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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1929
Page
3
Central News reports light social happenings with residents visiting relatives in Macon and Butler Georgia. Families like Foy and Anthony of Mauk and Mrs Addie Gassé share greetings while others attend church at Antioch and discuss gardening seeds and local store deliveries. Quotes from a religious message emphasize starting anew with purpose and perseverance.
Special excursion fares to Tampa Fla. Tickets for South Florida Fair and Gasparilla Carnival go on sale January 27 to February 8, final limit February 19, 1929. Stop overs allowed on either or both directions. For sleeping car reservations and travel info ask Ticket Agent. Central of Georgia Railway The Right Way.
A brief memorial notes Bettie Miller child of Mr. and Mrs. O L Miller who died December 21 1928 at six months old. The piece laments the loss and expresses faith in God’s sustaining grace and heavenly reward for the bereaved family. It closes with an advertisement for Jarrell's Dept Store in Butler Ga offering cabbage and onion plants.
Community notes record residents returning from Columbus and hosting gatherings. Mr. Tom Wilson of Thomaston visited, and several families including the Suggs, Gilsons, Spinks, Adams, Heath, Smith, and Spinks households hosted or spent time together over the weekend and last week.
In Butler Georgia Jarrell's Department Store reports Miss Lois Heath and Mary Suggs visiting. Mr. and Mrs. William Childres visited O M Bazemore's parents. Mary Suggs and Pearl Adams seen with Lois Heath. School suspended for several days due to flu with ongoing sickness in the community.
Mrs G B Jarrell and daughter joined by various relatives hosted and dined with the Jarrell or Parker families across Butler Reynolds Thomaston and Fort Valley. Guests included Misses Hazel Catherine Naomi Jarrell Effie Mercer Smith and Margaret Lucile Adams with others visiting kin and attending a funeral.
Local notices mention Mrs. Jim Rogers and Thornton visiting a seriously ill relative in Barrett. Several residents, including Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Lou McGinty, recover from flu. Sam Childs returns to work at the depot after illness, buying a Chevrolet coupe. Baby girl welcomed to Mr. and Mrs. Williams on January 9.
Howard citizens and guests are listed visiting friends and relatives in nearby towns including Birmingham Macon Atlanta and Butler. They include Mr. Lewis Brown Frank Pickard Beulah Pickard Martha Belcher and many families with plans for church services at Shiloh this weekend.
Mrs oP A iavillé Strange, once Miss Mattie Greene, died after her husband Mr Strange passed away January 8 following their December fiftieth wedding anniversary and influenza. She was a Methodist church member, WCTA worker, and missionary society member.
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