Lecture Highlights Retailing From Brennan at City Hall
A large crowd heard Prof. Brennan of the National Cash Register Co. discuss Getting the Most Out of Retailing at City Hall. The talk covered store organization, advertising, window display, personal selling, and the overness system with film and slides illustrating Dayton improvements and community landscaping. Brennan urged honest ads, simple copy, and paper advertising while stressing courtesy, accuracy, and customer-first service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busineas Uylog
Romanvo
W. F. Brennan
National Cash Register Co
Dayton
Ohio
Lee
Brennan
Dymnan
National Cash Register Company
National Cash Reglutur Company
In Memoriam Clarence Blalock 19 Dies May 22 1921
In memoriam notices recall the death of Clarence Blalock at age 19 on May 22 1921 at 7 40. The notice mentions his suffering and release to a better world and expresses sympathy to his aging parents a brother and many friends. Written by a friend.
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J. B. Blalock
Clarence
Lfe
A Neighbor Named Bill Carter Praised For Kindness
A Bowman Junction reader exalts Bill Carter as a living Christian who aids the sick supports church and Sunday school leads funerals and helps at every picnic. He is praised for generosity, cheerful outlook, and strong farming success shaping a close knit community. The letter is dated June 7, 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Carter
Smyrna
Bill
A. M. Long
Bowden Junction
R. 1
Hens Pay For A Home In Florida Poultry Project
A Florida home demonstration agent with the USDA tells of a Kansas family who moved five years ago with $300. Their White Leghorn flock now numbers about 1000 birds and has funded a home, a car, several poultry houses, and other business needs. The couple share the workload and run the operation to support their family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Florida
United States Department of Agriculture
Moving notice requests both old and new addresses
A migration guidance piece insists movers provide both old and new addresses during a move. The message emphasizes necessity and uses emphatic language to stress compliance.
New York Schoolma'am Proposes Manners Department
A New York City educator and reformer argues for a school manners department to correct youth conduct. She cites interruptions, deference, seating etiquette, speech, and table manners as home failures needing school time. Her plan envisions tests of manners as part of public schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Manners
Aha Ie
Toy
Taying
New York
Herald
Local Social Notes Outline Weekend Visits
Mrs. Jewell Rivers and Mrs. F. M. Davis shared Saturday afternoon plans. Christine Puller visited the Lansetter sisters. Beulah and Deanie Cook of Union spent the weekend with W. Cook’s family. Deanie, Clara Cook, Mario Rivers, Lucile Davenport, and Christine Fuller visited Callie and Wreath Davis. Buck Brooks dined with G. W. Davenport’s household. Lucile Davenport stayed with Willia Mne Strickland. J. F. Davis and family visited the Joneses. Ruby and Myrle Moore visited friends. Zelda Driver and Brespade Jones spent the weekend in Carrollton visiting relatives. E. M. Fuller and children spent Saturday with J. F. Davis’s family. Beckie Casby and S. B. Jones visited Bam Davis Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell Rivers
F. M. Davis
Christine Puller
Lansetter
Beulah
Deanie Cook
Union
Deanie
Clara Cook
Mario Rivers
Lucile Davenport
Christine Fuller
Callie
Wreath Davis
Buck Brooks
G. W. Davenport
Willia Mne Strickland
J. F. Davis
5. B. Jones
Mises Ruby
Myrle Moore
Zelda Driver
Brespade Jones
Carrollton
E. M. Fuller
Local Social Visits Highlight Hackney and Williams Families
Cross Roads notes show Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hackney visiting Consolation's Malcome Hackney. Owen Williams and family visited Leon Williams and family. Vera Hackney stayed with Lois Young. Charley Horsley and family visited J. Horsley. Laura Boatright and Dora Horsley with children visited J.T. Horsley. W. A. Hinesley and others visited C. B. Hackney and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Hackney
Malcome Hackney
Owen Williams
Leon Williams
Vera Hackney
Lois Young
Charley Horsley
J. Horsley
Laura Boatright
Dora Horsley
J.T. Horsley
W. A. Hinesley
Felton Hinesley
Hackney
I Want Ad in The Prep Press Will Do the Work
A brief notice notes that placing a want ad in The Prep Press will handle job or item needs. It urges readers to submit details for prompt publication.
Mischief Makers and the Race Question in the South
A letter signed R T Johnson argues against claims to social rights for Black people and urges adherence to duties and plain Christian humility. It warns against the “false way of questionable rights” and stresses the risk of upheaval if mischief makers push social equality over duty, while praising peaceful progress under guidance from servant leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Johnson
Redding
Pennsylvania
South
New York World
Telegraph
Mr Johnson
Anya
Macon
Pateville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Pateville residents share vacation time at home and visits across towns. Grover Turner spends his vacation locally in Athens while Alton Smith visits in Rome to see Mrs Bates' mother. Ruth Miller returns home from Whadley Alabama after teaching. Lottie Harris, Mrs. G W Harris and families shop in Tallapoosa. Samuel Barrow and family visit.
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Grover Turner
Athens
Alton Smith
Miez Trene Miller
G. W. Harris
Lottie
Tallapoosa
Ruth Milter
Whadley
Ala
Apending
B. Bates
L. H. Pate
Lewis Whaeler
Rome
Bates
J. T. Smith
School Supplies and Snack Stand Opens
Local vendor advertises a full line of school supplies along with candy ice cream cones and chewing gum. The notice highlights a shop offering both academic goods and treats for students and families.
