Goolsby Enters U.S. Senate Race in Georgia
John W Goolsby of Washington enters the Georgia U S Senate race as a late entrant in the Democratic primary. He files at the Amall office with $500 and promises a forthcoming program to Georgia voters, delaying details until his opening radio address.
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Atlanta
John W Goolsby
Washington
Georgia
U. S
Walter F. George
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia Public Service Commission
Goolsby
Goolsby Stepped Into Gov
Amnall
Grace Cannington
State Committee
U. S. Senate
Mr. Goolsby
Local Colored Youth Now Navy Cook Sees Action in 8 Major Raids
Cook Walker McDowell, a Black Navy sailor from Butler, Pennsylvania, served aboard the Enterprise in the Pacific. He participated in eight major actions including the Gilbert and Marshall Islands raid Wake Island raid Midway Guadalcanal Santa Cruz and others and earned the Presidential Unit Citation for valor. The Enterprise and air group battled Japanese forces, sinking 35 vessels and shooting down 185 aircraft. Secretary Knox signed the citation.
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San Francisco
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Enterprise
Pacific War
Cookie Walker McDowell
W. J
Martha McDowell
Butler
McDowell
Navy
Pittsburgh
Gilbert and Marshall Islands
Wake Island
Marcus Island
Midway
Guadalcanal
Stewart Sland
Santa Cruz Islands
Solo Mons
Knox
Mules for Sale at Cox Farm Butler Georgia
Four good mules available for cash at U S Cox farm in Butler Georgia. Contact information not fully legible but location and sale offer clear.
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U. S. Cox
Butler, Ga
Explosion kills three workers in Marion County
Three sawmill workers died in a blast believed to be from a 17 pound fragmentation bomb used at Ft Benning. J W McWhorter 60 Lou is Sinn 30 and Moley Thomas 20 were killed instantly as the Harris Mill community near Buena Vista Georgia mourns. Authorities caution finders not to handle unexploded ordnance and urge reporting to officials.
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Buena Vista
Ft.Benning
R. E. Dillard
Marion County
J. W. McWhorter
Ramahchurch
Church
Louis Sinn
R. C. Thomas
Henry Harris
Harris Mill
McWhorter
Harris
Sing
Thomas
Oscar Storey
Quarterly Conference At Union Church Friday April 14
The Butler Howard Methodist charge holds its second quarterly conference at Union Church on Friday April 14 at 11 30 am Rev A W Reese District Superintendent Columbus will lead the meeting A large turnout from all churches in the charge is expected.
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Butler-Howard Methodist Charge
Union Church
A. W. Reese
Columbus
Easter Services Planned at Trinity and Spring Hill
Special Easter services will be held at Trinity Freewill Baptist church next Sunday at three o'clock with Rev. B. T. Gill in charge. He will also deliver an Easter sermon at Spring Hill church at 11 a.m. and invites the public to attend.
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Trinity
Spring Hill
Trinity Freewill Baptist Church
B. T. Gill
Gill
Spring Hill Church
Rev. Gill
Unopposed U S Underwood Seeks Georgia Rep Seat
Reynolds resident U S Underwood is the sole qualified candidate for Taylor County in the Georgia General Assembly. Entry deadline was noon last Saturday. The Democratic primary and state vote occur July 4. Incumbent J W Edwards did not seek another term. Ed Wohlwender Jr of Columbus faces Arthur Copeland in the Solicitor General race for the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit.
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P. B. Childs
Taylor County
U. S. Underwood
Reynolds
General Assembly of
Georgia
J. W. Edwards
General Assembly
Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
Ed Wohlwender Jr
Columbus
Arthur Copeland
Spring Term of Superior Court Adjourns Tuesday
The April term of Taylor Superior Court adjourned Tuesday afternoon after two days in session. Judge T Hicks Fort of Columbus presided with Solicitor General Ed Wohlwender Jr and Court Reporter R O Perkins present. Civil and criminal dockets were light. ten cases were before the Grand Jury, all ten true bills and no no bills. Foreman Hon O S Cox and Clerk C F Austin served. bailiff J R Bennett assisted. Fort urged farmers in his charge, noting the county's agricultural character and topsoil.
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Taylor Superior Court
T. Hicks Fort
Columbus
Ed Wohlwender Jr
R. O. Perkins
O. S. Cox
C. F. Austin
J. R. Bennett
Judge Fort
Grand Jury
Taylor County
Grand Jury Presentments for April Term 1944 Taylor County
The Taylor County Grand Jury report the April term 1944 findings for the Taylor Superior Court. They thank Judge T Hicks Fort Solicitor Ed Wohlwender Jr bailiff J R Bennett and note jail and convict camp conditions. They approve W G Hill and R M Jinks as Notaries Public and urge publication in the Butler Herald with a $15 appropriation.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Taylor Superior Court
T. Hicks Fort
Ed Wohlwender Jr
J. R. Bennett
Justices of Peace
Notary
W. G. Hill
R. M. Jinks
Local Businesses Close For Good Friday Services
Practically every business in Butler will close from noon to 3 p.m. on Good Friday April 7. Rev. C. L. Glenn of the Methodist church will conduct services during these hours and all residents are invited to attend.
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Butler
C. L. Glenn
U D C Rally Set for Thomaston April 12
The Third District U D C rally will be held in Thomaston next Wednesday. Reynolds Chapter is part of the district. Registration occurs at Hotel Upson. Morning session starts at 10 30 in the First Baptist church auditorium. Luncheon planned for 1 p m in the hotel dining room.
