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, January 2, 1941.
(Our Advertiser* Ar# A»*ur«d of Results)
Important News Happenings of 1940 as Pictured By News Photographer
Rotary Project Completed Mis* Lmily Woodward, Noted Author and U. D. C. Officers
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a and thei r guests as they arrived at the Rainbow Lake
“Hillbilly'’ party was given honoring whei
the “Ladies.” Pictured from left to right front row) are J. jr
hilips and Belmont Dennis. Second row > Mrs Belmont Dennis, Dr S. L. Waites. Mayor and Presiden
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R.O. Arnold, Mrs. J. E. Philip., Mrs N S Turner, Sr Mrs. S. L Waite,
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Scene From Curb Market Opening Saturday Morning
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The above scene made last Saturday, shows one corner of the courthouse base/ent room whic
i Ik uses the Curb Market operated by the rural women of the Home Demonstration Council. (Front rov
to right), Mrs. S J. Morcock, Mrs. Leila R. Mize, and Miss Eddye Ross. (Back row left to right
Iii- - Polly Haralson, Mrs. J. B. George, and Mrs. Mary E. Bogie. Mrs. Morcock is buying some of th
good Georgia home-cured ham from Mrs. George a s Mrs. Mize. Extension Service Economist fro
Athens, and Miss Eddye Ross, Home Demonstration Agent in charge of the market, look on.
D.A.R. Medal Winners At C.H.S. Class Day Program
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Pictureo above, ieft to right, are Mrs. L. D. Bolton, Mary Lucy Butler, Sara Mask, James Skinner,
t Mrs. Leon Cohen, all of whom participated in the annual Class Day program of Covington High
tool, held Monday morning, May 27, at 9 o’clock, in the school auditorium. The Sergeant Newton
apter. D. A. R., of which Mrs. Bolton is retiring Regent and Mrs. Cohen is Regent, presents each year
eral awards to outstanding students. This year Sara won the Good Citizenship Medal as the best all—
iu nd student. Mary Lucy’s medal was awarded for her history average, the highest in school, and
n ** m*a%l w*g given him for his record of highest boys’ average in civics.—Staff photo,.Arrowood.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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Pictured above is of the two beautiful ervmmees to the city
cemetery. Both of these were built as one of the projects of the Cov
ingto a Rotary Club in 1939. £•»» fllKtO MJ jba
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H. W. PITTMAN,
who has been selected to succeed
J. O. Porter as General Agent of
Bibb Manufacturing Company at
Portordale. He took over duties as
ead of the Porter dale mills this
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Winner* in Metropolitan Contest
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Above are the local members of the Metropolitan Goijde, staff. Left to
right, S. J. Morcock. local manager; M. E. J. T. McKay and
T. G, Dalton. A. M. Whitaker, of Conyers, and N. C. Cameron, of
Lithonia, are also members of the staff, but were Sot present when
the picture was made.
This staff is a part of the Athens, Ga., district, which stood first
in the Southern territory in all lines of achievement during 1939.
The Southern territory is composed of 69 districts in the states of
Virginia. North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia, Florida. Alabama,
Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana. Durng the past four years the
Athens district has stood second, sixth, twelfth and first respectively.
The entire country is composed of 900 districts. This district stood
No. 2 in industrial increase and No. 7 in all-round results, being only
63 points behind the company leader.
J. M. Feagle, manager of Athens district, and S. J. Morcock, local
manager, as the leading assistant manager of the Athens district,
have been invited as Blue Ribbon del“gates to attend a leader's dinner
at the Waldorf-Astoria on April 18th. Mr. Morcock is leaving Cov
ington Friday for New York, .....
European Lecturer Visit* City
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Rev. Oswald Blumit, of Latvia, shown above during his visit here
last year. He is again a visitor in our city as a guest of Rev. Sidney
Gates, with whom he is shown stoking b- ids. Others in the picture
are W. M. Berry, Fletcher Hill, George Stauliacher, S. J. Morcock
and James Gardner.
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In the State)
Chairman
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Chairman of the Newton County
Democratic Committee, who pre
sided over the meeting held Sat
urday to set the county primary
date.
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Pictured above are 1939-1940 officers of the Covington Chapter U. D. C. taken at a tea at th®
lovely home of Mrs. R. H. Patterson, honoring Miss Emily Woodward, State Director of Georgia
Forums, who was guest speaker at the March meeting—Reading from left to right- Mrs. Walker
Combs, Chaplain; Mrs. R. M. Mobley, Recorder of Crosses; Mrs. R. F. Harwell, Recording Sec
retary: Mrs. Frank Day 3rd Vice-President: Mrs. Belmont Dennis, President; M.ss Woodward. Mr*. ...
Trox Bankston, Registrar; Mrs W. D. Travis, Parliamentarian.; Mrs. C. B. Childs, 1st Vice-Pres
ident; and Mrs. R. H. Patterson, Treasurer; Seat- ed at the table is Mrs. J. E. Hutchins, Corres
ponding Secretary. Officers not in picture are Mrs. S. L. Waites, 2nd Vice-President; Mrs. OlB
Malone, Historian; Mrs. I. H. Rainwater, auditor.
Rural-Urban Group Organized In Newton County
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Pictured above is a group of Newton County women and guests who organized a Rural-Urban
organization in this area at a meeting held recently. Those above, from left to right, are (front row)
Mrs. C. C. Epps, Mrs. R. M. Mobley, Miss Eddye Ross, Mrs. Robin Wood, Mrs. Ross Ellington; (second
row) Mrs. A. W. Harper, Mrs. O. D. Grant, Mrs. L. C. Fincher, Mrs. Slappey; (third row) Mr*.
Homer Cook, Mrs. W. O. Patterson, Mrs. Morris. Officers elected weia. President, Mrs. W. O. Patterson;
first vice-p - 1 0 * , Mrs. Homer Cook; second vice-president, Mr*. Henry Anderson; third vice-presi
dent, Mrs. v. al cr C iinbsl recording secretary. Mrs. Oscar Grant; corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. O.
Patterson; t . cr. Mrs. S. E. Poole; publicity chairman, Mrs. Belmont Dennis; viee-pubiicitjr chair
man. Mrs. J. B. George. The group will meet every three morvlhs with neat meeting on August 3sd»
Staff photo by Arrowood.
Scene Taken At Recent American Legion Meeting
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Pictured above is scene taken
at the American Legion dinner
given recently for State Com*
mander Hoyt Brown at An
drew's Cafe. Most of the Legion
members from all parts of New
ton county attended and took
part in the activities. The Boy
Scout Troop sponsored by the
American Legion Post 32 of this
county attended in a body. In
the lower picture are officers of
the Newton County Post with
Commander Brown. (Lower left
to right) State Commander Hoyt
Brown and local Commander
Moody Summers. (Standi
Adjutant Guy Rogers -
Commander H. F, IV*
vice -command?-