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fcairo Methodist Church, fea
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led by the pastor, Rev. Leland
The general public is invited
Lese services.
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hd and 9th, there will be ser
[ the regular hours, 11 a. m.
10 p. m., and an extra early
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ivitle, Ga., spent Sunday after
nd night here with relatives
iends. The Montgomerys are
residents of Cairo.
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Omnibus Column.
Everybody Rides In It. There’s Always Room For One More.
BIRTH.—Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ra
gan announce the arrival of a 10-lb.
son on March 24th.
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Mr. J. T. Woodall, of Albany, for
merly of Cairo, was among the visit
ors here on Sunday.
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Dr. T. J. Arline, of' Poulan, Ga., for
merly of Cairo, was among the visit
ors here Wednesday.
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Dr. H. T. Sherman left early this
‘week to spend a few days; in New
York City.
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Misses Tobitha Belcher, Annella
Brown and Clara Mauldin visited in
Daytona Beach, Fla., last Sunday.
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Miss Nina Calhoun, of Cordele, has
been the guest of Mrs. Walter Wil
liams here this week.
WOMAN’S CLUB TO MEET
NEXT FRIDAY.—
The regular meeting of the Cairo
Woman’s Club will be held at the club
house next Friday afternoon, April
7th, at 3 o’clock.
The program will be sponsored by
the department of public wejfare with
Mrs. W. S. Smith as chairman. The
subject for the afternoon will be
“Healing Waters of the South.”
Hon. E 1 . E. Boone, Jr., manager of
Warm Springs Foundation, Warm
Springs, will be the guest of the club
and make the principle address.
Other talks Will be given by Mrs.
W. E. Eskew, w'hose subject will be
“Hot Spring Ark.,” and Mrs, Howard
Thrower, who will talk o n “Scaly
Springs, Cottonwood, Ala. 2
The Woman’s Club Chorus will sing
“America, the Beautiful.”
FOR SALE.—See US for QUALITY
BABY CHICKS. Mixon’s Grocery,
Cairo. tf.
THE CAIRO MESSENGER, FRIDAY, MARCH 31ST, 1939.
Mrs. J. R. White spent the week
end in Cuthbert as the guest of her 1
neice, Mrs. C. E. Wade.
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Miss Mary Spears and Mr. William
Oliver spent the week-end in Atlanta
making s)peicial purchases for their
firm, J. L. Oliver’s Son.
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(Mrs. Kenneth Leddick, and young
son, of Atlanta, are spending the
week here as the guests of relatives
and friends.
* • *
Miss Callie Laurie Crapps returned
to her duties in the school at Rus
sellville, Ala., Sunday after spending
several days here with her mother,
Mm J. W. Crapps.
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Mr. Onetal Fain, and family, have
been spending several days with rel
atives in Ozark, Ala. They were call-
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Mayes spent
the week-end in Forsyth and Mr.
Mayes also conferred with state offi
cials in Atlanta.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Tyson left on
Wednesday to spend a week in Miami
as the guests of Dr. and Mrs. L. S.
Rentz.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. Steyerman and Mr.
Henry Steyerman, of Thomasville, at
tended the funeral of Mr. F. A. Rich
ter, Sr., here, Sunday afternoon.
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Secretary J. M. Hughes, of the
Thomasville Chamber of Commerce,
attended the funeral of Mr. .F. A.
Richter, Sr., here, Sunday afternoon.
* * *
Miss Jane Walker, student at Shor
ter College, in Rome, is spending the
week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Walker.
Mr. Carl Mitchell, of Moultrie, for
merly of Cairo, was called here Sun
day for the funeral of his grandfather,
Mr. F. A. Richter, Sr.
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Mr. Albert C. Roddenbery, who 'has
been confined for several days with
influenza, is now convalescent, and is
able to be out, again.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Rogers, Jr., and
children, of Blakely, spent the week
end here with Mrs. Rogers’ parents,
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Walker.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wind have been
visitors to Atlanta this week, Mr.
Wind having been called there on bu
siness.
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Mrs. J. H. Morgan returned Monday
to her home in Ozark, Ala., after
spending a week here as the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Floyd McKnight.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. Carnes, and
son, of Spartanburg, S. C., were
called here Saturday because of the
death of Mrs. Carnes’ father, Mr. F.
A. Richter, Sr.
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Mrs. H. H. Wind returned Saturday
from LaGrange, where she represent
ed the Cairo Woman’s Club at the
annual convention of the State Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs.
BIRTH.—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hes
ter, Jr., announce the arrival of a
young daughter at the Cairo Hospital
on Thursday, March 23rd. She has
been named Daisy Henrietta.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Walker, former
residents of Cairo, have returned to
their home in Sarasota, Fla., after
spending most of last week here with
relatives and on business.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Shelter have re
turned to their home in Columbus, Ga.,
after spending several days here as
the guests ‘of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Slade.
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Mrs. T. A. Powell returned to reh
home here Monday after spending two
weeks as the guest of her mother,
Mrs. J. H. Crizier, in Cedar Springs,
Ga.
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'Miss May de Lois Summerlin re
sumed her work as an instructor in
the Cairo Schools Monday after con
valescing from a recent appendectomy
at her home in Pelham.
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(Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sasser, and
young son, have recently moved to
Cairo to make their home. Mrs. Sas
ser is remembered here’ as Miss Ber
nice Hallman.
Mrs. H. G. Cannon, and daughter,
Miss Margaret and Mrs. E. O. Alli
good spent several days of the weekj
in Atlanta as guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George Cannon.
