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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1931
Page
2
A poetic piece lauds friendship as essential to society. Local society notes list visits, guests, and trips among Reynolds residents and nearby towns. Activities include picnics, bridge parties, and attendance at political inaugurations and camps, with ads for fencing materials and roofing supplies.
Georgia’s Peanut Growers Cooperative Association of Albany, formed in 1922, stands as the only large cooperative to fail. A study of its setup and early conditions shows its collapse was predestined, yet its existence spurred peanut grading by quality and helped shellers adopt a standardized grading system. among 25 cooperatives listed, only this one failed, a 4 percent failure rate.
The Grand at Montezuma screens Raoul Walsh’s Fox Movietone drama The Man Who Came Back starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. A modern regeneration tale set in New York and Shanghai, the film pairs Gaynor with Farrell in a dramatic showcase, directed by Walsh with Keneth MacKenna and William Holden in supporting roles.
Best prices on groceries dry goods hardware and more with a large stock of wire fencing and metal roofing to save money. Social notes mention Mr and Mrs Howard Neisler visiting Vienna guest of Mr Henry Fenn and returning with Mr Tyson Allen to Reynolds for a stay. Mrs Troy Whatley hosted Bridge with Mrs Chas Merrill guest of honor prizes won by several attendees and a salad course served to about thirty guests.
Mr Jack Windham and Mrs C B Reid motor to Ellaville Monday. Miss Corrinne Bone near Butler spends week with Miss Ena Underwood. Miss Frances Youngblood hosted by William Fincher and L E Oliver of Albany with son Jimmy. Mrs J F Kimble hosts Robert Carr, Luttie Windham visits Macon. Q R Nolan on Taylor Mill business Tuesday. J P Thompson and Luttie Windham visit Macon. Geneva Thompson spends weekend with Jewell Bartlett. U S Underwood hosts birthday dinner for Mr Underwood with clerks and families. J P Thompson and guests dine with Walter Windham Ft Valley and visit Hawkinsville to see Sam Thompson. J Windham of Ft Valley visits Rogers family. Nat Averet and Stanford Rogers of Macon and Eddie W Rogers of New York visit Mrs Rogers and family.
To those who have loved ones buried in Mt Olive cemetery and all others interested meet us at this sacred place Thursday July 9 and lets beautify the place where our loved one rest. Bring such tools as will be needed.
Miss Edna Trapp stayed with sister Mrs. Bartlett in Macon last week. Many families hosted and visited Sunday including Byrds, Fuller, Waters, Trapps, and Hixs. 4-H club youths from Crowell left for Parks pond to camp for several days. The W M society to meet Wednesday July 8.
We thank friends both white and colored for heroic work saving our barns and dwelling during the night fire. Their untiring efforts kept the house and smoke-house from burning and we appreciate the feed donations for the livestock from Mr. and Mrs. Grady Fuller and family.
Bishop Warren A Candler writes from Atlanta urging that the Methodist Hospital in Savannah be named for Rev E H Myers D D who died of yellow fever in 1876 while aiding Savannah. Myers, former Wesleyan Female College president, left a lasting legacy as educator and pastor, with Trinity Church in Savannah and roles as editor and leader in Georgia Methodism.
Grand Theatre Montezuma presents Raoul Walsh's The Big Trail starring John Wayne and El Brendel plus an educational comedy Freshman's Goat and serials Marguerit and Tully eight drama chapters The Indians Are Coming Also promoted as Pioneer Days celebration depicting frontier adventure and perils with a western epic vibe
A humorous verse pokes at English plural forms and pronouns. It highlights oddities like mice versus meese and geese versus geese, joking about man becoming men and cow becoming kine. The playful piece ends noting English as the funniest language.
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