Beautiful Eldridge Back Porch Party Highlights Autumn Social
A set back party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Eldridge on South Lee Street featured games on the back porch with orange decor and garden flowers. Prizes went to Mrs. Cobb Milner and Arthur Rylander Jr. Ice cream and cake followed, with Mrs. Eldridge in an orchid crepe chiffon gown. Other guests included local families and professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Eldridge
South Lee Street
Martha Virginia Eldridge
Harriet Burke
Cobb Milner
Arthur Rylander Jr
Leonard Wood Jr Seeks Bankruptcy Amid Lost Theater Funds
Leonard Wood Jr. son of the Philippines governor general filed for bankruptcy in Brooklyn. He states his bank account is down to one dollar as liabilities exceed fourteen thousand dollars from losses in theatrical productions. He is brother to Osborne Wood, who reportedly made a killing on Wall Street and later squandered his fortune in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wood, Jr
Philippines
Brooklyn
Osborne Wood
Wall Street
Paris
White's Cream Vermifuge Drives Out Childhood Worms
It promotes health after worm infestation in children using White's Cream Vermifuge. Symptoms include paleness fretfulness poor appetite and sleep disturbances. A few doses are advertised to drive out worms and restore vitality. Sold by Nathan Murray, Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Nathan Murray
Local News Cast: Young Gust Anderson Earlier Ill
Gust Anderson Jr remains in bed after a severe hemorrhage from a tonsil operation at the Doctor's Building on Tuesday. Miss Allene Mayfield of La Grange and Miss Alice Keith of Canton return to Americus to resume High School faculty duties and live with Mrs. R. L. Maynard on South. Dr. Cato and family visit in New Orleans. Mrs. F. L. Cato visits Alabama relatives this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gust Anderson, Jr
Gust Anderson
Allene Mayfield
la Grange
Alice Keith
Canton
Americus
R. L. Maynard
South Lee Street
F. L. Cato
Alabama
Dr. Cato
New Orleans
J. C. Clemons
Jacksonville
J. D. Pennington
City
Local Notices And Social News From Americus
Expressions of thanks for kindnesses during illness and death. floral offerings noted. Mentions of families including Pell Stewart Karper Howard Baas Peele Sargeant and others on Lee Street. Visitors from Birmingham Monticello and Jackson appear with passages about travels and hospital recovery. Several residents, including Emma McCloskey, Lane family, Clemons, Pennington, McKinley, Nora McMath and Mary Frances Lane, are listed with visits travel and illness updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nona Stewart
Adel Karper
A. B. Howard
R. Baas
Texanna Peele
Orphans Home Day Observed by Georgia Methodists
A First Methodist church and Sunday school collection Sunday will aid the Macon orphanage. Orphans Home day spans all South Georgia Methodist churches, with Wille Marshall expecting the largest attendance of the year. Donations may be sent to Eugene Bailey, treasurer, if Sunday school attendance is impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Macon
Orphans Home
All Methodist Church
South Georgia
Wille Marshall
First Methodist Sunday School
Mr. Marshall
Eugene Bailey
Ladies to spend time in Atlanta as guests
Mrs. Heys McMath and Mrs. L. F. Crubbs have returned from Florida where they enjoyed several days at Coral Gables. Monday they will travel to Atlanta as guests of Miss Mark Perkins to spend time there.
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Col
W. T. Lane
Mollie Dozier
Fred Dozier
Monticello
Nora McMath
Tampa
Fila
Atlanta
Mark Perkins
Birth Announced for Jean Howell in Troy Alabama
Mr and Mrs Gordon Howell announce the birth of a daughter on September 21 in Troy Alabama named Jean Howell Former Americas residents the couple have many friends here who will be glad to hear the news
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma McCloskey
the Pital
Church Street
Gordon Howell
Troy
Ala
Jean Howell
Howell
Americas
Macon Installs Palladium Club by Castleberry
Organizer Castleberry announced he would deliver the fifth Palladium club charter Monday night at Macon Georgia where E C Pippin manager of the Macon Woolworth stores is president and he is a pippen of a president. The Americus Palladium club is the parent club with A E Hines as national president. Other clubs have formed in Columbus Atlanta and Montgomery and are active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleberry
Palladium Club
Macon
E. C. Pippin
Macon Woolworth
Funeral for Annie Blount Kitchens Held at Cut Off
Mrs Annie Blount Kitchens 30 died at her residence in the 29th district near Andersonville after a three week illness. Funeral services were held at 4 PM at the family cemetery in Cut Off with Rev A G Brewton of Pleasant Grove church presiding. Additional arrangements not yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Blount Kitchens
Andersonville
A. G. Brewton
Pleasant Grove Church
School Notice on Honor Roll Attendance Policy
The notice states that when illness prevents perfect attendance a parent note is required at the beginning of that day’s session to excuse the child from school. It clarifies the child’s right to a place on the monthly honor roll despite sickness and outlines the documentation needed.
