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Jackson Progress Argus

Location

Jackson, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1939

Page

3

Local Residents Visit Family and Friends Across States

Mr Thomas Hopkins of Griffin spends a week with his grandparents Dr and Mrs J B Hopkins. Miss Harriett Carmichael departs for a Baltimore aunt and trip to New York and Canada with Mrs John Gosnell. Mr and Mrs H B Mackinfuss and daughter Margaret Louise of Columbia SC visit the Hurts and Candler Webbs. Miss Helen Matthews of Conyers joins Pace Beauty Shoppe after beauty school. The Watt family returns to Thomasville after a week with Mrs George Damour and Mrs J H Carmichael. Mrs Lillie Holloway of Flovilla suffers a serious fall and is treated in a Macon hospital. Louis Martin, Caroline Martin and M S Maddox guests of Frank S Maddox in Covington attend the Twelve County Singing Convention. Neva Fletcher visits Dr and Mrs Van Fletcher in Durham NC then Washington and Baltimore before home. Mrs Roy Ludwig and children from Miami visit her parents in town. they will travel to Atlanta next. R P Newton Jr from Birmingham visits his parents for the weekend. Mrs Newton Jr returns after a week with EB R Edwards at Floville. Mrs Harry Suffridge, longtime head of Jackson telephone exchange, leaves for Griffin to join Southern Bell. Miss Harriet Suffridge and Jack and Frank Suffridge accompany Mrs Suffridge to Griffin for future residence.

Harry Suffridge Jackson Telephone Exchange Griffin Southern Bell Telephone Company Miss Harriett Suffridge Jack Frank

Friends and families announce travel and exams notes

Information reaches Stuart Head's parents that he has passed the plebe physical for the United States Naval Academy. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Street of Dothan Alabama and others traveling to New York World's Fair and San Francisco World's Fair. Several visits and departures are planned among relatives from Alabama Georgia Florida and Maryland with trips lasting about two weeks.

Stuart ‘Head G. D. Head United States Naval Academy

Stork News Notes From Monticello and Nearby Towns

Miss Beulah Price of Monticello is guest of Mrs. W. A. White this week. Mrs. L. T. O'Neal spent the weekend with relatives in Atlanta. Mrs. F. H. Morgan visits Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Holloway in Jasper county. Mrs. Posey O'Neal vis­ited Jackson with daughter Mrs. Fred Wilkerson last week. Execut ive Board of the Kimbell Association met at Mrs. C. B. Howell's home in Jackson. The remark about snakes notes they have no eyelids.

Beulah Price Monticello W. A. White F. H. Morgan L. L. Holloway Jasper County Posey O’neal Jackson Fred Wilkerson W. L. White R. V. Jones B. A. Williamson A. E. O’neal The Kimbell Association

Blalock Announces Run for Unexpired E. M. Owen Term

Ed Blalock of Jonesboro enters the fourth district race for Congress to fill the late E M Owen's unexpired term. He has lived in Griffin, served as Owen’s private secretary for 60 years, and vows an active campaign. Governor Rivers may call a special election around August 1.

E. M. Owen Washington Ed Blalock Jonesboro Owen Blalock Griffin Governor Rivers Butts Carroll Coweta Newton Lamar Upson Spalding Pike Fayette Troup Talbot Henry Meriwether Heard Clayton Fourth Georgia E M. Owen

Funeral for Mary Ann Carmichael Attended by Many

The funeral for four year old Mary Ann Carmichael daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Carmichael was held Thursday afternoon at her grandmother Mrs Je R Carmichael home. Rev E Le Daniel pastor of the Jackson Presbyterian church conducted the service and read the story of Moses and David in story book form which Mary Ann enjoyed hearing.

Mary Ann Carmichael Ed Carmichael Je. R. Carmichael E. le

Dixie Theatre Proves A Week Of Classic Films

Saturday features Hopalong Cassidy and Ralph Byrd in a double bill with Sunset Trail and a second feature. Monday and Tuesday bring the nursing romance Girls in White, starring Florence Rice Una Merkel Mary Howard and Alan Marshal. Algiers with Boyer Lamarr and Gurie screens Wednesday. Thursday and Friday present The Story of Alexander Graham Bell with Don Ameche Loretta Young and others.

