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Newspaper

Jackson Progress Argus

Location

Jackson, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1922

Page

6

Indian Springs Holiness Camp Meeting Nears Close

Sunday night will mark the end of the Indian Springs Holiness camp meeting begun August 10. Attendance has varied but expects a record crowd for the closing event. Dr. John Paul and Dr. L J Miller preached to attentive congregations while Hamp Sewell led uplifting singing. Weather has been favorable with little rain and hotel occupancy rising as the season peaks.

Indian Springs John Paul L. J. Miller Hamp Sewell

Local Social News Highlights from Duke Williamson Area

Mr and Mrs Claude Duke and children from Atlanta spent the weekend with relatives. Mrs Elmo Andrews of Atlanta returned home after a visit here. She traveled back with Mrs J W Andrews and Miss Fredna Hilley. Jasper County Singing Convention drew many locals to Hillsboro. The Greshams of Atlanta visited the Dukes for the weekend. Miss Nannie Coleman of Milledgeville will visit her parents Thursday. A surprise wedding announced for Miss Duke Williamson.

Claude Duke Atlanta Elmo Andrews J. W. Andrews Fredna Hilley Hillsboro W. B. Gresham E. G. Duke Nannie Coleman Milledgeville Duke.williamson

Marriage of Lydia Duke and Harvey Williamson Noted

A marriage solemnization occurred at the office of Judge J. H. Ham. The record cites Lydia Duke and Harvey Williamson as the couple, with the ceremony conducted by the judge.

J. H. Ham

Local couple celebrates engagement amid family gathering

Saturday afternoon, August 12, at 4 o'clock, in the presence of friends and family, two well known county youths received heartfelt congratulations as their engagement was announced.

W L Leverette Takes Charge of Jackson Milling Co

W L Leverette announces he is in charge of the Jackson Milling Company and pledges personal attention to all grinding with guaranteed satisfaction for friends and the public.

Jackson Milling Company W. L. Leverette

Horse and buggy stolen from camp ground during services

Walter Vickers of Dublin district left his horse tied to a buggy at a camp meeting. The pair were stolen, with the rein still attached. They were found next day five miles north of Jackson at Mr. Boyd McMichael's place, driven hard and abandoned in the yard.

Walter Vickers Dublin Boyd McMichael Jackson

Kiwanis Club Plans Stunt Night at New Elder Hotel

The Kiwanis Club of Jackson schedules a stunt night at the New Elder Hotel in Indian Springs on August 22 at 7 30 PM Central. The Stunt committee promises a snappy program to entertain members and their guests, with many attendees bringing their ladies for the evening of fun.

Kiwanis Club of Jackson New Elder Hotel Indian Springs Buchanan Hotel Leila Sams Sara Louise Furlow J. B. Harrison

Revival Draws Crowds in Liberty With Strong Sermons

In Elgin residents attend Liberty revival services led by Rev. Mr. Howard and express enthusiasm for his forceful preaching. Friends of T. J. Hammond and Sara Hammond mourn their serious typhoid illness, hoping for recovery. W. F. Flynt visited his daughter Mrs. Fred Turner in South Georgia last week, and Sallie Mae Turner spent Sunday night with Lois Jones.

Liberty Mr. Howard T. J. Hammond Sara Hammond W. F. Flynt South Georgia Fred Turner Sallie Mae Turner Lois Jones Ella Aiken Vesta Ramsey Banesville J. D. Aiken Blount A. J. Ramsey Barnesville Thad Blount Robert Faulkner J. T. Pritchett J. M. Moore Lizzie Nelms J. A. Turner J. E. Pettigrew J. F. Weldon Sara Mae Turner Hampton W. D.turner

Aiken Estate Real Property To Be Sold In Butts County

By order of the Ordinary of Butts County Georgia the estate of W A Aiken will be sold at public outcry on the first Tuesday in September 1922 at Worthville to settle the deceased’s real estate. The tract covers 2984 acres in the 616th district bounded by lands of Stodghill Gray White Pope and others and will be sold to the highest bidder for cash. This 7th day of August 1922. Mrs Emma Aiken Admrx of the estate of W Aiken deceased.

Court of of Ordinary Said County W. A. Aiken Butis County Georgia Worthville W. F. Stodghill M. Gray G. W. White J. H. Pope Emma Aiken

Onion Daily Dose Cuts Bill Collectors Hype

A witty quip from Phil Armstrong suggests an onion a day keeps away bill collectors, contrasting folk wisdom with modern debt pressure. The brief humor underscores everyday health advice framed against financial strain.

Social visits and family notes from Barnesville area

A long list of guests and visitors from Jenkinsburg to Banesville, with local families hosting relatives and friends over weekends. Mentions include Misses Jones, Turner, Pritchett, and Ramsey visiting various households, plus a note on a local singing event and a tip to stock farms with dairy cows, hogs, and chickens.

Farm women boost butter and cream sales through dairying program

Twelve thousand demonstrations in improved home dairying methods by extension agents led farm women to produce 3,300,000 pounds of butter in the year, with 1,550,000 pounds sold and 50,000 gallons of cream sold, according to the U S Department of Agriculture.

United States Department of Agriculture

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Grocery Department Coal and Sanitary Maxwell House Sun Maid Carmichael-Mallet Co Jackson, Georgia Stark Lydia Duke and Mr. Harvey Wil Liamson Cardai Cardus Mrs. Simpson Kiwanis Club Elgin Administrator’s Land Sale Butts County Mer Fares Colorado Oregon California Canada New York North Carolina Florida Via Southern Railway W. L. Estes D. P. A. Broad Walton Streets Atlanta, Ga Phil Armstrong The Mrs. J. Q. Washington Mr. and M. E. Washington Mrs. Paul Jones Tle Lawrence Mrs H. H. Jones Jenkinsburg Mary Mangham Mary Jones Fanniesa Pritchett Griffin Margie Ramsey Ida Mae Brooks Flovilla Ora B. Brooks Emmett Gunnels Baby Cork Paul Jones A. FF. Pritchett James Hammond Gladys Jones Emily Weldon Miss Jessie Turner Lit’tle Marila F. W. Jordan Duffy McCoy Forsyth Fannisy Pritchett Willie Fay McClelland Julia Coleman DR. Welch Marietta St C. G. Jinks
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