Christmas Greetings and Holiday News from Reynolds
Reynolds department pages share a Christmas wish for health and peace, plus broad holiday greetings. The column lists many locals and visitors spending Christmas or holidays with relatives in Reynolds and nearby towns, including Miss Mattie Musslewhite, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Saunilera, and Mrs. Porest Mims, among others. It notes Christmas trees from the junior department of the Methodist church and visits from relatives in Atlanta, Macon, Abbeville, and Garden Valley.
Mrs Saunders Hosts Bridge Tea With Christmas Cheer
Mrs Willis Saunders entertained her Bridge Club Friday afternoon. Her home was festive with Christmas decorations and treats. Miss Winnie Aultman won top score and each guest took home a lovely Christmas tree gift.
Winifred Ruffin Wins First Prize in Flower Coloring Contest
Winifred Ruffin of Reynolds won the first prize of $5 in the flower coloring contest sponsored by The Macon Telegraph Children’s Hour Department. Five $1 prizes were awarded for excellence in the booklet of colored flowers to Virginia Walker, Myrtle Rankin, Mattie Ruth Jelks, Helen Law, and Constace Roberts. Checks were mailed Tuesday. Honorable mentions went to Lena Jones, Louise Fitts, John Franklin Tutt, Amory McDonald, Annie Burney, Geraldine Cannon, Martha Scott Newborn, Frances Taylor, Dorothy Coleman, and Rosewell Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winffred Ruffin
Reynolds
Children’s Hour Department
Macon Telegraph
Virginia Walker
Glynn Avenue
Rio
Macon
Myrtle Rankin
Ashdown
Ark
Mattie Ruth Jelks
Pinehurst
Helen Law
Indian Springs
Constace Roberts
Lena Jones
Columbia
Ala
Louise Fitts
John Franklin Tutt
Vineville
Amory McDonald
Ellaville
Annie Burney
Geraldine Cannon
Gordon
Martha Scott Newborn
Halcyondale
Frances Taylor
Dorothy Coleman
Devereux
Rosewell Cook
Dry Branch
Le Cercle Francais de Bicas Organized and Elected Officers
The Senior French Club Le Cercle Francais de Bicas organized on December 5 1930. Elected officers include President James Crawford Chairman of Menu Committee Thelma Barrow and Press Reporter Pope Booth. The club held its first meeting December 16 1980 at Miss Marie Barrow's home with supper at 6 80. French was spoken during supper and a small fee was charged for English words. A social feature followed after supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Cercle Francias de Bicas
James Crawford
Menu
Thelma Barrow
Pope Booth
Marie Barrow
Chevrolet Stars at National Auto Show in Grand Central Palace
Chevrolet Motor Co. will hold a position of honor at the 81st National Automobile Show in New York. The award, given by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, recognizes the company with the largest sales in the prior year and includes first choice of exhibition space in New York and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Central Palace
New York
Chevrolet Motor Co
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Chevrolet
Georgia Federation President Extends Christmas Greetings
Mrs. V. Sanford of Athens, president of the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs, sends Christmas greetings to all club women urging unity and the singing of Ross Ett's Love Came Down at Christmas. She echoes Massachusetts Federation praise for love, fellowship, and service to the needy, urging focus on eight federation departments and continued growth through dedicated officers and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Alttate
Emerson
God the Beautiful
Georgia Federation
General Federation
Federation
Preventive Medicine and Carrier Testing Highlighted
Rapid Progress Made Science notes advances in preventive medicine with doctors able to detect carriers of infectious diseases after recovery. Typhoid outbreaks often trace to carriers who handle food or milk. The State Board of Health Laboratory offers free testing to ensure patients are germ free, protecting families and friends. Be safe and not a menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartier
State Board of Health
Notice to Trespass on Bible Manufacturing Lands
Not trespassing notice to all persons that trespassing on any lands of the Bible Manufacturing Company for cutting wood or other purposes is forbidden without written consent of the Superintendent. Warning given in lieu of unpleasant action. J. P. Thompson Superintendent Taylor Mills
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible Manufacturing Company
J. P. Thompson
Sunt
Taylor Mills
Discovery links tooth decay to cleansing failure
Dolan Alfred Owre of the Columbia School of Dentistry and Oral Surgery says a three year study, funded by the Commonwealth Fund and in cooperation with Yale and other groups globally, is probing why teeth decay despite proper cleaning. A clue to the cause has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolan Alfred Owre
Columbia School of Dentistry
Columbia School
Commonwealth Fund
Yale
Rockefeller Foundation
America
Dreaming to keep hope alive in difficult times
The speaker cites Stresemann and argues that people cling to illusions and dreams as sustenance for resilience. Illusion can spark progress when matched with faith and work, and success comes from enduring failures without flinching. Your response to adversity shapes your fortune and future success.
The Old Spruce Foretells Christmas Eve Wonder
In a frosty forest under a full moon, the eldest spruce proclaims December first and explains Christmas trees. Spruces and pines hear that twenty five days remain until Christmas when people will select a tree, decorate it, and fill homes with joy while smaller trees fear unchosen fates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kane
Sally
Ptl
England Bans Christmas for Twelve Years in 1034 Puritan Act
Fragment summarizes a Puritan Parliament act halting Christmas observance for twelve years starting 1034. It notes authorities deeming Christmas pagan and directing a day of repentance under royal or parliamentary order, with mention of Charles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Charles Christmas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edgar A. Guest
Wire
Star of Bethlehem
Mattie Musslewhite
Mrs
Willis Saunilera
Ed Musslewhite
R. L. Bell
Mauk
Winnie Griffith
Elizabeth Whatley
Fitzgerald
Mr. Chesley Marshall
LaFayette Ed
Willis Stunberg
Wer Bridge Club
Eliza Lipsey
Agnes Seay
Elizabeth Griffin
Molena
T. F. Waters
Mudrey Waters
Janet Barrow
Mr. Sweet Draughon
Catherine Hutcherson
Palmetto
The
Halidays
Bev
Mrs. M. O. Williams
Blackshear
Mrs. Leonard Cooper
Garden Valley
A. V. Brewer
Miarana
Abbeville
Doris Newsome
Wesleyan College
Willis Saunders
H. Brewer
Hendley Saunders
Atlanta
J. C. Hind
Lakewood
Ohio
Mrs. McDonald
Miss Mary Will
McDonald
Mrs. Thurman Whatley
Miks’Pansy
T. F.’ Waters
Guy Windham
Mamin
A. ¥. Boyt
Adel
Sie Methodist Church
Rachel Mangham
Mrs. Chambers
Grady Smith
Mary Ann
Helen Powell
Mrs. Saunders
Bridge
Winifred Ruffin
le Cercle Francais
Mildred Seydell
Stresemann
Germany
France
Holly-Kong
the Grand Theatre
G. H. Goddard
Reynolds, Ga
D. W. Payne & CO
Marjorie Brooks Sheppard
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