Woodmen of World Honors Five Men At Elder Night
Woodmen of World Camp 1428 honored five men on Elder Night Thursday. Consul Commander Bobby Gean Swain presided as District Manager T. E. Tante introduced guests Melvin Lee and Paul A. Jones. Four men received 25 year pins E. A. Griggs W. M. Mathews E. L. Fallin and Mayor Alfonso McCrary. Frank Callahan received a 50 year pin. Butler Camp 1428 earned a Blue Ribbon Award. Jones noted Tante’s Los Angeles trip for the national convention. Coach Norman Carter presented meritorious plaques to Douglas Taunton and Sammy Almgren for pool rescue of John Childs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of the World
Bobby Gean Swain
T. E. Tante
Tante
Melvin Lee
Columbus
Paul A. Jones
Macon
Jones
Woodmen
E. A. Griggs
W. M. Mathews
E. L. Fallin
Alfonso McCrary
Frank Callahan
Callahan
Woodman
Swain
Butler Camp 1428
Los Angeles
Calif
Sovereign Lee
Norman Carter
Butler Swimming Pool
Carter
Douglas Taunton
Sammy Almgren
John Childs
Margaret Tante
Uncle Jack Driskell Turns 91 On Monday
Birthday wishes go to O. T. Driskell known as Uncle Jack as he nears his 91st birthday Monday. He remains in good health and enjoys twice daily walks to town. He has six children ten grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.
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O. T. Driskell
Uncle Jack
Jack
Reynolds Merchants To Observe Labor Day
All business establishments in the City of Reynolds will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
ASC Committee Members Elected in County Vote
The ASC County Committee announced official vote tabulations for community committees. Farmers were chosen as chairmen and members across Butler Carsonville-Daviston Cedar Creek Austin Panhandle Reynolds Potterville and Reynolds Potterville communities with the elected chairmen serving as delegates to elect the County Committee. The meeting is at 10 a m today in the ASC office.
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H. A. Sealy
ASC
Butler
W. S. Payne
Julian Mott
H. L. Bone
D. W. Culverhouse
W. W. Greene
Carsonville
Daviston
W. J. Braddy
Joe Blasche
T. A
Panhandle
Clarence Barfield
James Bailey
James Young
B. J. Fuller
Odell Hartley
Reynolds-Potterville
A. J. Fountain
Dave T. Montfort
Zack Posey
E. A. Newsom
W. F. Brunson
First Bale of Cotton Ginned in County
The first bale of cotton of the new crop was grown by James Dykes of Reynolds and ginned at Whatley's gin in Reynolds on Tuesday. Whatley's Warehouse bought the bale at forty cents per pound. It weighed 458 pounds and graded SM 1 1/16. Local warehouses expect continued cotton activity as the harvest begins.
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James Dykes
Reynolds
Whatley
Herald
Butler Garden Club Meets Next Wednesday
The Butler Garden Club will meet next Wednesday at the Community House at 3 p.m. Miss Louise Hill will give the program on lilies. Hostesses are Mrs. J. R. Wilson Mrs. Hugh Gee Mrs. Luke Adams and Mrs. J. S. Green Jr. All members urged to attend.
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Butler Garden Club
Louise Hill
J. R. Wilson
Hugh Gee
Luke Adams
J. S. Green
Seven Seek Bibb Sheriff Office in Sept. 27 Race
Macon Georgia seven candidates already compete to fill the late Bibb County Sheriff W L Robertson seat. More hopefuls are expected before the Sept 13 qualification deadline as the Sept 27 election approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Bibb County
W. L. Robertson
First Quarterly Conference Sunday At Rupert Church
The Howard Charge including Charing Mauk Rupert Union and Wesley churches plans its first quarterly conference of the year at Rupert Methodist Church this Sunday at 11 a.m. Rev Bill Erwin of the Columbus District will deliver the message. A fellowship dinner follows and officials from each church are urged to attend with their families.
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Howard Charge
Rupert Methodist Church
Howard
Charing
Mauk
Rupert
Union
Wesley
Bill Erwin
Columbus
Foot Injury Forces Byrd To Hospitalize While Campaigning
Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd, candidate for governor, was admitted to a Macon hospital for treatment of a right foot injury from July 1. He plans to continue campaigning, including about 100 long distance calls, with physiotherapy ongoing for several days. If discharged by midweek he will rest at Reynolds. The injury involves the periostium of two small bones after stepping on a sprinkler head at Ft Stewart.
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Macon
Garland Byrd
Byrd
Reynolds
Ft. Stewart
Woman Reels In Huge Panama City King Mackerel
Mrs. C. E. Marshall caught a 56 inch 125 pound King Mackerel off Panama City Florida during a deep sea trip with Reynolds friends. The fish, the largest in years, is being mounted locally and an open house will honor its arrival.
