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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
7
Butler locals report visits by Mrs L R Adams in Atlanta and Julian Edwards in Columbus. Residents mention shopping outings in Americus Reynolds and Woodbury, family happenings, and court visits. The Kitchen Cabinet Orchestra was canceled due to rain and rescheduled at Butler School. A lost child’s cotton mattress notice concludes the column.
The Methodist church ladies held a Dec 4 meeting to form circulating circles to banish the church debt. Rev. H C Griffin spoke, urging sacrificial giving, with a motto drawn from the Ten Spies tale. Groups are led by Mrs. H C Griffin, Mrs. Mac Riley, and Mrs. G A Roberts, plus many other named members guiding various units.
Mr and Mrs Lige P Parker of Howard announce the marriage of their daughter Frances to Robert A Simpson of Macon the ceremony was held Sunday November 17 in Aiken South Carolina
Seed wheat listing markets Genuine Early May Blue Stem seed at two dollars per bushel. Contact W. A. Payne for purchase and details.
The Butler High School in Spartanburg area reports teacher absences due to illness and family emergency. Miss Ellen Griffin's English classes are covered by Supt. C. R. Brown while Miss Ruth Wolfe mourns her father's death and Miss Melissa Ogburn adds Griffin's classes. Ninth grade studies Macbeth culminate in strong test scores with several students scoring 90 or above. The piece criticizes the county board for paying teachers only one month in four, urging prompt pay and accountability.
The Junior Music Club held its regular November meeting on Wednesday. Kathleen Peed led with a program stressing remembrance and gratitude, noting Armistice Day and Thanksgiving, and All Saints Day. Members praised peace, country, good examples, and music, with a program including Coolidge’s tribute, a Thanksgiving story, biographies of Rubinstein and Paderewski, and solo performances. The next meeting will be December 18, marking Edward MacDowell’s birthday.
The Junior Music Club will stage a short Christmas program in the high school chapel on Wednesday morning December 18 at 8 45. The club president will offer Christmas greetings, two groups of carols, two readings, two musical numbers, and a Christmas chorus by Grammar school pupils. Patrons and friends of the Music Department are invited. The Mid Winter Recitals of the Music Class will be held later in January.
Butler High School opened its season on the new court loaned by Mrs. Persons and Mrs. Scandrett with a girls victory 22 12 and a boys win 18 17 over Roberta. Driskell injury limited early play but he returned to score six, Theus sprained an ankle later but Butler prevailed by a single point. Roberta center G Andrews stood out for the visitors while Butler guards and Driskell led the home team. Butler meets Manchester Y M C A next Friday night.
The Wom an's Missionary Society held a business meeting at the church on Monday afternoon with Mrs. Fickling presiding in the president's absence due to illness. The program included a devotional and Bible study plans, and the group announced a Bible Study Class for Monday at 3 o'clock.
Rev and Mrs Griffin hosted Brooks birthday party at their home last Thursday evening. Classmates and friends attended a lively gathering with age appropriate games and tasty refreshments served before departure.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Belcher of Americus and Rev Leland Moore of Columbus was solemnized Dec. 4 at the home of Bishop W B Beauchamp in Atlanta. They will reside at the Columbus district parsonage. Mrs Moore has been active in education and church work in Americus and Rev Moore has served as pastor and presiding elder in the Columbus area.
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