Revival Services Begin At Butler Methodist Church
Revival services at Butler Methodist Church opened last night with strong attendance and inspirational music. Rev Wade E Scott of Columbus assists. Dan Hooks leads congregational singing. Services run daily at 1 am and 8 pm through Friday May 7 with Sunday School and Youth Fellowship at usual hours. Public invited.
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V. F. W’s and Board of Rewards
Methodist
Wade E. Scott
St. Aul Methodist Church
Columbus
Dan Hooks
Publish Photographs of Local Children for Citizens of Tomorrow
The Herald invites all local white children to a free portrait day at the Dean Hotel on Tuesday May 1 from 1 pm to 8 pm. Woltz Studios of Des Moines will take the pictures with uniform sizes. prints may be purchased only if desired. No subscription or obligation needed. a parent must accompany each child.
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the Herald
Toorrow
Dean Hotel
E Woltz Studios
Des Moines
Tadio
Junction City RTA Sponsors Womanless Wedding
The Junction City RTA plans a womanless wedding next Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. Admission is 25 and 50 cents with proceeds to the lunch room. Pat Stallings is the bride Weyman Jones the groom Buck Hesters will officiate. Fun for all.
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Junction City
Pat Stallings
Weyman Jones
Uck Hesters
Trade promotion plan for Route 19 discussed at Ellaville meeting
At Ellaville's Ware Court the Route 19 Association met April 27 to map intensified tourism trade promotion along U S Highway 19. The group agreed to relocate signs near Griffin to boost traffic and visibility.
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Ellaville
Route 19 Association
elWare Court
Griffin
New St Luke Church to be Dedicated May 9 at Columbus
Columbus April 26 The $460000 St Luke Methodist church will be opened for dedication services from Mother’s Day May 9 through May 16 led by Rev Mack Anthony with guest speaker Dr G R Jordan of Emory Theological School and Bishop Arthur J Moore of Atlanta to conclude on May 16 The sanctuary seats 900 with 300 more possible in the vestibule The cornerstone marks the church’s sixth building since 1829, tracing from a log cabin to brick church with aid from Dr Lovick Pierce.
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Columbus
St. Luke Methodist Church
Mack Anthony
G. R. Jordan
Emory University Theological School
Arthur J. Moore
Atlanta
Anthony
St. Luke
Georgia
Lovick Pierce
Pulaski County Man Surrenders After Slaying Widow
Hawkinsville April 25 Police Chief Tom Bragg reports a 50 year old married man R L Lollis shot and killed Annie Lou Conrad at a neighbor’s home then surrendered at police headquarters He said he killed her for double crossing him and planned to kill himself but lost the nerve Lollis is a contractor and father of eight children the widow leaves a 16 year old son.
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Hawkinsville
Tom Bragg
Bragg
R. L. Lollis
Annie’ Lou Conrad
Lollis
Louis
Linder and McDonald Eye Major Races This Summer
Atlanta April 24 Two Georgia officials Tom Linder and Walter McDonald probe political winds for summer campaigns Linder eyes U S Senate bid while McDonald considers a run for governor They seek opinions before committing and face competing expectations from allies and rivals across the state.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Tom Linder
Walter McDonald
Agriculture
Linder
U. S. Senate
McDonald
Public Service Commission
Russell
Senate
Linder-Russell
Thompson
Herman Talmadge
Joseph Rabin
Hoke O’kelley
County Commissioners
Savannah
Two Die As Train Derails Near Birmingham Alabama
A Sun Chaser train en route from Miami to Chicago derailed 17 miles from Birmingham early Sunday. Engineer W. B. James of Haleyville and Mrs. Emma Denke of Chicago were killed. The locomotive tender left the track on a curve two miles from Adamsville, plunging into a 100 foot embankment. Ambulances reached the scene after navigating a wooded area and downed lines hindered details. Passengers included 23 baseball players from Sheboygan Indians and Cairo Nl club, who assisted in rescue.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sun Chaser
Sheboygan
Wisc
Indians
Cairo
Brooklyn Dodger
Vero Beach
Fla
Saturday Night Shooting of Negro Charged to Oglethorpe Businessman
Harris Mathis an Oglethorpe businessman was ordered held on involuntary manslaughter charges by a coroner's jury after a shooting in an Oglethorpe Negro section. Police said Mathis accompanied Police Chief Hankerson during the disturbance investigation. Hankerson did not see the shooting. Mathis posted $750 bond and must appear before the Macon County grand jury convening in May in Oglethorpe.
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Oglethorpe
Harris Mathis
Macon County
Tommy Law
Mathis
R. D. Hankerson
Law
Hankerson
T. Walker
Death of Jessie C Jones in Butler from heart attack
Mr Jessie C Jones died at a local hospital Tuesday night after a Sunday cart attack and critical condition. He operated a cement block plant in Butler after moving from Howard and was born in Macon county. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Howard Methodist church with burial in Howard cemetery. Survivors include his wife Maggie McChargue Jones three sons Felton Albert Clifford and three daughters Christine Gladys Hadine, plus two brothers Paul and Walter and two sisters J D Williams and C W Crower.
