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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
1
Georgia, Butts County guardian C Waldrop petitions for discharge of Dessie Jordan from guardianship. The court orders all interested persons to file objections by the first Monday in September before G. D. Head, Ordinary.
Sara Foster as administratrix of Annie Williams's estate asks the court to discharge her duties. The Georgia Butts County notice cites kin and creditors to show cause why she should not be discharged on the first Monday in September 1989, according to Ordinary G D Head.
W B Freeman longtime administrator of Maggie L Guthrie's estate asks the Butts County court to discharge him and receive letters of dismission. He cites full administration and cites all heirs kin and creditors to show cause by the first Monday in September 1939 why discharge should not be granted.
Proceeds, thereof will be applied to payment of principal and interest due on said debt and to the expense of this sale, with the surplus, if any, turned over to W. M. Settle. v. 5. Hobbs and surge.Apovasys for Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
For rent a five room brick bungalow on west Second Street, one block from town on a paved street. Features include built in bath, electric stove and heater in bath, cement front and rear porches. Rent is $20 per month. Contact Dr. Mary J. Edwards. August 24, 4t.
Mr and Mrs J H Pope and family attended the O Neal reunion at Indian Springs Sunday. Mr W M O Neal Sr returned with them for a visit. Mr and Mrs R M White and Mr and Mrs W J White visited Mr and Mrs A T King of Jasper Sunday. Ralph Stodghill and family of Atlanta are visiting their parents Mr and Mrs R C Stodghill. Jerome Gault returned to Spartanburg D C after a two week visit with Jared White Mr and Mrs Almon Washington ed.
The Butts County Circulating Library announces eight notable novels for readers in Jackson and the county. Titles include Shanghai 37 by Vicki Baum and The Captain’s Wife by Storm Jamerson, with brief comments on each work. The list covers fiction and nost-fiction, spotlighting authors such as Barry Benefield and Thomas Wolfe in a countywide reading push.
Mesdames H A Maddox and J J Williamson spent last Thursday with their parents Mr and Mrs W J Bankston. Several guests visited families in Winder and Luella including the Woodwards Stallworths and Baileys. Trudie Moore is convalescing at home after a three week hospital stay. numerous relatives from Atlanta Macon and Jacksonville are listed as visitors and guests from locally as well as from Tur in Thomaston and Locust Grove with multiple drivebys and short stays noted.
Miss Josephine Jones spent Sunday with Miss Caron Price, while Mrs. J H Norsworthy of Corbin visited her mother and relatives. Mr and Mrs Paul Pickett of Atlanta and their children stayed with Mrs. Pickett’s parents. Other visits included Mr and Mrs Wilbur Long of Newberry and Mrs H H Gresham of Atlanta. Illness sidelined H C Clark, and Mr and Mrs Howard Nix visited J E McMichael. Irene O Neal from Atlanta was at home Sunday. John Wesley Cook and friends near Sardis hosted visitors, and Robert Jones spent time with Sonny Robison in Jackson.
Representative R. J. Carmichael, of the Georgia House committee on the Penitentiary, visited Atlanta to inspect Fulton county convict camps. The panel checked four of seven camps and planned to return to complete the review.
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