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C. E. Marshall
Panama City
Fla
Marshall
Reynolds
Leonard Whatley
Walter Forsling
Pete Ayers
Miss Neisler Earns Scholarship to Trevecca Nazarene College
Wilhelmina Neisler daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Neisler wins a Trevecca Nazarene College scholarship in Nashville Tennessee for top ten percent class ranking and strong citizenship. She held multiple school offices and activities from elementary through high school and served as Sunday School teacher and soloist in the Church of the Nazarene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina Neisler
Ben H. Neisler
Trevecca Nazarene College
Nashville
Tenn
Wilhelmina
George Palmer
School Patrol
FBSA
Home Ec
Church of the Nazarene
Revival at Midway Opens Sunday with Guest Evangelist
Revival services start next Sunday at Midway Baptist. Visiting evangelist Rev. J. R. Whiddon of Reynolds Baptist church attends. Only morning service Monday, then evening worship at 7 30 p m through Wednesday. Regular Sunday morning and evening services. Pastor E H Dunn.
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Midway Baptist Church
J. R. Whiddon
Reynolds Baptist Church
E. H. Dunn
Gunboat Salvage Delayed by Rain
Heavy rains delayed an attempt to attach metal drums and cables to the hulk of the gunboat Chattahoochee as workers prepared to raise her. Collected 2.5 inches of rainfall swelled streams and blocked access to the site in Columbus, Georgia.
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Columbus
Chattahoochee
OES Stella Butler Chapter Plans Friday Meeting
The Stella Butler Chapter No. 322 of the Order of the Eastern Star will hold a regular meeting Friday evening at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend.
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Stella Butler Chapter No. 322
Order of the Eastern Star
Knights announce birth of son Damon Blair Knight
Rev and Mrs L C Knight of Elton Louisiana announce the birth of their son Damon Blair Knight on August 15 at the American Legion Hospital in Jennings Louisiana. Mrs Knight is formerly Neva Nell Blair of Butler.
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L. C. Knight
Elton
Damon Blair Knight
American Legion
Seven Die in Georgia Weekend Wrecks Rises to Eleven
Seven young men died when a southbound car tried to outrun a state patrol near Jackson. In the other crash a white youths’ car and a Greyhound bus narrowly avoided involvement as two more died in separate wrecks. Additional fatalities included a Millen pedestrian, a Gilmer county child, a Macon woman in South Carolina, and a Cleveland Ohio pair.
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Atlanta
Jackson
Georgia
South Carolina
Audrey Langston
Ronald Hardy
Rufus Knowles
Jesse Butler
James
Cleveland
Ohio
Cliff Head
Joe Talmadge
Indian Springs
W. E. Butler
State Patrol
Greyhound
Joe Morris
Ashburn
Arthur Maddox
College Park
Macon
Robert Causey
Camden
S. C
Causey
Cotton Dusting Plane Crashes Near Town
R. L. Day of Macon crash landed a light crop-dusting plane on Archie Barfield farm while dusting cotton near town. He was unhurt in his first accident in six years. plane damage estimated at $300, gear damaged and repaired at the local air port within days.
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Verna Griggs
Archie Barfield
Town
R. L. Day
Macon
Taylor County Schools Open For 1961 62 Term
Taylor County schools begin the 1961 62 term with registration today for all students. Pre planning for teachers runs Monday through Saturday, with Labor Day a holiday. A special reading program targets third through fifth grades. New teachers include W J Davis agriculture Dan Windham science and Jeral dine Cooper music. Faculty lists name officers principals and many current teachers across Butler Reynolds and county schools along with a long roster of bus drivers.
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Taylor County
W. H. Elliston
W. J. Davis
Dan Windham
Jeraldine Cooper
Grady
Pauline Bembry
Jane Carter
Jarry Partain
Sanford Fitzsimmons
Butler Schol
Malcolm J. Marchman
Brainaard B. Huling
Allman
Imogene Garrett
Edyth Guy
Bessie Nelson
Annie Spiller
Margery Fitzsimmons
Jerry L. Partain
Norman K. Carter
Wm. J. Davis
Marion Allman
Frances Jarrell
Erman Barfield
Eleanor Peed
Hazel Elliston
Ethel] Harvey
Elise Humber
Jewel Lancaster
Rita Turner
Reba Lou Turner
Nettie B. Turner
Maimee Lowery
Myrtice Locke
Lewis Ruffin
Ann Marshall
Reynolds
Hubert Sasser
Mabel Byrd
Verna Fountain
Wilma Hollis
Bernice Bass
Ferdinand Carson
Mildred Payne
Elizabeth Whatley
Lucibelle Fuller
Susie Woods
Barbara Payne
Winifred Harrell
Troy Athon
Royce Lynn
Elizabeth McRee
H. G. Kirksey
R. C. Barfield
Solen Wisham
Joe Eubanks
W. J. Braddy
E. A. Griggs
E. A. Welch Jr
Felton Gaultney
Paul Jones
O .P. Montgomery
A. J. Iprahiness
James Young
CC Me. Elmurray
Cecil Downs
H. B.parks Co
G. Wainwright
M. L. Crook
Jack Woodall
Open House Sunday At Reynolds Parsonage
Reynolds Methodist parsonage hosts an open house this Sunday from 4 to 7 pm. The public is invited to attend and view the new residence.
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Reynolds Parsonage
New Reynolds Methodist Parsonage
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Woodmen of World
WOW
Mr. Driskell
Dept. of Archives General Library
University of Ga
Bibb
Butler Swimming
UAL
NFE
Arshal
Zack Cravey
FFA
Lake Jackson
Tom Sawyer
Fran Cochran
Rupert Church
Miss Neisler
Nazarene College
OES
Taylor Co
Messrs
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