If there is no objection, I will try to type this article from our local paper each week. I have permission from the author Nelson Goolsby. I will not be saving these papers - merely transcribing for the benefit of any genealogy researchers. Happy Hunting! Helen STRONG Pond Woodland, GA News From the New Era by Nelson Goolsby April 30, 1925 Prattsburg News: Mr and Mrs. Ralph Jarrell and children were spend-the-day guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Edwards Saturday. Miss Edna Davis of Griffin is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Will Boggs. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Boggs and family and Mr. James Wimberly were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Lucas Sunday. Junction City: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Moore are spending a few days in Atlanta. Miss Susie Downs is in Byron, GA, as relief agent for the Central of Georgia Railroad. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lumpkin were in Columbus Monday. May 7, 1925 James F. Woodall, Commander of the Slade-Leonard American Legion Post, invites all ex-servicemen to attend an entertainment at the courthouse on Tuesday. Jones Perryman is one of five Georgians appointed by the Governor to attend the ninth international prison congress in London this summer. J. A. Battle had a mishap last Wednesday in his Lincoln car. While driving on the highway between Woodland and Talbotton it caught fire and burned up. All efforts to save the car were fruitless. The first consignment of Confederate Memorial Half Dollars minted by the U.S. Government as a "tribute to the valor of the Soldiers of the South," has been received by the Woodland Bank and the Bank of Talbotton. Citizens from all parts of the county met at the courthouse and organized a Talbot County Fair Association. The purpose of the fair is to encourage agriculture and home economics for our boys and girls and to build up Talbot County. Owing to the continued drought, a lot of crops are not up, or have not been planted. Where a stand of cotton or corn has been secured, crops are looking very well. The only drawback has been the cool and dry weather. September 3, 1925 A set of books printed one year before Columbus discovered America and one set printed three years after that date will be inclued in the 9,000 volumes which will compose the library of the Theological Seminary of Mercer University in Macon. A third set, printed five years after the ships arrived in America, was presented to the library by Dr. A. H. Newman, world-famed Baptist Church Historian and Professor of that subject at Mercer. Junction city: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mathis and Leila Pearl Mathis and Mr. W. E. Butler have returned home from a visit to Florida. Misses Ora Reid and Martha Maxwell have returned as teachers here. Returning to Local Grove Institute: J. N. Lucas, Robert L. Moore, Pam Lucas and William Brown, J. O'Neals: Misses Kate and Fannie Lou Gilbert spent Monday frolicking at Juniper.

Thanks for doing this, I am originally from Talbot county, in fact i was born in Junction and there are still some people i know still there, I found several people i had knowledge of, My long departed aunt was one, Thanks again, Lonnie Downs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Pond" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 7:39 AM Subject: [GATALBOT] For Researchers > If there is no objection, I will try to type this article from our local paper each week. I have permission from the author Nelson Goolsby. I will not be saving these papers - merely transcribing for the benefit of any genealogy researchers. > > Happy Hunting! > Helen STRONG Pond > Woodland, GA > > News From the New Era by Nelson Goolsby > > April 30, 1925 > > Prattsburg News: Mr and Mrs. Ralph Jarrell and children were spend-the-day guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Edwards Saturday. Miss Edna Davis of Griffin is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Will Boggs. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Boggs and family and Mr. James Wimberly were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Lucas Sunday. > > Junction City: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Moore are spending a few days in Atlanta. Miss Susie Downs is in Byron, GA, as relief agent for the Central of Georgia Railroad. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lumpkin were in Columbus Monday. > > May 7, 1925 > > James F. Woodall, Commander of the Slade-Leonard American Legion Post, invites all ex-servicemen to attend an entertainment at the courthouse on Tuesday. > > Jones Perryman is one of five Georgians appointed by the Governor to attend the ninth international prison congress in London this summer. > > J. A. Battle had a mishap last Wednesday in his Lincoln car. While driving on the highway between Woodland and Talbotton it caught fire and burned up. All efforts to save the car were fruitless. > > The first consignment of Confederate Memorial Half Dollars minted by the U.S. Government as a "tribute to the valor of the Soldiers of the South," has been received by the Woodland Bank and the Bank of Talbotton. > > Citizens from all parts of the county met at the courthouse and organized a Talbot County Fair Association. The purpose of the fair is to encourage agriculture and home economics for our boys and girls and to build up Talbot County. > > Owing to the continued drought, a lot of crops are not up, or have not been planted. Where a