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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
2
Jackson Board of Education elected Lois Biles as second grade teacher in the city schools. The vote was unanimous. The board set a new age rule requiring children to be six by Septembers first or November first. Further faculty appointments and the colored school staffing were to be discussed soon to ease past factional splits.
Mr and Mrs F M Lawson of Atlanta guest with Wright Watkins families. Crawford and Virginia occupy Warner cottage for summer. Law family settles in newly purchased home. M L King and family at Calumet Hotel for the season. Wigwam opens Saturday with record crowd and a peak of weekend visitors. Local ladies visit Jackson hosts Add Nutt. Indian Springs Sunday School moves to 10 30 am. Roxie Torbett Plymale recovering from a fall ankle injury with sister W A Hoard.
A cartoon caption shows a worker proposing a resignation and the boss dismissing the formal act, urging brevity over a formal tender. The exchange captures a humorous office dynamic with a sharp line about submitting notice.
Mrs. J. J. Crary of Dothan Alabama, 60, died at the Wigwam Hotel Indian Springs Tuesday night after a Sunday episode of acute indigestion. She was a guest with her husband and daughter, the Wigwam orchestra pianist. The body was shipped to Dothan for funeral and burial.
A humorous comparison of paternal calm in baby care versus maternal anxiety. Fathers stay composed during minor mishaps like a swallowed thimble, while mothers panic, misdirecting searches. The piece jokes about language habits and parenting roles, urging less dramatic, more direct interaction with infants.
The bunco probe in Atlanta, an investigation into alleged gambling schemes, cost over $7,000. Citizens donated $7,970 to employ special counsel to assist Solicitor Boykin in conducting the investigation. The amount collected was not enough to cover expenses.
The article predicts Earth’s cooling over vast time scales as the Sun shrinks. In 160000 years equatorial temps fall to 26 C, latitude 48° drops to 0 C, Paris below zero. In 850000 years equator reaches 0 C and the planet freezes, while humans may harness solar energy to extend life and thought for millions of years.
Detroit News notes iconoclasts claimed the Boston tea party in 1773 was beer fueled by John Duggan's tavern. Defenders contest the theory, presenting dates and ages to rebuttal and affirm the event's patriotism despite challenges.
A cartoons panel poses a playful exchange about good night kisses between Stella and Jack. The joke centers on freedom to choose any number of kisses, highlighting lighthearted romance humor in a magazine context.
The First Baptist church Sunday School prepares for its annual outing as a committee appointed Sunday, including Mrs. G. B. Carreker and Messrs. R. N. Etheridge and S. P. Nichols, will report next Sunday on time and place. The event, longstanding and popular with children and adults, aims to be a gala occasion.
Porterdale defeated Jackson 8 to 2 Tuesday afternoon on the local grounds. The game was tied until the seventh inning when Porterdale errors helped the visitors to the victory. Harry Moore pitched well for Jackson. Jackson planned a Covington game the next day with a return engagement scheduled.
The article notes 500 year old Arabic dictionaries as dominant authorities for scholars, with massive multi volume works weighing near 100 pounds and abridged forms about 50 pounds. It highlights Harun al Rashid era flourishes, vast synonym lists for common words, and claims Arabic as the language of the Babylonians and possibly Abraham.
Officials anticipate a surge in local commerce once farm loan banks begin operating. They argue farmers will access cheap long term credit, enabling expansion and investment across the area.
The Farmers Bank of Jenkinsburg asks the Georgia Secretary of State to amend its charter reducing authorized capital from 30 000 to 15 000 while noting it began business in 1916 with 15 000 paid in capital and Jenkinsburg population under 1 000. A 25 cent amendment fee is included with the filing.
The document notes the directors minutes proposing an amendment and certified stockholders abstract authorizing a decrease of capital stock. It requests that the amendment be allowed and a new charter issued in place of the old, or the amendment made as required by law, with directions for the necessary proceedings.
Abstracts from Jenkinsburg Georgia detail Farmers Bank directors approving a stock reduction from 30000 to 15000 dollars and the stockholders meeting April 22 1921 confirming the plan. The document notes authorization, notice, quorum, and a secretary certify. The piece also records a statewide two cent gas and kerosene price cut effective June 1 1921 with Jackson price 28 cents per gallon.
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