Near East Drive Relief Drive totals reach 623 dollars
Butts county residents raised 623.25 for Near East relief with Jackson Jenkinsburg Flovilla and Stark contributing 404.45 from individuals and 216.80 via Red Cross Sunday Schools and other groups. Campaign chair Dr M McN McKay led the effort under adverse conditions with W O Ham as treasurer and a county quota of 750.
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Butts County
Jackson
Jenkinsburg
Flovilla
Stark
Red Cross
Near Beast
M. McN. McKay
Presbyterian Church
W. O. Ham
Argus
Jackson Methodist Sunday School
Jackson Red Cross
Indian Springs
Jackson Baptist Church
C. M. Kimbell
H. O. Ball
Ralph Carr
Brac Hodges
Mr. Coleman
Mr. Byars
W. E. Watkins
H. M. Moore
J. W. Moore
Doyle Jones
Cole
C. T. Beauchamp
W. S. Colvin
S. B. Kinard
W. P. Nutt
Charlie Jinks
C. N. Brownlee
Kinsman
W. E. Jackson
J. B. Settle
Mary Newton
L. M. Craveford
Hendrick
Nettie Rae Pittman
S. J. Foster
J. H. Ham
J. A. McMichael
W. F. Lavender
Mr. Jinks
W. H. Wilson
W. J.wood
J. L. Fletcher
O. N. Brownlee
A.A. Howell
Mr. Cawthon
Homer Bunn
Tom McMichael
G. M. Wood
R. E. Carmichael
Mr. Diffie
Devaugh
Misses Barkley
Verna Wright
W. W. Jamerson
J. S. Ham
J. A. Leverette
Hodges
H. M. Vaughn
W. A. Harris
Negro Man Found In South River Near Worthville
Reports from Jackson say a negro man was found in South River opposite Worthville on Wednesday afternoon by Tobe Smith. Sheriff Pope and Coroner Burford prepared for an inquest with details sparse. Some accounts place the body on Newton county shore and indicate a Newton coroner will handle the inquest. Cause of death and links to Yellow River case remain unconfirmed.
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Jackson
South River
Worthville
Tobe Smith
W. D. Pope
Burford
Newton County
Newton
Yellow River
Death of Two-Year-Old Girl in Jackson
Willie Lee Crane, two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W M Crane of Jackson who recently moved from Florida died at noon Monday. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Beersheba church conducted by Rev E C Wilson. She is survived by her parents.
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Willie Lee
W. M. Crane
Jackson
Florida
Beersheba Church
E. C. Wilson
Shoe shines in Spartanburg city five cents
In Spartanburg South Carolina a shoe shine parlor posted five cent prices while nearby shops kept ten cent shines. The sign drew patrons as the long familiar price remained at ten cents elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Spartanburg
S. C
Emanuel County schools end term a month early
A Swainsboro report states Emanuel County public schools will close the spring term one month sooner due to lack of funds to pay teachers. The measure affects the Emanuel County schools system and its payment schedule for staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swainesboro
Emanuel County
First Newspaper Advertisement Origins in England
The article notes the first newspaper advertisement appeared in 1642 during the Civil War era in Great Britain. Caxton printed an ad for the book Pyes of Salisbury, and the first authentic advertisement ran in The Mercurius Politicus in 1652. A London weekly for advertisers emerged in 1657.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
England
Caxton
Pyes
Salisbury
London
Tooth Causes Fatal Lung Injury for Delaware Executive
James D. Broad, comptroller of the Dupont company, died in a Wilmington hospital from a lung infection traced to a tooth that slipped into his airway during a dental operation a month earlier. Four teeth were drawn, three found. a missing tooth was later detected in the lungs by X ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
James D. Broad
Dupont Company
Broad
Farmers Burned 68 Million Cords of Wood as Fuel
Washington report shows farmers used 68,244,000 cords of wood for fuel last year, valued at 345,866,000 dollars. The average wood use was 10.6 cords per farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Georgia Farmers Debate Cottons Gambling Risk
A reader asks if farmers switch to buying cotton on the market rather than growing it, would that shift turn Georgia farmers into gamblers and raise concern over price risks and bets on the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Household Hints on Ambition and Action
A proverb filled piece urges readers to dream big and take decisive steps. It contrasts overreaching plans with actually doing, encouraging bold goals and persistent effort to achieve results. The tone mirrors a home column offering practical motivation through succinct maxims.
Richard’s Poor Spelling Mark Triggers Excuse
In a humorous exchange, a mother questions a report card noting sixty two in spelling while last month showed ninety seven. Richard shrugs that the fault lies with a teacher who moved the boy who sat beside him to the other side of the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Why Editors Are Rich
An editor who began twenty years ago with fifty seven cents now holds about $100 000. His wealth results from frugality good habits strict business focus and an uncle leaving him 99 999 dollars.
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Smith
Jones
L& M
Sfor Sale Eye
Newton Hardware, Company
Jackson, GA
Watson Barnes
H. L. Williams
J. M. McCarty
G. H. Kimbell
Barkley Brothers
E. L. Smith
J. W.lunsford
Helen Barnes
Frank Childs
J. W. Carter
W.H. Merritt
R. P. Lasnett
S. P. Nichols
W. H. Mallet
G. D. Head
Miss Ethel Newman
Edwin Hrgan
W. M. Bond
H. R. Slaton
H. W. Chambers
D. G. McMichael
T. W. Ham
W. F. Willis
J. C. Willis
Mae Moss
Hugh Mallet
Hall Turner
S. H. Thornton
J. D. Jones
J. T. Goodman
J. B. Hopkins
Miss Grace Jarrell
F. T. Martin
L. S. O’neal
A. H. S. Davis
W. M. Redman
W. H. Maddox, Jr
J. B. Guthrie
Dr. O. B. Howell
A. B. Lindsey
S. H. Eiseman
H. K. Allen
Bettie Carmichael
W. J. Jones
A. R. Conner
W. L. Bullard
J.G. Jones
W. S. Wagner
Allie Jarrel
J. R. Lyons
Riley Elder
W. W. Hooten
H. H. Turner
H. B. Whitaker
Dr. J. W. Harper
F. H. Morgan
W. H. Singey
M. L. Hodges
A. M. Pace
Pink O’neal
J. E. McMichael
J. C. Kimbell
Myr
J. A. Dodson, Jr
L. L. Greer
G. R. Harper
J. C. Harper
W. B. Kimbell
B. M. Barnes
A. C. Perdue
L. E. O’neal
T. E. Williams
J. Matt McMichael
T. J. Thaxton
A. E. O’neal
J. M. McMichael
J. O. Gaston
W. A. White
W. A
J. H. Holifield
S. J. Smith
E. G. Duke
H. C. Clark
J. K. Sitton
Tom Sitton
Capital City
South
Capital City Dry Cleaning & Dye Works
Atlanta
Tooth
LUNG
Delaware
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