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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
6
Local society page lists matinee at Mrs Currie s home with friends from Gadsden and Otsville. A steady stream of visitors and travelers from Macon Atlanta Flovilla Cairo Vienna Villa Rica and Charlottesville gather for church events weddings and concerts.
Sunday afternoon at five the marriage of Miss Gladys Pat Ind to Mr Julian Compton was performed at the Presbyterian manse with M. McN. McKay officiating. Mrs Compton is the daughter of J. H. and W. D. Compton and a notable local figure. The couple will reside at Compton's country place in the newly built home.
The entertainment given Thursday evening at the school auditorium by Henry the magician under the Woman's Club auspices was a distinct success. A full house greeted this number as two others complete the course.
A Monday afternoon celebration marked the fifth birthday of Master Sam Nichols Jr. About fifteen guests enjoyed games such as donkey pinning and a fish pond draw for prizes. Harriet Carmichael drew the thimble, Levi Hurt the dime, L. P. McKibben Jr. the ring, and Sara Davis the collar button from the birthday cake. Red and white decorations featured hatchets and flags with a cream cake.
Mrs. W P Newton returns from Milledgeville after visiting ill mother Mrs J W Amoss. Friends note Mrs Amoss convalescing slowly. Officials L B Jackson F G Crout and T S Johnson visited Jackson. Beatrice Maddux guest of Flovilla parents. Miss Loraine Hughlen and Miss Hayes to stay two weeks due to influenza. Lurline Lawson ill with influenza. Joe Bill and Henry Terrell visited from Atlanta. Virginia White improving at home from illness while at Washington Seminary. Howell Smith guest of Atlanta. Herbert White from Emory home after sister Mrs Julius Greer’s death following appendicitis operation. Lois Allen ill with influenza. Mrs W B Dozier improving. Sara Pitts and Frank Pitts visited relatives. Julius Greer of Monticello dies after appendectomy. Mr and Mrs Lamar Etheridge among out-of-town guests.
The text asserts that women will play a significant role in the upcoming presidential race and urges letting them participate if they can perform better than the men.
Board of registrars reports 1574 names on the registration list after purges and updates. Previously 1610 names had been on the books and changes include removals additions and moves out of the county. The corrected list will be ready for the upcoming primary next Friday.
A humorous dialogue imagines a polar bear at a funeral where the animal would sit on the ice and eat fish. The dilemma prompts a character to refuse participation if the role requires such cold behavior.
Regular worship at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday the 29th with services at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p m.
The article argues people should focus on health as much as livestock care. It calls for a county wide health improvement program and cites the Ellis Health Law as delivering substantial benefits to counties where applied.
The Near East fund drive is postponed as county chairman S. H. Eiseman is absent in New York on business and ill. The campaign planned for this week is delayed though the cause has strong support from national leaders including Governor Dorsey of Georgia General Pershing and Samuel Gompers of the AFL.
Carmichael Drug Store is cited with a strange floral odor claim as a fragment notes a labor shortage relief idea and criticizes publicity and propaganda figures as sharks.
Carmichael Drug Store promotes Kandleek rubber goods with a two year guarantee. Classified ad emphasizes value and investment potential for customers seeking durable items from a trusted drug store.
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