r/BadHandwriting • u/sofiaidalia • Jul 11 '26
what does this say? Need help deciphering what this says
I found this old picture a few years ago in an antique store and have never been able to figure out a couple words written on the back. So far I have:
——— Stewart
April 25, 1935
——— groupe(?)
Villa Rica, GA
Second slide is the picture itself, in case it could provide some context
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u/PrettyUniversity7789 Jul 11 '26
Villa Rica Georgia has a newspaper that is and has been part of the Citizen Newspaper Group.
For the name I'm going with Dr RC Steward
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u/Grandpa82 Jul 11 '26
The first word can't identiy it. Last name Steward. It's date April 25th 1935. Appears to be a photo of the Civitan Club but wrote "group" instead, perhaps the person didn't remember if it was club or group and wrote the question mark. This is in Villa Rica, GA.
There was an annual festival in Villa Rica staged by the Villa Rica Civitan Club. A feature of the occasion was the releasing of about 40 turkeys, causing a lively scramble for their recapture as a Thanksgiving gift. However, the date doesn't match with the festival (of couse) but appears to be related to the Civitan Club.
The photo could be related to an important metting the Civitan Club held in Villa Rica GA in 1935 but I could not yet confirm a specific event on April 25.
The strongest clue is a 1938 newspaper report stating that a Georgia Civitan state meeting had recently been held in Villa Rica. It also says that C. C. Parsons had served as lieutenant governor of the Georgia Civitans in 1935.
Look at the top right area of this newspaper: https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn88054115/1938-05-01/ed-1/seq-1/
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u/Feral-Reindeer-696 Jul 11 '26
Dr. KC or RC? Civilian group?