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Weekly Broxton News Letter
By Mrs. B. M. Poer
Mr. J. R. Lambright of Bruns
wick, has accepted a position with the
Union Bank Co., here.
Mr. Jesse Richard Petty, of At
lanta, is visiting his uncle and fam
ily, Mr. H. V. Johnson.
Miss Mary Campbell Chambliss
left Sunday to visit relatives at Ma
con and Forsyth.
Miss Dora Leggett left last Fri
day via Jacksonville, (la., to visit
relatives before returning to Vidalra.
Mrs. R. F. Burch, little Margaret
and ha by of Eastman, are guests of
Mrs. W. M. Cook.
Mrs. J. E. Lott and son Evans,
Mrs. Ella Curry and Miss Myrtie Mae
Curry left Sunday for Tennille. Mrs.
I.ott and Evans will return Wednes
day, but Mrs. Curry and Miss Curry
will make a lengthy visit.
Mrs. H. E. Bromn of Milltown, visit
ed her sister, Miss Belle O’Quinn, last
week, coming over Wednesday and
returning Friday*.
Mr. W. M. Cook was in Fitzgerald
Monday on business.
Mrs. D. D. Newbern and little
Dan, also little Miss Carolyn Lewis
left Thursday for a visit to Pal
metto and Atlanta.
Mr. J. D. Bledsoe left Tuesday
morning for Emory Academy, Ox
ford, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Davis and chil
dren spent Sunday at Jay Bird
Springs.
Mrs. T. W. Mattox and four chil
dren of East Port, Fla., are guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Wilcox, Mrs. Mattox’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Palmer and
two little sons spent Sunday with
relatives at Chauncey.
The Red Warehouse
DOUGLAS , GEORGIA
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This Tobacco Warehouse has been remodeled and is now 310 feet long by 90
feet wide
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Market Opens
TUESDA Y f JULY 28th
We appeal to the tobacco farmers of Coffee and adjoining counties
who will give service unequaled. We promise our best effort to get
selves and cannot call on every farmer in person, but we invite every jJßPyßijfjtl
tobacco farmer to at least try us with one load of tobacco, and we '*
Our Mr. Knott, who will have chargs of the sales department of
this warehouse, has been in the tobacco business forty years, and knows 1 *j^jjjjT
We Have New Scales, New Baskets and New
THE RED WAREHOUSE
“SERVICE THAT SATISFIES”
Mr. John Harris of South Hill, Ta.
is with Mr. Frank Bacon who is a,
tobacco demonstrator here from thej
same section.
Mrs. Cleon Day returned to Jack
sonville, Fla., Saturday with Mrs. J.
V. Craven, who had been her guest
a week previous.
Mr. J. B. Jordan and Mrs. I. C.
Register left Monday for Troy, Ala.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. E. Connell an
nounce the birth of a little girl.
Dr. C. C. Giddens and Mr. W. K.
Giddens spent last Saturday and
Sunday in Adel and Valdosta.
Mr. Henry W'right left Monday to
accept a position in a barbel shop in
Macon. •
Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Brown of
Fitzgerald, were visitors Sunday af
ternoon of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cook.
Mr. and Mrs. George Melvin artd
children and Robert and Newton
Prince of North Carolina, spent Mon
day night with Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Traynham as they were on their way
to Florida.
Miss Irma Milhollin returned Mon
day from Fitzgerald where she had
been under Dr. Russell’s care for
several days. While there she visit
ed in the home of Dr. Ware.
Miss Elizabeth Daniel of Brooker,
was a visitor in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Milhollin and
daughter left last Friday via Bruns
wick and St. Simons before return
ing to their home in College Park.
Mrs. Albert McLean of Hazle
hurst, spent last week with Mrs. J.
W. Brundage and other relatives at
Pridgen. Little Albert McLean will
remain here all the summer.
Dr. G. M. Rieketson was a pleas
COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS
ant week end visitor to home folks
from the legislature.
Mr. hnd Mrs. E. L. Moore and Mr.
and Mrs. B. B .Wooten attended -he
Shelton-McMillan wedding in Doug
las Wednesday.
Mrs. Munroe Lambright and chil
dren returned to Brunswick last Fri
day after several days visit to Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Moore.
