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SUITS
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OVERCOATS
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They are great values, hand
somely tailored and will lend
•n air of refinement and good
taste to the wearer.
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Prices Very Moderate
Griffin Mercantile
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PERSONAL
NOTES
Jim Dugan, of Dublin, spent
Wednesday afternoon in Griffin
with friends en route to Atlanta
. for the Tech-Auburn football
game.
C. C. Thomas is spending the
Thanksgiving holidays in Atlanta
with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Anderson,
Of Macon, have been spending
several days here with relatives.
They are former citizens of Grif
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There’s no fence
in front of our store. The
door is wide open always.
Come in.
See our Crawford Shoes,
try on a pair, or two or three.
No obligation.
Nor will we try to over
persuade you.
Qhc (grofoid Shoe,
MOST STYLES
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SIBLEY CLOTHING
COMPANY
Griffin, Gs.
WANT AD
COLUMN
FOR RENT: Furnished room
for one or two gentlemen. 334
N. Eighth street.
FOR RENT or lease: My two
story brick residence. Gordon
Wilson.
HOUSE for rent, possession on
or before January 1, call 81 or
35. I
FOR SALE 1 : Well rooted grape
vines, Concord, Moore’s Early Ives
and New York White. 12 for
$1.00. J. W. Travis, Griffin Route
c.
FOR SALE: Ten Rhode Island
Red Pullets and one cock, $15.
Mrs. A. W. Edwards, 315 North
Fourteenth street.
"’T: Bunch of keys. Reward
to News office.
” peas, O-too-tan
H. V. Kell
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fin who recently moved to the
Central City. They naked that the
Semi-Weekly News follow them to
their new home.
W. N. Coppedge, of Culloden,
spent Wednesday afternoon in the
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T, Bisch,
of Springfield, Mo., are the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Daniel
on West Poplar street.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Beck,
Jr., were among those going to At
lanta Thursday for the Tech-Au
burn football game.
M. J. Daniel, Jr., of Anniston,
Ala., will spend the week-end here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
J. Daniel. Mr. Daniel is connected
with the General Railway Electric
Signal Company and is at pres
ent engaged in putting in, block
signals on the Southern between
Atlanta and Anniston. >
Miss Evle Eppes and Miss Eth
el McElroy left Wednesday for
Atlanta where they will spend the
Thanksgiving holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Solon Drukenmiller
spent Thursday in Atlanta. Mr.
Drukenmiller sang at the Union
Thanksgiving service at the Bap
tist church.
Miss Elizabeth Norman went to
Atlanta Wednesday afternoon to
spend Thanksgiving with Mrs.
Derry Stockbridge. She iwll be
accompanied home Saturday by
Miss Kate Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pittman,
Miss Virginia Boyd and Frank
Pittman, Jr., motored to Atlanta
Thursday for the Tech-Auburn
football game.
Ware Hutchison is spending
Thanksgiving in Birmingham, Ala.,
where he will attend the Georgia
Alabama football game.
Miss Emily Hallyburton was thS
guest of friends in Atlanta Thurs
day for the performance of “Little
Jesse James” at the Atlanta thea
tre.
Haskell Bass is spending several
days in Florida on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carlisle,
Miss Alice Carlisle and Ernest
Carlisle, Jr., motored to Atlanta
Thursday for the Tech-Auburn
football game.
Mr. and Mrs. Howell C. Ed
wards and children, who have been
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Evans
and Mr. and Mrs. James C. Ed
wards, spent Thursday in Atlanta
at the Tech-Auburn football garpe,
route to their home in Anniston,
Mr. and Mrs. David T. Bussey
to Birmingham Wednesday
with a party of Atlanta
for the Georgia-Alabama
game.
Thomas Goddard is spending the
holidays in Atlanta
friends. -—
C. S. Jones and family recently
from Hampton to Griffin
are now living on North Four
street. _
John Ward, Jr., and Charles
Neivton left Wednseday for Al
Ga., on u hunting trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wilson,
Mrs. Julia Pritchard, Everett
Walker, and Misses Mnry Vir
ginia and Julia Homer Wilson
spent Thursday in Atlanta at the
Biltmore Hotel and attended the
Tech-Auburn football game. Mrs.
