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Newspaper

Jackson Progress Argus

Location

Jackson, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1920

Page

3

Social Events Highlight Local Guest List And Club Talks

Olin B Howell will be the honor guest at a Friday rock party. U D C members of the Larkin D Watson chapter hosted a Thursday afternoon gathering with program chair Mrs J M Currie presenting Peace Terms of the American Wars. Attendees included Mrs Emma Mallet Mrs H O Ball Mrs L M Crawford and others.

Rook Bride M&. Olin B. Howell Mary Newton Larkin D. Watson U. D.C J. More Watts Emma Mallet H. O. Ball L. M. Crawford J. H. Turner W. W. Jamerson Lucile Elder Pauline Mallet J. M. Currie Amercan

Miss Mamie Minx Weds Slaton Carmichael in Monticello

Miss Mamie Minx of Monticello married Slaton Carmichael of Jackson in a surprise ceremony in Monticello on Sunday. Mrs. Carmichael has been a social favorite in Jackson, and Carmichael is a leading Young business man at Carmichael Mallet Co. The couple will return to Jackson after a Florida honeymoon.

Mamie Minx Monticello Slaton Carmichael

Charity day shifts meeting celebrates Mrs. Howell

The Wednesday Seeing Club met last Thursday afternoon with Mrs. W. G. Morrison to honor bride Mrs. Olin B. Howell. Yellow decorations and a grape basket salad set a festive mood as Bill Morrison Jr delivered a Cupid adorned gift basket with items and verses for the bride. The shower surprised Mrs. Howell and the gathering was a happy event for all members.

W. G. Morrison Cupid Bill Morrison, Jr Ces

Local Social Roundup Includes Visits and Travel

Personal notices list A. H. Carmichael in Atlanta for the weekend and J. H. Carmichael visiting Macon on Tuesday. Lucile Elder returns from Austell, while Mrs. Charles S. Robison of Atlanta visits Miss Mary Newton. Adelaide Land improves after diphtheria. H. Grady Quinn returns from Dahlonega to home. The Head and Ingram couples spend Sunday in Griffin.

Charles S. Robison Atlanta Mary Newton

Indian Spring Notes Include Weddings and Local News

Mrs. E D Heard visits Macon relatives while Miss Mary Cleveland recovers from appendicitis. Lois Allen and O A Roberts announce an upcoming Flovilla Macon wedding. Mercer's 1841 letters from Indian Springs appear in a donated book. Local society events include dinners and teas for Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Loriie Hulen. Prof Van Buren resumes duties after illness.

E. D. Heard Macon Mary Cleveland W. A. Elder Atlanta Lois Allen Flovilla O. A. Roberts Jesse Mercer Indian Springs Mercer Richard Barlow Sunny Brook Barlow H. L. Daughtry J. E. Cornell Carter Indian Springs Baptist Church Stark Cornell J. E. Jr Emily Bryans Jennie Bessie Bryans Emily Daughtry W. O. Perritt R. V. Smith R. T. Smith Loriie Hulen McDonough Sarah Allen Carolyn Sims State Normal Allen-Roberts Nell Millen Menlo Millen Miss Aller Mr. Roberts Henrietta Greer Monticello A. F. White van Buren Diatheria A. Warwick North Georgia

Guests Attend Forsyth Event With Family Couple Absences

Children of Forsyth Mr and Mrs Wright Watkins and Richard Jr and Margarita were guests. Regrets were expressed that Mr and Mrs Burnett and children of Athens were not present due to sickness.

Forsyth Wright Watkins Richard, Jr Margarita

Handkerchief Shower Honors Bride Elect Lois Allen

Miss Lois Allen, a bride elect of November, received a handkerchief shower hosted by Mrs. Mamie Edwards and Mrs. A. J. Goodrum. Guests included Miss Lois Allen and local social circle as decor featured chrysanthemums and pot plants. Little Miss Elizabeth Edwards presented the handkerchiefs in a decorative basket.

Helen Vanzandt Gray W. H. Vanzandt George, Howell Butler Smith Atlanta Lula Dozier Macon Mamie Edwards A. J. Goodrum Lois Allen Miss Allen Elizabeth Edwards

Presbyterian Church Sunday Services Notice

Sunday November 21 there will be evening services at seven o'clock in the Presbyterian Church.

