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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1946
Page
1
Rev. CL Glenn preaches at Butler Methodist Church on New Year Sunday 1946. He recalls 1945 as a year of victory and disillusionment and urges a reshaped life honoring the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God as 1946 begins.
The Flint Electric Membership Cooperative invites farmers and rural homeowners to its January 11 meeting at Reynolds chaired by Floyd H. Tabor. The program covers area coverage goals and a $100000 line expansion to serve 500 farms and rural establishments, with reports, nominations, and a barbecue at noon headlining Congressman Stephen Pace as speaker.
The Dean Theatre marks its ninth anniversary with a January 18 event featuring the revived film Pennies from Heaven starring Bing Crosby. Manager Dr L R Dean highlights ongoing community ties and support for schools and civic groups, including war bond drives and county fundraisers.
Taylor County reports a 1945 drive selling anti tuberculosis seals with total donations reaching 279.70. The effort, praised by The Butler Herald and local theaters for publicity, lists contributors of 1.00 or more led by chairwoman Mrs. R L Bell and others including Mrs. Bland Andrews and Mrs. R E Aultman.
Prominent Buena Vista businessman and civic leader George R. Lowe Sr died Sunday at a Columbus hospital after illness. Born July 12, 1873 in Stewart County, he was a Ramah Primitive Baptist deacon and father to Geo A R Lowe Jr and Mrs. Jas. Jordan Sr. Funeral held at his Buena Vista home at 4 p m Monday with Rev. R. H Jennings officiating. Burial followed in Ramah church cemetery.
Butler Garden Club Community House stockholders plan the first meeting January 16 at 3 30 p m in the Dean Theatre auditorium to elect officers form a building committee choose a site and gather materials all stockholders urged to attend and prospective buyers encouraged to participate as Charter Members.
Twenty six Taylor county service men have returned home after discharge from the armed forces. Others are expected soon. Names listed include White men William Taunton Elijah Payne Edgar Albritton Navy Herman O Neal H Stalnaker Johnnie Mullins Henry Peacock Arthur Greene Sidney Austin Harry Orrell and more. Colored men Ozzie Williams Robert Gibson George Hicks Zackary Holsey Lawrence Hodges Charlie Turner Weaver Lee Smith Charlie Moore Searcy Milton Howell Jr Cleo Newsome Pledge Carter William Mosley James Danielly Winston Wilbur John Russaw Henry Turner Navy.
The January adjourned session of the State Legislature will open Monday with major work planned. Governor Arnall, House Speaker Harris, and Senate President Gross promoted a ten million dollar expansion program funded by increased revenues, to boost health, schools, highways, welfare, and public services. A budget method favors financing projects as funds materialize, with eleven and a half million for highways and a thirty two million annual state expenditure. The session will also address home rule, merit system, school trustees, and voting laws.
The citation issued by Admiral Turner honors Lt Robert B. Wright Jr. for exceptional repair party work after his ship was attacked near Okinawa on May 20, 1945. He directed damage control on a listing vessel and helped save the ship, proving his value to the naval service.
Ordinary J. R. Lunsford reports Taylor County led the district by meeting its Victory Loan E-Bond quota of 40 000 with sales totaling 45 169. He notes he is county war bond drives chair and that Taylor was first in the district to reach its target.
The Butler Garden Club sponsors a picture for the Butler Community Center at the Dean Theatre on Tuesday January 22. The winner of the refrigerator will be drawn that evening and all ticket holders are urged to attend. May the best one win.
At the regular meeting of the Fickling Masonic Lodge held Thursday evening January 3 officers were installed Wanza Davis worshipful master J J Greene senior warden T E Stewart junior warden E L Davis secretary L P Anthony senior deacon Riley Bazemore junior deacon Thomas Harmon junior steward Walter Wainwright Sr steward Robert Cochran Tyler Henry Blakely chaplain Rev W J Childree.
Taylor County Superior Court recessed Monday afternoon and will reconvene Tuesday morning January 15 to take up the criminal docket. The Grand Jury, foreman Thurman Whatley and clerk E. T. Shealy, recessed Monday and to reconvene next Monday morning. The recess was due to illness of Col. C. W. Foy. One murder case, Tommy Dant charged with killing George Bryant in Reynolds on December 9, tops docket among about thirty cases.
Funeral services for Essie Wilson Strange 60 died Tuesday at Americus City hospital were held at 4 p m today in the Ellaville home with Rev L E S Spivey and Rev G W Dupree officiating. She was daughter of the late W B and Julia Hill Wilson and recently celebrated her 29th wedding anniversary. Survived by husband Robert Strange of Ellaville two daughters Mrs J L Powell of Leesburg and Miss Juliette Strange of Ellaville five sisters and three brothers.
Mt Pisgah church invites all members and friends to Sunday services. Pastor J H Stanford will preach a special New Year message at 11 30 a m that will set the pattern for the year. Sunday school for all ages meets at 10 30 a m and families are urged to attend and support the pastor’s work.
The Board of County Commissioners of Taylor County Georgia orders all holders of warrants issued before 1941 to present them for payment or interest within thirty days. Any warrant not presented within the period will be declared void by the county.
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