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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
3
Deputy W. S. Crews says Mrs. Jeff J. Martin shot and fatally wounded her 60 year old husband at their Oliver Georgia home on Saturday and then shot herself in the head with a minor wound. She was jailed at Sylvania on a murder warrant.
Local families in Wesley welcomed relatives and friends from Columbus, Thomaston, Butler, Milledgville, Sylvania and Atlanta. Notable visits included Mrs. Grady Gassett, Billy, Mrs. Roseal Allgood, and J N Jorden, with gatherings at the homes of the Watley, Heath, Gilson, Perkins, and Wilson families.
Local visitors fill weekends across Taylor Mill with kin from Macon Tifton Miami and Atlanta. The Taylor Mill ball team posted an 8 to 5 win over Ft Valley after a 3 to 1 loss to Reynolds. A fishing outing drew Supt Gates and neighbors. In Madison Ga a 1938 French class exchange led to Milton Milolasek moving to join Mrs Carter’s home near Madison and planning to teach languages at the University of Georgia.
An International Council of Religious Education note indicates a lesson plan for August 18 with selected scripture passages. The document credits permission and notes copyrighted material. It outlines educational aims and prescribed readings for the lesson.
A sermon outline on the command Thou shalt not kill. It argues life is sacred because of God’s image, defines murder vs killing, notes 1944 murder rate and avoidable deaths, and presents three precepts: right view of self, God, and man to prevent murder. It emphasizes anger as root cause and urges mercy, prayer, and humility.
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