Fourth of July memories and a health update
Reynolds Department notes a poem by Edgar A Guest about childhood Fourth of July celebrations and safety concerns. Also reports emergency appendectomy for Rufus E. Smith, superintendent of Bibb Manufacturing Reynolds plant, in Macon with him in satisfactory condition at Middle Georgia Sanatorium.
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Edgar A. Guest
Macon Telegraph
Taylor County
Rufus Smith
Rufus E. Smith
Reynolds
Bibb Manufacturing Company
Middle Georgia
Smith
Macon
Dean
Leon P. Smith
Taylor Mills
Middle, Georgia
Cousin Joe invites Tom's boy to start a community column
Cousin Joe writes from Reynolds Ga inviting Tom to collaborate on a question and answer feature in the Butler Herald. He teases ideas to help others and urges Tom to respond by card. The letter emphasizes engaging neighbors, waking up the community, and leaving lasting footprints.
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Tom
Butler Herald
Joe
Reynolds
Seven year oldAnne Halley hailed as state music prodigy
Seven year old Anne Halley daughter of Mr and Mrs Halley of Reynolds has been named one of the state’s most promising young musicians. She won first place in sight reading and in Duos in Class A and earned honorable mention for piano solo in Class B at the Georgia Federation of Music Clubs conventions in Macon last May. The Reynolds youngster recently appeared with the Thomaston Music Study Club and impressed audiences with several selections. She studies with Mrs J A Pendergrast who has taught music for 25 years in Newnan Talbotton and Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomaston
Anne Halley
M., Halley
Reynolds
Reynolds School
Georgia Federation of Music Clubs
Macon
Thomaston Music Study Club
Elizabeth Harris
J A. Pendergrast
Newnan
Talbotton
Mrs T D Seay and Miss Agnes Seay Visit Cities This Week
Mrs T D Seay and Miss Agnes Seay are touring New York Boston and additional places of interest during the week as part of a social outing with planned stops and visits to notable locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T D. Seay
Agnes Seay
New York
Boston
Treasury Department Notice to Creditors of The First National Bank
Notice to all persons with claims against The First National Bank of Reynolds Georgia that claims must be presented to N M Dudley Receiver with legal proof within three months or may be disallowed. Acting Comptroller of the Currency F G Awalt signs the document.
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First National Bank of
Reyinolds
Georgia
N. M. Dudley
F. G. Awalt
Letters to Col Lindbergh and Gov Talmadge from readers
A pair of letters to Samuel Coolick's column reflect public reaction to Col Charles A. Lindbergh and Gov Eugene Talmadge. One writer mocks Lindbergh posthumously gifting his Hopewell home to crippled children, while another targets Georgia politics, praising reforms yet pressing for the Beer Bill and noting Frank Roosevelt.
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Eugene Talmadge
Atlanta
Georgia
Joja
Burns
Russell
New Jersey
New York
Gov
Frank Roosevelt
P. S
Mazie drama in a columnists swap tale ends in doubt
A sweeping recollection of Mazie a shrewd and ambitious woman who rises from slums to host a clip joint torch singing and chorus work, then schemes for publicity with Bernie Boone. The tale traces her bold but bleak choices including a rejected marriage proposal as a Denver connection looms and Boone’s temporary replacement finds her at the desk.
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Mazie
Sheeny
Madie
Quile Barnell
Evening Blade
Berney Boone
Boone
Bernie Boone
Caesar
Brutus
Mazei
Denver
Denver Post
Lo Mazhow
Bern
Buy Georgia and Lets Help Each Other Ad Push
A reader reviews a folder from F. J. Cooledge & Sons urging Georgians to buy locally grown and manufactured goods. Citing 1922 and 1889 speeches, the piece argues for home industry, economy, and patriotism to strengthen Georgia’s wealth and security. The tone echoes a local call to support Georgia farms and industries.
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Georgia
F. J.cooledge & Sons
Raymond A. Kline
Mr. Kline
Sty
Henry W. Grady
Bay State Club
Boston
Picklens County
Vermont
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
South
New York
Chicago
Two Years After This Story Death Claims Miss Mazie Presott
The Denver Post notes Mazie Presott dies of tuberculosis, 18 months after illness began. Richard Bell, a youthful Denver millionaire and publisher, had funded her treatment and expenses, but Mazie died penniless despite public generosity. The tale contrasts fortunes and fate with a sobering tone.
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Mazie
Benny
Mazie the
New York
The
Denver Post
Mazie Presott
Denver
Miss Presott
Richard Bell
Envy as a harmful force and a path to change
The Eastman Times Journal warns envy as a corrosive mindset that distorts judgment, demeans others, and sours work and friendships. It offers a constructive remedy: study prosperous friends, seize opportunities to help, and adopt a positive attitude to yield unexpected rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman Times Journal
Fifty vie for Miss Peach County title in Fort Valley
July 7 pageant at the high school auditorium will feature about 60 young women in a beauty contest. The event is sponsored by the Woman's Club and local merchants to support welfare work.
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Ft. Valley
lExtensitt
High School
Aber
Peach County
Woman’s Club and Merchants
Sanity
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Reynolds Department
R. E. Smith
Taylor Mill
Mr. Elbert Hill
Mr. C. B. Marshall
Reb, Aultman
Felton Glisson and Son
J. H. Whatley
Gloria
Mrs. Drewery of
F. M. Carson
James Gray
D. W. Payne
Mrs. Mae Fountain
Winter Haven, Fla
Bailey Jones
J. D. Jarrell
T. J. Fountain
Mrs. Doles Saunders
W. H. Theus
Butler
H. C Bond, Jr
Frank Stevens
Columbus
Mrs
Artis Saunders
Bryan Hodges, Jr
Mobile, Ala
E. E Hodges
Messrs
Albert Carter
Woodfin Hinton
Phillips Bryan
Edward Goddard
D. Jarrell
Willie Suggs
Eugenia, Harris
Carolyn
R. M Suggs
Mary Suggs
Walter Suggs
John Procter
Howard Neisler
Thurman Whatley
Howard Gray
Asheville, NC
Alberta Cason
Jewell
H. H. Aultman
Laurice
Winnie Aultman
J. H. Brewer
Ethel James
Eva B. Griffith
Winnie Griffith
Miriam Carter
Martha and
Helen Powell
Walter Draughon
Treasury Department
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. C
Samuel Coolick
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hopewell
Garden of Eden
Union
Pennsylvania
Niles
MISS
Hotel Lanier
Macon, Georgia
B. Marshall, Jr
Reynolds, G
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