Party and Nuptials Highlight Local Social Page
Miss Elsie Curry hosts a seniors party on Friday night February 18 at her First Street home. Guests arrive in valentine costumes, Marguerites are served, and a contribution basket is used. The marriage of Miss Maye Stroud and Fielder Jones occurred Saturday at five o clock in Covington Methodist church with a ring ceremony. Mrs. Jones wore a blue tricotine suit. she is a G N I College graduate and former teacher in several towns. Mr. Jones works in the automobile business here and they will reside with his parents on Indian Springs Street after visiting Atlanta and Jeffersonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Curry
First Street
Maye Stroud
Fielder Jones
Covington
Mr. Allen
Jones
J. W. Stroud
Jeffersonville
G. N. & I. College
Millidgeville
Newnan
Atlanta
Dinner Honors Jack Gleaton at Mercer Visit
Miss Sara Patrick hosted a course dinner Sunday in Mercer honor of Mr. Jack Gleaton. Five covers were laid with guests including Jack Gleaton Frank Childs Bryan Patrick of Covington and Misses Ethel Merritt and Sara Patrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Patrick
Jack Gleaton
Mercer
Messrs
Frank Childs
Bryan Patrick
Covington
Ethel Merritt
Sewing Club Social Hostess Mrs Carmichael
Mrs Slaton Carmichael chaired a sewing club gathering Tuesday afternoon at her home decorated with spring flowers. After sewing time, guests enjoyed a salad coffee and a sweet course. Mrs Hulon Thornton assisted, and Mrs George Damour will host next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulon Thornton
Carmichael
George Damour
Larkin D. Watson chapter hosts Georgia Day event
The Larkin D. Watson chapter of the U D C met at Mrs. W. B. Thompson's home Thursday afternoon at three o'clock with hosts Mrs. Ida Hendrick Verna Wright J M Currie H R Slaton C M Compton and Miss Fannie Gibson assisting. Despite inclement weather many members attended and enjoyed a Georgia Day program followed by a social hour. A salad course with coffee was served in the large living and dining rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larkin D. Watson
W. B. Thompson
Ida Hendrick
Verna Wright
J. M. Currie
H. R. Slaton
C. M. Compton
Fannie Gibson
Georgia
Daughters of the American Revolution Host Silver Tea Event
The William McIntosh chapter plans a silver tea next week at Mrs. A. Je. Buttrill’s home. The event features spring decorations and flags with guests received by the chapter and committee members. Lois Biles leads the music committee for vocal and instrumental selections during calling hours. Mrs. J. B. Settle chairs refreshments for the invited 175 ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McIntosh
Daughters of the American Revolution
A. Je. Buttrill
Lois Biles
J. B. Settle
Valentine Book Party A Lovely Affair
A Tuesday afternoon benefit rook party at Mrs. W. B. Thompson’s home supported by the Womans Club. Proceeds help fund shades for the new school building. Rooms were decorated with jonquils daffodils ferns and valentine motifs. Festoons of hearts added charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Thompson
Womans Club
Bachelor Club Faces Love Virus in Garden Party Tale
A town's bachelor club aims to dodge matrimony with guidance from Jeremiah Henpeck. A garden party triggers a love contagion that makes bachelors pursue the pretty girls, while the spinster's club watches the humorous upheaval. The Woman's Club of Jack hosts the play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Henpeck
Jack
Georgia’s Rich Resources and Exports Highlight State Strengths
Georgia showcases leading seaport in Savannah for naval stores, top peach production, and high yields in watermelons peanuts and sweet potatoes. It hosts the first Southern paper mill, valuable gold mines, and extensive mineral resources with annual output over six million dollars. The state claims vast granite and marble, rich road materials, and diverse crops across its regions.
