Local notices and ads from Fayette Clayton counties
Community news lists people visiting moving to town and illness entries. It notes sales of land near Fayetteville and Jonesboro, bids for a Flint River bridge and steel material, and updates on schools, teachers, and local business concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickson Bridge
Flint River
Mayette
Clayton
Georgia
Otas
Jonesboro
Fayetteville
J. J. Davis
Fayette County
JA. C. Blalock
Clayton County
Local Couples Tie Hopes at Christmas Weddings
In a quiet holiday period in this community Miss Viola Jackson wed Mr. Oscar West of Friendship and Miss Nannie Young tied the knot with Mr. Loyd Parrot, both of our town. Best wishes for long and happy lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Jackson
Oscar West
Nannie Young
Loyd Parrot
Census Taking Under Way in 1919 National Count
An army of 85 000 enumerators is counting Americans and gathering data on farms factories forests and oil. The 14th census aims to total population between 107 and 112 million, with 93 million in 1910 and 106 871 294 in 1919. Preliminary city figures may arrive mid March as 4 000 clerks tabulate cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Thelma
Dorothy Babb
Jimmie Lou
Winnie
Clyde Coleman
Sam L. Rogers
Brooks Honor Roll December list of top students
Dec list shows students earning average 90 or above by grade. First Grade names Clair Grewery Alma Stephens Mildred Sibley Evelyn Woods Harry Price Earl Horton Anselmy Steinheimer. Second Grade Willie Kate Miller James Woods Rhett Steinheimer. Third Grade Florence Stephens Evelyn Price Ruth Dunn John Lee Allison. Fourth Grade Charles Woolsey Wilson Shivers L T Cobb Hazel Coppedge Leo Evans Cecil Alford. Fifth Grade Lucile Coggins Helen Crawford. Sixth Grade Lucile Nash Eloise Woods Ruth Butler. Seventh Grade Eron Brooks Elizabeth Steinheimer Annie Rae Mask Louise Stephens. Eighth Grade Mary Howell Hale Alford Leslie Henderson Jesse Stephens Abram Steinheimer James Price. Tenth Grade Nina Royal Curtis Jones Oyama Stephens Kathryn Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Grewery
Alma Stephens
Mildred Sibley
Evelyn Woods
Harry Price
Earl Horton
Anselmy Steinheimer
Willie Kate Miller
James Woods
Rhett Steinheimer
Florence Stephens
Evelyn Price
Ruth Dunn
John Lee Allison
Charles Woolsey
Wilson Shivers
L. T. Cobb
Hazel Coppedge
Leo Evans Cecil Alford
Mary Howell
Hale Alford
Leslie Henderson
Jesse Stephens
Abram Steinheimer
James Price
Sunday Creek Church Notes hint at community life in 1920
Sunday School reports a strong session despite cold weather and urges broader support to make 1920 a great year. Notes include parish talks by Hinson Adams Long and Walker, a Sandy Creek meeting date, moves of G Pollard to Aberdeen, visits by residents to Oak Grove, and local farming activity with Annie Lee Brown starting at Aberdeen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Stinchomb
Hirson
Adams
Long
Walker
Sandy Creek
JF. P. Spratling
Carroll County
Hugh Brown
the Rock
Barton Whitlock
Annie Lee Brown
Aberdeen
General Wood Files Candidacy for Republican Nomination
Major General Leonard Wood filed a formal declaration with the South Dakota secretary of state announcing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He accepts the endorsement of the state convention held December 2, as contenders like Wood, Hiram Johnson, Lowden, and Poindexter seek the party endorsement at the primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Pierre
S. D
Leonard Wood
South Dakota
Hiram Johnson
Lowden
Poindexter
Unmasked robbers loot Omaha bank vault
Four unmasked men entered Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Benson near Omaha before noon, forced six employees and five customers to the wall, and robbed the vault of about one hundred fifteen thousand dollars in negotiable paper and Liberty bonds. They escaped in an automobile and are at large as pursues continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank
Omaha
Neb
Farmers and Merchants
National Bank of Benson
Jewel Superstitions and Gem Powers in Old Beliefs
In ancient lore sapphires warded off venomous bites and apparitions and cured giddiness while strengthening the wearer. Rubies were seen as powerful amulets against plagues and believed to keep sorrow away and lift spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
Real Man Independence Defiance in Time of Need
A terse proclamation on self reliance urging men to stand firm when pockets are empty and banks fail to help. It frames independence as a response to hardship and social expectation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lary Thornton
Emma Drewry
Brooks
Julia Culpepper
N. G. Dixon of
Archer, Fla
Caroline Arnold
Dugles
BH. E. Dixon
rMs. Williams
Moultrie, Ga
Alma Jackson
J. L. Millsapps
Kenwood
J. L. Hooten
Mr. Morris
J.T. Adams
Atlanta
Barney Tinsley
Mrs. Foss of
J. T. Adams
T. B. Harris
Son
Dwight
Birmingham
Ala
Gordon
Mrs. Claude Sams
T. J. Rentz
Thomas, Jr. and
Elizabeth
Lexington, Katy
W. L. Smith
R. L. Smith
J. A. Thompson
G. H. Easton
J. S. Jackson
Ensign Pat Seawright
Baltimore
Dr. HE. C. Seawright
E. L. Fife
George Wallis
Burgess Bray
Fife Mercantile & Hardware Company
J. W. Wise
Jarmary 3d
Washington, D. C
Wise
Congress
W. Nipper
Fayetteville, Ga
W. S. Howell
Cox's Bridge
Arthur Mitchell
Arthur Jones
McNess
Henry County
Emory Banks
Meriwether County
Roy Harrell
Griffin
Harrell
Mr. Harrell
Willie Bomar
Sam Jackson
Palmetto
Lizzie
H. V. Hartley
Young
Lula Stanley
Bette
Ida Stubbs
Mattie Fay Smith
Emma Parrott
Misses It
Son of
Kate Jackson
Ethel Smyth
Louella Bomar
Lucile Coggins
Helen Crawford
Lucile Nash
Eloise Woods
Ruth Butler
Eron Brooks
Elizabeth Steinheimer
Annie Rae
Mask
Louise Stephens
Nina Royal
Curtis Jones
Oyama Stephens
Kathryn Crawford
Manhoood
Banks OF
Agency
John Deere Plow CO
Cole Manufacturing CO
Fairbanks-More CO
Ajax, Southern and
Kelley
Springfield
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