Absences and sympathy mark week in school notes
On Monday through Friday the schedule covers reading, nature study, art, health and assembly. Dorothy Hinton was absent for three days with tonsillitis, Fay Hartman misses a week due to his brother's diphtheria, and Betty Windham was absent two days with illness. The class notes express sympathy for Mary Onn Brewer after her grandfather's death. Most pupils attend the picture show. the third grade is well represented on Friday and Saturday nights, with Bessie Causey listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hinton
Fay Hartman
Asleek
Betty Windham
Mary Onn Brewer
Bessie Causey
Sixth Grade Miss Hicks Receives Mer Roast for Attendance
Sixth Grade Miss Hicks has had a very good attendance record with only a few absences and two tardies during the school year. Miss Hicks hosted a mer roast for her pupils last Friday night. They walked to the golf course after school, roasted weiners, then returned for a picture show and enjoyed a theater party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hicks
Seventh Grade James O Neal faces fence incidents
The Seventh Grade has endured several fences this week with students including Douglas Saunders Russell Byrd Sarah McDaniel and rank McDaniel noted among those involved. This report records the ongoing incidents and names those linked to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Saunders
Ussell Byrd
Sarah McDaniel
Rank McDaniel
Eight Grade Honors and Ninth Grade Attendance Note
The eighth grade honors list includes Winifred Ruffin Keith Trapp Edgar Whatley Helen Neisler Sara Dell Lucas Lilliest Kathryn Wilson Benjamin Hodges and others. The ninth grade shows a low absence rate with only Millard Windham Willard Brunson and Charlie F McCrary absent recently. Charlie Frank began walking to Crowell's School to meet the truck, leaving him behind. Seniors left a beautiful memorial in their room Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Ruffin
Luziest
Keith Trapp
Edgar Whatley
Helen Neisler
Sara Dell Lucas
Lilliest
Kathryn Wilson
Benjamin Hodge
Benjamin Hodges
Helen McDaniel
Neva Byrd
Millard Windham
Willard Brunson
Charlie F. McCrary
Charlie Frank
Crowell
Tenth Grade Byrd Pose in School Report
A brief school note reports good progress and attitudes among tenth graders, notes two students, Doris Cox and Louise Hobbs, out ill with influenza, and looks forward to the arrival of class rings. It highlights Hunter Bryan, nicknamed Big Ike, as the outstanding pupil and ends with a curious line about Rheba and Thyra McCrary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Cox
Louise Hobbs
Hunter Bryan
Big Ike
Thyra McCrary
Rheba
Going Places and Visitors of the Senior Class
Senior class notes list visits and trips across towns. Eleanor McDaniel spent Friday in No-Gallis. Bessie Causey in Ft. Valley. Sara Neisler, under Sunday. Rachel Montgomery with Sara Neisler. Maggie Lifsey to visit Statesboro at Thanksgiving. Louise Montgomery in Potterville. James ONeal at Coonies. Thomas Horton at Five YIYs. Weaver Crawford in Albany. Goat Kirksey at Sandersville. Zack Weaver Goddara Woodfin Hinton in Columbus. Po Biddy Cosey to Putter Thanksgiving Day. James Shell to Ona Springs. Sammie Coolik and Bird Posey to Macon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor McDaniel
No-Gallis
Bessie Causey
Ft. Valley
Sara Neisler
Rachel Montgomery
Maggie Lifsey
Statesboro
Louise Montgomery
Potterville
James O’neal
Weaver Crawford
Albany
Goat” Kirksey
Sandersville
Zack Weaver
Ti Goddara
Woodfin Hinton
Columbus
Po-Biddy Cosey
James Shell
Miona” Springs
Sammie Coolik
Bird” Posey
Macon
Caribou Among Eskimos Named Central to Their Diet and Taboos
The article explains that caribou is the Eskimo’s primary food source and clothing supply for those living away from the sea. It notes strict taboos on seal and deer meat in igloos, the need to avoid angering spirits to secure food, and the caribou’s unique range in the Barrens. It also describes how Eskimos use nearly every part of the animal, with the tongue and back steak prized, bones used for marrow, and frozen marrow eaten as blancmagne-like sustenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrens
Food of the Gods Names for cacao and chocolate
The cacao tree yields cacao pods containing beans. When roasted and ground with fat pressed out, it becomes cocoa. if fat remains, it forms chocolate. Origin credited to Mexican natives with 1619 Cortez contact. the drink chocolatl predates European arrival by about a millennium. Theobroma cacao named by Linnaeus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Mexico