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Georgia
Savannah
Union
United States
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Judges and visitors trade notes in Georgia
Judge J. H. Ham spent Thursday in Atlanta. Judge S. J. Foster was a visitor in Atlanta Thursday. Mr. S. H. Thornton spent Wednesday in Jones county. Mr. George Spencer was a visitor in Jackson Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Ham
Atlanta
S. J. Foster
S. H. Thornton
Jones County
George Spencer
Jackson
Shower Honors Mrs Nutt At Kitchen Theme Party
Members of the Young Ladies Missionary Society of the Methodist church hosted a kitchen shower for Mrs. Add Nutt, the society treasurer and January bride, at Mrs. Avon Gaston’s home. Valentine decorations, hand painted score cards, and a salad tea preceded gifts arranged on a miniature range and tables. Mrs. Nutt received a fine collection of kitchen utensils as a surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Ladies Missionary Society
the Methodist Church
Avon Gaston
Add Nutt
Valentine
Margaret Nolen
Microbe of Love to Be Staged Friday in Jackson
The Microbe of Love, a comic play, is set for Friday evening February 18 at the Jackson auditorium. Miss Birdie Hopson directs the youthful cast with special costumes and lively music promising a standout dramatic entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Birdie Hopson
Benefit curtain fund admission set for February 18
A benefit event at the auditorium to aid the Jackson public schools curtain fund is planned for Friday evening February 18. Tickets cost 25 and 50 cents. Attendees are urged to come with enthusiasm and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Public Schools
Georgia Day Highlights Past Achievements and Notable Facts
February 12 marked Georgia Day and the 188th anniversary of the state. The article lists Georgia's early settlement at Savannah in 1753, pioneering figures, and firsts in education medicine and industry, including Crawford Long and the cotton gin. It also notes numerous local visits and community news from Locust Grove, Jackson, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Savannah
James Edward Oglethorpe
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton
First Baptist Church News and Community Notes
Miss Carrie Collier travels to St Louis to visit her critically ill brother Judge Calvin Collier. Locals report visits, travel, health updates, and church activities at First Baptist Church including Sunday schedule, prayer meetings, Scouts, and pledge campaigns. Death of Sister J. H. Gray noted from Locust Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Collier
St. Louis
Calvin Collier
W. M. Society
J. H. Gray
Locust Grove
Dandruff Goes Hair Confidence Boost Ad
An advertisement touts Dande lope claiming dandruff stops and hair stops falling after use. It promises doubled hair abundance, thickness, gloss, and vitality with a 35 cent bottle offer.
Jackson Boy Receives First Lieutenant Promotion in Tech ROTC
Friends announce Georgia Tech student H. L. Daughtry Jr has been promoted to first lieutenant in the ROTC. He previously served at the University of Georgia and in a Virginia ROTC camp. Tech ROTC is regarded as efficient in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Boy
Tech
H. L. Daughtry, Jr
Georgia Tech
Daughtry
University of Georgia
Camp
Virginia
Reserve Officers Training Corps
South
Hats shimmer this spring at The Busy Corner
A note touts hats as a spring highlight inviting shoppers to The Busy Corner. It also proposes a milk depot tied to the Jackson ice factory as a viable business venture linked to the ice trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Jackson High Basketball Beats Locust Grove 19 to 17
Wednesday night in the armory Jackson high defeated Locust Grove Institute 19 to 17 in an exciting game. The contest drew a large crowd as Jackson adds to a string of victories this season despite prior losses to Locust Grove and other opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locust Grove
Jackson High
Jackson
Armory
Locust Grove Institute
Flovilla
Forsyth
Express Hats Show At The Busy Corner
A reader friendly note highlights an express shipment of hats in many styles and colors as a prompt to ladies. The item, styled as a sales tease, appears alongside a humorous poem about misfortune in life and weather, concluding with resilience and a quip about illness.
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Finn
Edgar
A. Guest
Sara Louise Furlow
Annie Howell
Mary Claire Moore
Stroud-Jones
Miss Patrick
Sewing Club
the Bank OF Service
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Mrs. Nutt
B. T. Glass
Morrison Settle
Wayne Johnson
Douglasville
Oscar Holston
Pepperton
Corinne Watts
Mrs. More Watts
Richmond Academy
Our
Georgia University
Crawford W. Long
William Longstreet
Augusta
Fulton
Hudson
Francis Robert Goulding
E i Whitney
England
America
J. O. Maddox
Luella
Imogene Pearson
The
Griffin Mercantile Company
C. W. Buchanan
Mrs
Clayton Buchanan
Macon
Mercer University
Jos. E. Edwards
Jessie and
Lucile Jones
Frank Carmichael
J. L. Barkley
George Head
Annie Curry
Kate Pye
Monticello
Annie Lou McCord
Harry Bob Butner
S. S. Copeland
South Georgia
Wieners
Kingan
Butts Supply Company
J. H. Carmichael
O. B. Howell
Joe Carmichael
Olive
Anna Rambo
Marshallville
Blackely
D. G. McMichael
Davis-Fisher Sanitarium
Plato Watkins
Washington, D. C
Joel B. Watkins
Willie
Virginia Barnes
Bobbie Barnes
Fort Myers
Fla
Mr. Barnes
Mary A. Geyer
New York City
George Thornton
Geyer
First Baptist Church News
Bretheren
W. J. Wood
H. H. Ham
S. S
Mission Circles
W. O. Ham
R. N. Etheridge
Rete Braguielo Regulator CO
Atlanta, GA
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