Pritchard and Misses Wilson will
remain over to attend the per
formance of “Little Jesse James”
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Newton,
Miss Margaret Newton and Will
Hill Newton spent Thanksgiving
in Atlanta, attending the Tech
Auburn football game.
^st Hulsey is spending the
’*ig holidays in South
Margaret Smith, who is
mg at Thomson, and Miss
.en Davis, who is teaching vio-
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
lin at Cedartown, are spending
Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs.
C. £. Eubanks on South Sixth
street.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jones at
tended the Tech-Auburn football
game in Atlanta Thursday.
Harry Rogers, who is attending
school at Emory University, in At
lanta, will spend the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John H. Rogers, on South Hill
street.
Mr. and Mrs. William Henry
Saunders motored to Atlanta
Thursday for the Tech-Auburn
football game at Grant Field.
The Tech Marionettes will give
a performance at the high school
auditorium Saturday evening, un
der the auspices of the Griffin
Woman’s Club. ,
R. H. Taliaferro went to Birming
ham Wednseday night to attend
the Georgia-Alabama football
game for the S. I. C. champion
ship. 0
Miss Sara McDowell was the
‘guest of friends in Atlanta
Thursday for the Tech-Auburn
football game.
Tillman Blakely motored to At
lanta Thursday for the Tech-Au
burn football game at Grant Field.
J. H. West, of the Griffin high
school faculty, is spending the
Thanksgiving holidays with friends
in Greensboro, N. C.
Lewis Brewer, who is attending
school at Georgia Tech, in Atlan
ta, spent Wednesday night in
Griffin with his mother, Mrs.
Butler Walker. He had as his
guest a fellow student, Mr. Camp
bell, of New York City.
Wayne Trair, who is attending
Oglethorpe University, in Atlan
ta, Is the guest of his parents, Mr,
and Mrs. L. W. Traer, on South
Sixth street.
Miss Katherine Randall was the
guest of friends in Atlanta for
the Tech-Auburn football game
Thursday.
Miss Myrtle Paul, teacher of
English in the Griffin higji school,
is spending the Thanksgiving holi
days at her home ih Cairo.
Miss Jessie Pearl Rice went to
Spartanburg, S. C., Wednesday
night to spend Thanksgiving with
friends at Converse College.
Miss Etienne Milligan has re
turned to her home in Concord af
ter a visit to her sister, Mrs. Ella
Lee Randall, in the Colonial
Apartment.
Franklin Sibley, who is attend
ing school at Emory University,
in Atlanta, is spending Thanks
in Griffin with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Sibley, on
West Poplar street.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Milligan and
Elizabeth Jane, are
spending Thanksgiving with his
Mrs. Ella Lee Randall, in
Colonial Apartment.
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR ADJUSTMENT
OF RATES HERE
(Continued from First Page)
petition is being filed not only for
but for their benefit.
Meeting Held Here.
The co-operation of other cities
with Griffin is the result of a
meeting held here two months ago
upon the invitation of the local
Chamber of Commerce. Represen
tatives here appointed a com?
mittee, of which Secretary Thom
as was made chairman, to present
the matter before the Interstate
Commerce Commission in Wash
ington.
Mr. Thomas will present the pe
tition in person and the commis
sion is expected to set a date for.
a hearing early in January.
This is the first case to be filed
for relief by the Griffin trade body
and as soon as it is decided an
other case will be presented asking
elimination of the discrimination
in rates from points beyond thp
Ohio and Mississippi rivec cross
ing in favor of the large cities.
Steel bungalows have been per
fected.
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SOCIAL EVENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Slaton Hosts
At Dinner-Bridge Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Slaton enter
tained at a beautifully appointed
dinner bridge at their home on
West Poplar street Tuesday even
ing at 7 o’clock.
