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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1947
Page
8
Butler residents hosted a parade of visitors from Georgia and Florida. The list includes Mrs. J. M. Austin in Washington DC for two weeks, Sg. Billy Pennington recovering post operation, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Austin hosting relatives from Atlanta.
Miss Verna Jarrell and Arthur J Fountain were married at Butler Methodist Church with close relatives present. The bride, a Butler High School graduate and educator, will reside in Reynolds where Fountain runs agricultural interests.
Miss Lucibelle Booth of Butler married Bernard Jack son Fuller of Reynolds at 4 p.m. Sunday August 3 at the home of Rev. and Mrs. W E Hightower. The bride wore brown satin with sweetheart roses. she was attended by close friends and relatives. Fuller, a Reynolds native, is a former Army serviceman and a Reynolds teacher.
W. E. Hightower in Butler Ga announces fall sale of Camellia and Azalea plants. Stock from a premier nursery will be available from November 15 through the season with delivery to his home. Customers invited to view offerings and place orders for any size, with competitive pricing relative to area nurseries.
Last Sunday the 73rd birthday of Homer Cox was celebrated five miles south of town at his home. Attendees included family members from Butler, Atlanta, Ft. Valley, Quitman, Col. R. S. Foy, and Thelmon Jarrell. Mrs. Marvin Cox photographed the cake and gifts as guests enjoyed a social hour and dinner beneath a large backyard tree.
The Hattie Rawls Circle met at the home of Mrs. C. M. Saunders with Mrs. H. H. Riley presiding. Thirteen members and four visitors attended. Members were asked to visit someone sick, give a small gift, and read Psalms 42 daily. The September meeting will be at Mrs. H. H. Gee’s home.
About sixty farmers, business people and their wives gathered at W. A. Jarrell’s pond nine miles north of Butler for a fish fry and soil conservation talk by O. D. Hall, Athens. J. H. Reeves of Calhoun discussed fish pond management. The event, sponsored by Middle Western Ocmulgee Soil Conservation District, noted new ponds in the area and ongoing site surveys.
C. B. Hester Jr., 28, recently moved from Butler, is recuperating after serious head injuries from a rock strike while swimming in a mill pond near Dublin. Friends report encouraging progress two weeks after the accident.
Delegates at the Rural Life Conference in Lincoln Neb met July 29 31 in eight study groups led by Rev Roger Ortmeyer Mt Union College Alliance Ohio. Findings urged church as agent of reconciliation between farm labor and city folk and to promote shared resources youth training and accurate rural urban depiction.
Rev J C Adams, a Butler native and son of the late Rev and Mrs J T Adams, has been named as a potential member of the Bishop's Cabinet by the North Georgia Conference. For 17 years he has led the Franklin Circuit with noted success and national regard.
Want ad notes seed oats and Coker's Victor Grain not mixed with other grain and free from Johnson grass seed. Also Barley Sunrise, one year from breeder, for seed or seed. Contact T. L. Fountain, Butler, Ga at 874tp.
8 pairs of medium weight cotton work socks sold prepaid by parcel post. Irregulars with elastic top offered in short or long styles and assorted colors. State sizes. Address listed for Southern Sales Co. P O Box 2029 Dept Ey Knoxville Tennessee.
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