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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
3
Miss Audrey Waters of Macon visits her mother while Mr. Paul Hodges of Atlanta spends the weekend with family. Numerous city guests travel to and from Macon Hawkinsville Hawkinsville, St Simons and other Georgia towns. Maxwell's stores promote Hollywood patterns. several residents plan trips to Houston and Dallas for relatives and business.
Circle No One held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon July 22 at the home of Mrs. Clay Whatley. Mrs C H Hair chaired the program with Song Devotional and Mission Study. A new member Mrs Streetman joined. eight members attended. Next meeting with Mrs Crawford. Refreshments served by the hostess.
Circle No Two held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon July 23 in the home of Mrs B W Hinton. Eight members attended as Mrs Joe Willis was welcomed as a new member. The group opened with a devotion and song and closed with prayer after a brief business session and three chapters from Intercessory Prayer.
Local society items list visits and stays by residents across Georgia. Arabi, Butler, Americus, Columbus, Thomaston and Reynolds are mentioned with multiple households hosting relatives and friends. A death in Marion county is noted with a Pine Level cemetery funeral led by Rev Mangum.
Mr and Mrs J A Pendergrast and Mr and Mrs A M Halley of Reynolds hosted a picnic supper at the Golf Course Tuesday evening. Guests included Dr and Mrs B C Adams and several local couples from Thomaston Butler and Colorado.
Wesely News lists numerous local visits and weekend guests from College Park, Columbus, Butler, Talbotton, Macon, Thomaston, and surrounding areas. The Heath family hosts and attends multiple gatherings including the 52nd annual Heath reunion near Talbotton with extended relatives and friends.
The Sunday Lesson-Sermon in Churches of Christ, Scientist centers on love drawn from I John 4 7 8 and Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health. It argues that genuine love reflects God and that finite material views of God lead to formalism and narrowness, while God remains universal eternal and causes no evil disease or death.
A local ad announces FLIT SPRAY for killing flies and mosquitoes sold at Childs Service Station in Butler making pest control convenient for residents.
Pleasant Hill reports visitors including Dorothy Brewer and Geraldine with Brewer families visiting J E Wall. Sunday guests of Flem Brewer included multiple Brews and Tarrer families from Ideas. Countyline revival services drew many locals. Pleasant Hill church revival starts Saturday night with open invitation. Mr and Mrs Thomas Greene visited Mrs J T Guy over the weekend.
Miss Dorothy Brewer returns home after a two week visit with Grace and Nell Peacock near Reynolds. Mr and Mrs Clyde Smith and son from near Americus spent the weekend with J K Wall. Mrs Jim Hogg of Macon visiting Mrs Fred Brewer and family while Dorthy and Geraldine called on friends in Fellowship. Several other local families enjoy Sunday and weekday visits including Leila Odom Blan Wall Wesley Wall J B Wil and B C Brewer. B C Brewer took a sightseeing trip to Tennessee last week. Nell Peacock guest of Dorothy and Geraldine Brew. Alan Wall and son visited with Mrs B C Brewer Tuesday.
A 28 year old Chatsworth man died last night after diving into shallow water at Holly creek. He sustained a broken spine and cuts to the head and face when he struck the muddy bank. The incident occurred Friday and the injuries were reported here.
Mrs Margaret Watkins visited her daughter Mrs J A Luckner and Mr and Mrs G D Locke with their son from Butler also attending. Mrs O M Martin and children were Sunday guests of Mrs Nannie Martin. Methodist Conference held at Butler church Friday. Mrs Ida Childs of Macon visited Mrs J K Adams recently. Mrs Greene returned to Macon after visiting her mother Mrs Ella Clarke and relatives. Mr and Mrs W J Traddy visited Mrs Lula Gained Sunday. Mrs Maude Sealy spent the weekend at St Simons. Mr Shellman Martin of Macon visited relatives here Monday. Mr and Mrs Olin Sealy Mr Brown Sealy Mrs Herbert Sealy and Miss Mildred and Beances Sealy are spending several days at St Simons.
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