Christmas reflections and local notes in Butler paper
The Butler edition notes family visits during Christmas and New Year as a cherished old custom. It cites casualty projections for holiday traffic, discusses pecan shortages in Taylor county, and recounts seasonal meals and lingering celebrations. It also reviews the National Society Director list and praises Fickling Lodge No 129 F and A M for Masonry’s heritage and duties.
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Butler
Taylor County
Fickling Lodge
George Washington
Peach County to hold Democratic primary February 15
Fort Valley December 26. The Peach County Democratic primary is set for February 15 with candidate qualification by noon January 10 and voter registration by noon January 21. Warner Wells of Fort Valley will serve as secretary and treasurer. Seven county officers seek re election in 1956 as Peach county, organized in 1925, reaches about 12 000 population.
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Fort Valley
Peach County
Warner Wells
Democratic Committee
B. A. Young
W. H. Beeland
J. L. Wilson
W. B. Tharpe
E. R
Albany Herald backs Talmadge expected Senate bid
The Albany Herald endorses former Gov Herman Talmadge for the U S Senate against Walter Georgia. Talmadge, soon 78, announced his candidacy in Vienna and pledged a policy statement in spring. The paper lauds his long career but questions indispensability to Georgia.
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Albany Ga
Albany Herald
Herman Talmadge
Walter Georgia
U.S Senate
George
Vienna
Talmadge
Herald
Georgia
Six New Diesel Engines Ordered by Central Railway
Savannah GA The Central of Georgia Railway said it ordered six new 1750 horsepower diesel locomotives from General Motors Electro-Motive Division for nearly a million dollars. Last week it announced an order for 500 new box cars for about 3.5 million dollars. President W E Dillard cited rapid Southern industrial growth justifying modern equipment.
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Savannah
Central of Georgia Railway
General Motors
Central
Pres. W. E. Dillard
Masonry Meeting Ideas and Lodge Progress
The article suggests a meeting to discuss Masonry's part in government and proposes public 25 and 50 year service buttons. It notes Boys Night with sons or neighbors and encourages various programs to educate and benefit Masonry and the community.
Superior Court To Open Here Next Monday
The Herald prints a complete juror list for the January term of Taylor Superior Court to be led by Judge Hicks Fort. Grand jurors and traverse jurors are named, including Woodall, Simmons, Mims, Jarrell, Eubanks, McCrary, Hinton, Peed, Trussell, Sealy, Harris, Woodall, Goodroe, Chapman, Neisler, Turner, Adams, Jarrell, Jarrell, Bazemore, Griffith, Barrow, Montgomery, McCants, Montgomery, Carpenter, Wilson, Bohler, and many others on the panels.
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the Herald
Taylor Superiour Court
Hicks Fort
GRAND
Jack Woodall
Co. R. Simmons
John Mims
A. H. Jarrell
E. T. Eubanks, Jr
Sammy McCrary
B. W. Hinton Marvin Peed
George Trussell
H. A. Sealy
E. L. Harris
William Woodall
Joe Goodroe
Homer Chapman Benjamin H. Neisler
John W. Turner
A. C. Adams, Jr. Blanford Jarrell Gorman Jarrell
Bill Bazemore
E. H. Grifith
R. C. Barrow
C. B
Reynolds Mayor and Aldermen Election Jan 3
The city of Reynolds schedules a January 3 election for mayor and two aldermen. Incumbent Mayor R. L. Swearingen will not seek reelection. Henry G. Hicks is the sole announced candidate for mayor. Alderman candidates include R. L. Bell J. W. Waters and Julian Whatley.
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Reynolds
Henry G. Hicks
R. L. Swearingen
Messrs
R. L. Bell
J. W. Waters
Julian Whatley
Pace to Direct George Senate Campaign in Georgia
Atlanta dispatch reports former Congressman Steve Pace of Americus to manage Sen. Walter George's 1950s campaign. Pace, a veteran farm legislator who helped shape farm price support policy, is expected to play an active role, especially on agricultural issues, in George's bid.
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Atlanta
Steve Pace
Americus
Walter George
Pace
Congress
Georgia
George
Reynolds High School Homecoming Honors Joiner Amid Holidays
Reynolds High School seniors hosted a Christmas themed Home Coming dinner for about two hundred alumni and friends. Principal E H Joiner received a leather chair, state records note 21 Christmas weekend deaths in Georgia, with eight more forecast for New Year’s weekend. Fort Benning brothers J W Becker 21 and R E Becker 19 among latest victims.
