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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1957
Page
6
Classified ad offers a permanent evergreen lawn that never needs mowing and grows in sun or shade. Sprigs priced by quantity with bulk rates, listed by W. E. Streetman in Juniper, Georgia. Contact R.2 Box 21 for orders.
Several registered Hampshire boars offered as good healthy stock. Also wanted reliable Sunday route paper carrier in Macon GA. Job for experienced foreladies and operators at Merrow Machines. A new seven month old home for sale in Reynolds GA with three acres and rental income. Contact Wallace M Monk Tilden 17 4455.
Chick Piano Company at 279 N Lumpkin St Athens GA announces sale on world’s finest pianos plus practice pianos small factory rebuilts and popular priced new spiners and consoles with sale prices. Phone LI 3 4348.
Multiple ads list a 5 horsepower garden tractor with cultivator and many attachments, a used upright piano, a GE roller iron, registered Hampshire boars and pigs, vegetable and flower cultivation services, timber land buying, a spinet piano new for sale, and a medium upright piano with pricing and contact details across Butler, Reynolds, Thomaston, Americus, and surrounding areas in Georgia.
Macon retailers resume business as State Revenue Commissioner T. V. Williams orders the last two of nine stores closed last week to reopen. Across Georgia 14 stores reopen while 34 more receive pad locks, totaling 106 closed recently with 47 still shut. Several counties see openings including Chatham Liberty Muscogee Bryan Glynn and Wayne. infractions cited include bad checks and selling on credit.
Funeral services for Capt. W. W. Fitts will be held at the Philadelphia Naval Station Wednesday with burial at Arlington cemetery. The 48 year old former Meridian, Mississippi native had lived in Georgia about 17 years and commanded the Philadelphia naval base. He was wounded several times in World War II and held the Navy Cross, two Silver Stars and the Bronze Star. He belonged to the Presbyterian church.
George 36 and Michael 32 Krull of McKeestock Pennsylvania were convicted in federal court and sentenced to die for a 1955 Chattanooga incident. They allegedly planned to carry out self harm to avoid execution after President Eisenhower denied clemency. Warden Wilkinson confirms they discussed the tactic.
Rev. Tegler Greer announces the church calendar for Howard Charge of the Methodist Church. Services on the first Sunday at Sand Bethel 10:00 AM, Charing 11:30 AM, Howard 8:00 PM. second Sunday Howard 11:00 AM. third Sunday Mark 11:00 AM, Mauk 8:00 PM. fourth Sunday Wesley Union at 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM, 8:00 PM. All are invited to attend.
An Upson County resident with a weakly positive typhoid test is listed as a typical suspect by the Department of Public Health and the patient’s physician. The patient has been treated for about a month and hospitalized last week. Isolation has been lifted and the case is deemed non contagious.
Crowell cemetery has been cleaned and donations are requested from the public. Contributions should be sent to Mrs. J. D. Cosey in Butler to support the effort.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Austin and family hosted guests from Ellaville. Linda Waller from Albany visits grandparents the Wallers. The Ingrams from Columbus and Harbuck from Macon stayed with the Pikes. Mrs. Pittman visited Columbus with her daughter. Moore of Richland and Moorse of Alpharetta attended Sunday singing. Gill from Columbus and Dammiel from Thomaston visited Montgomery families. Clyde Whitley is hospitalized in Montgomery. friends wish her a speedy recovery.
The notice lists weekly services for Mauk First Sunday Midway Baptist Church Sunday School at 10:00 worship at 11:00 and 7:00. Second and third Sundays Antioch Baptist Church Sunday School at 10:30 worship at 11:30 and 7:00. Fourth Sunday Mauk Baptist Church Sunday School at 10:00 worship at 11:00 Training Union at 6:00 and song service at 7:00. Pastor E H Dunn welcomes all.
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