The house was prettily decor
ated in vases and bowls of pink
and white chrysanthemums and
pink and white roses.
Mrs. Slaton received her guests
wearing a handsome model of
lavender georgette.
A delicious hot course and salad,
followed by h sweet course and
coffee, was served, after which
bridge was enjoyed by all until a
late hour.
Enjoying the game were Mr.
and Mrs. Bartlett Searcy, Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Norman, Miss Rachael
Wylie, of York, S. C., Mr. and
Mrs. James H. Walker, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. John B. Mills.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Graefe,
Mr. and Mrs. Evander Shapard,
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Buise, Mr.
and Mrs. William H. Beck, Jr.,
Dr. and Mrs. T. I. Hawkins, and
Mr. and Mrs. Will Slaton.
Tech Marionettes Will
Be in Griffin Saturday.
The Marionettes of Tech will
give the sparkling comedy, “Dul
cy,” at the high school auditorium
Saturday evening, November 29,
under the auspices of the Wo
man’s Club of Griffin.
The fact that the club women
are sponsoring the performance,
as well as the fact that the Mar
ionettes scored one of the biggest
hits ever made in Griffin last year
insure its success.
A number of attractive young
ladies will be visitors in the city
for the occasion.
The club women will sponsor a
dance at the Elks’ Club immedi
ately after the performance, which
promises to be the most bril
liant event of the Thanksgiving
season in Griffin.
Music will be furnished by the
Marionette orchestra.
Rotary Club to Entertain
With Ladies Night Friday.
The members of the Griffin Ro
tary Club will give an enjoyable
party at the Griffin Country Club
Friday night at 8 o’clock, the oc
casion to be “Ladies Night” and
assemble the lady friends of the
club.
Mrs. J. P. Mason is in charge
and her committee consists of
Mrs. J. H. Cheatham, Mrs. Frank
Pittmah, Mrs. Evander Shapard,
Jr., Mrs. T. H. Wynne, Mrs. Rob
ert Otis Crouch and Mrs. Newton
J. Baxter.
A number of attractive features
hare been arranged, which prom
ise to make the evening a most
delightful one.
Luella Woman’s Club Has
A« Interesting Meeting.
The Luella Woman’s Club had
an interesting meeting at the
home at Mrs. C. C. Williams with
Mrs. L. H. Greer as joint hostess
recently.
An excellent program was ren
dered, which included a very help
ful address by Mrs. Franklin
Sibley, of Griffin, on poultry rais
ing.
After a most enjoyable social
hour, the guests were served de
licious sandwiches and coffee.
Y. W. A. of Baptist Church
Meets Tuesday Evening.
The Young Woman’s Auxiliary
of the First Baptist Church met
at the Baptist Cottage Tuesday
evening at 6:15 o’clock for the
regular meeting.
Miss Madelyn Mathews had
charge of the program, which was
on China.
The devotional was led by Miss
Mathews and this was followed by
sentence prayers.
After the opening song, “He
Keeps Me Singing,” the minutes
of the last meeting were read and
the personal service report called
for. After the roll call, a wel
come was given to the new mem
bers.
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The topics for discussion were
as follows:
The Homes of the Wealthy, Es
ther Hambrlck.
The Homes of the Middle Class,
SOCIAL CALENDAR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27.
A number of informal dinners
and parties will mark Thanksgiv
ing Day in Griffin.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28.
The Rotarians will observe “La
dies Night.” at the Country Club
with a brilliant banquet.
Mrs. James A. Drewry and Mrs.
J. H. Newman will entertain at
dominos Friday morning at 10
o’clock and again in the afternoon
at 3 at the home of Mrs, Drewry
in compliment to Mrs. Idus Doe,
of McDonough.
Robert Shapard will give an in
formal dance in honor of his
guest, George Wheeler, of New
York City.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29.
The weekly tea- at the Griffin
Country Club.
The Tech Marionettes will give
a performance at th? high school
auditorium, under the auspices of
the Woman’s Club.
