Milledgeville to Dedicate New State Hospital Center
Milledgeville November 30. The vastly expanded state hospital for the insane, funded jointly by state and federal sources at about 7000, will be dedicated Friday. Prominent officials and legislators are invited, with Georgia leaders and national figures expected to attend the ceremony and unveilings. The new medical center adds 2800 beds on the old hospital grounds, with patients relocated during expansion.
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Mlledgeville
State Hospital For Insane
Jno
M. Y
Feeral Agency
Vinson
House Affairs Committee
Y.e. D. Rivers
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Worge
Richard B. Russell
Statehouse
Senate
Spivey
Tse
Harris
State Board of Regents
Williams
Gay Person
WPA
Georgia Foodmen of the World
Masonic Order
War Bros City of Conquest and Irene at Dean Theatre
Sunday and Monday review details War Bros City of Conquest featuring James Mason in a richly mounted production with Ann Sheridan Donald Isp Frank McHugh and Timer in New York. Irene modernizes the classic with Anna Le in the title role and lavish Technicolor backgrounds. Friday and Saturday showcase Warner Baxter Andrea Leeds in Earth Mind and Bill Elliott in Return to Wild Bill.
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New York
War Bros
City of Conquest
Jasney
Ann Sheridan
Donald Isp
Frank McHugh
Sna
Irene
Alice Blue
Perent
Flywood
Annale
Warner Baxr
Andrea Leeds
Bill Elliott
Dress Up Oglethorpe GA Lights for Christmas
Oglethorpe residents donate 250 to light the town for Christmas. Private citizens organized the drive and nearly everyone contributed toward lights for the 1940 Yule season, with lines set to be erected.
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Oglethorpe
Heard County Youth Chosen For Army Induction In Atlanta
Clyde C. Brown, a 25 year old farmer from Heard County, was selected as the first man inducted into the army from the Fourth Corps area. He arrives in Atlanta amid a series of celebrations with draft officials and state selective service staff as the nation expands its armed forces under the selective service law. Brown’s selection reflects a larger expected draft of southern men for a year of training.
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Atlanta
Clyde C. Brown
Heard County
Brown
Fourth Corps
Franklin
Selective Service
Fulton County
Local Lodge Announces Masonic Day at Butler Church
Fickling Lodge No. 129 F. and A. M. will observe Masonic Day at the Butler Methodist church on Sunday December 15 with Mr P Y Luther as principal speaker. The secretary of the Sixth District Masons will deliver a religious message and a full program outline will be published later.
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Fickling Lodge No. 129
Butler Methodist Church
P . Y. Luther
Sixth District Masons
Luther
Butler
Local merchant sells stock to E H Bazemore in Taylor County
The clerk owner announces the transfer of his store to E H Bazemore after years of service. He will remain in the shop for weeks, notes all accounts are to be paid in the store, and promises fair pricing and restocking to attract customers. He thanks customers for loyalty and wishes a merry Christmas and prosperous New Year.
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E. H. Bazemore
Bazemore
Mr. Bazemore
Taylor County
Unique Marketing Boosts Poultry And Egg Profits
Dan Carter reports in the Atlanta Journal that about 250 farmers in Taylor Crawford and Macon counties profit by a cooperative poultry and egg scheme. They ship eggs fryers broilers and hens weekly, with a centralized marketer taking a small fee and distributing cash profits. The system, started in 1930 by Emory Parr and H E Neisler, now includes roughly 260 members and routes, grading packing and selling eggs to Macon buyers while delivering feed at a premium to members. Monthly egg sales reach about 25 000 dozen with prices 28 to 32 cents per dozen, yielding roughly 15 cents per dozen net after costs.
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Taylor
Crawford
Macon
Emory Parr
H. E. Neisler
Producion
Parr
Fickling Lodge To Elect Officers
Fickling Lodge No. 129 F. and A. M. will elect its officers for 1941 at the regular meeting tonight. All members are urged to attend. The lodge had a successful 1940 and aims for a better 1941. Plans include Masonic Day at the local Methodist church on Sunday December 15 with Mr P Y Luther of Griffin as principal speaker at the service.
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Fickling Lodge No. 129
Fickling Lodge
P. Y. Luther of
Griffin
Nine Volunteers Leave Today For Year s Training
The first nine local draftees volunteering for a year of army training will depart Butler this afternoon for induction at Ft. Benning, Columbus. The group includes Sam Coolik, Ulmer Stevens, Woodrow Wilson, Norman Peacock, Phillip Wilson, Dillard Spillers, Arthur Bloodworth, Cecil Moore, and Wanza Moore. A Registry Advisory Board was appointed to help registrants with questionnaires, with 47 forms mailed to those holding order numbers 44 through 0.