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Thomaston
Reynolds
Hotel Upson
First Baptist Church
Robert Mott Dies at Jacksonville Florida
Obituary notes the death of Robert Mott in Jacksonville Florida after illness starting March 13 and death on March 16. He is survived by wife Irene Robart of Tampa son Bobby Mott of Columbus mother Mrs. E L Mott of Butler brothers J W Mott J C Mott Otis Mott of Butler and sister Mrs Fannie Bone of Butler. Funeral held March 18 at Bethel Primitive Baptist church with Rev W R Lumpkin officiating burial at Bethel cemetery. Pallbearers listed as J W Mott J C Mott Otis Mott Ralph Mott Grover Mott and Bobby Mott.
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Robert Mott
Jacksonville
Fla
Mott
Irene Robart
Tampa
Bobby Mott
Columbus
E. L. Mott
Butler
Messrs
J. W. Mott
J. C. Mott
Otis Mott
Fannie Bone
Rev
W. R. Lumpkin
Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
Bethel Cemetery
Ralph Mott
Grover Mott
Place Orders Early For Your Easter Flowers
Oak Crest Nursery advertises limited stocks of potted Easter lilies hydrangeas ageratum caladiums and geraniums with cut flowers available. Mrs L R Dean urges customers to order early to avoid disappointment.
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OAK Crest Nursery & Florist
L. R. Dean
Felix Zoll Nelson Dies at 84 Near Reynolds
Felix Zoll Nelson 84 died at his Reynolds area home Sunday at 5 15 PM after a heart attack. He was born in Taylor county in 1860, lifelong resident, survived by wife Sallie M. Cooper, five children, nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Funeral 4 PM Monday at family residence. Rev. Edward and Rev. Dunn officiated. interment New Prospect Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers listed. active pallbearers named.
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FelIx Zoll Nelson
Reynolds
Mr. Nelson
Taylor County
Nathan
Martha Maddox Nelson
Nelson
Neon Edwards
Reynolds Methodist Church
E. H. Dunn
Reynolds Baptist Church
New Prospect
Thurman Whatley
Marion Wells
E. T. Shealy
C. M. Windham
Ira Kirksey
S. H. Bryan
Gene Nelson
Moody Trussell
Mangham Beeland
M. G. Gill Teath
Roy Clay
Bob Martin
Sallie M. Cooper
Ruth
Gan
W. S
E. A
John Nelson
Charlton C. Parks Dies of Heart Attack at Home Near Ideal
Charlton Cecil Parks died suddenly from a heart attack at his home near Ideal on a Wednesday in March. Born June 14, 1884 near Reynolds, he married Amanda Parker on April 3, 1904. He leaves ten children, twenty grandchildren, siblings and many relatives. Funeral services were held at Concord Methodist Church with Rev. Roy Bond officiating and burial in Concord cemetery.
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Charlton Cecil Parks
Ideal
Reynolds
Amanda Parker
Mr. Parks
Methodist Church
Concord
Taylor Mill
Taylor County
Sumter County
Towit
W. J., Mauk
Paul Parks
Grady Parks
Montezuma
Dorsey Parks
Ireland
Wilbur Parks
Welder James
J. D. Hodge
Americus
Ralph Cheek
Pugh |Pilcher
Amercius
Mack F. Dent
H. B. Parks
Keith Parks
H. L. Hamlin
Lizella
J. C.johnson
Macon
A.S. Johnson
Ft. Valley
James J. D. Hodge
Pugh Pilcher
Leslie Womack
W. J. Parks
Concord Methodist Church
Roy Bond
Ellaville
Lester McMickle
Easter Rabbits for Sale in Reynolds Georgia
White New Zealand rabbits offered by Mrs. W. E. Marshall in Reynolds Georgia. Healthy stock and good producers with young stock and breeders for sale at $2.50 a pair and up according to age. Breeders from best rabbitries.
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New Zealand
W. E. Marshall
Reynolds, Ga
Two Men Escape Officers in Carthage Creamery Truck
Local authorities seek two Carthage Missouri truck drivers and a five ton Mack truck marked Carthage Creamery after a midnight attempt to break into a home and armed escape. Sheriff J M Bone fired six shots but the vehicle fled with the butter trailer attached while the drivers vanished.
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Carthage Creamery Company
Carthage
Carthage Creamery Co
J. M. Bone
C. B. Hall
Hall
H. J. Brooks
Butler
Bone
Missouri
Howard Methodist Church Receives Hymnals in Mrs Brown Memorial
Rev. L. Glenn reports fifty new Methodist Hymnals gifted to the Howard church. The donation from Mr. J. H. Brown honors his wife, Mrs. Margery Avery Brown, who recently passed away and had been an active church worker.
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Howard Methodist Church
Brown
L. Glenn
Howard
Methodist Church
Howard Church
J. H. Brown
Margery Avery Brown
Mrs. Fountain Leads County Cancer Control Drive
The annual fundraising drive for cancer control began last Saturday under county chairwoman Mrs. T. L. Fountain of the Woman's Field Army for the Control of Cancer. District chairmen include Mrs. R. L. Brown Howard Mrs. F. M. Carson Reynolds Mrs. W. A. Jarrell Carsonville Mrs. Lillian McGinty Rupert and Mrs. Fountain Butler. An educational campaign will educate on cancer nature causes and danger signals.
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T. L. Fountain
Woman‘s Field Army For
Fountain
R.L. Brown
Howard
F. M. Carson
Reynolds
W. A. Jarrell
Carsonville
Lillian McGinty
Rupert
Butler
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J. W. Goolsby
George
Gene Talmadge
Navy Cook
Fort Benning
Reservation
Florida
Taylor
Charlton C. Parks
Mrs
T. L
Fountain Heads County Campaign For Control of Cancer
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