Winchester Leader ad and city election notice

An old Mississippi style notice blends a hardware store ad with a city election registration call for Jackson. It sets policy for voter registration opening November 17 and closing December 11, 1920, with W. E. Watkins as mayor and J A McMichael as clerk.

Jackson City of W. E. Watkins J. A. McMichael

Mr Edgar Biles Presents Paper With Spare Ribs

The Progress Argus thanks Mr Edgar Biles for a choice assortment of spare ribs. The tender juicy succulent ribs are a fall season delicacy and gratefully appreciated by readers.

MR. Edgar Biles Argus Edgar Biles

Special low prices ad by Etheridge Smith & Co in Washington DC

Census Bureau reports October raw cotton consumption at 399837 running bales, the lowest in six years. Northern mills reduced production more than southern ones, signaling a broader tightening in textile manufacturing.

Etheridge, Smith & Co Washington, D. C Census Bureau

Winchester Repeater and Low Brass Base Shells Ad

Hardware store listing for Carmichael Hardware Co offering Winchester Repeater shells and low brass base shells at 90 cents per box cash only. The ad is titled The Winchester Street.

Winchester Carmichael Hardware Coo Carmichael Hardware CO Stre

Blood health and vitality through Pepto Mangan

A vintage advertisement touts rich red blood as the key to daily vigor. It promotes Pepto Mangan with Gude's branding in liquid or tablet form to prevent illness and maintain robust, energetic lives.

Vaaak Gude

On Old Line Insurance We Sell Only The Best Guthrie Company

Guthrie Company is highlighted as the standout option in old line insurance offerings with a claim of selling only the best products. The note emphasizes quality and reliability in coverage.

OLD Line Guthrie & Company

Bayer aspirin praised for commercial name in cotton crop view

The article argues fall planting of wheat and oats determines next year's cotton success. It warns a farmer who does not grow grain and raise home supplies will be ruined by the boll weevil. It claims the boll weevil can be conquered by diversifying crops beyond cotton.

Soft drink tax receipts total 51 million in year

In Cincinnati Ohio consumers paid manufacturers 51 million to the revenue department in the past eleven months. Dr Carl L Alsberg chief chemist of the agriculture department announced the figure at the Association of Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages meeting. The group heard that soft drink makers may have a 500 million annual business. James Venor of Detroit was elected president and George Co Bidgood of Richmond Va vice president.

Incinnati Ohio Revenue Department Association of Bottlers of Carl L. Alsberg Department of Agriculture James Venor Detroit George Co. Bidgood Richmond, Va Association

Diamond Dyes Color Card Stresses Easy Dye Methods

Advertising copy promotes Diamond Dyes as simple to use for all fabrics wool silk linen cotton and blends. It claims guaranteed perfect results for first time users and notes pharmacists carry the Diamond Dyes Color Card with 16 rich colors.

Draggist

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Bert Kinard David and Lewis Leach G. M.A College Park Paul Baker Billie Mrs S. O. Ham Stewart Roberts W. O. Ham Olivia Rambo Arlington J. P. Etheridge Young Sons Perry R. N. Etheridge Butts County Messrs. Banks Stephens G. W. Thornton J. H. Mott Senator Hoke Smith Rev. S. R. England Tifton Mrs. England Lewis Curry Tulsa Oklahoma Annie Curry G. D. Head A. H. Carmichael J. H. Carmichael Austell W. B. Thompson Co. E. Saunders Fitzgerald Adelaide H. Grady Quinn Dahlonega J. F. Ingram Griffin Jewelry Store Jackson, Georgia Noilovasllvs the Bank OF Service Farmers & Merchants Bank Presbyterian Church Carmichael Drug & Book Co Rexall J. C. Kinard & Company Bayer Taree Rece Braore O Recurstos Co Dery Atlanta, Ga Sam Alex Thurman First Street Jackson, Ga Ham & Carter Co G. C. Maddox C. T. Thornton Stark School House A. M. Pace L. G. McKibben J. C. McClendon Wade H. Hammond J. L. Lockhart Jinks Co
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