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Newspaper
Pavo Weekly News
Location
Pavo, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1933
Page
4
Mr F F Melton owner of Melton's Pond six miles east of Pavo announces in The News that the pond will be drained for fishing on September 5. Tickets will be sold at that time for fishing in the water set to a sufficiently low level to ensure good fishing. The event is expected to draw a large crowd of fishermen from many miles around.
Friends here learn of Olin C Webb of Miami Florida engagement to Dorothy Mae Leib of Yonkers New York announced in Asbury Park New Jersey. The wedding is set for early September in Asbury Park with Maurice H Dallas as best man. Mrs Leib and Mr Webb’s families hosted a party at Elks' roof garden in Yonkers.
A speaker reflects on mortality and faith noting death as inevitable and Christ as preparation. He cites travels, Egyptian embalming lore, and the need to live ready to meet God, praising preparedness as civic virtue and hope amid time’s passing.
A man in New York receives a card prompting to fill in a place he would go if he died tonight. He cites the Bible two afterlife options heaven and hell and says he wants to know his eternal fate before risking his soul.
The Autreyville Baptist church revival concluded Sunday after nightly meetings that drew large crowds. Nineteen members were added to the church roll as Rev Alli good preached with assistance from Rev Baldwin and Willis. Guest relatives Miss Bonnie Hitchcock and Miss Virginia Sr attended, with Miss Dorris Horton visiting from Pavo and staying with Mrs Grady Lanier.
Mr and Mrs James Conner spent time with home folks last week. Beatrice Murphy returns home after five weeks with cousin Myrtice Suber in the Antioch community. Mrs W M Dorning visited Beulah Murphy on Saturday. Marie Yedley spent Sunday with Beatrice and Eloise Murphy. Dock Sinclair returned to Montgomery after a month with his parents. Mabel Sinclair visited Bonnie Farmer on Sunday. John Cole of Moultrie and Abner Dorning left for Jacksonville Florida. W Sinclair spent Sunday afternoon with Eloise Murphy.
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