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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
7
Local residents host and visit relatives across Georgia. Names include Mrs J M Rustin, Mr J O Harden, Mrs Lula Wall, Mrs Sidney Rustin, Mrs J T Davison, Mr L M Doyel, and many others. Lt Wm F Heydrick serves in the Southwest Pacific.
A Butler High School science class staged a mock arrest of hoboes at the courthouse, then escorted them to a theater and home for hot dogs as part of a prank reward for good work. The event included a mock fine paid by Mrs Knepley and a lighthearted prize for the best looking couple.
The Lesson-Sermon titled Probation After Death will be read in Churches of Christ, Scientist, worldwide next Sunday. The Golden Text proclaims death as the last enemy to be destroyed, with cited Bible verses and excerpts from Science and Health asserting mortal beliefs are unreal and that immortality rests on divine authority.
Brown bill folder lost in court house Monday contained 3 dollars and a driver's license issued to Jno J Coulter along with other papers. Finder may return it to the Herald Office for a reward.
Jim Hogg age 83 died last Friday at his daughter Mrs. Albert Short home in Manchester. Survived by wife two children Mrs. Albert Short of Manchester Sam Hogg of Macon a brother Tom Hogg of Taylor County a sister Ida Burks thirteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral held Sunday at Pleasant Hill church at 2 pm conducted by Rev. W. R. Lamhorn.
A Butler School yearbook snippet lists senior class songs with performer names such as Joyce McMillan Carolyn Bazemore Mary Wright Martha Jane Elliston and others. Titles include I ll Be Glad When You re Dead Jitterbug Jive Chattanooga Choo Choo and Whoa Mule Whoa among playful tunes reflecting the era.
Mt. Pisgah Baptist church Young People's Sunday School class led by Teacher Polk Harmon held a fish fry at Horsecreek bridge. Ten members attended with three new additions to the class. Invited guests included Harris Harmon and Roswell Locke among others. birthday cake was shared.
Services will be held at Trinity Freewill Baptist Church near Butler Saturday night at 7 o'clock and Sunday at 11 a.m. Rev B T Gill pastor expects a visiting minister to assist in both services. The public is cordially invited to attend.
The St Cecilian Club celebrates senior Kathryn Amos with a recital this week. The Music Department praises Bro Glenn for his Sunday church tribute to music and as a minister of music and the Gospel. He inspires chapel visits and taught a song titled Men of the Soil about unity and justice.
In New York a technicolor cinema drama portrays George Frederick Handel life with London Philharmonic backing. Scenes show Handel composing The Messiah and the king rising at its first performance, a custom echoed ever since. The film, rivaled only by For When the Bell Tolls, has run four months.
The Lebanon W. M. U. met Friday afternoon April 7 with Mrs. D. M. Harris in charge. Activities included songs led by Mrs. Harris, prayers by Mrs. Ora Barrow and the group’s devotional by Mrs. Jessie Belle Carpenter. The program featured talks on The Near East Palestine and Baptists in the Near East and Future of Palestine.
Advice urging self mastery over fame and wealth. The narrator emphasizes controlling oneself as true glory, kindness to one’s younger self, and the enduring responsibility of living with one’s own actions across time. The piece closes with a contributor credit.
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