Show of Shows heads to Rialto Macon week of Dec 30
Warner Brothers Vitaphone musical extravaganza Show of Shows comes to Rialto Macon for the week beginning December 30. The multi star revue features Marian Nixon Sally O Neill Myrna Loy Patsy Ruth Miller Lila Lee Alice Day and Ben Turpin among many others with John Barrymore Dolores Costello Myrna Loy and Betty Compson listed among the principal names.
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Warner Brothers Vitaphone
Rialto Theatre
Macon
Floradora
Marian Nixon
Sally O'Neil
Myma Loy
Patsy Ruth Miller
Lila Ize
Alice Day
Ben Turpin
Lloyd Hamilton
Lupino Lane
Bert Roach
Lee Moran
Heinie Conklin
John Barrymore
Dolores’ Costello
Frank Fay
Béatrice Lillie
Winnie Lightner
Georges Carpentier
Ted Lewis
Irene Bordoni
Myrna Loy
Betty Compson
Warner Brothers
Reais
Darryl Zanuck
The Right Way to Travel by Train Very Safe and Reliable
An advertisement promotes rail travel on the Southern Railway System highlighting safety comfort reliability and reduced fares for short trips with inquiries to ticket agents.
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Southern Railway System
In Memory of Clarence Cooper Aged Son of Taylor County
Obituary notices the death of Clarence Cooper son of Jim and Mrs. Cooper on December 17, 1929. The young man, active in the Methodist church and farm work, is praised as upright and beloved. The message expresses faith, comfort in heaven, and a family tribute from Gertrude Amos.
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Jim Cooper
Clarence
Taylor County
Methodist Church
Holiday visitors fill Howard county homes in season
Local families hosted relatives and friends over Christmas and New Year. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. J A Buckner, Miss Wilma Purvis, Mr. Hamilton England, and many others from Macon Thomaston Buena Vista and Arabi. Several illnesses and recoveries were noted with cheerful updates.
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J. A. Buckner
Litdie Gilbert
J. ©. Fain
Macon
Wilma Purvis
Charing
Mildred Purvis
Mr. Hamilton England
Butler
Gurr Hamilton
Lorenza Purvis
Hopansville
Elder
F. Li
Fuller
Arthur
R. ©. Morris
Dorothy
Beach
Felix Pierce
Waverly Hall
Harris Sealy
Buena Vista
Blood on your hands in Butler’s whiskey tragedy
A letter scolds Georgia friends for involvement in illegal whiskey, naming Gray, Jones, Bloodworth and others. It denounces bootleggers and buyers, urges repentance through Jesus, mentions a New Orleans religious school in debt, and records the author’s sacrifice working to fund ministry while facing exams and possible exile.
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Georgia
Gray
Jones and Bloodworth
Jesus
Son of Man
Cme
Joseph
Abel
Satan
Hell
Mark
Butler
Frank
Bernard
Wxodus
Red Sea
Isaiah
God
United States
Christ
New Orleans
Baptist Bible Institute
Mr. Payne
Local Families Share Holiday Visits Across Towns
Numerous households from Reynolds to Swainsboro and Macon spent holidays with relatives, hosting and visiting Mr and Mrs J A Heath, Mr and Mrs W A Spinks, Misses Willis and Downs, and others. Birthday celebrations for J A Heath noted among gatherings with extended family from Dawson, Atlanta, College Park, and Union.
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Mrr. W. A. Spinks
Columbus
J. R. Pound
Swainsboro
J. A. Heath
Walter Caldwell
Mauk
Frances Downs
Junction City
Euest
Vendle Parks
Olin Sealy
Atlanta
Herbenry Spoly
Archie Heath
Iph Heath
Dawson Sper
Hugh Seal
Butler
Spinks
Sun Land
Hugh Gilson
Sylvester
R. M. Suggs
Mary Suggs
Walter Suggs
Lois Heath
Alex Baldwin
W. E. Neisler
C. C. Heath
Anna
Elsie Heath
Berta Perkins
Union
8. T Allen
Holidays Bring Visit Delights To Local Families
Numerous families visit relatives across Georgia towns during the holidays. Mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Wall and Jinks families visiting Butler and Ellaville. Mr. and Mrs. Averett and Cook families in Danville and Boston. and travelers from Atlanta Reynolds Colquitt Fitzgerald and Jacksonville returning home. Regulars like Miss Ruby Jinks and Miss Thelma Woodall spend time with kin. trips to Atlanta, Florida, California noted.
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Joe Wilder
Som 8Ra
Florida
R. L. Bell
Reynolds
Clyde Jinks
Colquitt
Lewis Austin
California
Boss Wall
J. T
W. P. Heater
Ami
Atlanta
D. L. Averett
Homer McGinty
Danville
Sam Cook
Boston
Drew Averett
John Brooks
Ellaville
H.S. Wall
Ruby Jinks
Birmingham
Marion Fuier
J. L. Anthony
J.’ W. ‘Lancaster
Butler
Edd Swearingen
Halley
Sarah Hill
Junction City
Thelma Woodall
Riley Montgomery
Jesus invites you to join Gordon Bazemore in New Orleans
A fragment notes an invitation from Gordon Forrest Bazemore at 1240 Washington Ave New Orleans Louisiana with a welcoming tone for companionship or participation. No further context or event details are provided.
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Jesus
Gordon Forrest Bazemore
Washington Ave
New Orleans
Imitation leads to repeated beatings and paroled offenders
A jail report records a drunken offender given a light sentence while a second man pleads guilty to beating his 62 year old mother. The judge pardons the first after a disturbance and the second man is jailed again. That night seven others punish the paroled man. A pattern emerges of men assaulting mothers.
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Kansas City
The Railroads And The Public
An overview of the railroad role in daily life and local economies. It highlights transportation safety, movement of goods, employment, and the impact of railroad spending on commerce and communities. The piece emphasizes railroads as civic contributors and economic drivers.
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Rialto
Fifth Avenue
Jarrell’s Dept
Clarence Cooper
Gertrude Amos
Howard News
Ethel Fain
Rentz
A. F. Fain
Annie Hill
I. B. Butler
Griffith Butler
Ft. Valley
Charlie Butler
Eld
F. L Fuller
Hogansville
Lorenz Purvis
Frank Fains Jr
Andersonville
R. L. Brown
Mattie
D. A. Iheland
Annie
Tom England
M. A. Hall
Arabi
Lorenzo
Sara Averett
Homer Martin
G W. Averett
Chevrolet
Macon County Motor Co
Reynolds, Ga
Wesley
Otis Franklin
Thomaston
Hoke Byrd
Tom Amos
Willie Suggs
S. T. Allen
College Park
Pearl Adams
Birdie Pearson
Folkston
Howard
Estelle
T. J Harris
Tom Wilson
A. Spinks and
Chilldren
Revert Whatley
Mauk'Briate
Carolyn
Dorothy Wall
F of
Harris Sealy and Ker By
Harris
Juniper
R. L Harris
W J. Caldwell
Ari
Lester Halley
C. W Hays
Cusseta
Clarence Williams
Fitzgerald
E. W. Jinks
John Boswell
Jim Rogers
R. D. Walley
W. T. Rogers
Albany
R W Woodall
Jacksonville
Irvin Guy
Manchester
W. A. Woodall
Misa Margie Thurman
Edison
H. S. Wall
H J. Garrett
Atlantaa
Railroads
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