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Jackson Progress Argus

Location

Jackson, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1923

Page

2

Death of Barnesville resident J R Franklin at 83

Friends mourn Dr R A Franklin’s father J R Franklin of Barnesville who died at 2 AM after months of illness. He was 83, a longtime Barnesville resident, survived by wife three daughters and four sons. Funeral at home Friday morning. Meanwhile Jackson High blanks McDonough 3 0 in year end baseball clash keyed by Jackson’s strong play.

R. A. Franklin Dr. Franklin J. R. Franklin Barnesville Mr. Franklin

Kiwanis Club Names New Treasurer and Plans Convention

At a Tuesday meeting the Kiwanis Club elected J. W. Cole treasurer replacing Warren Furlow who departs for St. Petersburg Florida. Delegates W. A. Dozier and P. M. Coleman will attend the Atlanta international convention. The Jackson club will operate from Majestic Club with plans to meet June 5 at Hotel Buchanan.

J. W. Cole Warren Furlow Jackson Atlanta Kiwanis Club St. Petersburg Fla Jackson Club W. A. Dozier P. M. Coleman Majestic Club Elder

Butts County Women Lead Prosperity Program Meeting

The first in a series of Prosperity Program meetings directed by the Butts County Federation of Women's Clubs was held in Jenkinsburg. Attendees from the Jackson Woman's Club and Kiwanis Club heard talks on agricultural aims including dairying and poultry, with future meetings planned across the county.

Butts County Ings Woman’s Kiwanis Club Agricul Butts County Federation of Women’s Clubs Woman's Club of Jackson H. D. Moore R. N. Etheridge J. B. Settle J. M. Currie A. A. Howell Messrs B. K. Carmichael J. M. Gaston Gaston Currie Settle Etheridge

Watts to Manage Foy Hotel This Season

Friends report J. Mote Watts, a veteran hotel man, will manage the Foy Hotel at Indian Springs for the upcoming season. The hotel opens next Saturday after several improvements. Watts is well known to travelers and has long been with leading South resorts.

MR. Watts FOY Hotel J. Mote Watts Foy Indian Springs Watts

Services at Court House Assembled Sunday

Rev. Henry H. Jones will preach at the court house next Sunday morning and evening with sermons on Why a Christian is Happy and Made Whole. Come and worship with us. Miss Lena White will supervise the millinery department at the Jackson Mercantile Co. Also ad for 150,000 pimento pepper plants sold at $1.25 per 1,000 by B. M. Barnes.

Court House Henry H. Jones Lena White The Jackson Mercantile Co B. M. Barnes

Locals Welcome Visitors And Guests From Nearby Areas

Jenkinsburg notes visitors including T O Asbury from New York City and Mrs W D Compton Jr with children. Orion Vandergriff of the Navy stays with his mother Pinkie Vandergriff. Ruth Middlebrooks visits Locust Grove Institute with Miss Virginia Middlebrooks. Others host Misses Louise Boyd Banks Russell Glendowyn Rowden of Atlanta and families at Chattanooga and McDonough. Miss Mildred Childs attended Jackson commencements. Mrs Tom Nolen hosts at Jackson. Trudie Moore also visits.

Ead Louise Boyd Banks Russell Glendowyn Rowden Atlanta

Methodist Parsonage Razing Underway in Jackson

The Jackson Methodist church plans a new parsonage as part of a $40,000 building program. The parsonage should be ready by September, with Rev. and Mrs. Henry H. Jones and family currently living in the Buttrill cottage on West Avenue during construction.

Jackson Methodist Church Henry H. Jones Buttrill Cottage West Avenue

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Eee American Tobacco Ca Toy McDonough Jackson High School McDonough High Good Buchanan Mays Forsyth Chamber of Commerce Woman's Club Jenkinsburg Munity Tural Butts Agricultural Committee County Federation Kennesaw Johnnie Walker Carmichael Drug CO I. P. Middlebrooks & Co Jackson, Georgia Weevilnip Farmers Union Warehouse Co M. Barnes McKibben Buggy & Auto CO Jackson, Go Brighten Keystone Newton Hardware CO T. O. Asbury New York City W. D. Compton, Jr Wadley Orion Vandergriff U. S. Navy Pinkie Vandergriff Ruth Middlebrooks Virginia Middlebrooks Locust Grove J. E. Bankston Mrs. I. S. Flannagan Chattanooga, Tenn Mildred Childs Tom Nolen J. W Olin Cathey J. H. Jackson Trudie Moore Mr. Merchant John D. Rockefeller B. Altman Altman Tion Paradise Chocolates Liggetts Opeka Sam Bankston Marietta G. C. Moore Miriam Moore Hampshire Edmund Hay Flovilla Baptist Church My Home Hugh McNair Guernsey J. L. Lockhart W. J. Woods A. O. Jordan Jackson, Ga Jordan East Third Street Seaborn W. Maddox Ste Bermuda Poland Rhode Island M. L. Giles A. R. Conner J. ©. Jones Third Street Acala Cotton Farmers Union. Warehouse Co LEGAL Georgia Emma Aiken W. A. Aiken Said J. H. Ham
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