Plains Notes Include Marriages Visits And Church Meetings
In Plains Georgia on October twenty second Mrs J A McDonald visited her niece Mrs Emmet Reese in Buena Vista returning Monday. The Baptist Friendship Association met at Preston with a large Plains delegation including Dr J F Cato Rev Knowles and others. Miss Blanche Crawford and Phillip Watkins wed in a quiet home ceremony officiated by Rev C A Phillips. Rev John Derrick of Goodwin Mississippi preached at Plains Lutheran church. Local residents attended Miss Mike Chappell’s burial in Smithville. Georgia Hill visits family here as old connections are renewed. J A McDonald travels to Atlanta for events and returns via Macon to attend lodge sessions. Townsfolk visited Americus for the play Under Southern Skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Friendship Association of the Baptist Church
Preston
Plains
J. F. Cato
Knowles
Everett Lunsford
M. . Hudson
Anna Jennings
Nina Carter
M.D. Waters
Carrie
J. W. Timmerman
Jesse McGhee
Ed Timmerman
W. E. Mitchel
Sumter
Association
Julia McMichael
Emmet McAfee
Smithville
Ethel Carter
Eva Mae Stephens
Jack Slappey
Lot Jennings
Blanche Crawford
Phillip Watkins
Deeran
Home
C. A. Phillips
Derrick
Rolin Chambliss
Flora Marrett
Mike Chappell
Georgia Hill
Georgia Kendrick
Miss Virginia
George Jennings
Vienna
Friendship Association
J. A. McDonald
Atlanta
Mystic
Macon
Grand Lodge of Georgia
Americus
Edgar Simmons
Leesburg
James Morgan
Rena McCormick
Arabi
Homer Wills
Whetchel
W. H. Bleckley
Coney
John L. Ferguson
William A. Cobb
Louise Hollis Simmons
Chokee
Gee
Washington Bagley
Dan Green
Ann Wilson
Annie Stevenson
Alec Duncan
Sa’mar
Local Social Notes From D Soto Georgia
D Soto residents report visits and guests with regional families in nearby towns. Frequent mentions include Mrs. George D Jones attending a session in Presleyton and Mrs. Louise Hollis Simmons returning from Chokee with Mrs Gee.
Nettie Burton Hosts Happy Hooligans Party in Smithville
In Smithville Georgia Miss Nettie Burton entertained the Happy Hooligans Friday afternoon with games at three tables pulling shoe buttons from water and peas from hats. Prizes went to Miss Julia McMichael and Miss Annie Randall. Remains of Miss Mike Chappell brought for interment. she had been a milliner and Baptist church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
Nettie Burton
Julia McMichael
Osherman
Annie Randall
B. I. McKenney
Atlanta
McKenney
Shriners
Winnie Belle
Jim Josey
Emma Bankhead
Annte
Misa Nettle Burton
T. M. Underwood
An Easy Mark in Savannah Press Gossip
A fragmented Savannah Press note mentions near beer saloons and a plan to annex Sumter and Dougherty counties. It references the Americas and Albany papers ferrying county men to the detective force in a joking or critical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Americas
Albany
Ferry County
Leslie Ga Society News and Local Movements
In Leslie Georgia on October 22 Mrs Bruce Brokewell of Lee County visited with Mrs J R Ferguson. Leola and Jessie Raneu spent Sunday with Annie Lee Johnson at Huntington. J H Harvey went to Americus on business. Leon Tinsley died of typhoid at his sister’s home and was buried here. Bryan Williams moved back to Leslie from Florida. Other items note social visits and small relocations of residents and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
Bruce Brokewell
Lee County
J. R. Ferguson
Leola
Jessie Raneu
Annie Lee Johnson
Huntington
A. B. Perry
F. H. Hines
Henry Derise
J. H. Harvey
Americus
Leon Tinsley
Luther Glaze
Bryan ‘Williamg
Florida
Gladys Laramore
H. A. Derise
W. M. McGarrah
Walter McGarrah
L. Harvey
J.W. M. Laramore
F. F. McNeal
Hahira
Lucius Harvey
Farewell Address Ends Nearly Twenty-Year Pastorate at Sumter Church
A large crowd gathered at the Primitive Baptist church in Sumter GA on Oct 22 for Elder R H Jennings farewell after nearly twenty years of service. The community laments losing a longtime pastor while recognizing the difficulty of finding a fitting successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter
Primitive Baptist Church
R. H. Jennings
Katie Webb
Elma Wise
Plains
Chappell
Obituary and community notes from New Hope
The community mourns the death of Opple Davis in Abbeville on Saturday. Her remains were buried at Pleasant Grove. She leaves two sons a daughter and a host of friends. Pearl Dell visited Miss Emily Walters and homespun chores were noted as enjoying a pleasant Sunday.
