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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
4
The issue shows a student newsletter with notes on exams, absences, upcoming games, rain delays, playground equipment, and school projects. References include Mrs Lillian McGinty and Mrs McGinitty, a focus on soil study, plant collections, and models of modern equipment.
Several new pupils join the grammar school after holidays. Eskimo scene on the sand table and a blackboard display cost £8. Georgia flag and United States flag fly in front of the building. Miss Neisler absent due to family sickness. Mrs. Harvey Callahan assists. Textbooks bolster art and music programs as girls’ New Year chapel program is planned.
Lucile Covington reports that Class s completed pillow cases and now embroider guest towels gifted by Miss Daniels for Christmas. Students enjoy the craft, work steadily, with plans for a study project next.
A poem titled The Ship of Education speaks to students and teachers about sailing through life with study as the voyage. It envisions storms, learning, and a harbor of rest, dedicating the verse to Rupert School students by a devoted supporter.
Financial data fragment shows capital stock and demand deposits figures with ambiguous OCR text. Names and precise figures are unclear, but the entry references 15,000.00 for capital stock and 254.09 for demand deposits, with scattered letters and formatting.
Macon Ga columnist Susan Myrick arrived in Hollywood to serve as technical adviser for the delayed film Gone with the Wind. She will guide southern speech and manners, working with historian W G Kurtz as production, in color, aims to begin under director George Cukor. Clark Gable was cast as Rhett Butler. Scarlett O Hara casting to be announced.
In Atlanta on January 9, Senator J Roy McGinty of the 43rd district chose the seat once held by his father Roy McGinty Jr in 1936 by unanimous consent. Senator Roy Thrasher of the 27th district also selected the seat formerly occupied by his father B E Thrasher in 1899.
Ft Valley January report states Mrs James L Everett aged 60 died at her home after a shoulder pain. She recently visited daughter Mrs Kenneth Hunt in Griffin and leaves daughter Mrs Charles Davidson of Lithonia. Formerly Miss Bessie Holmes daughter of the late T J Holmes Tennille. Father was a Baptist minister. She belonged to Ft Valley Baptist Church and Philanth* class. Brother Malcolm Everett of Macon. Husband had long ties to the city.
Reynolds High School weekly issue lists staff roles for the paper led by the managing editor and editorial writers. It notes positions like assistant managing editor sports editor and various department editors including grammar school editor and poetry editor with names and initials.
Last Saturday night December 31 seniors gathered at Mrs. Tre ne Whatley's home to welcome the new year. They played games including Chinese checkers hearts and shot the moon until midnight when the fire bell rang. The group then paraded through town blowing horns and returning to the home. Some stayed until after four o'clock in the morning with most leaving earlier.
The senior class records holiday outings and visits by many members. Edith Munro attended dances in Columbus and Glenville. Felix Blair and Dahlénegar Buéna Vista joined dances in Reynolds and other cities. Cleo Wainwright toured MS and New Orleans. Jewel Posey read. Arthur Powell visited Macon and St. Valley. Beulah Cofield saw Fort Valley. Thomaston rumors and a member named Munro joins the class.
The seventh grade greets a return to study with enthusiasm and humor. The class notes a new pupil among them, Edith Munro, described with playful gossip about her looks. The tone stays light as students share reactions to the newcomer and school life resumes.
Ninth grade pupils say holidays refreshed them, though teachers blame laziness and overindulgence. Rumor spreads that the group is restless, with talk of hockey and missing earlier classmates. Lorrain and Sweetie may need to return to ease fellow sufferers.
The poetry contest run by the editor of the poetry department of Jour Journalism Class has concluded and the twinning poems are published. Contest covers grade four through ten.
Two student excerpts recount nightly sky observations and a farm visit with family. The first piece notes a blue green sky and a bright moon, while the second describes a rainy walk, wetness on return home, and family dynamics.
The note expresses regret over Janie Neisler's illness and wishes her a speedy recovery. It explains teachers and classmates understand she is a strong student who will return to the junior class with her usual cheer and spirit when she recovers.
Description portrays a petite young woman with long natural curly black hair and brown eyes, about five feet six inches tall and 110 pounds. She favors lipstick and nail polish, rarely rouge, and is portrayed as ambitious for a movie star, with tension around becoming somebody else.
Reynolds players dominate the match despite a slow start as Butler A C struggles with limited roster and injuries. Coach comment praises team cooperation and progress, noting Reynolds’ overall strength and upcoming schedule unfilled but promising.
Recital given by Mrs E P Hodges with Miss B Hodges performing multiple piano solos and vocal numbers. The program lists works by Eric Newsome Elizabeth Hinton Eugenia Joiner Lois Saunders Dorothy Hinton McDaniel Caral Barrow Marina Newsome and others, including Christmas carols It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and Silent Night.
A fragmented note describes daily school garden work with digging nuttgrass and clay, students working and playing, sowing turnips, awaiting rain to aid growth, and a mention of a Big Class and WPA era effort.
A fragmented reminiscence lists foods enjoyed like blackberry jam, toast, crispy potato chips, chocolate cake, butterscotch pie, corn on the cob, and juicy fried chicken. It contrasts with dislikes such as grapefruit juice and certain cereals, hints at a school day memory, and mentions Kathleen Windham and Thad in a distant moment.
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