stand of cotton or corn has been secured, crops are looking very well. The only drawback has been the cool and dry weather. > > September 3, 1925 > > A set of books printed one year before Columbus discovered America and one set printed three years after that date will be inclued in the 9,000 volumes which will compose the library of the Theological Seminary of Mercer University in Macon. A third set, printed five years after the ships arrived in America, was presented to the library by Dr. A. H. Newman, world-famed Baptist Church Historian and Professor of that subject at Mercer. > > Junction city: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mathis and Leila Pearl Mathis and Mr. W. E. Butler have returned home from a visit to Florida. Misses Ora Reid and Martha Maxwell have returned as teachers here. Returning to Local Grove Institute: J. N. Lucas, Robert L. Moore, Pam Lucas and William Brown, J. > > O'Neals: Misses Kate and Fannie Lou Gilbert spent Monday frolicking at Juniper. > > > > > > ==== GATALBOT Mailing List ==== > Be sure to visit the Talbot GAGenWeb Archives > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/talbot.htm > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Hi, Helen-- I would also like to add my appreciation for this kind and noble deed. Thank you very much. walt [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clarence A. Downs" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 2:27 PM Subject: Re: [GATALBOT] For Researchers > Thanks for doing this, I am originally from Talbot county, in fact i was > born in Junction and there are still some people i know still there, I found > several people i had knowledge of, My long departed aunt was one, Thanks > again, Lonnie Downs > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Helen Pond" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 7:39 AM > Subject: [GATALBOT] For Researchers > > > > If there is no objection, I will try to type this article from our local > paper each week. I have permission from the author Nelson Goolsby. I will > not be saving these papers - merely transcribing for the benefit of any > genealogy researchers. > > > > Happy Hunting! > > Helen STRONG Pond > > Woodland, GA > > > > News From the New Era by Nelson Goolsby > > > > April 30, 1925 > > > > Prattsburg News: Mr and Mrs. Ralph Jarrell and children were > spend-the-day guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Edwards Saturday. > Miss Edna Davis of Griffin is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Will Boggs. Mr. and > Mrs. C. W. Boggs and family and Mr. James Wimberly were dinner guests of Mr. > and Mrs. I. E. Lucas Sunday. > > > > Junction City: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Moore are spending a few days in > Atlanta. Miss Susie Downs is in Byron, GA, as relief agent for the Central > of Georgia Railroad. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lumpkin were in Columbus Monday. > > > > May 7, 1925 > > > > James F. Woodall, Commander of the Slade-Leonard American Legion Post, > invites all ex-servicemen to attend an entertainment at the courthouse on > Tuesday. > > > > Jones Perryman is one of five Georgians appointed by the Governor to > attend the ninth international prison congress in London this summer. > > > > J. A. Battle had a mishap last Wednesday in his Lincoln car. While > driving on the highway between Woodland and Talbotton it caught fire and > burned up. All efforts to save the car were fruitless. > > > > The first consignment of Confederate Memorial Half Dollars minted by the > U.S. Government as a "tribute to the valor of the Soldiers of the South," > has been received by the Woodland Bank and the Bank of Talbotton. > > > > Citizens from all parts of the county met at the courthouse and organized > a Talbot County Fair Association. The purpose of the fair is to encourage > agriculture and home economics for our boys and girls and to build up Talbot > County. > > > > Owing to the continued drought, a lot of crops are not up, or have not > been planted. Where a stand of cotton or corn has been secured, crops are > looking very well. The only drawback has been the cool and dry weather. > > > > September 3, 1925 > > > > A set of books printed one year before Columbus discovered America and one > set printed three years after that date will be inclued in the 9,000 volumes > which will compose the library of the Theological Seminary of Mercer > University in Macon. A third set, printed five years after the ships > arrived in America, was presented to the library by Dr. A. H. Newman, > world-famed Baptist Church Historian and Professor of that subject at > Mercer. > > > > Junction city: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mathis and Leila Pearl Mathis and Mr. > W. E. Butler have returned home from a visit to Florida. Misses Ora Reid > and Martha Maxwell have returned as teachers here. Returning to Local Grove > Institute: J. N. Lucas, Robert L. Moore, Pam Lucas and William Brown, J. > > > > O'Neals: Misses Kate and Fannie Lou Gilbert spent Monday frolicking at > Juniper. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GATALBOT Mailing List ==== > > Be sure to visit the Talbot GAGenWeb Archives > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/talbot.htm > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > > ==== GATALBOT Mailing List ==== > Be sure to visit the Talbot GAGenWeb Archives > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/talbot.htm > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >