Taylor County Democratic Executive Adopts Primary Rules
The Taylor County Democratic Executive Committee sets February 21 1956 as the primary date for county offices including Clerk of Superior Court Sheriff Judge of Ordinarily County School Superintendent Tax Commissioner and members of the Board of Roads and Revenues Coroner and Surveyor with rules matching Georgia primaries and deadlines for registration and fees. If no candidate wins a majority a March 6 runoff is ordered and contest provisions apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Democratic Committee
Democratic Executive Committee
Taylor County Board of Roads and Revenues
County Board of Education
Board of Education
Georgia
Tax Commissioner
Z. R. McCorkle
Clerk of Superior Court
RatAn Wees Tecinece
Mrs. Eunice Cooper Downs Dies in Florida
Mrs Eunice Cooper Downs age 44 died Monday in Palatka Florida from pneumonia. She lived in this county most of her life before moving with her husband Mercer Downs to Palatka. Survived by husband three children her parents four sisters and two brothers. Funeral held at Wesley church cemetery in Butler after lay in state at the Wilbur home. Mrs Downs was a member of the First Baptist church in Palatka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Cooper Downs
Palatka
Fla
Taylor County
Wesley Church Cemetery
Butler
H. L. Wilbur
C. C. Cooper
Mercer _ Downs
Thomaston
Edith Powell
Oakridge
Tenn
Pauline Parks
Columbus
Messrs
Alvin and
Freddie Cooper
Funeral Services for Mr. R. S. Vann Planned For Today
Funeral services for Roy Sanders Vann are set for 11:00 A M at Union Methodist Church with Rev. E H Dunn officiating. Interment will follow at Union cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers as survivors include his wife four daughters two sons eleven grandchildren a sister and a brother. Edwards Funeral Home of Butler is handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Sanders Vann
Union Methodist Church
E. H. Dunn
Union Cemetery
Vann
Butler
Mr. Vann
Taylor County
Ruben
Mary Evans Vann
Cora Spillers
Herman Spillers
Thomaston
Carl F. Peterman
M. E. Anthoine
Warner Robins
W. E. Porter
Humboldt
Neb
Messrs Sanders Vann
James Hollis Vann
Linnie Reeves
Trinity
Texas
Obe Vann
Okeechobee
Fla. Edwards Funneral
Buttler
Funeral services for Mrs Earnest Amerson held at Howard cemetery
Funeral for Mrs Earnest Amerson, who died from a self inflicted shotgun wound, was conducted by Rev E H Dunn at 3 p m in the Howard cemetery family lot. She lived eight miles south of town with her husband Earnest Amerson. She was a member of Horeb Baptist church and survived by three brothers and three sisters. Pallbearers were nephews. Edwards Funeral Home arranged the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Dunn
Howard Cemetery
Earnest Amerson
Bateman Mill
Town
Horeb
Ten Candidates Attend W.O.W Honor Events in Taylor County
Woodmen of the World executive vice president Marx B. Hurt will visit Reynolds and Butler camps on January 18 presenting a citation to Prof. E. H. Joiner at Reynolds High School and a drinking fountain gift to Butler School. C. E. Benns, Sr., will be honored later that evening at the Community House with a citation and plaque for church civic and fraternal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Marx B. Hurt
Woodmen of the World
Reynolds and
Butler
W.O.W
T. E. Tante
Hurt
E. H. Joiner
Reynolds
Joiner
Reynolds High School
Butler School
C. E. Benns, Sr
Mr. Benns
Taylor County Forest Fire Danger Reaches All Time High
Taylor County Forest Ranger Austin Guinn warns of extreme fire risk with 15 to 25 mph winds and 35 days without rain. He urges residents to avoid burning until a general rain arrives, warning fires can destroy timber and homes and noting three forest fires and five grass fires since January.
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Austin Guinn
Taylor County Forest Ranger
Guinn
Mrs Chas Albritton Dies at Rupert Home
Mrs Chas Albritton longtime county resident died at her Rupert home January 4 after a heart attack. Born June 6 1895 she was survived by five sons and five daughters, her father J Q Wisham, and numerous siblings. Funeral services were held at Prosperity church at 11 am Thursday with interment in the family lot. Rev Hartley and Rev Adams officiated with pallbearers Lee Halton J B and Travis Albritton Fred Brewer and Howard Barrow. Edwards Funeral Home assisted.