Hernando Cortez
Montezuma
Cortez
Where Snows Come From
The weather bureau explains snows come with southerly to easterly winds in the warm portion of a cyclonic storm. As the storm passes, winds shift to the northwest bringing cold air. Light snow can fall at any temperature, and heavy snow may occur with cold surface air, despite the saying it is too cold to snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Architects Organized Through Ages And Associations
Architects have joined voluntary associations to protect and advance the profession. From guilds in classical times to revivals in the medieval period and the eighteenth century, organized bodies emerged in London and New York, including the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1834 led by Earl de Grey, and the American Institute of Architects incorporated in New York in 1857.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Architectural Club
London
Royal Institute of British Architects
Earl de Grey
Architectural Association of Great Britain
Architectural Museum
Westminster
American Institute of Architects
New York
Mantelpiece burglaries across centuries in England
Collier's Weekly recalls a long string of mantelpiece burglaries in England. From 1779 when Shakespeare’s Richard II manuscript was stolen and sold for junk, to countless later attempts, thieves have chased a legendary treasure sealed in a mantelpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Manteniene
England
Shakespeare
Richard II
Collier’s Weekly
Poles Apart Contrast In Arctic and Antarctic Life
Arctic region hosts about one million inhabitants with abundant life and a curious vast landscape. Antarctic is far colder a frozen field with little life and only a few days of insect activity annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Polar
Arctic
Antarctic
Thanksgiving greetings and visits in Butler community
Mrs. Alice Riley and Mr. John Davis of Butler spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Jarrell. Various local residents and relatives visited family homes over the holiday, including Miss Eula Walker of Thomaston and many Jarrell relatives in Butler and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Riley
John Davis
Butler
G. B. Jarrell
Eula Walker
Thomaston
J. P. Walker
Calvin
Thanksgiving Guests From Nearby Towns In Local Notice
Turners Chapel and nearby families hosted Thanksgiving visitors including Otis Curry Mrs. Nora Spillers Claude Rogers J. C. Wade and W. T. Horton. Others shared meals with locals while plans for prayer services at the Wainwright home were announced for December 8.
Santa letters welcomed for Christmas through the Herald
The Herald invites children to send letters to Santa Claus describing their wishes for Christmas. The notice emphasizes the joy of sharing wishes and assures Santa is ready to read every message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Herald
Thanksgiving Social Round in Columbus and Nearby Areas
Thanksgiving visits populate the Columbus area as Mrs Cecil Gunn Mrs Annie Downs and many families host kin from Macon Baldwynville Birmingham Richland Butler and Cuthbert. Relatives from Evans Brown Locke and Fickling families join gatherings and shopping trips in Macon and nearby towns.
Pine Grove Social Roundup Snapshots of Visits
Mr A L Wall returns home after visiting his daughter Mrs Sam Jones. Mrs J W Hammock and Mrs Sam Jones visited Mrs Rome Culverhouse, Hugh Smith family, and Ed Hammock group. Culverhouse and daughters Flora Ethel Clyde visited O L Smith. Ben Saunders hosted Gordon Jinks family and Sam Byers, Maude Layfield. Louise Braddy stayed with Virginia Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Wall
Sam Jones
J. W. Hammock
Rome Culverhouse
Hugh Smith
Ed Hammock
Flora
Ethel
Clyde
O. L. Smith
Ben Saunders
Gordon Jinks
Sam Byers
Maude Layfield
Louise Braddy
Virginia Adams
Majority rule hinges on those who vote not all citizens
The passage notes that democracy hinges on voting, yet fewer than 60 percent participate in elections. It argues that in most national elections enough nonvoters could swing outcomes, making the final result depend on the turnout of those who cast ballots.
Exminer Scout Promises Cure Recipe for Stomach Ailments
A sensational ad claims a simple home recipe using herbs and native medicines can heal stomach liver kidneys constipation biliousness and indigestion. It says the ex miner and Indian Scout who lived to 103 without doctors discovered it and promises success for many others with no obligation, requesting only a name address and a 3 cent stamp.
