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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
5
Sub committee on rules fixes closing date for entry of candidates for governor and state house officers. Election of executive committee members set for July 1 at midnight.
The Democratic State Executive Committee in Atlanta fixes a 250 dollar assessment for governor candidates and 150 dollars for all other state house offices including supreme court and court of appeals judges. Macon will host the state convention on October 4. County committees will be elected every two years, within state or county primaries, with at least one member from each militia district and city ward.
Local physicians urge vaccination to prevent a typhoid outbreak after several cases in neighboring counties. The Georgia State Board of Health has issued warnings. Vaccines cost a nominal sum, and help is available for those unable to pay. Contact your family physician for details.
J A White of Kentucky advertises that after using Tanlac from Carmichael Drug and Book Co he can beat his laborers at corn shucking, signaling a bold claim tied to a patent medicine promotion with regional reach.
The notice outlines job department activities at Progress-Argus, highlighting staffing changes and upcoming tasks. Details specify department roles and dates for posting openings and internal transfers within the organization.
Mr L W Collier of Birmingham returns home after a two week visit to his sisters. Miss Joe Warner comes back from Monticello after a week with old friends. Mr and Mrs Sherrard and two children and Mr and Mrs Malone of Atlanta return to Atlanta from a visit with Mrs W H Arnold. Frank Park of Cusseta visits his mother at Rosedale Cottage. Mrs Myrtle Stamps Eloise and James visit Cliff Haven Cottage with Mrs Alderman and Mrs Brisbee. Mrs Smith of Atlanta and her son enjoy Calumet waters for health. Mr and Mrs Gee Law and daughter Helen of Macon arrive for the summer. Baptist church holds meetings. Dr Van Deventer preaches. Carlisle Brooks leads singing. Mesdames Cornell and Brown accompany on piano.
The department of agriculture reports 22,044,000,000 eggs laid in 1921 in the United States. The egg crop was valued at $539,000,000. Production also included 526,000,000 chickens.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that his firm will pay $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The notice, sworn in Toledo Ohio, describes internal use and bloodstream action and cites price 75 cents with testimonials.
Miss Janie Frances Scarbrough, 15, died at home on North Oak Street at 6 a.m. from blood poisoning after a brief illness. A seventh grade student at Jackson public schools she was active in church and school life. Funeral services were held at Paran Church in Monroe County, conducted by Dr. Robert VanDeventer, with pallbearers named and interment in the church cemetery. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs W T Scarbrough, two sisters Aileen and Allie Mae, and four brothers Chestney Allen Dan and Hilton, including a Navy member stationed at Portsmouth VA.
Miss Lafon Bankston spent last week in Atlanta. Miss Ruby Stallworth and Mr Floyd Glass were in Griffin for several days. Ruth Middlebrooks attended Wesleyan commencement week and the Alumnae Reunion. Dr Ione Turner of Atlanta visited Miss Lucile Akin. Mrs H H Joyner and Mrs J H Jackson were in Atlanta Monday. Mr L W Moore visited Atlanta Sunday. Mrs Frank Clement and Mr and Mrs J A Bankston visited Mr and Mrs W J Bankston Sunday. Misses Willie Knight and Sarah Bankston spent the weekend with Sherlin and Marilu Steele. Mr Ernest Ingram in the U S navy is home briefly. Clarence Moore, Frank Bankston, Eulee Allen are in Atlanta for a few days. LaRue Stallworth visiting Mrs M F Thaxton in Atlanta. Claude Guest of Atlanta visiting her mother Mrs Sarah Guest. Mrs Pat Argo spent Thursday.
An afternoon advertisement from Carmichael Drug and Book Company promotes Tanlac as a remedy to strengthen the stomach. The ad features a slogan about culinary resilience and invites readers to try the product via a classified listing.
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