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Rupert Home
Charles Albritton
Albritton
J. Q. Wisham
A. V
J. C
Jack
Wilbur
Clinton Albritton
Hartley
Adams
Messrs
Lee, Halton
J. B
Travis Albritton
Fred Brewer
Howard Barrow
Edwards Funeral Home
Funeral for Mrs. Fannie Whitley at Turner's Chapel
Mrs. Fannie Whitley of Reynolds died Friday at Montgomery hospital in Butler after a short illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at Turner's Chapel cemetery with Rev. Sheffield officiating. she was 83 and a lifelong resident. Survivors include one sister Mrs. W. R. Robinson of Butler and several nieces and nephews. Goddard Funeral Home of Reynolds handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner's Chapel Church
Fannie Whitley
Fannnne Whitley
Reynolds
Montgomery Hospital
Butler
Turner's Chapel Cemetery
W. R. Robinson
Sheffield
Goddard Funear
Antioch Baptist Church Sunday Schedule Notice
Antioch Baptist Church invites all to Sunday School at 10 30 a m with Howard Kendrick superintendent and morning worship at 10 30 a m. Evening worship follows at 7 00 p m. This third Sunday of the new year urges attendance with pastor E H Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Kendrick
Taylor County Democratic Primary Nears With Nine Candidates
Taylor County voters focus on a February 21 primary to fill ten offices nine candidates have announced including incumbents Luwasford Childs Neisler Jarrell Wright Adams Elliston Bazemore Wainwright Watson and others bid for county offices The petition deadline is February 4 and education board members will be nominated in this primary with no announced candidates for coroner or surveyor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.O.W
Taylor County
The
Herald
J. R. Luwasford
Bussey Childs
Wm. H. Neisler
Thelmon Jarrell
Charlie J. Wright
C. H. Adams
W. H. Elliston
Butler
E. H. Bazemore
Reynolds
Walter Wainwright
Howard
Lewis Watson
County Board of Education
Tenth District One Act Plays At Butler High School
Butler High hosts the Tenth District Circle B preliminary with plays from Reynolds Unadilla Byron Butler and Union of Leslie starting 7 p.m. The winner and runner-up advance to the Tenth District finals January 19 at 6 30 p m at Georgia Southwestern College Americus. Admission is 25 and 50 cents respectively for Butler and Georgia Southwestern performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler High School
Reynolds
Unadilla
Byron
Butler
Union of
Leslie
Georgia Southwestern College
Americus
Georgia Southwestern
Requests for 1956 ACP Assistance to be Filed by Monday
The local ASC County Committee urges farmers to file requests for 1956 ACP assistance by next Monday. About 50 percent cost share applies to practices such as vegetative cover, soil liming, tree planting, dams, terraces, waterways, ditches and cover crops. Committee members include H. A. Sealy Homer James and John S. Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC
Jeach Farmer
Leach
H. A. Sealy
Homeranes
John S. Montgomery
Byrd Dry Cleaning Shop Suffers Heavy Monday Fire Loss
A blaze at Byrd's Dry Cleaning in a building between the Herald office and the Masonic Hall caused roof damage and smoke and water loss, discovered at 4 p.m. Monday. Firemen breached the roof to extinguish the flames. No insurance on the building. Local citizens removed clothing to prevent further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd Dry Cleaning
Byrd
Herald Office
Masonic Hall
Citizens State Bank Shows Deposits Rise in Dec 31 Condensed Report
The Condensed Statement of Citizens State Bank of Butler lists deposits totaling 1.7725 million dollars as of December 31. Local officials include President W. H. Vanlandingham and Vice President Maesell Childres with several assistant cashiers and directors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens State Bank
Herald
Citizens State Bank of
Butler
Taylor County
W. H. Vanlandingham
Maesell. Childres
Louise W. Bazemore
Daisy P. Barnes
Walter Wilson
Messrs
R. C. Brooks
W. P. Brooks
Maesal E. Childres
Mary Lou Vanlandingham
W. H.vanlandingham
Dial Phone System To Be Dedicated Saturday Night
Hon. Matt L. McWhorter will speak at the Dedication Dinner for the Public Service Telephone Company's Dial conversion. The event, sponsored by Reynolds High School Home Econ Class, occurs at 7 p.m. Saturday in the High School Lunch Room. The project began March 27, 1955, with service to start 12:01 Sunday, Jan. 15, and covers Butler Culloden Lizella Reynolds Roberta and nearby rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt L. McWhorter
Public Service Commission
State of Georgia
Public Service Telephon Company
Dial
Reynolds High School
Taylor
Butler
Culloden
Lizella
Reynolds
Roberta
Public Service Telephone Co
H. C. Bond
Public Service Telephone Company
Death of R N Jones 71 Former Butler Citizen
Information reached here Tuesday that Robert Nathaniel Jones died Monday at Columbus hospital from complications on his 71st birthday. He was born January 9 1885 in Lamden South Carolina and earlier lived in Butler where he helped run Butler Naval Stores. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Columbus and Marion Masonic Lodge Buena Vista. Surviving are his wife a son and three daughters plus four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral was held Wednesday at Striffler Hamby Mortuary Chapel with burial at Parkhill cemetery under Dr John Waldrop’s charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Nathaniel Jones
Butler- Charing
Columbus Hospital
Jones
Charing
Butler Naval Stores
Lamden
S. C
W. S. Jones
Buena Vista
J. G. Jones
Burlington
N. C
Striffler-Hamby Mortuary Chapel
John Waldrop
First Baptist Church
Columbus
Parkhill Cemetery
Taylor County Polio Benefit Basketball Game
Taylor County will host a charity basketball doubleheader at the Butler Gym on Friday night January 20 at 7:30 p.m. against Talbot County to support the 1956 Polio Campaign. The event features a ladies game, a men's game, the Butler High band, and additional activities to raise proceeds for the March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Talbot County
Butler Gym
Taylor County March of Dimes
Butler High Band
Also Mentioned on This Page
General Assembly
R. S. Vann
Max B. Hurt
Chas. Albritton
Rupert
Antioch Baptist Church
R. N. Jones
Columbus, Ga
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