Mrs Jacobs celebrates 81st birthday in Athens home
Society notes from Athens recount Mrs Ernestine Jacobs turning 81 at 316 Myrtle Street with children and grandchildren in attendance. She is mother of Tyr Jacobs of Atlanta founder of the first local drugstore chain, tracing roots to Jefferson and Athens before and after the Civil War. The piece links her to notable figures and local business history.
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Susie van Epps
Madison
Howard Graham
Palace
W. A. Swofford
Chattanooga
W. L. Hancock
Cob
Ladies Inaugurate Memorial Benefit
Gray Georgia Ladies Improvement Club stages memorial benefit event with community participation and plans to raise funds for local causes. Event highlights include performances by club members and outreach to residents for donations and support.
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Gray, Ga
the Ladies Improvement Club of
Gray
School Auditorium Benefit Event Draws Town Leaders
One of the season’s biggest events occurred Friday evening in the school auditorium for the Soldiers' Memorial. Managed by Misé Zerline Larisin of Houston, assisted by Mrs Clem Roberts and Mrs Will Johnson. About $165 was realized. Local business leaders attended in fancy dress including ladies evening gowns and some in costumes resembling blackface.
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Soldiers’ Memorial
Misé Zerline Larsin
Houston
Texas
Clem Roberts
Will Johnson
Alpha Kappa Psi Installs Chapter At Univ Georgia
Alpha Kappa Psi installs its Alpha Epsilon chapter at the University of Georgia on a Saturday afternoon and evening March 18. The initiation and installation ceremonies were at the Georgian Hotel with a banquet at Cloverleaf Tea Room. The installation team included Frank C. Johnson Marsden Marshall and Raymone Anglett of Atlanta. members from Tech and Atlanta Alumni chapters attended. local members listed include Tom Brightwell and others from multiple Georgia towns and Atlanta.
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Alpha Epstilor
Alpha Kappa Psi
University of Georgia
Tom — Brightwell
Rober Jowers
New York University
Schools of Commerce
School of Commerce
Messrs
Frank C. Johnson Marsden Marshall
Raymone Anglett
Atlanta
Tech
Car Bodine
Austin Brisbane
Coope Inglett
Thomas Moye
Edwin Robinson
Dick Turman
Tom Brightwell
Maxeus Carl Upshaw
Loganville
Rober Towers
Rome
Moses G. Murray Jr
Albany
Robin Wheaton
Griffin
Owen Reynolds
Donalsonville
Alton Hosch
Gainesville
George Chuk
Paige Bennett
Waycross
John Whitner
Jack Frost
Chester
W. Va
Ane C. Pearce
Columbia
Seek Whites Who Shot Two Negroes
THOMASVILLE GA No trace has been found by the sheriff of two white men who are alleged to have shot two negro taxicab drivers. They disappeared last night after the killings of Etrwre Smith 25 and serious wounding of F. L. Sanders.
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Thomasville
Sanda
Etrwre Smith
Ane
F.1fon Sanders
$250000 Fire Destroys McKeesport Literary Building
A McKeesport fire gutted the Literary Theatre building causing an estimated $250000 loss. The blaze threatened nearby structures until a general alarm summoned the city’s fire force and help from other districts. The building, owned by Harry Carney, housed a luncheon in its second-floor club rooms when discovered.
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Rittsburgh
Literary Theatr
McKeesport
Harry Carney
Barney
No-To-Bac Helps Break Tobacco Habit
An advertisement claims No-To-Bac ends all tobacco cravings by placing a tablet in the mouth. It asserts immediate relief from desire, improved health and finances, and offers a money back guarantee if cravings return.
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Place & Hart
More People Employed in February Across 14 Industries
Washington reports a Bureau of Labor Statistics tabulation showing ten of fourteen principal industries increased employment in February versus January, with iron and steel leading gains. The iron and steel industry rose 9.3 percent, and overall industry gains reached 4.8 percent as reports were released Monday.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Iabor
Local Delicacies Advertised In Small Eatery Card
A fragment advertises fresh Lady Fingers pastries daily and homemade potato chips. It mentions Arnold Abney & Co offering fresh Spanish mackerel around Thursday, with notes on Fatos quality sweet prices and red ripe, yellow produce.
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Lady Fingers
Arnold Abney & CO
Thurdsay Arnold, Abney & CO
Dodson's Liver Tone versus calomel advertised
An advertisement denounces calomel as dangerous and nauseating. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, cheap substitute that does not cause salivation, weakness, or sickness, claiming druggists guarantee satisfaction or money back.
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Dodson
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Georgia
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Jacobs
Athens
Gabriel Jacobs
Michaels
Michael
China
First Baptist Church
Richardson
Hudson
Blain
Princeton University
Great Union University
Theological Seminary
Kashing
South Carolina
Hangchow
Shanghai
Taylor
Buckner
Lucy Taylor
Americus
Howard Buckner
Seattle
Lambda Chi Alphas
Lambda Chi Alpha
Georgian Hotel
John Slaughter
Martha Ellia
Marie Smith
Farmington
W. W. Wade
Mayesville
City
Arthur Little
Miss Nettle Little
Royston
Mrs. Johnson and Wilkins
Watson Springs
Misa Luna Mae Hardman
Misa Mary Shackelford
Crawford
Dorothy Rowland
Winder
Albert A. Rowland
Mrs. Reese
Mra. Gueat Reese
T. H Dozier
Righmon
Lexington
Dobbs
Geroge Walker
Georgian Terrace
Burne
Rogers B. Toy
Rogers Toy
Bockover Toy
Walker
J. R. Watts
Luna Cub
Luna Club
The
Agricultural College
Mr. Bleakley
Alice Bleakely
Atlas Assurance Company
Columbia, S. C
Augusta Chronicle
PHI Delta Theta
Piedmont
eGorgia Tech
Emory
Mercer
Frank Myers
Aaron Cohen
Jake Joel
Woman's Club
Owen Coleman
Augusta
Coleman
Miss Heller
National Y. W. C. A. College
Mesara
Billie Plilipot
Hervey Cleckley
University
Winder Wester
Elberton
J. M.wester
W. E. McDavid
Ira McDavid
Atlanta Journal
J. Miller Walker
Barney Dobbs
Rogers Toys
Annie Laurie Wier
Milledgeille
C. ¥. Wier
Hill Street
G. M. Miller
A. D. Smith
Mra
David Slusky
the Joel
W. D. Beacham
Harry Woodruff
Cotman
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Joseph Stewart
Neal Cochran
Alice Bleakley
ANT Loans
Tlanta Trust Company
Hetropolitan Life Insurance Co
Commission
Stlanta Trust Company
Anta. GA
Vulcan
Athens Gas Light & Fuel. CO
Bayer
Vandy “Bayer
Dayer Manstariary
Univ. Georgia
Lenine
Tobacce
Paris
Williams
Wrigley
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