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Reynolds High School
Jack Thompson
John Mims
E. H. Joiner
Billy Hill
Danny Lane
Garland Byrd
Woodfin Hinton
Board of Education
Hinton
Joiner
Reynolds Alumni Association
James Ricks
Georgia
H. G. English
State Patrol
English
Fort Benning
J. W. Becker
R. E. Becker
Thoroughbred Horses To Train in Macon For Five Winter Months
In Macon Georgia a winter training program runs November through March at the state fairgrounds track. C E Drake in charge says 28 harness horses are present with plans to reach 60 by season end as owners ship horses south to train for spring racing. Macon climate is milder than northern winters.
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Macon
C. E. Drake
Drake
Mace
Reynolds Masonic Lodge Elects Its Officers for 1956
Reynolds Lodge No 695 Free & Accepted Masons has elected new officers for 1956. W M Andrew Borders Senior Warden Joe Goodroe Junior Warden Floy Bullock Chaplain Rev Walter Flanders Treasurer Clay Whatley Secretary Howard Neisler Tyler J M Slayton Senior Deacon Lewis Ruffin Junior Deacon Henry Hobbs Senior Steward ET Eubanks Senior Steward Polly McDaniel Junior Steward
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Reynolds Lodge
Free & Accepted Masons
Andrew Borders
Georgia Power Returns Pay Taxes in Taylor County 1955
Georgia Power Company paid Taylor County 1955 property taxes totaling 8165.59, with 4429.33 to the county, 3366.29 to school districts, and 369 to municipalities Butler and Reynolds. Nationwide, Georgia Power paid 4 145 million in property and other taxes across 342 municipalities.
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Georgia Power Company
Taylor County
H. L. Russell
Russell
Butler and
Reynolds
Georgia
Mrs Grady Rogers Injured in Fall at Reynolds Home
Mrs Grady Rogers sustained a broken left wrist and a deep cut on the left leg after falling from back door steps at a Reynolds home on December 22. She was treated at Sams hospital and later returned to her home in Butler.
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Grady Rogers
Mattie Houser
Reynolds
Rogers
Sams Hospital
Homse
Butler
Midway Baptist Church Sunday Schedule and Welcome
The Midway Baptist Church lists Sunday School at 10 30 a m Morning worship at 11 30 and evening worship at 7 o clock Pastor E H Dunn invites all to start the New Year with Christ and attend Bible School and worship services.
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James Spillers
Christ
E. H. Dunn
One Killed One Injured In Auto Wreck
Butler and nearby Taylor county towns mourn a highway crash on Thursday December 22. Bobby Lee Hartman 23 died instantly and Jack Bloodworth 23 suffered critical head injuries after their Ford four door wrecked on Whitewater hill seven miles south of Butler. Bloodworth was hospitalized in Macon in critical condition. Hartman’s funeral was held at Turner Chapel with Rev Shefield officiating.
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Butler
Taylor County
Bobby Lee Hartman
Jack Bloodworth
Whitewater Hill
Bloodworth
Otis Bloodworth
J. H. Neisler
Crowell
Montgomery
Macon
Bobby Lee Hortman
Oliver Hartman
Bobby Lee
Edwards Funeral Home
Sheffield
Turner's Chapel Cemetery
California Flood Called Major Disaster by Eisenhower
Rising California floods declared a major disaster by President Eisenhower prompted mass evacuations in Marysville and Chico, with at least nine dead and thousands homeless. Federal aid authorized, as rescuers deploy helicopters, boats, and Army craft to northern districts while southern Oregon reports additional deaths.
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San Francisco
California
Pres. Eisenhower
Oregon
Reno
Nev
Truckee
Washington
Marysville
Peach
Feather
Yuba
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Association of Casualty and Surety Companies
The
Georgia Post
National Society
Great Britain
Albany
Central Railway
Superior Court
Judge Fort of
Columbus
George Brady
Roy H. Bohler
Traverse
Fd Wilson
E. A. Cummings
J. A. Stevens
Jimmy P. Stringfield
J. E. Children
L. L. Windham
E. E. Bone
G. L. Cooper
S. W. Wall
Jack Suggs
B. Hicks
H. A. Scott T. Whatley
L. Wilson
J. C. Byrd Harley Gauline
H. L. Whitley
Wm. J. Childre Roy E. Weed
E. B. Whitley
E. A. Parker Ellis Pike
L. W. Amimons
D. H. Gaultney
Tim Youngblood
John C. Tucker Wiliam King
T. E. Tante Alton Montgomery
Jack Harris Prather Hammock
Wanza Hartman
Frank M. Riley
Jake Windham Clyde Cooper
George Hammack
Jamie Harmon
Gordon Jinks
J. A. Hardwick S
Clarence Barfield
Bobby Aultman
Walter Turner — Reginald James
Bobby Brooks
City of
Senate
Reynolds Masonic Lodge
Midway Baptist Church
White Water Hill
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