The Woman’s Club will sponsor
a dance -~et the Elks’ Club
immediately after the perform
ance.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1.
The Parish Guild of St. George’s
church will meet at 3 o’clock with
Miss Mamie Mills at her home
on South Sixth street.
Thelma Powell.
The Homes of the Poor, Leila
Powell.
China’s New Woman, Lilia Buc
hanan.
Our Work in China, Katherine
Wolcott.
A Chinese Wedding, Thelma
Brisendine.
South, Central and North Mis
sions, Estelle Patterson.
After the discussions, the mem
bers sang “Just as I Am,” after
which Miss Gladys Stallworth dis
missed the meeting with a prayer.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram, a delicious luncheon, pre
pared by Mrs. John H. Cheatham,
was served.
NO TROUBLE AT ALL
Motorist: Don’t you find it hard
these days to meet expenses?
Farmer: Hard? Man alive, I
neet -expenses at every turn.
JUST THE THING
Applicant: Are you in need of
assistance?
Business man: Very sorry; I do
all the work myself.
Applicant: Ah, that would just
suit me.
HOW’S THIS? medicine
tt* t t ’Q cat ar rh
will do ^ what we claim for It—rid caused V°“F
system Catarrh or Deafness
by M4T*f?'8 h ' CATARRH MEDICINE
consists of an Ointment Quickly
Relieves the catarrtal intommation,
and the Internal Medicine, a Tonic,
which acts through the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces, thus assisting to
restore normal conditions. 40 _ Year*.
Sold by druggists for over O.
V'. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo.
Practical
Nurse Tells
Mrs. N. E. Snow, of
Route 1, near Paris, Tenn.,
tells the story of her ex
perience as follows:
“I am 62 years old and
I have been a practical
nurse for more than 20
years, taking mostly ma
ternity cases. One of my
daughters suffered from
cramping at ... She
would just bend double
and have to go to bed.
CARDUI
The Woman's Tonic
was recommended to her
and she only had to take
about two bottles, when
she hardly knew that It
was . . ., she suffered so
little pain.
My run-down, youngest weak daughter an(f
was
nervous .... no appetite
and tired all the time. I
gave her two bottles of
Cardul. It buHt her up
and she began eating and
soon gained in weight and
has been so well since.”
Try Cardul. At all
druggists'.
EX-100
November 27, 1924.
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“Lets - * 3-3
TODAY
LAST TIME
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m Jessn Bcmasery
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The King of Romance—in a
picture that combines the best
qualities of “The Sheik" and
“Blood and Sand.”
Fox News
NO DIRECTIONS
Mother had to leave little sis
ter and the new baby in charge of
big sister for the first time.
Baby was drying lustily.
Big Siste/: Oh, dear, why
doesn’t she stop crying? I don’t
know what to do with her.
Little Sister: Why? Didn’t the
directions come with her?
AN ECONOMIC THEORY
“What do you suppose is mak
ing the price of beef so high?”
“Competition,” answered Cactus
Joe. All the boys is figurin’
that they ought to get just as
high salaries on a ranch as they
do in a motion picture studio. ff
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TECH
MARIONETTES
South’s Leading College Dramatic Club
Will Present the
NEW YORK COMEDY SUCCESS
U DULCY 99
By GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and
MARC CONNELLY
at
Griffin High School Auditorium
Auspices of Woman's Club
SATURDAY. NOV. 29
EXTRA ATTRACTION
Marionettes * Orchestra
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Admission: 75c, 50c and 35c
Friday & Saturday
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A better brand of Western
picture isn’t known than this
Zane Grey romance-thriller.
Why miss it?
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
WANTED to buay a country
home near town by a resident of
Griffin. State location and price in
reply. a Country Home ft care
News.
BUICK ioe%
Values
We have ten used
cars. Seven cars we
guarantee first-class
condition; 3 as is.
SMALL CASH PAYMENT
BALANCE EASY TERMS
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109 East Solomon St. Phone 680