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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1929
Page
3
Mr and Mrs J C Mackey visited their son Lynton Mackey in Plains where he recovered from appendicitis. Savannah visitors Mrs W S Hambrick and children Dorothy and Frances left for visits with relatives after weeks here. The piece lists multiple local social calls including summers, guests, and supper gatherings among area families and friends.
News notes several local visits including Mr Freeman Giles with Mr Morris Harvey and Misses Lucile and Ethel Allman to Thomaston, plus Mr Otis Stewart visiting relatives in Thomaston and Miss Kate Rodgers from Albany visiting relatives here.
A cynic is described as a per-idealist who thinks the world can be perfected by correcting a few errors he points out. The piece examines how small fixes are seen as sufficient to achieve ideal order and questions the practicality of such optimism.
Over the last four years more than one hundred six cylinder engines were built by Chevrolet engineers and tested at the General Motors Proving Ground.
A quirky note recalls Gioachino Rossini born February 29, 1792, and at age sixty jokingly called himself a boy of fourteen since 1800 lacked a leap day. The tale plays on leap year quirks and aging math.
Mrs D E Byrd visited Mrs T D Jarrell Saturday as illness in the area declines. Death touches the community with Mrs Addie Fuller passing away. Irene Perkins, Nellie Peterman, Eula Hammock and others are noted among the residents with health and family updates.
The January meeting of the Central P. T. A. has been postponed to January 24 due to illness. A full program is planned and attendance is hoped to be strong. Reporter. and onion plants. Jarrell's Dept. Store, Butler, Ga.
The notice lists tax receiver rounds for 1929 with names Rupert Charing Mark Howard Wesley and various locations including Gaultney's Store Old Dugger Store Fickling Mill Jessie Byrd's Store Reynolds Potterville Norwich and Southland. Dates span February March and April with morning to afternoon windows and special notes about court weeks. The writer says they will be at the courthouse on Fridays Saturdays and during court weeks from Feb 1 to May 1.
Messrs J. J. Jinks and H. N. Culverhouse made a business trip to Columbus Friday. Henry Watson Shingler tested, then returned to testates. Ry Purvis and Mrs Frank Fain with daughter guests of Mrs R. L. Brown this week. Averett and Callier visited Mineral Bluff recently. Mr. and Mrs. Evans Brown left to visit their daughter at Waverly Hall. Lorenza Purvis family and others were Sunday guests of Paris Purvis at Charing. Mrs. R. O Cannon and daughter visited G. W. Averett's home. Cannon and Audrey Cannon of Parrott guests there. Joe Brown of Junction City attended Sunday services. D. N. Sealy of Macon visits his brother Herbert Sealy. Lewis Hill recently visited his family.
Local notes report visits and family gatherings in Butler and surrounding towns. The Bazemores, Heaths, Adams, and Suggs families gather with relatives in Macon, Columbus, Reynolds, Powersville, and Butler. Several residents are listed on the sick list this week.
Five Points residents share weekend visits among Jarrell Riley and Tyce families. Several locals suffer flu but hope to recover soon. Antioch church plans services Sunday at 11 am and 7 pm with public invitation.
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