Roose in Floyd Knobs Indiana
Fragmentary note mentions W. Roose in Floyd Knobs Indiana and includes a Bible verse phrase about healing plant life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Roose
Floyd Knobs
Indiana
Local social notes and Thanksgiving events in the region
Mark News recaps Thanksgiving visits by families from Reynolds Columbus and Butler plus local residents. A school fundraiser at the building drew about 40 dollars with proceeds for the school. Depot staff changes and preacher W E Hightower of Butler announce an unusual 9 30 a m service with music and Sunday school to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
John Hupp
J. W. Yerian
Washington County Infirmary
Riga
L. A. Hall
Pauper Oil Company
Aunk
Robert Waller
Pittman
Community visit notes from local families over weekend
R F D notes list numerous weekend visits and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Allen Rogers and children visited Mr and Mrs J C Griggs. Mrs Neal Hinton and family visited Mr and Mrs George Blair. Dewey Harmon visited parents Mr and Mrs Leonard Locke. Ruby Griggs and Otis and Herman Griggs visited John Coulter. Melba Gaultney visiting friends in Thomaston. Others include Alice Moore visiting Dorothy and Helen Taunton. Lillie Locke visiting relatives in Atlanta. Luther and Mrs Davis from Atlanta spent Thanksgiving with J B Locke. T H Harmon spent weekend with J L Locke. Ralph Cox of Oglethorpe spent weekend with his father J M Cox. Myrtice Locke and Weyman Harris visited Miss Cleo Taunton. Sunday guests of Miss Irene Kirksey included Vivian McInvale, Mildred Taunton, Nina Locke, Grace McInvale, Lucille Taunton, and George Locke Talmadge and Talton Kirksey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Gassett
Columbus
Eli Gaultney
George Booth
Dock Burnon
Rhine
Tolly Jarrell
Mary Adams
Thomaston
Weeks Adams
Carrie Layfield
Butler
Annie Jarrell
J. T. Amos
Woodrow Amos
Messrs
Curtis
Early
Haywood
Nina and
Namnleu Adams
Herbert Adams
Norman Adams
Frank Parker
Mildred Jarrell
Wylene Carpenter
Rupert
J. H. Windham
Wilson Jarrell
Hoyt Pate
Tally Jarrell
Calvin Jarrell
Little Sue
W. A. Jarrell
Edith Parks
H. H. Parks
Polk Jarrell
Cussetta
F. C. Jarrell
Fred Wright
Atlanta
Frank Peterman
Ethel Jarrell
Emily Jarrell
Pauline Jarrell
Able Jarrell
Horace Kendrick
Tom Kendrick
Russell Scandrett
Macon
Hattie Scandrett
D. B. Ohlinger
Joe Wilder
Nettie B. Hill
Lula Wail
H. 8. Wall
Clyde Jinks
Colquitt
Robert Hell
Robert, Jr
Mis
Ruby Jinks
Reynolds
Yarbrou
Allen Rogers
Mra
J. C. ‘Griggs
Neal Hinton
George Blair
Dewey Harmon
Leonard Locke
Ruby Griggs
Otisland
Herman Griggs
John Coulter
Melba Gaultney
Bessie Pitts
Leonard Taunton
Lester Locke
Alice Moore
Dorothy
Helen Taunton
Lillie Locke
Luther Davis
J. B. Locke
Z. T. Locke
Charing
T. H. Harmon
J. L Locke
Little Ralph Cox
Oglethorpe
J. M. Cox
Myrtice Locke
Weyman Harris
Cleo Taunton
Irene Kirksey
Vivian McInvale
Mildred Taunton
Nina Locke
Grace McInvale
Lucille Taunton
George Locke Talmadge
Talton Kirksey
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James O'Neal
Washington
South Trimble
Kentucky
House
Henry T. Ramey
Wcks
Elasee 70Ers
Byrd
Kernaghan-Goodman, Inc
Ries & Armstrong Jewelers
Cherry St
Lanier Scandrett
Mary Gill
A T. Jarrell
Turners Chapel
Otis Curry
Lorena Spillers
Charlie Fields
W. T. Horton
Mark
Nora Spillers
Claude Rogers
J. C. Wade
Felton Posey
Ernest Cochran
Upson County
G. C. Spillers
Estelle Spillers
Americus
W. C. Smith
Ernest Calvin
Grady Rogers
Leila Harris
Catherine
Sara Wainwright
Hazel
Ruth Smith
Mozelle Rogers
Howard
Cecil Gunn
Annie Downs
Herman Ethridge
W. H. Sealy
Carl Brown
Lewis Brown
Horace Martin
W. C. Chilis
J. K. Adams
Emma Butler
James Brown
Shellman Martin
Ida and
Marie Martin
Virginia Kendall
Lee Watson
John Brown
Walter Kellum
Fannie Posey
Otis Butler
Baldwinville
J. A. Buckner
Watkins
McKnight
Near Warm Springs
Frank Fain
Birmingham
D. W. Culverhouse
Lee
Willa Watson
Evans Brown
G. D. Locke
Little Son
Julian Edwards
Ward
Richland
R. L. Brown
Beulah Pickard
O. M. Martin
Joe Brown
Sarah Fickling
Cuthbert
Rogers Streetman
Marilou Avertet
Pine Grove
Mark News
Nick
Nick Altrock
al Schacht
Boston
Joe Cronin
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