Georgia Governors Rally Calls Unity in War Effort
Governor Eugene Talmadge urged a united Georgia at a Macon defense rally pledging loyalty to the nation and its armed forces. He asked farmers to boost dairy beef pork fruit vegetables cotton and sugar production and urged use of canneries and scientific waste utilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Eugene Talmadge
People of
Georgia
Planning Board
State Council For National Defense
State Defense Corps
Talmadge
United States
M. D. Collins
States’ Educational Department
American Federation of Labor
Congress For Industrial Organization
Lucy Mason
CIO
George L. Hughes
AFL
Marion Allen
Internal Revenue Collector
Frank Calhoun Jr. Struck by Automobile Sunday Afternoon
Frank Calhoun Jr., 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Calhoun, narrowly escaped serious injury when struck by a northbound car on Sunday afternoon near his home. Witnesses say Clem Roberts of Thomaston swerved to avoid the boy but struck him with the left front fender. he was treated at Montgomery Hospital for minor cuts and bruises. No charges were filed against the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Calhoun Jr
Frank Calhoun
Clem Roberts
Thomaston
Montgomery Hospital
100 Percent Pure Water Approved by State Health
Butler Water Works Co. provides water to most city homes and businesses. After a drought and the deep well project, state tests show the new supply meets all requirements and is recorded as 100 percent pure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Water Works Co
State Department of Public Health
Shows at Dean Theatre Week Schedule
Sun and Mon feature When Ladies Meet with Robert Taylor Joan Crawford and Greer Garson. Wed and Thu present I Woke Up Screaming with Betty Grable and Victor Mature. Fri and Sat offer Gene Autry in Ridin on Rainbow plus Sailors on Leave with Betty Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun & Mon
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
Rachel Grothers
Robert Taylor
Joan Crawford
Greer Garson
Herbert Marshall
Spring Dyngton
Betty Grable
Carol Landies
Victor Mature
Gene Autrey
Rainbow
Betty Ross
Christmas Program At Butler Colored High School
The Carnation Club presents a Christmas Pageant at the Butler colored High School on Monday December 29 at 7 30 p m featuring Negro Spirituals by the Happy Four Quartet Reserved seats will be available for white attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnation Club
Butler Colored High School
Happy Four Quartet
Conserving rubber is patriotic at Childs Service Station
Re capped tires are promoted as an act of patriotism at Childs Service Station in Butler. The ad urges motorists to have tires retreaded to save rubber and money, highlighting local automotive services.
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Childs
Butler
Register All Men 18 to 64 Urged by Draft Bill
Washington a draft expansion bill calls for registration of all males from 18 to 64 and subjecting 21 to 44 to service, approved today by the House military committee. Congress sped a defense bill totaling over 10 billion dollars, with plans to expand the draft, Navy, and wartime powers. The Senate backed the measure as House and Senate approved a compromise, funding equipment for an Army of 2 million and supplies for 1.2 million, plus a new 500 million naval plane program. The Navy panel proposed a 150 thousand ton fleet growth amid limited facilities for larger tonnage. President Roosevelt would wield discretion on tonnage use for ships and aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Military Committee
May
Congress House
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
War Department
House Naval Committee
Navy
Vinson
Christmas Pageant at Methodist Church Sunday Night
The Nativity pageant directed by Mary A. Letsinger and Mattie Shannon will be held at the Methodist church Sunday night at 7 oclock. Readers listeners travelers children and choir members from local churches participate. The program features solos by Clyde Afay Green and Ouida Brewer with special music by Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. Pool. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Letsinger
Mattie Shannon
Reader
F. J. Gilbert
Travelers
Mary
Charles Benns
Joseph
G. T. Garrard
Shepherds
Boy Scoust
O. B. Bankster Bailey Joiner
Wanda Hartman
G. T. Gerrard
Ray
L. Joiner
William Gray
Alma Cook
Ruth Cook
Cathryn Amos
Carolyn Bazemore
Mary. Wright
Wilma Gill
Butler Methodist
Sutton
Pool
Clyde Afay Green
Ouida Brewer
Methodist Church
New Evangelistic Tabernacle Opens Christmas Night
The New Evangelistic Tabernacle will open on December 25 at 7:30 p m in Butler in the building formerly used by Mr Low Brooks on the east side public square. The opening service will follow the spirit of worship with no announced conductor. The public is urged to attend and share in heartfelt religion.
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New Tabernacle
Butler
Low Brooks
East Side
Library Closed for Christmas Holidays
The Butler Library will close from December 23 to December 31 for the Christmas holidays, reopening in the new year.
