Widening Hwy 19 Contract Set For Taylor Co
Georgia Highway Department reports an apparent low bid of 10.6 million dollars for widening and resurfacing on U S 19 in Taylor County as part of the VandiVer Highway Authority bonds program. Contracts cover 26.23 miles from Butler to Thomaston area with Cantrill Construction Co of Lexington, Kentucky the apparent low bidder on one segment and Cantrill on the other.
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Atlanta
Highway Department
Vandiver Administration
Highway Authority
Highway Board
Jim Gillis
Georgia
Gillis
Schley-Taylor
U. S. 19
U. S. 26
Ellaville
Reynolds Gym Open to Anyone Thursday Nights
The Reynolds gym is available to any user on Thursdays only with two coaches, Stevens and Athon, allowed exceptions. The floor will be mopped before play and equipment returned to its place. violations will forfeit gym privileges.
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Reynolds
Coach Stevens
Coach Athon
Mrs Jennie Weaver Dies at Reynolds Sunday Morning
Mrs Jennie Gray Weaver aged 74 died in her sleep at her Reynolds home Sunday morning. A native of the county she was daughter of the late Geo T and Mary Ella Ruffin widow of Jake M Weaver and a Reynolds Baptist Church member. Survivors include two sons L Holt Ruffin Rio de Janeiro Brazil Earl M Weaver Greenville S C two daughters Mrs George Pope Brunswick and Mrs Reginald James Reynolds one sister Mrs Ida Jake Ruffin Atlanta and a brother T L Ruffin Reynolds. Funeral service was held at Reynolds Baptist Church Tuesday morning with Rev J R Whiddon officiating.
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Verna Griggs
Jennie Gray Weaver
Reynolds
This County
Geo. T
Mary Ella Ruffin
Jake M. Weaver
Reynolds Baptist Church
L. Holt Ruffin
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Earl M. Weaver
Greenville
S. C
George Pope
Brunswick
Reginald James Reynolds
Ida Jake Ruffin
Atlanta
T.L. Ruffin
J. R. Whiddon
Long illness fatal for George Salzer
George W. Salzer Sr., 80, a longtime wholesale grocer in Jacksonville, died December 11 after a long illness. Born in Georgia, he moved to Palatka in 1894 and to Jacksonville in 1898 to found G. W. Salzer and Bros. He retired in 1949 and was active in the Kiwanis Club and Jacksonville Grocery Association. Survived by wife May, daughter Mayalene, five sons, a brother, a sister, and 13 grandchildren.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Geo. W. Salzer
Mr. Salzer
Georgia
Palatka
G. W
State Road Department
Merrill- Steven Drydock and Repair Co
Kiwanis Club
Jacksonville Grocery Assn
Salzer
May Roberts Salzer
Mayalene S. Kaysen
G. W. Jr
Karl R
John
Tampa
Wm. W
Lutz
R. Francis Salzer
St. Petersloth
Grover W
Woodmen Christmas Party At Legion Home With Santa Visit
Butler Camp No 1428 Woodmen of the World held its annual Christmas party at the American Legion Home on Friday evening. After carols District Manager T E Doc Tante announced Santa's arrival who handed out bubble gum balloons and spinners. He then visited the children around the decorated tree distributing gifts bags of fruit and candy.
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Verna Griggs
Butler Camp No
Woodmen of the World
American Legion
T. E
Doc” Tante
Santa Claus
Callahan Couple Observe Forty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Frank Callahan celebrated their 45th anniversary with an Open House at their Rupert home. Friends and children attended 2 to 4:30 p m. on Sunday. decorations featured blue white and silver. relatives from Atlanta Warner Robins Columbus helped entertain. couple wed December 17 1916.
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Verna Griggs
Frank Callahan
Rupert
Hugh Howell
Roy Callahan
Atlanta
Dan Callahan
Warner Robins
W. E. Elliston
Edwin Allen
Hazel Patrick
J. T. Cochran
Butler Herald
County Commissioners Postpone January Meeting
Taylor County commissioners postpone the January meeting because the regular date falls on January 2. The next meeting is rescheduled to January 9, 1962.
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Taylor County
Georgia Power Presents Tax Checks to Butler and Reynolds
Georgia Power Co reports 1961 property tax payments totaling 6 718 000 to county and municipal governments, with 3 203 192 to county funds, 2 339 142 to school districts, 1 049 533 to cities, and 126 859 to Georgia and nearby states. Municipal partnership taxes added 2 384 000 to 394 towns. Checks delivered include Butler 234.40 Reynolds 250.07 Taylor county 11 605 Crawford county 9 598.