Obituary of Mrs Kitchens of Sumter County
A devoted member of Pleas ant Grove Methodist church resided in Sumter county 17 years. Survived by her husband S F Kitchens and several small children. Lee Street Methodist Church services listed with pastor William M Haywood and times for Sunday school preaching Epworth league junior missionary society prayer meeting and public invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Grove
Sumter County
S. F. Kitchens
Lee Street
William M. Haywood
Epworth League
Junior Missionary Society
Is Fall Fell or Ain't It Continued From Page One
The piece notes damp chilly weather in Washington and mentions early fall signs across the country. Observers from Winsted and Cresskill report early coats and morose squirrels signaling a harsh season. References to Georgia New York and Long Island reflect regional worries about a long cold period and winter ahead.
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Winsted
Conn
Cresskill
N. J
Georgia
Long Island
Bronx Zoo
Polar bear delays fade in Mexican hairless dog tale
The author recalls a tangential scene in Sumter and a public library moment with a horned-rimmed youth dusting a volume. Frosty lines from a poem catch attention, while the speaker notes a delayed polar bear motif and returns to Sumter amid literary musings.
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New York
Sumter
Public
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Mrs. Eldridge
W. M. Humber
Frank Easterlin
B. F. Fasterlin, Jr
W. B. Grimes
Dudley Mize
Dudley Gatewood
Cliff Williams
Walter Rylander
Louise Marshall
Arthur Rylander, Jr
M. H. Wheeler
C. H. Burke
Charles Lanier
Stuart Prather
J. T. Warren
Louise Connor
Henry Lumpkin
Carr Glover
E. B. Everett
B. F. Easterlin
Churchill
Bridge
Frida
Lawrence S. Churchill
Will Green Turpin
John Council
Woman’s Missionary Society Announcements
Nellie Worthy Missionary Society
The
First Baptist Church
Lee Hansford
Smithville Road
Battle
Hansford
Max Cawood
West Church Street
Hortense Tinsley Missionary Society
First Methodist
Ida Sargeant
Pierre
Fannie Sargeant
Carroll Steele
Birmingham
Florida
Tom McKinley
Miami
Fla
Mrs. Taylor
Colelge Street
E. L. Carswell
Bob Lane
W. E. Pierre
Mercer
Jackson
Miss
Mary Frances Lane
S. Jackson St
H. C. Davis
Jackson Street
Wallis Electric Co
P. O. Boxnerieus
Harrold
Good Cotto
Les
B. M
Times- Recorder
P. O
D. R. Ballinger
A Ave. F
Thomaston
Times-Recorder
Ecessa
Har Oenans City
Atlanta Trust Co. Money
R L. Maynard
P. B. Williford
Do Times- Recorder
South Lee St
Annie Pickett
Hancock Avenue
A. H. Davenport
Athens, Ga
G. A. Turpin
Kentucky
G. Turpin
N. R. Harris
E. Forsyth St
28Th District
J. E. Mathis
Public Schools of
Murdoc
Chappell
Americus, Ca
Pelham’s Barber
Bell Bidg
Albany
Thos. S. Bell, Inc
Sir Arthur Conan Stupendous
Bessie Love
Lewis Stone
Wallace Beery
Lloyd Hughes
Capital Theatre
New York City
Metropolitan
Wonderland
Prof
Challenger
Amazon
London
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