William Boyd Hopalong Cassidy Ralph Byrd Dixie Theatre Florence Rice Una Merkel Mary Howard Alan Marshal Darryl F. Zanuck Alexander Graham Bell America Don Ameche Bell Loretta Young Mabel Hubbard Henry Fonda Charles Coburn Gene Lockhart

Rotenone Use Promoted by Georgia Experiment Station

The Georgia Experiment Station bulletin highlights rotenone as a deadly treatment for bean beetles lice on collards cabbage turnips and fleas and mites. Sold for five years by R. N. eer co. with Uncle in the notes.

R. N. Eer Co

Methodist Miscellany on debt faith and past church life

A preacher contrasts vast modern debts with two billion people and stresses the need for budget restraint and conversion over ritual. Mercer Bailey, Emily Mallet, and Edgar McMichael are noted in a reflection on song, education, and church unity, recalling earlier hymn practices and Solomon era taxes.

Wesleyan Hottentot Mercer Bailey Emily Mallet Edgar McMichael

Smaller dollar saves Uncle Sam a huge amount

Approximately 18 million dollars have been saved the U S treasury in ten years since paper money was reduced in size by one third. Officials estimate 9 389 917 777 bills have been printed from 1 to 100000 dollars with the 100000 dollar notes kept in a museum and only up to 10000 dollars circulating. Smaller bills cost under a penny each and save about two dollars per thousand bills in paper ink labor and storage. There are about 900 million bills worth 6 357 000 000 in circulation outside the treasury and federal reserve banks.

U. S. Treasury Treasury Federal Reserve Banks

Martha Lasnett of Eatonton Dies After Forty Years of Service

Mrs. Lasnett, longtime Meth odist Church member and active in Park Street and Druid Hills churches, died after a long life connecting Eatonton and Atlanta. Survived by husband and daughter Angelyn Lasnett, brother Laban Johnson, sister Mrs M E Ford. Brother Bob Johnson recently died, former president of Campella Coal Co.

Spice Hill Eugene WHS Atlanta Methodist Church Park Street Druid Hills Angelyn Lasnett Laban Johnson M. E. Ford Bob Johnson Campella

Card of Thanks for sympathy in bereavement

The Carmichaels express deepest gratitude for sympathy shown after the death of their daughter Mary Ann. They note words deeds and flowers helped ease their sorrow and extend grateful appreciation to all friends. Mr and Mrs Ed Carmichael

Mary Ann Ed. Carmichael

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Mr. Thomas Hopkins Mrs J.b.hopkins Harriett Carmichael John Gosnell Baltimore Mrs. Gosnell New York Canada H. B. Mackinfuss Margaret Louise Columbia 8. C L. H. Hurt Helen Matthews Conyers Pace Beauty Shoppe Miss Matthews Artistic Institute of Beauty Culture John Watt John, Jr George Gus Watt George Damour J. H. Carmichael Thomasville Lillie Holloway Flovilla Macon Louis Martin Caroline Martin Neva Fletcher van Fletcher Durham N. C Mrs. Fletcher Roy Ludwig Small Zen Miami R. C. Thomas Mr. Ludwig R. P. Newton, Jr Birmingham Ala R. P. Newton Newton, Jr EB. R. Edwards Floville W. T. Street Dothan W. A.newton H. O. Ball San Francisco J. M. Donnelly Ball Texas B. J. Haskins Pensacola Fla Haskins W. T. Mote North Sam Taratoot Rutherford N. J Ed Perry Montgomery T.N. McKibben J. H. McKibben Malcolm Green G. W. Newton Forsyth Douglas Newton L. P. McKibben Concord Stark Mr. Blalock Congress Ann Carmichael Aberwt Dher Waele Charles Boyer Hedy Lamarr Algiers Girls IN White Methodist “Miscellany St. Paul Solomon George the Third Uncle Sam
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