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Gas Power Company
H. L. Russell
Russell
General County
Georgia
Ga. Power Co
Reynolds
Butler
Roberta
Taylor County
Crawford County
Correction on Woodmen district manager listing
The Herald last week mislisted Mack Miller as District Manager of the Modern Woodmen of the World. The article should have named him as Woodmen. Mr. T. E. Tante of Butler is the District Manager of the Woodmen of the World.
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the Herald
Mack Miller
Miller
T. E. Tante
Butler
Taylor County Grand and Traverse Jurors Drawn for January Term
Grand and traverse jurors named to serve during Taylor County Superior Court’s January semiannual term convening on the first Monday in January 1962. The lengthy list includes J. C. Giles C. Barrow O. C. Keen Sr. and many other local citizens named as jurors.
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Grand and Traverse
Taylor Superior Court
Grand
B. T. I. Christmas Banquet Planned in Macon
The Business Training Institute will hold its annual Christmas banquet at the Jeff Davis room in the Lanier Hotel Macon on Thursday at 8 00 P M The event includes student and faculty participation and will be followed by an entertainment program.
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Business Training Institute
Joe Macon
Jeff Davis
Lanier
Macon
Danville
B. T.I
C. F. Austin
Cody
Randy
Girls Christmas Tournament At Butler Gym Planned
The Butler Girls tournament opens Thursday night with Warner Robins vs Marion County at 7 30 followed by Butler against Stewart County at 8 45. Marion County led by Marion McGlaun has a 12 2 record and is seeded fourth.
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Warner Robins
Marion County
Butler
Stewart County
Marion McGlaun
George McGlaun
Marion
Pat Kirksey
Robins
Butler Herald Announcement Holiday Schedule
The Butler Herald will not publish a regular edition next week beginning December 28. The office closes Monday December 25, while the commercial printing plant remains open for the rest of the week. The staff wishes readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Butler Herald
Herald
Hurst Couple Celebrates Sixtieth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs C W Hurst marked 60 years of marriage with a family dinner at the Harris home where the bride Lura Harris once lived. They wed December 15 1901 at the same site. Their five surviving children are Edna Hart Wynelle Bryant Willie Hurst Annie Crumley and Sarah McChargue.
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Verna Griggs
C. W. Hurst
Sp. M. Harris
Hurst
Lura Harris
J. R. Harris
Edna Pearl Hart
Bainbridge
Wynelle Bryant
Thomasville
Willie Hurst
Clover
S. C
Annie Lee Crumley
Americus
Sarah McChargue
Houston
Tex
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Taylor Co
Jennie Weaver
George Salzer
Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Callahan
WOW
Legion Home
Woodmen
Georgia Power Co
Butler and
Ids
Yatesville
Cemes
J. C. Giles
R, C. Barrow
O. C. Keen Sr
Chas, Benns, Jr
William Woodall D, M. Harris J, C. Haywood
J. W. Waters Co
L. Hart, Jr
James Montgomery E, E. Jarrell
W. P. Parks
H. S. Gates
John Mims Herman O'Neal
Dugger Casey
Hoyt Clark
L.h.vanlandingham
Harold Lovvorn
Bernard J. Puller
Simms
Garrett Bill Bazemore
German Jarrell
Reginald James
W. G. Neisler
B. W. Hinton
John Mangham
Walter O'Neal
Bobby Brooks
Albert Peed Trave
L. C. Kirksey
Sidney B. Austin
Herman Locke
James Spillers
L. P. Anthony John D. Purvis
Gerald Barnes
R. L. Philmon
John Nelson, Jr. ,O. F. Dunn
Jason Albritton
W. J. Braddy
J. H. Neisler
E, H. Perkins
F. B. Eubanks
J. W. Edwards, II
M. B. Pittman, Jr
T. Whatley James R.albritton
J. L., Whitley Carl Brown
A. B. Childres
W. H. Suggs
Horace Watson Roy H. Bohler
P. L. Crook
J. G. Parks
Willie D. Goodwin
Robert Barrow
J. P. Montgomery
Sammy Locke
E. B. Whitley
Roy Weed
Homer
Moore
Kenneth Barrow Marshal P. Dean Oatis Rowe Talmadge Whitley
Tom Giles
B. F. Kirksey
J. W. Windham Grover C. Spillers
J. F. Sikes
J. H. McRee J
Smith
Robert Bell, Jr
E. A. Newsom
J. A. Gibson
H. G. Kirksey
Henry Hobbs
Billy C. Amos
Francis Peed
R. Simmons
Ed Wilson
R. L. Garrett
Lee Posey
Jack Suggs
Thomas Byrd
William Parks John Nelson Royce Whatley
J. S. Green, Jr
J. W. Suggs
Leonard Whatley
H. W. Cox
Clifford Whatley, Jr
Co. C. Giles
James Brown
Albert Harris
J. H. Brown
H. H. Booth
Butler Gym
No. Herald
Mrs. Hurst
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