Sidewalk Gleanings From OLD TIMER Column
Sunday worship at the Baptist Church drew large crowds with Rev. Eugene Bailey delivering a timely sermon. A choir and solo by Mrs. William Hornsby inspired the congregation, with 148 in Sunday school and collection over $100. Other notes mention a new church near town, spring scenery, a youngster painting a car with shoe polish, salt and pepper shaker collectors, and various local in-jokes and anecdotes.
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The
Baptist Church
Eugene Bailey
William Hornsby
Butler High School Bond Plan Aims At Modern Fireproof Campus
A Taylor County education board explains a proposed bond issue to replace the current Butler high school with a fireproof facility on the existing campus. The plan includes space for athletics vocational programs home economics music science and a lunchroom plus a combined auditorium gymnasium and more. The board cites inadequate current space and a former marsh site as reasons for relocation and expansion.
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Butler Herald
Board of Education
Butler
Butler High School
a _ high school
Taylor County Board of Education
W. H. Elliston
C.S
Impressive Christening Service Here Jan. 15th
Mr. and Mrs. R A L Handel held a christening for their infant son Roy Adolph Lawrence Handel Jr at their home Sunday January 15 at 4 pm Rev J W M Stipe officiated Four generations attended including maternal grandmother Mrs C E Miller and great grandmother Mrs W J Allen both of Woodland Out of town guests included Miss Judy Miller of Woodland and Mrs J F McCrackin of Tallahassee Fla The minister s wife and church workers were present.
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R. A. L. Handel
Roy Adolph Lawrence Handel, Jr
Rev
J. W. M Stipe
W. J. Allen
C. E. Miller
Woodland
Judy Miller
J. F. McCrackin
Tallahassee
Fla
Children’s Department of the Methodist Church
Flint Electric Officers Re-Elected At Annual Meeting
About 1300 members and guests attended the Flint Electric Cooperative annual meeting in Reynolds High School auditorium. Floyd H. Tabor served as president presiding over the report of the year and board terms were set as three years for Tabor Vinson Whatley two years for Murph Dickey Pratt and one year for Patterson Mc Daniel Johnson Gray. Dr. Charles Allen of Atlanta spoke on cooperativeness, Fort Valley band played at registration and barbecue luncheon followed.
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Reynolds
Floyd H. Tabor
Ft. Valley
M. S. Vinson
Thurman Whatley
S. J. Tankersley
Charles Allen
Grace Methodist Church
Atlanta
Allen
Fort Valley
Lloyd Plews
Assistance Urgently Needed for March of Dimes Campaign
Urgent appeal seeks donations to fight infantile paralysis polio devastates Georgia with 900 plus cases. calls for gifts to fund care and research. Local chairs Reynolds area Mrs R L Bell Butler area Mrs Martha Chapman urged to collect funds.
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March of Dimes
America
Georgia
Reynolds
R. L. Bell
Butler
Martha Chapman
Mr Early Crawford Dies At Reynolds
Mr Early Crawford aged 63 died Sunday night at Reynolds after a life spent there as a respected citizen. He came from Texas with his parents the late Mance and Susie Crawford and was once married to Annie J Griffith of Reynolds prominent family. Survived by wife, two sons James of Jacksonville Florida and Weaver of Macon, four brothers Mance Emmett Charlie Estee and a sister Mrs Henry Newsome of Charleston. Funeral held Tuesday at 3 pm at Reynolds Baptist Church with interment Hillcrest Cemetery. Rev H F Jelks and Rev D A Lastinger officiated. pallbearers J H Brewer D A Montfort E T Shealy Clay Whatley W E Marshall H C Bond. E M Goddard in charge.
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Reynolds
Texas
Mr. Mance
Susie McEneely Crawford
Early Crawford
Annie J. Griffith
Crawford
James Crawford
Jacksonville
Fla
Weaver Crawford
Macon
Messrs
Mance Crawford
Atlanta
Emmett
Charlie Crawford
California
Estee Crawford
Pennsylvania
Henry Newsome
Charleston
S. C
Reynolds Baptist Church
H. C. Bond
E. M. Goddard
Goddard Funeral Home
Worship and Conference Plans At Local Churches
The article outlines worship at the Methodist church next Sunday and a conference Wednesday at the Butler church starting 11 a.m. Rev J Ed Fain will deliver the message, lunch will follow, then the conference session in the afternoon. Pastor J W M Stipe urges personal participation in the Master’s cause.
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Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Butler
J. Ed Fain
J. W. M. Stipe
Preaching at Crowell Next Sunday A M
The church plans an 11 o clock Sunday service at Crowell and a union evening service with the Reynolds Baptist church. Officials urge Reynolds residents to cooperate fully with the shared plan.
