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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
2
Reynolds area notes list visits, illnesses, and travels including James Crawford and Edgar Whatley Jr. Mostly social updates and kinfolk news. The column promotes a radio program by Chick Wilson and lists multiple residents visiting Atlanta, Macon, or other cities.
Members of the Baptist and Methodist churches are invited to the annual Get Together picnic on Thursday afternoon August 23 at the Golf Course. The committee asks all members friends and relatives to bring a basket lunch to ensure a big, successful event.
The 1934 year book of the Georgia Federation of Clubs lists the Third District roster.Entries include Fitzgerald Women’s Club led by Mrs. G. E. Ricker Fort Gaines Women’s Club under Mrs. Sam Wells Eastman Women’s Club with Mrs. John Brown Dooly County Federation led by Miss Laura Edenfield and several others across Byronville Vienna Chipley Montezuma Columbus Wynnton Fort Benning Fort Valley Cuthbert Reynolds Dawson Ashburn Sycamore with respective presidents.
Taylor Mill residents share tales of guests and movings in from Porterdale Miami and Thomaston. Families welcome new neighbors E L Smith and U S Underwood staff join Taylor Mill Store. Senior Girl Reserves boast camping high as 133 attend Sunday school with notes on weight gain and a lively week.
Mrs. Margaret Watkins spends time with the Buckners and Evelyn Brown visits Ludie Renfroe. Sunday dinners bring together the Culverhouses, Vanlandinghams and Evans Browns, with visits from Morris, Jinks and Renfroe families. Community members attend Horeb revival as others host and visit relatives in Butler, Macon, Birmingham, Columbus and Daviston.
A man pays 3.85 for a straw hat in May, a price far above the 179c tag seen the previous August, illustrating the folly of delayed purchases and price spikes.
An Omaha man claims a banker gave the same speech fifty times, enough to make him abandon the loan idea. He cites repeated assurances and questions that stoked doubt about securing the financing.
Mrs Willie Parker dined with Mrs Anne Jarrell while C F Bennett stayed with brother Ralph Jarrell over the weekend. Theodor Moore visited Griffin with George Moore. Fred Wright of Atlanta joined Malcolm and Holly Gaultney. The Jarrells hosted several guests including Fannie and Thelma Jarrell and Juliette Jarrell.
Turners Chapel reports several visits and business trips to Macon on Saturday. Local residents, including the Wainwrights and Peterman, were guests and relatives spent time with families here. Sunday school remains held each week at 2 30 p m with the public invited.
A long list of Sunday visits and weekend guests appears across local families including Mr. and Mrs. Homer Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ingram, and others visiting relatives such as the Wainwright, Posey, Rogers, and Moore households. Local shopping trips to Thomaston and Macon are noted, with prayer services planned at the Homer Moore residence.
Families and friends from Thomaston Butler Reynolds and surrounding towns visited kin and hosted guests across a busy week. Trips to Macon Americus Columbus Thomaston and Virginia are noted with dozens of names including the Heaths Suggs Slaughters Wilsons Adams Bazemores and Spinks. The piece closes with a church league social and picnic.
Mrs Will Gilson hosted the Sewing Club gathering on Wednesday afternoon with about 18 guests. Miss Louise Gilson arranged the setting with cut and potted flowers as Miss Anna Heath and Mrs Hugh Gilson helped serve a salad course and iced tea. Mrs J A Heath and Miss Lois Heath will host the club next.
Neal Kitchens of Warm Springs warns that light cement roads built for pleasure cars will fail under freight traffic as trucks and buses destroy the highways. He emphasizes the strain from heavy loads and urges action to reinforce roadways and funding for heavier standards.
Four room dwelling with store and garage for sale located one half mile south of Thomaston on No. 3 Highway. Features electric lights. See Royal Thomaston Ga for details.
A meditation argues that misfortune and suffering spring from human free will, not God. It contends providence allows choice, asserting people can overcome danger and poverty by using intelligence, while blaming no one but individual decisions for harm.
The statement argues that a planned economy requires households to live in the house they own, postpone new car purchases until funds exist, and avoid debt. It claims the speakers have substantial experience and authority to speak on this approach.
In a blunt remark, Mr and Mrs Average Citizen argue that enforcing the law is not their concern and question the role of elected officials to ensure lawful behavior. The exchange highlights citizen expectations of government responsibility and accountability.
United States District Court in Columbus Georgia schedules a hearing on September 5 1934 at 10 00 am for Eva Ruffin Carter bankrupt No 1147 to obtain discharge from all provable debts. Creditors must appear and show cause why the petition should not be granted. Dated August 13 1934 Columbus Ga N A Brown Deputy Clerk
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