday after a one day rest. Rev Shingler of Warwick to preach at the Baptist church Saturday and Sunday. Mr T J Wade and Miss Wade traveled to Americus midweek. Mr and Mrs Tom Williams host a daughter. Mrs F G Janes also went to Americus. Annie Larnamore was in Leslie Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Lunsford
Richland
Ralph Bingham
John and
Jesse Bell
Dawson
Maurice Sims
Louvale
John King
W. B. Stevens
Ansley
Smithville
J. W. Montgomery
John A. Reeves
J. G. Merritt
Weston
Jep Reeves
W. C. Sims
John Reeves
Leavy
Vesta Thorpe
Plains
Lizzie Lowe
G. E. Thornton
Henderson
Fla
A. P. Passmore
George Sims
Preston
Tom McGarrah
D.W. Nicholson
J. W. A. Hawking
8. Bell
Leslie
Mles NeMe
F. H. Hines
Americus
Shingler
Warwick
Baptist
Tom Williams
Annie Larasnore
F. G. Janes
17th District Social News Highlights Local Visits
Misses Jessie Belle and Marguerite Forth visited Miss Carrie Smith while Effie Brinkley stayed with Mrs. Charles Turner. Turner and Teas Iley went to Florida for weeks on the gulf shore. AV Jones's daughter Annis Jones studies in Milledgeville. R P Israel and G W Wiggins spent Saturday in Parrott. St Earley Croxton returned after two Sundays away with a long face. J T Mill's singing drew a large, attentive crowd. Local schools in the community show steady daily growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Belle
Marguerite Forth
Carrie Smith
Effie Brinkley
Charles C. Turner
Thomas Turner
Teas Iley
Florida
The
Gulf
AV. A. Jones
Misa Annis Jones
Milledgeville
R. P. Israel
G.W. Wiggins, Jr
Sun di Parrott
St. Earley Croxton
J.T. Mill
Marriage of Katheryne Stevens and Osrow Powell
Mr James Stevens announces the marriage of Katheryne Boxeman to Osrow K Powell of Cochran Georgia. They wed at the Baptist parsonage in Hawkinsville Georgia Monday at 1:30 pm with Rev Charles Graves officiating. Attendants were Effie Powell and J C Ridley. They will reside in Cochran after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stevens
Katheryne Boxeman
Osrow K. Powell
Cochran
Baptist Parsonage
Hawkinsville
Charles Graves
Effle Powell
J. C. Ridley
Local Folks Share Weekend Visits and Bird Hunting Talk
In Leslie and nearby, G B Dell and daughter Ethel spent Saturday afternoon with J O Dell. Exum family and J O Dell hosted. W B Tiner and Jim Livingston with Jim Dell. Rev W H Olmstead preached at Mr Zion. Community men talk of bird hunting. W H Tiner from DeSoto and Troy visit for the season. Lilly Kenady visits cousin Eunice Walters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Dell
Ethel
W. H. Tiner
DeSoto
Troy
Overcoat in Our E Stock Exactly Half Price
A fragment notes overcoat in our stock priced at exactly half, indicating a clearance or sale. The wording suggests inventory labeling and discount terms to attract buyers. Further details are unreadable in the OCR excerpt, but the core idea is a half price overcoat in stock.
The easier it is to get married the harder it is to stay married
A Chicago News item questions modern marriage ease and durability. It analyzes social pressures, commitment challenges, and shifting expectations shaping couples' decisions to wed or endure married life. Diverse perspectives highlight evolving norms and longtime concerns about lasting unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Smithville Romance Leads to Dawson Marriage
Smithville Ga November 4 Smithville adheres to its romantic marriage record with J C Eastman of Fort Valley and Olive Salter of Smithville wed in Dawson. The couple now resides at Union Springs Alabama. Also noting Hallowe en party hosted by Mrs Hiram Randall with fortune telling games and autumn decorations. Local updates list visits and returns of residents including Miss Mary Lizale Ansley Miss Nell McKenney and Ira Cook. The town reports men courting in Leesburg this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
J. C. Eastman
Fort Valley
Olive Salter
Dawson
Mary Lizale Ansley
Macon
Deldrick
Jennié
Eddie Edwards
Americus
Ira Cook
Albany
Nell’ McKenney
Davis
Apt
W. Port McAfee
Merten Reid
Bainbridge
Adamleas Eden
Leesburg
Meesie Webb and guests visit Americus area notes
Local items from Sumter Georgia record visits by Meesie W A Webb and T G Webb to Americus Miss Neva May Holly from Friendship stays with the Chappell sisters. J Webb travels to Americus. Master Inman Owen from Albany visits uncle W E Mitchell. Mrs S A Rodgers and Miss Maggie McDonald attend Plains meeting. W B Mitchell and Dwight Mitchell return from Macon. Mr and Mrs G W Israel visit. Little Theone Webb ill with diphtheria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter
Albany
W. E. Mitchell
A. Rodgers
Maggie McDonald
Plains
W. EB. Mitchell
Dwight Mitchell
Macon
G. W. Israel
Theone Webb
Idiphtheria
