Local social notes feature visitors and shop sales
Mrs Lois Lyle of Tampa visits Jessie Drew in Junction City while many locals host relatives and friends over the holidays. A Cross Shop sale advertises sweaters blouses and dresses with calls to come early for savings as various families hospitality spreads through Butler and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Lyle
Tampa, Fla
Jessie Drew
Junction City
Cross Shop
Arold Griggs
Thomaston
Ernest Griggs
Community Guests Over Holidays in Montezuma Area
Walter Mathews of Montezuma hosted relatives this week. Patricia Sorrells returned to Bessie Tift College after visiting, with several friends and relatives from Atlanta Birmingham Columbus Warner Robins Macon Valdosta and New Orleans among the holiday visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Sorrells
Bessie Tift College
W. H. Suggs
B. L. McGee
Birmingham
Ala
T. J. McGee
Columbus
F. A. Peed
Warner Robins
G. T. Whitehead
Macon
Virginia Whitehead
Ben Owens
Valdosta
Irene Peed
Patsy Anne Scott Weds James Mercer Downs in Palatka
Mrs H Addis announces the marriage of Patsy Anne Scott to James Mercer Downs of Palatka Florida. The simple double ring ceremony was Dec 23 at 4 pm at the pastor Rev E H Dunn home with immediate family. Maid of honor Miss Mary Ann Wilson and best man Mr Marshall Scott attended. Jimmy is a Butler High School graduate and served three years in the U S Marines. Patsy is a junior at Butler High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Addis Scott
Patsy Anne
James Mercer Downs
Palatka
Fla
E. H. Dunn
Mary Ann Wilson
Marshall Scott
Jimmy
Butler High School
U. S. Marines
Patsy
Christmas Visits Across Howard County and Nearby Towns
Local families and relatives from Howard, Macon, Albany, Columbus and Atlanta gathered for Christmas. Notable visits included Rev. and Mrs. Vanlandingham of Atlanta, the Watson, Perkins, Brown, Clark and Parks families, and others spending holidays with kin in Butler, Reynolds, Charing, Macon, and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Vanlandingham
Atlanta
Lewis Watson Sr
Charing
Lewis Watson Jr
Frank Means
E. H. Perkins
Martha Perkins
James Brown
Patricia Brown
Butler
Fred Coward
J. B. Clark Jr
Quinton Clark
Macon
Renfroe
Harold Brown
Clark
Howard
Warner Robins
Carl Brown
Lewis Akin
Bobby Akin
East Point
Brad Aking
Phenix City
J. E. Brown
Felix Pierce
Waverly Hall
Ethel Morris
Columbus
Susan Almgren and Curtis Turner Wed at Druid Hills Baptist
Miss Susan Marie Almgren daughter of Mr and Mrs A Walter Almgren Sr and Curtis Ray Turner son of Mr and Mrs C L Turner of Newnan were married December 21 at Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta. Dr Louie Newton performed the double ring ceremony. The couple will reside at 1214 North Ave NE Atlanta after a brief wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Walter Almgren Sr
Susan Marie
Curtis Ray Turner
C. L. Turner
Newnan
Druid Hills Baptist Church of
Atlanta
Louie Newton
North Ave
Miss Montgomery Weds John H Malo
Mr and Mrs Brannon Montgomery of Mauk announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Mary Joyce Montgomery to John H Malo son of Mr and Mrs J A Malo of Columbus The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev Jas R Cook at Morningside Baptist church on December 15 at 10 30 am They will reside at 493 Mellon Street Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brannon Montgomery
Mauk
Mary Joyce
John H. Malo
J. A. Malo
Columbus
Jas. R. Cook
Morningside Baptist Church
Birth Announcements for Saunders and Summerour Families
