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Newspaper

Jackson Progress Argus

Location

Jackson, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1939

Page

3

Stark Home Demonstration Club Meets for First Aid Program

The Stark Home Demonstration Club met June 29 at Mrs. G. W. Wyatt's home. A First Aid program was presented. Plans were made to attend the Recreation Contest in Decatur. Elizabeth Redman was elected delegate to Farm and Home Week in Athens. Mrs. John Cook and Mrs. Grady Brooks were chosen for the Style Revue. Flower Show winners included Rebecca Redman, Grady Brooks, G. W. Wyatt, John Cook, L. D. Singley, Carl Holifield, Annie Lou Wyatt, W. C. Redman, and others, judged by Nell Lane. Refreshments followed.

G. W. Wyatt Decatur Elizabth Redman Athens John Cook Grady Brooks Stark Club Rebecca Redman

Local Notables Visit, Resignations, Illness Mentioned

Personal notes from Bonita Springs to Cairo span visits and family news. Harold Henderson resigns from Paul Tyler and Company for Bamby Bread Company. Mrs. W J Kitchens is seriously ill at her brother W B McLendon’s home. Families travel between Atlanta Milledgeville Gainesville and Florida.

Harold Henderson Paul Tyler and Company Bamby Bread Company Chens W. B. McLendon

Notable Hospital and Social News From Jackson Area

Friends report Mrs. W B Hodges resting comfortably after an appendectomy at Georgia Baptist Hospital. Several locals including Miss Louise Thurston and Miss Hazel Thurston visited in Atlanta and with families in Jackson. Odell Cleveland returns home from illness to stay with her parents. Mrs. George White visits Covington. Dr W H Whitehead’s illness and death bring family travel. Various trips to Daytona, Vogel State Park, and California trips noted. Dr John E Drewry and Dyar Massey of UGA visit Jackson town.

W. B. Hodges Georgia Baptist Hospital Louise Thurston Atlanta Hazel Thurston W. L. Thurston Odell Cleveland W. A. Singley George White Worthville Lexie King Covington John E. Drewry Henry W. Grady School of Journalism Dyar Massey University of Georgia Jackson Marie ‘Singley Milledgeville Mra H. Singley

Social notes and travel by Brooks County residents

A roundup of local families traveling and visiting in Georgia and beyond. Mr and Mrs W T Atreet and others returned from New York for the World's Fair. Several groups plan trips to Savannah, Chicago, Minneapolis, Lake Louise, and the West. Brooks County wins third in the National Health Contest led by the Chamber of Commerce and Public Health Association.

W. ‘T. ‘Atreet R. P. Newton Mary Newton New York Jacksonville N. F. Land S. M. Ridgeway Savannah Georgia Rural Letter Carriers Association R. D. Ballenger Atlanta Julia Harrold Ethel Smith Quitman S. J. Smith Smith Brooks County Board of Health Brooks County Chamber of Commerce of the United States

Unemployment Compensation Surpasses 1.5 Million Paid

The Georgia Bureau of Unemployment Compensation announced disbursement of over one and a half million dollars in unemployment compensation. The report notes the program supported many recipients, highlighting the scale of aid provided this period.

Georgia bureau of _Unem

Methodist Miscellany Reminiscences of Union County NC Mountains

A traveler recalls Union County North Carolina’s mountain life and people. Vivid vignettes describe self-reliant boneyards, free-range wildlife, no cotton, and a rattlesnake sale tale. Historical notes mention Union County’s 1832 formation and Andrew Jackson era politics.

Card of Thanks for Bereavement

I acknowledge with grateful appreciation all kindnesses shown by neighbors and friends during the death of my son Joe Hood Watkins.

Joe Hood Watkins

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Stark Home Demonstration Club Stark Home Carl Holifield Annie Lou Wyatt John Nell Lane Oleitha Benson Bonita Springs, Fla Frances Mary Will Margaret Rape C. W. Moore Priscilla Ann F. Glass W. M. Glass The Friends Mrs. W. J. Kit Millard Hamlin Melvin Hamlin Gainesville B. F. Hamlin W.M. Crawford Virginia Crawford Speen Florida Mr. Crawford Helen Craig Tennie ‘Brownlee Dorothy O’neal Stuents GSCW C. D. Moore Nancy Peggy T. W. Moore Polly ‘Evans Alvin Greer Eugene Charlotte, N. C W. G. Greer Italil T. J. Methvin Baby Bob Georgetown J. M. Ansley Methvin T. A. Nutt Daytona Beach W. H. Whitehead Milton Compton Smyrna M. C. Johnson North Carolina North Georgia Vogel State Park Robert Stewart St. Petersburg T. H. Nolen Stewart Margaret Nolen H. C. Barnes Saunders Barnes J. O. Maddox Wilson Quick Brunswick W. H. Barnes J. O. Preston Roy Boggs Misses Harriett Joyce Boggs California Emma Lou Nolen University of California At Berkeley Pauline Mallet Hugh Mallet Clayton Georgia Mary and Jane Ann Mallet Camp Dixie Fort Valley Mr. EB. J. Me J. A. Collins Zarnesville Rachael Ramos R. L. Price Mrs. Smith Price M. C. Plumlee Mountains Tennessee J. T. Moore Dorothy Ann O’neal Tennie Brownlee Leila Carswell Wood Leon J. Wood Tampa, Fla Weems J. Wood Miss Wood Norfolk Daisy Goodman Mick Dorothy Harvey Billy Goodman Griffin W. B. Goodman Ft. Lauderdale Fla James R. Goodman Lemuel S. Rape Ily Beatrice Woods Charlsie McConnell Melvyn Dughett Eugene Foster Monroe John E. Lane C. W. Buchanan Canada West Chicago Minneapolis Lake Winnipeg American Public Health Association General Electric Cts General Carmichael Hardware CO Jackson, GA Union County Federal Thority States Union Lov Andrew Jackson White House Newnan, Georgia
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