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Mr. Robert Lee, of Havana, was
among the visitors here Monday af
ternoon. He accompanied his father,
Rev. D. Pi Lee, who was one of the
officiating ministers at the funeral of
Mr. F. A. Richter, Sr.
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Mr. Joe Mitchell, and children, of
Donalsonville, formerly of Cairo, were
among the out-of-the-county visitors
attending the funeral of the former’s
father-in-laV, Mr. F. A. Richter, Sr.,
here Sunday afternoon.
ed there because of the illness of Mr.
Fain’s father with pneumonia and Mr.
Fain himself became ill, but is now
improving.
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Among those from Cairo who at
tended the annual convention of the
Georgia Education Association in At
lanta the latter part of last week ‘were
iSupt. John S. Herndon, Miss Esther
Prickett and Profs. J. M. Martin and
Ralph Carlisle.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Wight have been
in Gulfport, Miss., this week where
Mr. Wight has been attending the
annual convention of the American
Tung Oil Association. He was signal
ly honored by being named Georgia di
rector of the association.
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Mesdames J. S. Wight, W. J. Dick
ey, Dan Mitchell and Miss Bessie
Miller are planning to attend the an
nual conference of the Woman's Mis
sionary Conference of the Methodist
church will Convene in Cordele Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday of
next week. Others from Cairo are ex
pecting to go Wednesday for the
day. *
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Miss Kathryn Brown, who has been
undergoing treatment by a specialist
in a hopital at Lexington, Ky., for
several weeks, is reported to be con
siderably improved and she expects
to return to her home here in about
ten days or two weeks. Her cousin,
Mrs. Fred C. Meyer, nee Miss Jewel
Brown, of Springvale, Ga., has re
turned to her home after being at her
bedside for three weeks.
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Mrs. Graham Ward* had as her
guests Sunday: her son, Mr. Graham
Ward, of Moultrie; Miss Flo McGuirk,
of Ellaville; Dr. and Mrs. Ken
neth Wood, of Leslie; and Miss Lucy
Nella Ward and Mr. Thenon Davis,
of Meigs. Mrs. Leo Bass, convales
cing from a protracted very serious
illness at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
Wood, returned home with them, and
Mr. Bass was here for the day, also.
NEGRO FAT CATTLE SHOW
SATURDAY. i
The Negroes of Grady county had
their first fat cattle show at the rear
of the Courthouse here last Saturday
afternoon and much interest was man
ifested.
Winners were Albert Brown, 1st;
Elmer Wilson, 2nd; and Henry Holton,
3rd. Judges were Dr. F. S. Carr, Carl
Godwin and Ladd Maxwell. The cash
prizes were offered by the following
Cairo merchants: Caro .Furniture Co.,
Gandy Bros., Grady Pharmacy, Mix
on’s Grocery, Oliver Feed Mill, Jake
Poller, Roddenbery Hardware Co.,
Wight Hardware Co., and Wight &
Browne.
LITTLE LOIS HARDWICK IS
DEATH VICTIM. ,
Little Lois Hardwick, the beloved
18-months-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Hardwick, of Cairo, died
of pneumonia at 4 o’clock Tuesday
morning. She had been ill three weeks.
She was born July 23rd, 1938.
►Funeral and interment were at
Spring Hill cemetery at 3 p. m. Tues
day, in charge of Rev. W. L. Heaton
and South Georgia Funeral Home.
Surviving are her parents, a twin
sister, and five other brothers and
sisters.
Does Cairo Continue
To Grow?
(Despite the fact that upwards
of 200 homes have been built here
during the past few years, a fam
ily which desires to locate here
was unable to find living quarters
this week.
The man, who is to be employ
led locally for an indefinite period,
when last seen, said he had hope
of finding a home in Pelham,
which will necessitate traveling
back and forth each work day.
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us. It costs you nothing to visit us and you
will certainly find an old-fashioned welcome
at our store.
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TO HONOR MRS. YOUNG,
A VISITOR.—
A beautiful function of Wednesday
afternoon was the bridge party at
which Mrs. J. A. Powell, I, delightful
ly entertained honoring her sister,
Mrs. E. Gordon Young, of Palmer,
Mass.
A profusion of gay spring blossoms
consisting of pansies, wisteria, snap
dragons, calendulas and iris in artis
tic arrangements adorned the rooms
where the games were played.
The guest-of-honor was preeented
with a maderia guest towel.
Mrs. Wayne Walker "won high score
and received a dainty handkerchief.
Mrs. K. F. Leddick, of Atlanta, was
given a handkerchief for visitors’s
prize. She also received a novelty
bridge pencil for scoring low\
A tempting course composed of
FIVE
molded meat salad, potato chips, sand
wiches, pickles and iced tea was serv
ed. ■
Playing with Mrs. Young were:
Mesdames K. •F. Leddick, of Atlan
ta, Elmer Bell, G. M. Smith, Dwight
Brown, Homer Allen, R. R. Ramsey,
Charles Beale, J. M. Kennedy, M. L.
Mayes, J. W. Crapps, Wayne Walker,
Dave Bowen, W. R. Eskew, W. L. Ol
iver and Tom Harjowe.
Messrs. A. M. McNeill and J. H.
Shaw spent last Monday in Atlanta
attending to business.
FOR SALE.—See US for QUALITY
BABY CHICKS. Mixon’s Grocery,
Cairo. tf.
THE MILK We use in our milk shakes
is about half cream. No wonder
we sell so many of them. GRADY
PHARMACY. 3-25-tf.
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