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Butler
Taylor County Home Defense Corps Ready to Serve
Capt Walton Hodges said the Taylor County Home Defense Corps is ready for service for home defense if called by state or nation. The Macon meeting drew nearly all members. Drills occur Tuesday nights under Hodges supervision as uniforms are being arranged. potential for one or two more Taylor units exists if needed. The roster includes Hodges Stone Bond Hales Newsome Wilson Brady Gray Jr Murray Walker Windham Goddard McDaniel Hicks Neisler Aultman Hobbs Elliston Jarrell Peed Doyel Jenkins Harris Hollis Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton Hodges
Taylor County
Home Defense Corps
Macon
Capt. Hodges
Hodges
C. C. Stone
H. C. Bond
Ed. Hales
Erick Newsome
Ed Wilson
George Brady
W. F. Gray Jr
Murray Walker
Walker Newsome
C. D. Windham
Ed Goddard
Thomas McDaniel
C. P. McDaniel
C. B. Hicks
J. H. Neisler
J. H. Aultman
Henry Hobbs
Herman Elliston
Wilson Jarrell
Fred Peed
L. M. Doyel
P. A. Jenkins
W. D. Harris L. Anthony
W. M. Hollis
E. H Griffith
Butler Native Named Next Adel Baptist Pastor
Rev James Windham, son of William Guy Windham and the late Eulah Wilson Windham of Butler and Tifton, has accepted the pastorate of the First Baptist Church of Adel. He previously led Eminence Kentucky First Church and studied at Mercer University and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Windham
First Baptist Church
Adel
Mr. Windham
William Guy Windham
Eulah Wilson Windham
Butler and Tifton
Eminance
First Church
Georgia
Mercer University
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, Ky
Herald Announces Early Publication Next Week
The Herald shifts next week’s edition to Tuesday night December 23 from Thursday December 25 to allow rural route delivery Wednesday morning and staff Christmas time off. Submissions for next week must be in by noon Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
The
Defense Bond And Stamp Sales Rise At Butler Post Office
The Butler post office reports defense bond sales for the first fifteen days of December totaling $2,000. Stamp sales for 10 cent and 25 cent denominations exceed expectations, with inquiries indicating continued strong interest as December progresses.
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Butler Post Office
Georgia Farmers Approve Cotton Quotas for 1942
Georgia farmers vote overwhelmingly to continue the AAA crop regulation program for 1942. Taylor county reports 480 in favor and 36 against, marking 92.3 percent approval amid overall light turnout due to bad weather. Continued government loans depend on the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Georgia
AAA
Arkansas
Illinois
Kentucky
Kansas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Whatley Urges Christmas Seals Sale Amid TB Rise
Mrs. Irene Whatley, chairwoman of the Taylor County Tuberculosis committee, warns signals of a flare up in tuberculosis appear nationwide. She cites increased strain from defense work, overcrowded housing, and wartime conditions, urging full public cooperation during the Christmas Seal Sale and beyond to check the disease.
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United States
Irene Whatley
Taylor County
National Tuberculosis Association
Mrs. Whatley
Buena Vista Methodists Host Columbus District Laymen
The Buena Vista Methodist gathering drew a large audience from the Columbus district for a well planned program under Hon. Joe Rogers with speaker H. W. Sappington. Denominational cooperation, Butler church representation, and a social hour with refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Buena Vista
Joe Rogers
Marion County
H. W. Sappington
Cusseta
Butler Church
The
Methodist Church
Tires Save Rubber Let Childs Service Station Recap Tires
Re cap your tires at Kutler based Childs Service Station to save rubber and aid national defense.
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Childs Service Station
Kutler
Former Local Citizen Killed in Pacific Battle
Carson Jinks Hinton 22, of Louisville Kentucky, died in action while serving his country. He enlisted in 1935, served in Hawaii the Philippines and China, and was Asiatic Fleet light heavyweight boxing champion in 1940. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Hinton and a sister Mrs. Iogene Stinnett, with a brother Henry Hinton Jr. and several aunts and uncles in Taylor county.
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Louisville, Ky
Carson J. Hinton
Henry E. Hinton
Louisville
Taylor County
Navy Department
Young Hinton
A. T. Aultman
J. W. Aultman
Tom Boswell
R. E. Wainwright
Hinton
Butler
Halleck Hall
Asiatic Fleet
Navy
Hawaii
Philippines
China
Paris
Tenn
Imogene Hinton
Henry Hinton Jr
Manila
Carson Jinks
U. S. Navy
Iogene Stinnett
Ile
Pacific
R.L. Leopold
R. G. White
Morris Stacy
First Air Raid Drill Held At Butler School At Noon
The Butler High School conducted its first air raid drill at noon Monday with students and teachers evacuating. City police fired three shots as buses moved to designated spots and patrols directed students to lie face down. All children were cleared within seven minutes, with hopes to reduce to five with practice.
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Butler School
Butler
Butler High School
W. T. Austin
Prof. Austin
Rupert School Stage Show Saturday Night
Buck Allen and his radio stars present an hour forty five minute stage show at Rupert school auditorium Saturday at 8 o clock. Sponsored by the Rupert School Improvement Club. Audience members can win groceries in door prizes. Firecrackers sold at Scott's Station one mile north of Butter on Highway Three.
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Buck Allen
Rupert School
Rupert School Improvement Club
Scott's Station
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State Defense
United Effort
Dean Theatre
Methodist
Evangelistic Tabernacle
Rev
Stanford
Adel Baptist Church
Buena Vista Methodists
Carson Hinton
U.S. Navy
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