Mrs. Cecil Williams and five dau li
ters, of Cordele, are expected W d
n'esday for several day 3 visit to or
sister, Mrs. J. H. Milhollin.
The people of Broxton will be
loathe to part with Mr. and Mrs. C.
J. Traynham who expect to m ke
Kissimmee, Fla., their home ere lc ig.
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Miss Annie Lee Register returned
last Friday from Waycross.
Mr. Homer Rieketson and Mr. Lu
ther Roberts spent Monday p. m in
Fitzgerald.
Little Francis Winn of Waycros3
was visiting her aunt, Mr 3. H. V.
Johnson last week.
Miss Annie Corrine Lewis and Miss
Virginia Lewis expect to leave Thurs
day to visit relatives at fGarfield,
Graymont, and Summitt.
Prof, and Mrs. J. E. Usher and
Mrs. R. L. Kight of the A. & M.
school at Douglas were Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lewis.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jordan and sons
spent Sunday at Rockingham. They
were accompanied home by Mrs. R.
H. Rhymes and Miss Louise Vickers.
Mrs. J. Morrison spent Sunday in
Douglas with her sister, Mrs. Ru
dolph.
Mrs. W. P. Garrard and children
will leave soon for Dahlonega for
several weeks visit.
Misses Hazel Milhollin, Irma Mil
hollin and Virginia Lewis were in
Douglas Tuesday p. m.
DISCUSSING THE SCOPES EVOLUTION TRIAL WHICH STARTED IN DAYTON, TENNESSEE,
, ON JULY 10, 1925.
William Jennings Bryan discusses, in Atlanta, Georgia, with residents of Dayton, Tennessee, t..e John
Thomas Scopes trial for the violation of the Butler Law of the State of en^ f es^ ee ' . w;n - Tennine-s
July 10th in Dayton, Tennessee. Photo shows, left to right: S. Hicks, J. G. McKenzie, Tpnnintrs
Bryan, H. E. Hicks, Harry M. Lawrence, Wallace E. Haggard—all of whom except i i t i.
Bryan are residents of Dayton, Tenn., the home town and where Scopes violated the Bu ler La y
ing the theories of evolution in the Dayton High School.
Rev. Mitchell, of Cordele, filled
Eldter Kicklighter’s appointment at
the Primitive church Sunday.
Mr. R. W. Miller is much improv
ed after his serious illness for several
days.
Woman’s Club Meeting.
Last Thursday in the club room
met the June session of the Woman’s
Club. The business was attended to
by the President. Mrs. J. R. Lewis
gave a summary of the club’s activi
ties since its organization years ago,
which showed the worth whileness of
the organization.
Mrs. Luther Roberts favored the
ladies with piano music. Punch, cake
and cream served made the occas
sion complete.
Mr 3. J. E. Lott, Mrs. J. W. Ken
nedy and Mrs. G. W. Burke were
hostesses. The club room was at-
tractive with baskets of purple crepe
myrtle and ferns.
Rev. and Mrs. R 0. Martin attend
ed the Workers Council at Saginaw
Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Williams of Alma,
came Sunday and are assisting Rev.
Drake in revival services at Mary’s
Chapel.
Gypsie Roast.
The Team Workers Sunday School
class and the Young People’s class
enjoyed an outing to Mr. Mr. C. A.
Tyler’s tobacco barns Monday night.
A lunch was served, many jokes
played, watermelons and other fruits
made a pleasant evening.
Mr. Will Kenedy left Tuesday for
his home in Savannah, Mrs. A. M.
Thursd a y, July 16, 1925.
Clements for Cecil, Mr. and Mrs. F.
Kennedy and baby for V aldosta, go
ing later to their home in Macon;
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Byrd for Cecil,
going later to their home in Atlanta.
All have been on a visit to their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kennedy.
Mr. Currin of Nashville, v was in
town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Leggett’s home
caught fire from a defective flue
Monday. It was quickly extinguish
ed. jf
The average salary of a white
school teacher in Georgia is S6OO a
year. In Louisiana it is sl,lO0 —
nearly twice as much.
In 1922 the per capita debt of
Georgia was $1.82, of North Caro
ina, $13.11.