Ex President Hoover birthday clashes with local educators
The column notes Herbert Hoover and the writer shared a birthday week while Hoover spent the day amid a university funding fight and the writer focused on community growth. It recalls heroic wartime verse and lists several former presidents who lived long lives, ending with a plea for enduring faith and civic effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Hoover
University of California
Felica I Temans
Casagianea
Orient
Butler Town Notes Round Up Local Happenings
In Butler, residents report lawn hay cutting supports work, cafe staff share coffee secrets, and Butler Hosiery Mill added a third batch of machines to boost production. Local civic actions include speed limit markers, a doubled fine for repeat offenses, and community fundraising for chairs. Staff changes feature Mrs. Lin nie Walker leaving the Cultec Shop for Walker Grocery, with Mamie Garrett Purvis stepping in at the cafe. The piece notes misread handwriting causing minor embarrassments at Mt. Pisgah church and a mix‑up in promotions for figs versus pigs, urging a prompt proofreader return.
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Butler Hosiery
H. B
Miss Linnie) Walker
Georgia
Dean Hotel
Walker Grocery Store
Walker
Mamie Garrett Purvis
Herald
Saunders
Chapman
Bro. Stanford
Mt. Pisgah
C. O. White
Peanut acreage quotas explained for farmers in 1948 49
Roy F. Jones outlines peanut and cotton price support details. The piece explains why acreage allotments were created, how national and state quotas were set, and how county committees administer marketing quotas. It covers support levels, handling of excess plots, penalties, and procedures to verify acreages with AAA offices.
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Secretary of Agriculture
The
Agricultural Conservation Association
H. A. Sealy
Homer Chapman
D. B. Posey
AAA
Butler Garden Club Members Hear Reports on Activities
A large group of 175 stockholders and families gathered at the Community Center for a social evening and business session led by Mrs. Lewis Dean with Mrs. W. G. Wallace as secretary. Reports highlighted progress toward a progressive city service and a near-complete building designed for civic group meetings and children's instruction on adjoining playgrounds.
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Woman's Garden Club
Lewis Dean
W. G. Wallace
Certificate of Merit for Col. J. R. Lunsford in Bond Drive
In appreciation for services rendered in the Opportunity Bond Drive Col. J. R. Lunsford received an engraved certificate of merit from James H. Jordan deputy director of the U S Savings Bond Division. Taylor County exceeded its quota by 9693 to reach 138 percent of the 347 - thousand goal.
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Col. J. R. Lunsford
U. S
J. R. Lunsford
Taylor County
James H. Jordan
U.S. Savings Bond Division
Treasury Department
Atlanta
Col. Lunsford
Distinctive Doctrines of Baptist Church Theme
Baptismal service at Antioch church Sunday at 10 30 a m invites all to attend. Preaching at 11 30 a m on The Distinctive Doctrines of the Baptist Church. Evening service at 8 o clock. Pastor J H Stanford invites members and friends to a gracious day and asks prayers for the pastor and church.
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Baptist Church
Antioch Church
The
J. H. Stanford
Worship at Butler Church Plans Annex Growth
The Butler Church announces Sunday School at 10 a.m. with J. A. Gibson as Superintendent and public worship at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The Mary Luna Cheek council leads M. Y. F. at 7 p.m. A First Quarterly Conference is set for Friday at 11 a.m. with Pastor J. W. M. Stipe.
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J. A. Gibson
Mary Luna Cheek
Frank Riley
J. W. M. Stipe
Tacky Party at Legion Hall Planned Friday Night
The American Legion Auxiliary invites the public to a Tacky Party at Legion Hall Friday night at 8 o clock. Admission is one cent for each inch around the waist. The event aims to be a lighthearted gala with playful attire.
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Legion Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
the Legion Hall
John Albert Horton Veteran of World War I Dies at Home
John Albert Horton, a World War I veteran and farmer, died at his Marion county home near Mauk on Aug. 12 after more than three years of paralysis. He was 57, born April 3, 1893 in Fayette County. He leaves a widow Ella Annie Blakely Horton a daughter Mary Lou Miller a son Hubert G. Bryant four brothers and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at Moore's Chapel with Rev. J. L. Whitley, then interment at White Water cemetery Fayette County. Pallbearers named, funeral arrangements by Edwards Funeral Home.
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Marion County
Mauk
John Albert Horton
Horton
Fayette County
W. J. Horton
Moore’s Chapel Church
American Legion
Ella Annie Blakely Horton
Mary Lou Miller
Hubert G. Bryant
Moore’s Chapel
J. L. Whitley
White Water Cemetery
Messrs
E. C. Reid
M. M. Miller
L. C. Bishop
Hugh Verrell
Frank Horton
Sgt
C. G. Caldwell
J. W. Edwards II
Edwards Funeral Home
Jimmie Carson Graduates Magna Cum Laude at Florida
Friends congratulate Jimmie Carson on graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Florida where he earned a degree in agriculture and plans to pursue an MA in marketing. He is son of Ricks Carson and the late Ruth Wilson Carson and is a Reynolds High School class of 1941 graduate after naval service.
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Herald
Jimmie Carson
University of Florida
Carson
Ricks Carson
Uth Wilson Carson
Reynolds High School
Gainesville
Forest Fire Protection Needs Owner Support to Succeed
County forest protection unit urges owners and all residents to prevent fires this Fall. Smokers and farmers using fire cause most blazes, risking pine plantations and young timber. Follow three rules: fully extinguish cigarettes, burn brush on dry calm days with a fire break, and notify the unit for supervision.
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Taylor County
Margaret Mitchell Dies From Automobile Injuries
Margaret Mitchell author of Gone With the Wind died in Atlanta after being struck by a speeding taxi driver on Peachtree Street. Hugh D. Gravitt, 28, is held without bond. authorities plan a murder indictment. Governor Talmadge orders half mast as Georgia mourns its famed writer. Funeral services set for Aug. 18 at Spring Hill and Oakland Cemetery.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Peachtree Street
Hugh D. Gravitt
Miss Mitchell
Herbert Jenkins
Gravitt
State Capitol
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
People of
Spring Hill
Dean Raimundo de Ovies
Oakland Cemetery
Henry Grady Hospital
Governor Talmadge Speaks at Reynolds Labor Day
The Reynolds Lions Club and American Legion join to host Labor Day events in Reynolds and Taylor county. Special exercises at Reynolds Golf Course start at 3 p.m. with Gov. Herman Talmadge as principal speaker. A home prepared barbecue begins at 6 p.m. aimed at citizens attending the holiday observance.
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Reynolds Lions Club
American Legion
Reynolds
Taylor County
Reynolds Golf Course
Herman Talmadge
Colored Farmer Brings First Bale of Season to Simmons Gin
The first bale of the 1949 cotton season arrived at Reynolds ginning plant from a local farm. Weighed at 429 pounds, the bale was bought by Farmers' Exchange at 35 cents per pound. The event follows a long line of local Negro farmers achieving early season records.
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Simmons
Reynolds
Thomas
J. B. Colbert
C. R. Simmons
Farmers’ Exchange
Local Health Office Moves To Masonic Building
The County Health Office has relocated from the High school building to the Masonic Building in the former Col. C. W. Foy office. The Health Nurse is available daily from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. except Wednesday through 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 8:30 to 12 a.m.
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Masonic
Col. C. W. Foy
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