Easter program planned at Reynolds Baptist church
Reynolds civic newsletter notes Miss Marion Hodges returning from Atlanta. Local merchants advertise seed corn Whatley and Hinton. Footnotes on Easter attire, shoes and straw hats. Mr and Mrs Wright enjoy Macon outing. Musical concert planned at Grand Theater to benefit Hill Crest Cemetery with Newsom Orchestra and local talent. Admission 20 and 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goddard
Reynolds
Hill Crest
Newsom
Earl Wright
Marion Hodges
Walker Newsom
F. A. Ricks
F M Carson
Edith Newsom
Sara Parks
Susie E Newsom
Magsie Ousley
Cemetery notice urges cleanup at Hill Crest cemetery
The Cemetery Committee asks lot owners to clean plots at Hill Crest and avoid burning trash near the drive. It cites repeated tree damage from fires, notes several lots needing attention, and thanks Mr. R. A. Hinton for donating 200 pounds of fertilizer to improve shrubbery.
Expeditions Seek Sir John Franklin across Arctic, 1847–1857
Between 1847 and 1857, 39 expeditions searched Arctic waters for Sir John Franklin after his 1845 North Pole voyage. The last mission reportedly located a relic of Franklin’s ill fated expedition, sparking renewed interest in the mystery.
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Franklin
Arctic
Sir John Franklin
North Pole
Relica
Tunnel idea by French engineer suggested for channel
The first man to propose a tunnel under the English Channel was French mining engineer Mathieu who impressed Napoleon with the scheme at the start of the last century. This note recalls early plans and the origins of tunnel concepts that preceded later undertakings.
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English Channel
Mathieu
Napoleon
Reynolds High School Concert Chooses District Contestants
Reynolds High School presents a Thursday program April 9 with an audience 25¢ admission to select music and declamation representatives for the district meet. The lineup includes orchestral overture, glee club chorus, multiple piano contest entries, declamations, violin and cornet solos, saxophone solo, and a judges decision.
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Reynolds High School
Wilma Poole
Hendley Saunders
Holcomb Newsom
Wm. Wilson
Frances Hodges
Pascher
W. D. Saunders
Lydia Goddard
Edith Newsome
Self judgment and indulgence in acquittal
A reflective note warns against judging others harshly while people tend to judge themselves leniently. It suggests inner honesty over self pardon and references moral reckoning.
Baptists Call for Expanded Support Across All Missions
Southern Baptists report dramatic gains in foreign missions over ten years under Dr. J F Love. Receipts rose from 16.1 million to 24.9 million total, funding growth across 17 countries and 1906 churches. The 1925 Program unifies home, foreign, state missions and education, urging every church and member to participate in annual apportionment.
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Cated
Richmond
Alldredge
Love
Foreign Mission Board
Europe
Asia
Africa
North
South America
Southern Baptists
South
Quote on earnestness by Dickens finds no substitute
A Dickens quotation extols thoroughgoing ardor and sincere earnestness as the supreme value, stating that nothing is as good as genuine commitment. The line underscores moral intensity over substitutes, reflecting Victorian emphasis on integrity and steadfast effort.
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Charles Dickens
Mission Study Institute Delegates Sought in Georgia
Mrs. J Alden Wyche of the Rehoboth Association urges all leaders to send names of delegates to the Mission Study Institute to D. C Sutton in Macon by April 15. No delegate limit. Program runs April 21 through 28 with daily sessions on foreign and home missions, prayer, and instruction, plus book orders through Mrs Wyche or First Baptist Church, Macon.
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J Alden Wyche
Mission Study
Rehoboth Association
Georgia
M. A
Mission Study Institute
D. C Sutton
Elm St
Macon
Wyche
Washington Ave
First Baptist Church
China
A P Montague
Ming Kwong
Julia Allen
J A Wycheé
Margaret Horne
Land of All Nations
Bonsteel Sunbeams
E. T. Tichnor
Plan of Salvation
Fred Stokes
Blossom Thompson
J. B. Tallent
Ministry of Women
Most Costly Tome Stated Now In Memory of Mahomet
A famed tomb is described as possibly the most costly ever created in tribute to Mahomet. The decorations include diamonds and rubies valued at about 15 million dollars.
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Mahomet
What About “PD” The Quick Alphabet Question
El Paso Herald questions two potent letters in the alphabet and notes a playful defense of OK versus UD. The piece riffs on typography and expression in everyday language and yields a light language anecdote.
Blind A French Inventor Designs Readable Thermometer
Thermometer designed for the sightless uses raised figures like Braille and a pointer to show mercury rise and fall. Inventor Thermomette presents tactile scale aiding blind users to read temperature without sight.
Fat man falls on peel after street performance arrest
A portly man slipped on orange peel and fell in the road after being arrested for a street performance without a license. The incident was reported by London Answers.
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Cruel
London Answers
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C. E. Whatley
Baptist Church
Florsheim
Thompson Shoes
Griffith's Cash Store
E. A. Goddard
Frances Neisler
Mrs.lenn
Cordele
Hasting
B. W. Hinton
Woodfin Hinton
Florsheim Shoes
Josh Newsome
Homer Beeland
Mildred Stalnaker
Fort Valley
Camilla Hill
H. H Newsom
Blanche Parks
Ray Lucas
Cooper
Clyde Wilson
Clyde, Jr
J H. Neisler
Keath Johnson
Eva B. Griffith
Winnie Aultman
Columbus
Winnie Griffith
Mary Monk
Oglethorpe
J P Nelson
Elma Murrah
J. H Whatley
Frances
Carol Smith
Fenn
Department of Southern Baptist
Foreign Missions
J. F. Love
The
Baptist Foreign Missions Board
Safety and Service
R. A. Hinton
L. F. Monfort
Cashier
Missionary Union
H. J. Clark
Reynolds, Ga
Citizens State Bank
C.H. Neisler
J. H. Neisler
Janky
Hugh Windham
Cmes
First National Bank
F A. Ricks
Pres
J.N. Bryan
HL K Sealy
R.L Bell
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