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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
2
Local names Jenny Smith not listed. Miss Sue Livingston spent Tuesday in Macon. Many relatives and friends from Macon Americus Columbus and Atlanta are mentioned visiting kin in Reynolds and Plains. Several families including Whatleys Poseys Harrells and Newsoms travel to Georgia and Florida for weekends and family gatherings.
Services at New Hope Primitive Baptist church near Reynolds will be stopped for August due to illness among members. Regular worship resumes in September. In Crisp county Franklin Autry was killed Tuesday when an axe slipped from a tree limb and split his skull.
The Reynolds Methodist WSCS met at the church on Monday August 8 with 17 members present. The session opened with the Lord’s Prayer and a hymn. Mrs C G Elder led a devotional on Walking in the Light using 1 John 1 7 and closed with prayer. Mrs Ricks Carson presented a program on Bur ma. Mrs S Sawyer presided over the business reports and the meeting closed with a poem and prayer.
Mr and Mrs H S Gates with children Loquita Vandy and Lannis Childree vacation in Florida this week. Mrs Joe Arnold called to Macon for illness of her brother Grady Payne. The Windham family hosted Misses Helen and Janie Neisler during weekend visit from Mr and Mrs J W Windham.
Taylor Mill won 9 to 4 on Sunday as Shealy and Montford shared pitching duties. Shealy fanned 14 East Thomaston hitters and Parker James and Shealy each collected three hits. Taylor Mill prepares to host Columbus on Saturday August 13.
The notice lists migratory bird rules with two open dove seasons from September 16 to 30, 1949 and January 1 to 15, 1950. Shooting hours run noon to sundown, with strict bans on baited-field shooting and use of unplugged guns or over three shells. Bag limit is 10 doves and hunters must carry licenses from county offices. Ranger Edgar Gaultney urges compliance with federal and state laws.
Local families and visitors are noted in a sequence of movements and gatherings. The Pittmans, Waller family, and friends traveled to Charleston and Griffin, while others visited Jacksonville Florida Columbus Americus and Richland. A ten day singing school ended with a program and plans for monthly singings.
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