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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1947
Page
2
Taylor County boards announce all nine month schools will begin on Monday September 8 1947 to ease farm work and summer school conflicts. Eligibility set for children six years old before January 1 1948 with no exceptions requested. School rosters list principals and teachers for Butler Reynolds Crowell Taylor Mill Cross Roads Rupert Mark Wesley and other schools.
About 125 Georgia Press Association members and families sailed to Havana on the steamship Florida after finishing their Savannah convention. The group voted to return to normal editorial operations and to drop Sid Williams for holding dual employment with the association and the State Agricultural and Industrial board. Governor Thompson was praised for vision as the editors planned their return to Miami.
Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Youngblood McInvale were conducted Friday at Mt. Olive Church Taylor Mill with Rev. J B Lumpkin and Rev. W J Childree officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Olive cemetery. Survivors include her husband Charlie McInvale two brothers and two sisters, and four children Roscoe Cecil Mary and Glenda Meelavale. Funeral arrangements were by Edwards Funeral Home.
Col William H Clopton 68 of Washington D C brother of the late Dr M B Clopton former president of the Washington University Corporation died Saturday at Walter Reed hospital in Washington He served in the National Guard after Culver and fought in the Spanish American War World War I and II He was chief of the fiscal division of the Transportation Corps in World War II He is survived by wife Margaret two sons Dr W H Clopton and E B Clopton a daughter Mrs J F Donahue and a sister Mrs E L Franklin of St Louis
Joseph Harmon will lead Sunday School at Oak Grove Baptist Church Sunday morning. Classes begin at ten o'clock. The public is invited to attend.
Messrs William Trawick and Prather Hammock will be ordained as Deacons at Oak Grove Baptist Church Saturday evening August 16 at 8 o'clock. The public is invited to attend this ordination service.
Auction notice from Butler Naval Stores of Butler Georgia offering a 1941 Ford pickup with new tires. First buyer paying 450 dollars in cash secures the truck.
After a Brunswick conference, Butler Methodist aims a building fund for a church school annex and plans brick steps and blinds for Union and Wesley churches. A revival at Union and Wesley is set for Aug 20 to 29 with Rev L E Pierce assisting, and a week at Howard with Rev W R Smith energizes the parish.
Vacation Bible School starts at Reynolds Baptist Church on Monday morning and runs through Friday August 22. Classes run daily at 9 a.m. Children ages four to sixteen are invited to attend.
Taylor Mill Baseball Club meets Porterdale at Taylor Mill park Sunday at 3 p.m. The game aims to avenge July 1's 5 to 4 11 inning loss. Porterdale fields a fast team and promise a strong contest this season.
Civil Aeronautics Administration officials presented Butler City Councilman W. H. Suggs a 1250 check, twenty five percent of a 5000 airport purchase, as the first U S grant under the Federal Airport Act of 1946. The Butler airport will serve as an intermediate station and for private planes.
Dan S Beeland local attorney opened a new office at 222 Flowers Building Columbus to handle general law practice and will split time with Reynolds and Taylor County. He studied at the University of Georgia and Mercer and practiced in Reynolds for 12 years before World War II. In 1942 he joined the U S Army Air Forces serving in Hawaii and Guam as supply officer under Col G T Collar and was discharged as lieutenant colonel in 1946. He has since worked as senior attorney for the U S Government office of temporary controls in Miami Florida.
E H Gene Bazemore signals possible run for County Commissioner in next year's primary. He says announcement will come at the proper time and not before due to the early stage of the campaign.
The church announces Sunday August 17 services are canceled morning and evening due to ongoing revival at Mt. Olive Freewill Church in the same community. Psalms 133. Official Committee.
Enamel wood range in fair condition used six years priced reasonably. Contact Mrs. Howard Kendrick Butler Route 2.
Dr. George C. Gibson of Tifton will assist Rev. W B Heats in a Reynolds Baptist revival. The revival begins Monday August 25 and continues through the week.
Sunday August 31 features two preaching services with Dr Gibson, noted Baptist minister and State Evangelist, assisting the Reynolds church revival. His pastorship at Rose Hill, Columbus, and work with the State Baptist Board of Evangelism are cited, and the public is urged to attend as often as possible.
Regular worship scheduled at Butler Methodist Church with Church School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. led by Rev. J. W. M. Stipe. Youth Fellowship at 7 p.m. with Mrs. James Gibson and the Rileys as counselors.
Baptismal services will be observed Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at Antioch Church. Those uniting with the church are asked to be present, and others desiring baptism may join at the pool. Preaching at 11 30 a.m. on After Conversion What. Evening worship at 8 p.m. by Pastor J H Samford.
Hon. H L Wingate Georgia Farm Bureau president and Hon. Stephen Pace U S congressman will speak at the County Farm Bureau meeting in Butler on Thursday August 21. A 6:30 p m fish fry on the courthouse lawn precedes speeches in the courthouse auditorium focusing on cotton and peanut market issues and farm legislation.
The Muscogee County board of education elected Howard Mott as principal of Baker Village High School in Columbus. He previously led Marshallville High School and is doing postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina. His wife and he plan a brief vacation before starting in Columbus.
Americus Aug 10 Rep Steve Pace will address a farm meeting in Dawson at 8 30 p m He will speak at Sumter county farm meeting at New Era at noon Wednesday The Third District Congressman has talks listed Aug 14 4 p m farm meeting Lumpkin Aug 22 Macon Production Credit Association Perry Aug 28 state meeting of farmers and farm women Raleigh NC Aug 29 Breeders and Spinners convention Raleigh Sept 2 American Legion Perry Sept 3 farm meeting Wilcox County Sept 4 Lawyers Club Columbus
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