Social notes of relatives visiting friends and travel plans
Personal mentions list visits and trips by Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Nichols of St Petersburg en route to Portland to visit Nichols parents. Other families plan trips to New York World’s Fair, Miami Beach and Seattle. Also several Jackson residents attended Baptist World Alliance sessions in Atlanta and local gatherings feature many names and visits. The narrative ends noting the lake above Boulder Dam holds water sufficient to cover New York State one foot deep when full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Nichols
St. ‘Petersburg
J. H. McKibben
L. H. Hurt
Portland
Oregon
G. A. Briggs
S. H. Thornton
T. A. Nutt
O. B. Howell
Jackson
Baptist World Alliance
Atlanta
Boulder Dam
State of
New York
Death of Mrs Hodges highlights Jackson family ties
Mrs Cora Hodges of Jackson dies at 64 in Georgia Baptist Hospital Atlanta after a major operation. Survivor list includes husband, three daughters, two sons and many siblings and relatives. Funeral held Macedonia Baptist Church with county road crew pallbearers. interment at church cemetery. In a separate note, the United States hydroelectric capacity is listed at 16 million horsepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Hodges
Jackson
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Atlanta
Cora Thomas
I .B. Thomas
Butts
Hodges
Iron Springs
The
Baptist Church
J. Wright Maddox
H. G. Harris
Jenkinsburg
Betty Hodges
California
Leonard
Brac Hodges
John C. Thomas
Adel
Troy Thomas
Sparks
Henry Thomas
R. C. Thomas
George Gilmore
J. D. Lane
Monticello
Leonard Hodges
Paul Burford
I. T. Fincher
Walverd Mills
Austin Mills
B. F. Mitchell, Jr
A. A. White
Church Cemetery
Thornton Funeral Homes
Local notes on boxing and horse racing battles in 1930s style
The column surveys Ben Brown vs Teddy Yarosz at Ponse de Leon Park on August 9 with Brown favored to win and seek a title shot. It recalls Johnstown and Charledon competing in the Preakness mud and the Reds marching toward pennant glory while criticizing the Yankees’ standing in the American League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Reds
Yankees
Johnstown
Ben Brown
Teddy Yarosz
Crackers
Joe Louis
Tony
Galento
Ponse de Leon Park
Teddy
New York Athletic Commission
Brown
Itv
Challedon
Johnson
Wes
Nevgr
Charledon
Harry Ball Wins Telephone Call at San Francisco Fair
Mrs. H. O. Ball received a surprise call from her son Harry at the San Francisco World's Fair. He announced that daily thousands of visitors at the American Telephone and Telegraph Company exhibit receive tickets and several special numbers are drawn. Harry was one lucky winner as part of a Pacific coast free call, amid the exhibit's popular features and westward camp tour of nine weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Ball
Harry
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Amid Jinxes and Jurisdiction the Fox Hounds Debate
Readers trade barbs over baseball and teams amid insistence on fairness and sportsmanship. DiMaggio is questioned for aiming at .400 while Atlanta Crackers face ongoing fan skepticism. Wry musings on wolves coyotes bears and foxes close the colorful digression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Old Terra Firma
Crop outlook in South Georgia satisfactory says Wiley
During a Friday visit to Jackson H G Wiley Crisp county farm agent reports good crops in his area and strong corn prospects. He notes livestock sales slow for summer but expect heavy fall volume and urges Butts county focus on pasture improvement and fertilization with superphosphate to build permanent pastures for livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Wiley
Jackson
H. G. Wiley
Crisp County
Butts County
Monroe County
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Forest 'Rossey
Patey
Buddy
Audrey
Mie
Louise Thurston
Julia and
Nora Vaughn
Margaret Ham
Bernice Washington
Ralph Carr
D. W. Ham
Miami Beach
J.W. Harkins
Mildred Brown
McDonough
R. L. Allen
Tampa, Fla
Sara and
Marshall Allen
Flovilla
H. L. Dozier
Spindale
N. C
Thomas E. Watkins
Misa Elizabeth Dozier
Wat
Mrs. Dozier
M. D.sams
Harrisburg
United States
the Sports Horizon
Vincent Jones
Pmiote
Alley
Morith
Bebin
Pike County
Yours Truly
Yarosz
Harry Ball
San Francisco Fair
West
DiMaggio
L. M. Atkinson Place
R. E. Lavender
Flovilla and
Giles Ferry
O. E. Smith Jackson
Fourth
Edgar Blalock
Congress
the Man
Mahoney
la Follette
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