Ansley’s Dry Goods Sale Draws Crowds in Americus
Crowds surged into Mr. Chas L. Ansley’s store last Friday as he opened a high class dry goods and ladies wear sale. Buyers carried goods and cash in one hand, rushed clerks, and the rush continues daily. Ansley says prices are low, stock will be disposed of, and the sale will run day by day until finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. L. Ansley
Ansley
Mr. Ansley
Americus
Robt McGrary Dead at Home in Macon
Relatives in Americus learned yesterday of the death of Mr. Robert McCrary at his Macon home after a long illness from typhoid fever. He formerly lived in Americus for years and the family was well known there. He was a brother of Mrs. Robert Powle and related to Mrs. Laura D. Speer among others in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Robert McCrary
Macon
McCrary
Nere
Robert Powle
Laura D. Speer
Ellaville Gossip and Local Visits Highlight Week
Ellaville residents receive visitors and travel to nearby towns. Navy member Miss Lucile Lindsay leaves for Atlanta. Mrs. Emmett Duncan returns from Oglethorpe to visit relatives. Several locals plan Methodist church meetings. Others report trips to Buena Vista, College Park, and Atlanta with family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellaville
Navy
Lucile Lindsay
Atlanta
Emmett Duncan
Oglethorpe
Tucker Rainey
Shady Dale
Lightner
Marguerite Crane
Rebecca Mathis
Americus
Richard Edwards
Dr. Smith
Bessie Dukes
la Crosse
8. B. Baldwin, Jr
H. G. Lightner
Wallace Nelson
Hilaville
Lucy
Baldwin
Broxton
Miss Baldwin
A.R. Lewis
W. D. Murray
Haynes Collins
College Park
De Sotos New Boulevard Opens Public Road
Sumter county convict camp to open a four mile public road from De Soto to Cobb passing Rylander Shofield plantation. The project showcases 17 new dwellings and recent improvements while highlighting Supt. Christians management. Motorists urged to visit and test speed on De Soto's boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto, Ga
Sumter County
de Soto
Cobb
Rylander-Shhofield
Christian
Dé Soto
Sautomobilista of Americas
Farmers 10 Meet in Forge in Convention
Commissioner T G Hudson will leave Americus to attend a large convention of farmers and business men in New Orleans. President C Barrett of the National Farmers Union says a plan to retire 1 500 000 bales of cotton will be considered to lift prices. The conference aims to unite cotton belt farmers and business men to devise price-advancing plans under the Farmers Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Hudson
Americus
New Orleans
C. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
Barrett
Crescent City
Ithe Farmers’ Union
A Timely Contribution Describes Civic Fundraising
A Macon News item notes Tom Gamble praising a responsible citizen as one who raises a relief fund for the Republican party at the last moment. The Chicago News adds that opportunity can shape a man after he seizes it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon News
Tom Gamble
Peruna Restores Health for Evanston Woman After Long Catarrh
Miss Sophia Kittlesen of Evanston Illinois reports twenty five years of catarrh and a bad cough with little relief until Peruna. She says her throat soreness and cough vanished, her health improved, and she recommends Peruna to friends. The ad notes Peruna tablets as an option and mentions Moras na tablets and Man a lin laxative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Kittlesen
Evanston
Ill
Perana
Peruna
Man-a-lin
Wedding in Dawson's of Interest Here
Americas friends of both the bride and groom are interested In the marriage of Miss Jewel Durham of Dayson and Mr. W. L. Battle of Columbus, solemnized yesterday morning at the bride's home in the former city. Rev. I. W. O'Leary officiated. F. Clements of Buena Vista was best man, and the couple attended Jacksonville after a bridal tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Jewel Durham
Daywson
W. L. Battle of
Columbus
Stewart Freed On Charge Of Homicide
Tom Stewart, a Black man, surrendered to Sheriff Bell after a preliminary trial found a self defense claim credible. One witness, a negress from the home where the shooting occurred, testified Harris threatened Stewart, leading to one fatal shot. White farmers testified to Stewart’s good character. Attorney Otis Cobb and City Solicitor Childers attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Stewart
Arthur Harris
Bell
Tews Ray
Harris
Stewart
Lnce & Cobb
Childers
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Andersonville
Rebecca
E. H. Clark
A. J. Clark
Augusta
Clark
Underwood
Miss Stevens
MR. C. K. Powell
Pric
Robt
McGrary
Magon
Forge
Dawson'ts
Miss Durham
Mr. Battle United
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