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Jessie C. Jones
Flocal Hospital
Jones
Butler
Howard
Macon County
Alonzo
Lora Mott Jones
Taylor County
Howard Methodist Church
J. W. M. Stipe
Howard Cemetery
Maggie McChargue Jones
Messrs
Felton
Albert
Clifford Jones
Christine Jones
Gladys
Hadine Jones
Paul Jones
Walter Jones
Americus
Citizens Protest Discontinuation of Passenger Trains 1 and 2
Representatives from Butler Reynolds Howard and other along the Central of Georgia line testified before the Public Service Commission in Atlanta opposing the company’s move to discontinue trains 1 and 2 between Macon and Columbus. The commission will rule within days.
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Butler
Reynolds
Public Service Commission
Atlanta
Central of Georgia Railways Company
Macon
Columbus
Howard
Russell Aims to Rally South Behind Senator George Nomination
Senator Russell launched a renewed effort in Washington to win Southern support for Senator George as the Democratic presidential candidate. George, a 25 year Senate veteran and highly respected Southern figure, has been floated as a focal point for Southern strength in the revolt against President Truman. Russell spoke Tuesday with several Southern Senators and reportedly received general backing for the plan.
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Washington
Sen. George
Sen
Russell
George
Senate
Two Meriwether Men Charged With Murder In Disappearance
John Wallace of Meriwether County and Herring Sivell of Chipley are jailed in Newnan on warrants for murder and kidnapping. They surrendered with counsel after a beating of Wilson Turner at a Sunset tourist court near Moreland Tuesday night. Turner has not been found. authorities and state and federal agents search the area without results.
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Newnan
John Wallace Meriwether
Herring Sivell
Wallace
Sivell
Coweta
Sunset Tourist Court
Moreland
Miss Leonora Anderson To Address Butler Garden Club
Miss Lenora Anderson of the University of Georgia Extension Service will speak to Butler Garden Club next Wednesday at three o’clock at the Dean Theatre. A picture show accompanies her talk followed by a social hour at Mrs. J. H. Amos home with co hosts Mrs. W. S. Payne Mrs. W. G. Hill and Miss Louise Hill.
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Lenora Anderson
University of Georgia Extension Service
Butler Garden Club
Garden Club
Dean Theatre
Miss Anderson
J. H. Amos
W. S. Payne
W. G. Hill
Louise Hill
Warning of Contaminated Injection Drug in U S Georgia
The FDA issued a nationwide warning against a contaminated injection drug brand Code No CM 8164 five percent glucose in normal saline from Cutter Laboratories Berkeley California. The drug may cause injury and missing bottles are being sought. Injury reports came from physicians in Kentucky Georgia and Alabama.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
FDA
Chicago
American Medical Association
Kentucky
Georgia
Alabama
Power Rate Increase Hearing Postponed in Georgia
The Public Service Commission delayed the Georgia Power Company rate increase hearing at the Cotton Manufacturers' Association request. The association will prepare an intervention. A new hearing date is set for Monday May 17.
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Georgia Power Company
Public Service Commission
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Ellic Spillers Dies at Home Near Mauk
Mr. Ellic Spillers 76 died at his home near Mauk on Thursday April 15 from a heart ailment after months of declining health. He long farmed in Taylor and Marion counties. Funeral at Turners Chapel church near Butler with Eld. W. R. Lawhorn officiating. burial in nearby cemetery. Survived by wife Lizzie Davis Spillers a son Grover Spillers of Columbus two daughters three brothers and one sister.
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Ellic Spillers
Mauk
Spillers
John Spillers
Crawford County
Taylor
Marion
Mr. Spillers
Turners Chapel Church
Butler
Eld
W. R. Lawhorn
Lizzie Davis Spillers
Grover Spillers
Columbus
Messrs
T. J. Spillers
State Primary in Sept Likely to Poll Million Votes
Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook predicts the September 8 Democratic primary could exceed one million votes, citing high registration inquiries. He notes voters must appear on the registration books by July 1, with rules on color notation and constitutional literacy. Voters must meet residency and age requirements and face certain disqualifications.
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Gen
Cook
Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene Cook
Eugene Talmadge
Jas. V. Carmichael
E. D. Rivers
Elaine Windham Piano Recital at Reynolds May 6
Mrs J A Pendergrast presents Elaine Windham in a piano recital assisted by Clifford Whatley on violin at Reynolds School Auditorium Thursday evening May 6 at 8 30. Public is cordially invited.
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J. A. Pendergrast
Elaine Windham
Cfford Whatley
Reynolds School
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RTA
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Linder & McDonald
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William Ennis
Billy
W. E. Sullins
Meriwether Co
Leonora Anderson
Public Service
Mr. Ellic Spillers
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