News From the New Era by Nelson Goolsby May 1928 Misses Frances and Mildred Clark and Miss Willene Webster were weekend guests of Miss Fannie Mae Webster in Woodland. Box Springs City Officials: Mayor, None; Councilmen, J. Wood Browning, Jr., C. W. Cody, J. M. Greer, W. H. Turner, H. E. Greene, Clerk. Ben Slaughter, Marshall. Mrs. Lee Bradshaw died Sunday morning at her home in Box Springs. She is survived by one son and six daughters. The Mercer Glee Club highlighted the program at the Junction City school auditorium. Many talented locals also participated in the program. The son of the late school superintendent of Talbotton High School, John Pendergrast, slashed his throat in an attempted suicide in a rooming house in New Jersey. Someone heard his groaning and called the police who forced the door open and found Pendergrast lying on the bed. "Do you have a cigarette?" asked Pendergrast. The Officer lighted one and put it in Pendergrast's mouth before calling for an ambulance. Pendergrast is expected to survive. Mr. Will Woodall will spend some time in El Paso, Texas for his health. Mrs. J. C. Lowe, Mrs. W. P. Loyd, Miss Myrtle Loyd and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Cannon were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter White in Box Springs. Those from Talbotton attending the Missionary Conference in Waverly Hall: Mrs. L. P. Rutledge, Mrs. J. M. Heath, Miss Bessie Hudson, Mrs. Cecil Edwards, Mrs. T. A. McDowell, Mrs. J. C. Baldwin, Mrs. F. R. Spivey, Misses Gussie Pearl Childs and Carolyn Leonard. Former Talbotton barber, Herbert Smith, died recently in Tampa, FL. He is survived by his wife, three children and three brothers. Mrs. Eudie Maxwell and Miss Lizzie Maxwell spent Sunday with Miss Siddie Stinson and Miss Zoudie Stinson in Centerville. Woodland Knitting Mills was organized on May 16, 1928. Officers: J. H. Woodall, Chairman of the Board, C. W. Matthews, President, W. P. Robins, Vice President and General Manager M. H. King, Secretary-Treasurer. Seventy five airplanes passed over Junction City en route to Camp Benning. Some were so low you could hear the pilots talking to people on the ground. Synonyms: A word you use when you can't spell the other word. The essay contest on the Talbot County Centennial was won by Miss Emily Brannon. Miss Gladys Hadden and Mr. Jim Woodall have announced their engagement. Mr. Cullen Miller has accepted a position at the drugstore of Miles and King in Woodland. A hailstorm damaged many peaches in the area Tuesday. Mr. John Trussell, son of the prominent Trussell farmer and dairyman, married Miss Era Lillian (blacked out) of Columbus, May 20, 1928. Miss Ella Lignon Maund graduated from South Geogia College in McRae and will teach in the Woodland school next year. Misses Havalyn and Katherine Seay of Columbus are spending a while with their aunt, Mrs. J. W. Patterson in Box Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Burt and son Dana of Geneva visited Mrs. W. A. Pierce in O'Neals Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Butler, Sr., Miss Mattie Butler, Mrs. Grady Butler and Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Butler were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Butler, Jr., in Baldwinville. Jilted girl to friend: "I hear that you and Jack were getting married. Did you know he once proposed to me?" "Not exactly. He merely said he had done a lot of foolish things in his life." Mr. Henry Persons and Miss Mary Slade spent Sunday in Macon, to accompany Miss Lilly Persons on her return home. Miss Louise Foster of Woodland, is at home for the summer after teaching at Wrens. Miss Maggie O'Neal and Mr. Saxon Jones were wed recently in Talbot county. Little Charles Wimberly has been seriously ill for several days.