Mr and Mrs John Saunders announce the birth of a son December 17 at a Macon hospital named John Saunders Jr The child was critically ill in an Augusta hospital but improved by Tuesday night Lt and Mrs T J Summerour of the U S Navy stationed at Portsmouth Virginia announce a son born December 21 at the Navy Hospital to be named Thomas Jefferson Jr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Saunders
Macon
John Saunders Jr
Augusta
T. J. Summerour
U. S. Navy
Portsmouth, Va
Navy Hospital
Thomas Jefferson Jr
Brooks Family Welcomes New Adopted Son Lewis Allen Brooks
Mr and Mrs Bobby Brooks announce the arrival of their newly adopted son Lewis Allen Brooks born December 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Brooks
Lewis Allen Brooks
The Old Year Passes and the New Arrives Tonight
A New Year greeting by Mrs. H. A. Scott reflects on what the old year leaves behind including broken promises and stale resolutions. It urges steadfast faith in progress and cautious optimism for the year ahead, noting the folly of longing for what cannot be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Scott
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J. F. Posey
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Mrs. E.B. Nelson
Ambrose
William Bazemore
Billy Sullins
Gene Whitley
Auburn
Mary McCorvey
Myra’ Byrd
Dorris! Callahan
Robert Butler
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R. B. Kirksey
Thomas LaJudice
Columbia, S. C
Dewey Weldon
Clyde Young
T.F. Bargeron
Millen, Ga
J. W. Edwards
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Washington, D. C
T. G. Turk
Alfred Kennon Jr
Danny
Alfred Kennon Sr
West
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Frances Higdon
Sheffield
Emmett Wilson
Walter Wilson
J. P. Harmon
Harris Harmon
James Harmon
Roswell Locke
Don Daye
Claudia Locke
Otis Cox
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Jacksonville, Fla
W. L. Owens
Cathy, Ricky and
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Whitesboro, Ky
Butler Garden Club
Sanford Fitzsimmons
Lynn Mitchell
Columbia
S. C
Sandra Fitzsimmons
Dublin
Ft. Valley
Joyce Williams
L. A. Hamby
Virgil Hamby
Lester Busby
Lawson Wilson
Sara, Helen
Willie B. Wilson
J. R. Pound
David Bailey
John David
Swainsboro
T. A. Robbins
Beverly
E. Allen
J. B. Locke
John Trainer
Montgomery, Ala
D. T. Theus
Kay
LaGrange
Bobby Locke
Dawson
Sam Freeman Jr
Sam III
A. E. Locke
Oxford
Albert Rogers
Americus
Sam George
Frances Cross
Tom Hays
Beth
Camilla
Walter Caldwell
B. H. Greer
Terry
CGC
M. Franklin
Billy
Bobby
O. G. McCants
Jerry C. McCants
U.S. Navy
Naval Air Station
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J. C. McCants
Albany
A. J. Fountain
Jackie, Reynolds
Kate Jarrell
G.C. Stokes
Dean Theatre
Butler, GA
A Cay
Edmond O'Brien
Brian Donlevy
Natalie Wood
William Holden
Warnercolor
Marilyn Monroe
Robert Mitchum
Rory Calhoun
Bill Eliott and
Beverly Garland
Walter Mathews
Montezuma
W. M. Mathews
Charlie Hart Jr
Charlie
Julia Hart
Jack Hart
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Ben Spillers
University of Georgia
R. Taylor
Eddie
Glenda
New Orleans
A. L. Waters
Lizella
L. Hart Sr
Scott-Downs
Howard News
H. H. Parks
Bobby Parks
Ellen
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Bill Bishop
Terry Bishop
Reynolds
Carl Rutland Jr
Upatoi
Carl Wilson
Pam Wilson
Harvey Wilson
Cecil Parks
Cecilia
Oklahoma
J. R. Parrish
Debbie
West Palm Beach
Roy Vandygrift
Cocoa
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Jackie
Daphine Barnes
Larry McKinney
Carol and
Chips
W. D. Martin
H. A. Sealy
Pam
Steve Bazemore
J.W. Forrester
G. H. Richardson
Susan Almgren
Miss Montgomery
Brooks
Citizens State Banks
Federal Deposit Insurance Corpooration
Butler, Georgia
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Chicks
S. C. White
Paramenter
Wantress
White Rock
U.S. Pullorum
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Zenith Mill
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