Sunday Social Notices From Bethesda Gatherings
Misses Annie and Reader Deans Sunday singing delighted all. Guests included Mr and Mrs A B Tall and Ma and Mrs J R Herron at Mr and Mrs Homer Hall. Clyde and Jeynetts Towns rode out Sunday. Lon Cash and Minned Smith visited R S Deans Star day. O W Foster spent Sunday with A S Dean. Zack Dean visited G P Hendrix. Ball game invited at A S Hall Saturday June 18th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
Dean
Tall
J. R. Herron
Homer Hall
Minavs Clyde
Jeynetts
Lon Cash
Minned Smith
Zack Dean
G. P. Hendrix
Local social notes and minor travel mishap reported Liberty Hill
Mrs Myrtle Shinn remains unwell at writing. Jim Bert’s vehicle slid into a ditch after a narrow road incident near Oscar Davis’s home. no serious injuries reported. Funeral of Mr Wand at Corinth Church. families from Atlanta Tallapoosa and Warren kin visited. Several local residents observed visiting, singing, or riding about on Sunday.
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Myrtle Shinn
Jim Bert
Oscar Davis
L. D. Wilson
Wand
Corinth Church
J. D. McKibben
Tallapoosa
Arthur Ayers
Jimmie Brown
Lizzie Walker
Joe Bates
Jake Kilgore
Clyde Smith
Alice Brock
Dassis Willingham
Melvina. Warren
W. O. Davis
Adameon
Nancy Arthur
Oak Ridge South Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Harris visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. C Eidson in Tallapoosa. Mrs. Houlah Spence of Oak Grove stayed with sister Mrs. W L Little. France Mote, son of Mr. and Mrs. R P Mote, recovered from illness. Rev T A Griffin preached at Antioch in Heard county. Masters Davis and Jessa Walker of Oak Grove visited Ernest Little. Oak Ridge riders attended an ice cream social at Mr Johnson Yeager's. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mote and children visited G T Lyle and wife near Lowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Harris
Eidson
Tallapoosa School
Houlah Spence
Oak Grove
W. L. Little
France
R. P. Mote
T. A. Griffin
Antioch
Heard County
Masters Davis
Jessa Walker
Ernest Little
Osk Ridgera
Johnson Yeager
Oscar Mote
Lowell
G. T .Lyle
Local Family News From Oak Ridge and Oak Grove
Miss Pauline Shadinger visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Jamee Shadinger in Oak Ridge and Mrs Mary Harris in Roopville. The Lyles at Oak Grove hosted relatives including Mr and Mrs J D Lyle and Miss Josie Little. Sunday School planned for 9:00 AM ahead of the all day singing at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Shadinger
Mrs
Jamee Shadinger
Oak Ridge
Oak Grove
Josie Little
J. D. Lyle
University to End Hazing After Severe Student Injuries
Wisconsin officials announce abolition of all singing forms at the University after a severe hazing incident Saturday night injuring eight freshmen and sophomores. More than a thousand students were said to have participated in the assault and riot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Want Ads in The Free Prosa Bring Results
Classified notices promise results from readers and advertisers. The column urges trying the ad service to reach buyers and sellers quickly.
Troop 15 Eagles Mark Ten Years Of Service And Growth
Troop 15 of Buffalo celebrates ten years with its Eagle Life patrol, a quarterly independent unit for seventeen-year-olds and college attendees. The group promotes college access, funds scholarships, and supports a travel bureau, questional bureau, and extended education, while honoring top Eagles with the Eagle Feather Heart and White Eagle awards.
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Troop 15
Buffalo
Kuga Life
Eagle Life
Ita
Eagle
Fingle
American Legion
Iuéwie
Boy Scouts of America
Scouts Report Across Cities On Civic Service
Kansas City scouts conduct annual sanitary city survey with health department oversight. Over 500 scouts joined last spring for fire hazard census and health menace checks. Other towns report bird houses Learn-to-Swim campaigns and community aid activities including Red Cross and Americanization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Health Department
Erle
Marne Memorial
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts of
Riverside
Cal
Rubidows
Scouts Build Motor Truck In Maxwell Iowa
A group of thrifty Boy Scouts in Maxwell Iowa built a motor truck from junked autos and a damaged stationary engine. The hand built vehicle reaches ten miles per hour and carries boys and their gear to camp and other trips. It recently drove to the state fair where it attracted attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Iowa
Scouts Expand Tree Nursery and Garden Offerings in Lawton
Scouts of Lawton Oklahoma extend into tree nurseries and bulb supply with roots from their gardens. Troop 4 in Helmetia New Jersey, under their scoutmaster, staged a successful play on scout training. The show drew public interest and aided recruitment of new scouts.
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Lawton
Oklo
Helmetia
N. J
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Clem
Beckie Casby
Jones
Bam Davis
Pateville
Margaret Echols
Misses Harris
Rance Barrow
Samuel
Misses Pearl
Olivia Patterson
Misa Arvella Patterson
Bethesda
Liberty Hill
Oak Ridge—South
Mary Harris
Roopville
J. T. Hardigrae
Jeff Holcomb
Whooping Creek
B. FP
BIG University
Eboys
Scouts
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