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$5,000.00
FOR OLD POSTAGE STAMPS
OLD POSTAGE STAMPS AND
ENVELOPES WANTED. ALSO
REAL OLD BOOKS, CONFED
ERATE STATES AND U.
S. STAMPS BOUGHT
Mr. P. Burke, America’s foremost
postage stamp authority is once again
in your vicinity, buying old postage
stamps and envelopes used during
the Civil War, or before the year
1865. Just recently an old stamp
worth $6,000.00 was found in an old
attic among a lot of old letters used
during the Civil War. Mr. Burke wilt
be glad to call and look over any old
stamps or envelopes you may find
in your attics, trunks, 'barns or wher
ever you may find such old corre
spondence and papers.
Please bear in mind that Mr.
Burke will make a personal call, and
is willing to call anywhere to look
over old stamps, no matter whether
you live 100 miles away. You are
under absolutely no obligation, and
you have nothing to lose by allowing
Mr. Burke to look over your old pa
pers for stamps and envelopes.
Anyone having a quantity of old
books dated before 1820, or a lot
of old newspapers used before 1865
are also advised to get in touch with
Mr. Burke as he also buys such
things. No religious books or coins
’bought. Either write to Mr. P. Burke
immediately or phone him at the
Hotel Griffin, Griffin, Ga., and he
will be glad to look over your old
things free of charge. It may pay
you well to look over your old letters,
books and papers right away. All
transactions held in strictest confi
dence. Mr. Burke has been coming
to your state for many years and
has purchased many thousands of dol
lars worth of old letters, stamps, en
velopes, newspapers and books in
your section. Confederate money pur
chased if you have over 100 paper
notes. —Adv.
FORMtR BUTTS RESIDENT
DIES IN BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Friends and relatives here were
sorry to learn of the death of Mr.
J. T. Edwards, 65 years of age, for
mer well known Butts county resi
dent, which occurred at his home in
Birmingham, Ala. January 1. For
several years he was a resident of
this county, moving eleven years ago
to Birmingham where he had since
resided.
A native of north Georgia, Mr. Ed
wards is survived by his wife; five
daughters, Mrs. A. L. Hendricks and
Mrs. D. L. Rawlinson, of Birming
ham; Mis. J. J. Williams and Mrs.
B. B. Jones, of Baton Rouge, La.;
Mrs. W. C. Jeffries, of Jackson; two
sons, Milton, of Portsmouth, Ohio,
and Carl, of Ark, Neb.; one sister,
Mrs. G. D. Heath, of Bartow county;
four brothers, Quilly Edwards, of
Cherokee county; Amos and Alfred
Edwards, of Bartow county and Isam
Edwards, of Cairo, Ga.; several
grandchildren and 3 great-grandchil
dren.
Funeral and interment took place
in Birmingham.
PERSONAL
Mayor J. L. Lyons was a visitor to
Atlanta Tuesday.
Miss Ruth Copeland was a visitor
t<- Atlanta Monday,
' Dr. B. L. Smith, of Forsyth, **ras
a visitor in Jackson Tuesday *
Col. W. B. Freeman, of Forsyth,
was a visitor here Tuesday.
Miss Ailene Lockhart is visiting
relatives and friends in Griffin this
week.
Mrs. Willis B. Powell leaves this
week for an extended visit with her
rister in Oklahoma City.
Dr. L. B. Hopkins and family, of
Griffin, visited Dr. and Mrs. J. B.
Hopkins Sunday afternoon.
Miss Evelyn Hodges, of Atlanta,
was the guest Friday of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Brae Hodges.
Mr. H. O. Ball, superintendent of
the Pepperton Cotton Mills, is spend
ing the week in New York on busi
ness.
Mrs. R. L. Smith has returned
from Griffin where she spent the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs, Arthur
Copeland.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Jolly and Mr.
Palmer Jolly, of Atlanta, visited rel
atives in Jackson and Jenkinsburg
Dr. J. B. Hopkins attended an im
portant meeting of the Sixth Dis
trict Dental Society in Macon Tues
day afternoon.
*
Miss Cornelia Proctor and Mr.
Robert Miller, of Atlanta, were
guests Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Newton.
Park Newton, Jr. and his guest,
Frank Pate, of Hawkinsville, came
down from Tech to spend the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Park Newton.
Mrs. L. P. Lester and Miss Anne
Lester returned Saturday from Grif
fin where they spent the holidays the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beck,
Jr.
Butts county relatives and friends
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
of Mr. W. M. Mayo, of Atlanta, will
be glad to hear of an improvement
in his condition, following a critical
illness.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Newton and
little son, E. D. Jr. returned Sunday
to their home in Warrenville, S. C.
after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Newton.
Mrs. W. T. Street who has been
the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Newton for two weeks,
returned to her home in Dothan, Ala.
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Law and
M iss Helen Law had as their dinner
guests Sunday Mrs. Fannie Wash
ington, Mrs. Shellie Lane and Mrs.
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Ttie Progress-Argus
Agnes Bateman, of Macon.
Miss Harriette Carmichael return
ed Thursday from a delightful trip
to Baltimore where she spent the
holidays with her aunt, Mrs. J. G.
Gosnell and other relatives.
Miss Cola Pope has returned to
Nashville, Tenn., to resume her stu
dies in Vandervilt University after
spending the holidays with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Pope.
Mrs. J. M. Leach is in Palatka,
Fla., with her grandson, Hughlen
Thornton, Jr. during Mr. and Mrs.
Thornton’s absence in New York.
Later she will visit Mr. Lewis Leach
at Crescent City.
I
Mrs. George Law and Miss Helen
Law have returned to their home
at Indian Springs after spending the
Christmas holidays with Mrs. Law’s
sister, Mrs. S. H. Strickland at her
home in Douglas, Ga.
Mrs. J. E. Niemeyer has returned
to her home in St. Petersburg, Fla.,
after visiting her sister, Mrs. Dan
Coleman at Stark. She has accepted
a position in South America and will
leave for the new field on January
16.
Col. C. L. Redman spent Saturday
in Atlanta, going up to meet his son,
Charles Lee Reiman, Jr., student in
the University of Georgia law school,
who took the examination for er>
trance to the Naval Academy at An
napolis.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1934
Mrs. Georgge Law and Miss Helen
Law, who have been delightfully en
tertained as the guest of Mrs. Fan
nie Washington and Mrs. Shellie
Lane in Macon, returned to their
home at Indian Springs Friday. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Shellie
Lane who will remain as their guests
for several days.
A man is made or marred by the
use of his leisure time. —Jeremy Tay
lor.
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