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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1946
Page
2
Reynolds Department notes multiple society movements with residents traveling to Columbus Macon Atlanta Savannah and Americus for shopping visiting relatives and attending events. Names include Mr Ed Swearengin Miss Montez Wetherington Mrs Robert Bell Miss Eugenia Joiner and many Hinton Joiner Waters Musselwhite and Neisler families among others.
Mrs. Harry Powell hosted a bridge party for bride-elect Miss Dorothy Hinton. The event announced her December 28 marriage to Walter James Riley Jr. Guests enjoyed progressions of bridge and a salad course as gifts were opened at the Powell home.
Mrs F M Carson hosted the Reynolds W S C S December gathering at her home with 28 members and 10 visitors. The program featured devotional talks, carols, greetings, and a feasting of Christmas activities amid reports on parsonage insurance and charitable dedications.
The W M U held its regular monthly meeting December 2 at Reynolds Church. Mrs James Ricks led the program focusing on rebuilding the world for peace with talks on peace in Palestine Europe and Africa, interspersed with hymns and prayers.
In a chapel program on Uncle Remus and Song of the South, Mrs Ralph Dunn and colleagues share anecdotes about Joel Chandler Harris. The piece recounts Harris’s boyhood, printing skill, early life in Forsyth and Atlanta, stories of his family and friends, and his modest, lifelong love of life.
Reynolds Methodist Dorcas Class lists officers and committees led by President Mrs. E. H. Joiner and Vice President Mrs. F. M. Carson. Roles include Treasurer Mrs. R. E. Aultman, Secretary Mrs. Terrell Waters, and Publicity by Mrs. R. L. Bell and Mrs. F. M. Carson. Membership, Entertainment, Flower, Finance, Social Service, Memorial, Grounds, and Christmas Decorations committees are detailed with numerous members.
Mrs Dunn invites customers to visit Nu Way Cleaners in Reynolds Georgia to see the New Steam Spotter in action. The shop thanks patrons and aims to continue serving the community with dry cleaning services.
The text notes that Tales of Uncle Re mus ranks beside the Bible and Pilgrim's Progress as top selling works of all time. It highlights enduring popularity and suggests these titles share a place with universal classics in literary history.
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