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New Hope
Pearl Dell
Emily
Walters
Gotton
Opple Davis
Abbeville
Pleasant Grove
Seventeenth District Social Notes and Sympathy Feelings
Mr. Robert Cowart of Bronwood visited his grandparents the Turners for the weekend. Miss Bessie Salter and Jennie May Davis shared Sunday time. Sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nicholson on the death of their daughter Sophie. J F Castellon and others visited Americus for business. Several youths attended the Friendship Association in Preston. H J Israel of Quincy passed through Smithville en route to Newnan to wed Alma Kirby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cowart
Bronwood
M. A. Turner
Bessie Salter
Jennie May Davis
John A. Nicholson
Sophie
J. F. Castellon
Americus
T. J. Suggs
W. A. Jones
J. D. Williams
Irene Turner ii
J.W. Suggs
O. P. Christie
Lina McNiel
Dawson
Thomas
Friendship Association
Preston
H. J. Israel
Quincy
Fla
Smithville
Newnan
Alma Kirby
Fifteenth District News Briefs and Social Updates
Mr C W Ranew made a business trip to Leslie Saturday. Mrs J O Dell and daughter Pearl visited Mrs G B Dell. Mr and Mrs G B Dell welcome a new daughter. J T Lightfoot traveled to Leslie on business. A gathering at Miss Lilly Eattery's Tuesday night was enjoyed by all attendees. Mr B D Young and family hosted a pleasant event for Mrs J T Livingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifteenth
C. W. Ranew
Leslie
J. O. Dell
Pearl
G. B Dell
G. B. Dell
J.T. Lightfoot
Miss Lilly Eatery
B.D. Young
J.T. Livingston
Wille. Young
Croxton Cross Roads Community Notes and Funeral
Miss Rosa Christy of Smithville and Arch Cowart of Bronwood are visitors in Croxton Cross Roads. The community heard about an entertainment at Mr. W P Thomas and several local visits. The Nicholson family mourns Sophia Nicholson who died Friday after long illness with Baptist faith and a funeral planned at eleven cemetery Saturday.
Convicts for Sumter Roads and Americus Streets
Sumter County urges full felony convict quota for county roads while Americus seeks misdemeanor labor to improve city streets. Officials expect a monthly cost of about 3.35 dollars per convict per month. twenty eight counties plan to request convicts. Short term workers will work on public roads. private misdemeanor camps close November first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter
Americus
Pretty Home Wedding Unites Miss Mary English and Mr. Chas Slappey
The marriage took place at the bride’s parents’ home in Englishville on a Wednesday afternoon with Miss Kittle Walker and Miss Minnie Royal of Ellaville as attendants, Rev. J. F. Elmore performing the ceremony, and a wedding supper later at the groom’s home near Andersonville. Many friends attended, gifts displayed the couple’s esteem, and both families noted respected standing in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary English
Chas
Alex. Slappey
Englishville
Couplp
Kittle Walker
Ellaville
Minnie Royal
Leon D. Slappey
Americus
J. F. Elmore
Oglethorpe
Andersonville
Slappey
A. N. English
W. L. English
English
Leon D. and
Bascom Slappey
T. R. Slappey
Savannah
Appeal to Voters by Gol Hughes in Georgia race
Hon. Dudley M. Hughes from Danville appeals to Third Georgia district voters urging strong turnout for William J. Bryan. He warns four parties threaten a majority vote and notes Georgia law requires a presidential majority, urging Democratic voters to cast a large general election vote on November 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley M. Hughes
Danville
Third Congressional District
Georgia
William J. Bryan
South
Bryan
Congress
Bryan Can Do Without New York
The Americas Times Recorder argues New York’s vote won’t decide the presidential race. It contends Bryan could win by carrying every North Atlantic state and still defeat his opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
New York
Jacksonville
Peruna credited with saving boy from serious illness
RS. EARNEST HOCHMUTH of Des Moines Iowa writes of a two year illness in their son Fierman. After using Peruna following a Peruna almanac description the boy recovered completely. The letter asserts the medicine cured the cough and spared the child's life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Hochmuth
Maple &T
Des Moines
Iowa
Fierman
Horse Swapping Day Invited in Americus Next Tuesday
Horse owners are invited to bring mounts to Americus next Tuesday for a large exchange and sale event. The Board of Trade promotes wide attendance, aiming to create a permanent horse trading day similar to the strong market seen in Kentucky and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Kentucky
Tennessee
Americus Ribers
Tn fishing for compliments it just as wall to bal your hook
The fragmentary text reads as a garbled note about fishing and compliments with unclear meaning and no identifiable people places or events. The readable content offers no concrete facts or context to summarize into a news item.
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Ouran
Buena Vista
Emmet Reese
D’ Soto
DE Soto
George D. Jones
Friendship Baptist Association
Kate Bernhart
Augustus Luke
Howell B. Simmons
William Smith
Charles Malone
Monticello
Cora Cocke
Benjamin Bussey
Chauncy
George ‘Washington’ Bagley
D. Alva Bagley
Geo
Messrs
Sheffield and
Rylander
Bagley
Columbus
Julian Glaze
Alice
Pearl Melton
Mary Lizzle Ansley
R. P. Salter
E. B. Martin
Baptist Church
Savannah Press
J. R. ‘Webb
A. L. McLendon
W. A. Webb
R. E. White
B. F. Markett
Croxton Cross Roads
Rosa Christy
W. P. Thomas
Arch Cowart
Arthur Livingston
Annie Clare
J. J. Smith
A. B. Croxton
Sophia Nicholson
H. Smith
J. B. Nicholson
J.B. Nicholson
Miss Sophia
Tee
Mr. Slappey
Miss English
Gol. Hughes
Malwaye
Perands
Man-alin
Herman Huchmuth
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