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Butler
Ft. Benning
Columbus
Sam Coolik
Ulmer Stevens
Woodrow Wilson
Norman Peacock
Phillip Wilson
Dillard Spillers
Arthur Bloodworth
Cecil Moore
Wanza Moore
H. K. Sealy
H. H. Gee
C. C. Stone
C. W. Foy
W.T. Austin
L. R Adams Thelman Jarrell
L T. Peed
W. E
Randall Waller
Charing
S. Garrett
Howard
Maude Sealy
Sealy
Prominent Ellaville Man Killed in Florida Crash
C T Johnson 47 a prominent Ellaville businessman was killed instantly in a car collision near Ft Lauderdale Florida while passing another car on Monday. He was en route from Jacksonville to Miami when his vehicle struck a bus and he was hurled from the road. The body identified by his Miami based brother Lester Johnson. He previously ran an automobile business in Americus and is survived by his wife Roxie Stevens three sisters and five brothers. The body will be brought to Ellaville for burial.
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Ellaville
C. T. Johnson
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Americus
Roxie Stevens
Fllaville
Sunday Singing At Rupert School Auditorium
The usual second Sunday afternoon singing will be held at the Rupert school auditorium Sunday afternoon. The public is invited. Those in charge urge all who enjoy good singing to attend and enjoy the holiday season.
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Rupert School
Pub. Com
Notice to Creditors Cash Market Dudley Harris
All creditors of the Cash Market Dudley Harris proprietor are requested to see me at once as the accounts have been placed in my hands for settlement. GEO. W. HARRIS Butler Ga.
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Dudley Harris
Geo. W. Harris
Butler, Ga
Bazemore Buys Jarrell Department Store and Stock
Mr. E. H. Bazemore, Butler merchant, purchased the Jarrell Department Store building and the entire stock from E. E. Jarrell in one of the area’s largest real estate transactions in years. Bazemore plans to move his stock to the new location after January first and offers reductions throughout his stores this month.
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E. H. Bazemore
Butler
Jarrell
E. E. Jarrell
Court House Square
I. F. Peebles
Santa Claus In Person At Butler Store Visit
Old Santa Claus will visit Maxwell's 5c & 1c Store in Butler next Saturday at 3 PM. Children may share Christmas wishes and receive a special gift from Santa. Letters brought to the store will be checked and then sent to the Butler Herald for publication.
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Santa Claus
Butler
Old Santa Claus
Old Santa
Maxwell
Santa
Butler Herald
Ideal High School News Officers Named
Ideal, Nov. 80 The newly organized Ideal High School News will be edited by the senior class with officers led by G. L. Windham Jr as editor and Jack Massey as assistant editor Thetis Brooks is sports editor Lettice Wood news editor E L Hall editorial editor Marvin Spillers assistant editorial editor Pauline Passmore personal items.
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Ideal
Ideal High School News
G. L. Windham Jr
Jack Massey
Thetis Brooks
Lettice Wood
E. L. Hall
Marvin Spillers
Pauline Passmore
Pecan Agent Quits Market at Cox's Store Butler
Pecan purchasing agent at John M. Cox's Store in Butler retires effective immediately after several Saturdays in the market.
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John M. Cox
Butler
Furnished room near public square in Butler Georgia
Room for rent in residential area one block from the public square. See or call Mrs. T. E. Tante in Butler Georgia. Also advertising metal roofing and pecan trees from J. T. Mathews, Butler Georgia.
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City
Public Square
Palace Market
T. E. Tante
Butler, Ga
J. T. Mathews
Mrs. Georgia W Chapman Dies at 79 in Butler
Mrs. Georgia Wright Chapman of Butler dies at home after a two month illness. She was 79 and the oldest member of the local Baptist church. Funeral services were held at Butler Baptist Church with Rev. Hugh Dozier and Rev. H. O. Fowler officiating. Interment followed in the city cemetery. She is survived by a sister, two daughters, a son, seven grandchildren, and several great grandchildren. Edwards Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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Baptist Church
Georgia Wright Chapman
Butler Baptist Church
Hugh Dozier
H. O. Fowler
Manchester Baptist Church
A. D. Chapman
Chapman
Butler
Ida Steed
Lula Poole
Amos Byrd
M. A. Chapman
City
Sara Poole
Alton Poole
Nettie Bigbie
Rob Adams
Tom Anderson
Greenville
S. C
Theron Joiner
Normantown
D. R. Bigbie
Lions
Edwards
Agent Urges Cotton Growers to Vote In Saturday Referendum
W F Bembry County Extension Agent urges Taylor County cotton growers to vote in the marketing quota referendum Saturday. He notes quotas rely on a two thirds vote in the Cotton Belt and cites 87 percent above normal supplies and a 25 million bale world crop vs 18 million normal, warning war conditions may curb consumption.
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Taylor County
W. F. Bembry
Bembry
AAA
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Dean Theatre
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Taylor Farmers
Dan Carter
The
Atlanta Journal
Florida
Rupert
Sun
E.E. Jarrell
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