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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
2
Reynolds residents and visitors fill the week with travel to Macon Atlanta and Thomaston. Local families welcome relatives and friends from Butler Columbus Monticello and surrounding towns with multiple gatherings and hospital returns.
The August meeting of the Sally Anthony Missionary Circle was hosted by Mrs IF M Carson with Mrs Joiner absent ill. Mrs Artis Saunders led a devotional from St John 14 and welcomed home visitor Miss Florence Smith who sang. Mrs Geay Hiccs shared a tale of an African cataract operation.
Five Points hosts Mr and Mrs T D Jarrell and Miss Grace Jarrell last week. Thomaston visitors include Mr and Mrs Lester Daniel and children, Phillip Jarrell, and Britt McChargue with children. Athens, Panhandle, Reynolds, Butler, and Thomaston connections attend weekend dinners and Sunday visits with Jarrell, Adams, Pitts, Starling, and other relatives.
The Jennie Barrow Circle met Tuesday at the home of Mr. T. J. Fountain with Mrs. Susie Wood as hostess. The session opened with song In the Service of the King and prayer led by Mrs. Eva Carter. Business followed with devotional and reports on Rural Work in Texas Mississippi Louisiana Tennessee and Florida, plus Downtown Churches and Indian Work.
The B W M U held its regular August meeting at Mrs. Emory Senny house. Mrs Willie Suggs led the program with songs prayers and devotional and talks on the great commission and making disciples in Palestine China and Japan. Mrs Clay Whatley Mrs Troy Whatley Mrs Clarence Hair and Mrs Lewis Saunders spoke. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Reporter.
Wesley residents host relatives and friends from Columbus Thomaston Butler Barnesville and Macon for weekend visits and Sunday dinners. Families including Adams Wilson Heath Willis Spinks and Butler share time with local hosts at Indian Springs Swainsboro Butler and surrounding areas. several guests travel from Columbus and Barnesville.
The August meeting of the Young Women's Circle of Reynolds Methodist W M B was held Monday night at the home of Mrs. N Halley with Mrs. Halley leading in Mrs. W J Marshall Jr absence. The session opened with a hymn, devotional by Mrs. Halley, scripture Matthew 18 1 5, prayer by Mrs. J R Carson, a talk on New Social Work in Japan by Winnie Griffith, a segment Cleaner and Happier by Mrs. Smith, and a business session concluding with the Lord's Prayer.
Miss Dorothy Brewer of Ellaville visits her sister Mrs J W Tarver and others in the area. Mr and Mrs W B Kelley of Atlanta stay with their parents. Grady Payne and J D Tarver hosts and guests include J W Tarver family, Beulah Barfield, Lynn Barfield, Archie Hill, Vita Taylor and others as they visit Butler Albany Mt Valley Oglethorpe and Pruitt households.
Rita twice won the Macon Dog Jamboree pet class and died at eight and a half years old in Reynolds. Her burial site is beneath the Reynolds Methodist parsonage back steps, now rebuilt as a cement memorial by John Wright and family, with marbles from children spelling her name in a cement brick.
Ray Lucas expresses gratitude for acts of kindness shown to him and his wife during her illness and passing. He notes the sympathy and loving deeds comforted them in their sorrow and wishes God's blessings on each helper.
Dorothy Brewer spent last week with sister Mrs J W Tarrer near Ideal. Fred Brewer and son visited relatives including Mr and Mrs Brown Hankerson and B C Brewer family. J J Wall Alan Wall and Elizabeth Mackey spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs B C Brewer. The Brewer family also visited C J Peacock near Reynolds and Mrs J B Albritton remains ill. J Wall family attended Levi Smith's birthday dinner near Plains.
The article outlines insects fungi and animals as constant threats to forests from seed to sawlog and after harvest. It notes damage by bark beetles root pests mold decay and rodent attacks plus birds and mammals. It calls for coordinated research and collective action from growers communities states and the nation to protect Georgia’s trees and future prosperity.
Two hundred words text indicates a 75 acre farm near Rupert Georgia with 75 acres in cultivation and rest pasture. Features include a river fence, one main residence, two tenant houses, a flowing spring and good wells. Price described as reasonable with terms to a responsible party. Interested buyers should contact Mrs J M White in Rupert Georgia.
A round of weekend visits and weekday gatherings across Columbus, Juniper, Oglethorpe, Byron, and nearby towns features Mrs. Maude Sealy with her parents the Harrises, Mrs. Watkins with the Buckners, plus numerous Brown family members visiting relatives in Columbus, Albany, and Florida. Domestic trips include fishing in Florida and a Camp Meeting at Indian Springs.
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