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Crowell
Reynolds
Baptist Church
Giant Liquor Still Found in Upson County Raid
Thomaston January 23 officers uncovered a large liquor still in the mountains northwest of Thomaston with a capacity of 1040 gallons. Agents and county officer J A Boyt aided the raid which found nine 220 gallon hogsheads 1980 gallons of mash and 46 gallons of whiskey.
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Thomaston
Upson
Jack Caldwell
J. A. Boyt
Federal
Final date February 1 for new grower allotments
Chairman H. A. Sealy of the Taylor County PMA announces a February 1 deadline for farms with no cotton or peanut allotments to file new grower applications. 1950 cotton notices were mailed in December and peanut notices will follow after state-office lists are returned. Farmers intending to plant cotton or peanuts should apply if no allotment exists.
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H. A. Sealy
Taylor County
PMA Committee
Mr. Sealy
Courage in Ellaville girl after arm amputation
Mary Vanlandingham, nine, lost part of her left arm when her brother fired a shotgun into boxes while she sheltered with her puppy. She underwent two surgeries at Emory Hospital, then awoke smiling with support from family and nurses as cards and a lamb shaped cake arrived.
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Ellaville
Mary Vanlandingham
Courage
Mary
Emory Hospital
Billy
Human Fly to Climb Macon Hotel For March of Dimes
In Macon Georgia E K Cargill Bibb county chairman announces a human fly will climb the side of Hotel Dempsey on Saturday January 28. John Cosimo Ciampa of Brooklyn New York will rise one inch for each dollar audience donation to the March of Dimes. George Patton heads the committee and hopes to lift Bibb county well over its goal. Ciampa a 28 year old Brooklyn youth has captivated observers with wall climbs and a long spartan career.
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Macon
E.K. Cargill
Bibb County
John Cosimo Ciampa
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dempsey
George Patton
Ciampa
Funeral Services For Miss Emmie Waters Held Here Tuesday
Impressive graveside rites conducted by Rev. E H Dunn honored Miss Emmie Lee Waters who died Monday in Palatka Florida She and her brother Roy M Waters had lived in Palatka for 20 years Born May 1881 in Butler she was daughter of the late Thomas L Waters and Emma McClendon Waters Local Baptists and prominent community figures attended Her sister Fannie Waters Bell and several Bell relatives accompanied the remains to Butler Pallbearers included M A Chapman B J Byrd J F Sikes Murray Walker Lovick Anthony and John Turk
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E. H. Dunn
Emmie Lee Waters
Palatka
Fla
Roy M. Waters
Butler
Thomas L
Emma McClendon Waters
Waters
Taylor County
Ashburn
Fannie Waters Bell
Helen Bell
Bell
Emmie Lee
Roy. M. Waters
C. P. Bell
Messrs
M. A. Chapman
B. J. Byrd
J. F. Sikes
Murray Walker
Lovick Anthony
John Turk
Columbus Fireman among six injured in crash near Ocala
Fireman R Emmett Cooper 45 and his wife Corinne 50 were seriously hurt in a head on collision six miles south of Ocala Florida Monday. Cooper near death at Munroe Memorial Hospital. Also injured were Eliza beth Tillman McCown 28 of Winter Haven and her 9-year-old daughter Patricia Ann Lee, Otto Weststein III Ocala president of Florida Telephone Co., and P M Schucart Tallahassee.
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Columbus
R. Emmett Cooper
Ocala
Fla
Munroe Memorial Hospital
Cooper
Corrine Cooper
Associated Press
Elizabeth Tillman McCown
Winter Haven
Patricia Ann Lee
Coopers
Otto Wetstein III
Florida Telephone Co
P. M. Schucart
Tallahassee
Schley County Girl May Lose Sight Of One Eye
Six year old Larry Heath of Schley County was seriously injured at home when a hammer claw broke off and struck his right eye. He was taken to Albany for treatment with hopes of restoring vision but doctors are uncertain about success.
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Ellaville
Larry Heath
Schley County
Larry
Albany
Roberta Baptists Vote to Buy Church Organ
Roberta Baptist church members voted at a January business meeting after services to buy an electric organ, per pastor Rev. J. W. Hunsucker. The decision follows discussion of church needs and budget.
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Roberta Baptists
Roberta
The
Baptist Church
J. W. Hunsucker
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Martin Chapman
Tennessee
Herbert Wilbhar
Marjorie Bone
Roy Harris
Augusta
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Harris
Georgia Citizens Council
Harold Gates
Charlie Downs
Olin Miller
Thomaston Way
Olin
Taylor Coutny
Flint Electric
Splendid Records
Co-op
W. H. Vanlandingham
Macon Hotel
Emmie Waters
Palatka, Fla
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