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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1940
Page
7
The column lists extended family and friends visiting from Reynolds, Thomaston, Columbus, Jackson, Milledgeville, Atlanta, Stockbridge, Tampa, Tampa, and other places. It notes weekend visits, vacations, and hospitality at homes in Reynolds and nearby communities, with many relatives dropping in and hosting gatherings.
Announcement of Miss Nelle Knowles Maddox of Butler and Lewis L. Minor Jr of Butler, married last Sunday in Jeffersonville. The bride, daughter of Mrs. D. O. Brinkley, graduated from Columbus High School and attended Vanderbilt on scholarship. The couple will reside in Butler as Minor runs the family lumber and produce business.
The marriage engagement of Miss Loraine McLaughlin to Lieutenant Howard McCrum Snyder of Ft. Benning is announced by the family of the late Judge C. Frank McLaughlin. The wedding date is not set. Miss McLaughlin is a Columbus social figure and the groom’s father is Colonel Snyder of the medical corps, stationed in Washington.
Announcement from Mr and Mrs Hewett Joiner of Oglethorpe states their daughter Pauline will marry Wm I Nunn Jr of Butler and Warm Springs on July 25 at the Oglethorpe Methodist church. Nunn has served in the local Works Progress Administration office and won many friends in the area.
A fifteen minute musical program will be held each Sunday morning at 9 45 starting next Sunday. Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy the music at the local Baptist church.
Black male hound puppy with a white crest on the right shoulder has been missing since Wednesday June 26. Any information leading to his return is appreciated. Contact J. C. Carter Butler Georgia.
George C Palmer announces his candidacy in the Democratic primary to be held September 11 1940 to succeed himself as Judge of the Superior Courts in the Chattahoochee Circuit. He asks voters for support and influence.
Dr H J Porter offers a Sunday School lesson on the Book of Job focusing on suffering and faith. He argues predestination and divine providence frame human trials and notes Job's steadfast faith despite severe affliction, with Job’s wife and friends reacting to his trials.
Sixty five friends and relatives attended the Woods Barnes reunion at Keneezer church on June 23. A noon lunch was served under the oaks after the service with many local families listed as present.
The Sara Burney and Lottie Moon Circles of the Baptist W. M. U. met jointly in the Sun day school room of the local church. Mrs. J. F. Helms, Mrs. C. S. Newton, Mrs. Florence Gordy and Mrs. Johnson hosted. The meeting included prayer, devotional on grace, a study on prayer, committee reports, and treasurer notes. About twenty five members were served crackers and a cold drink.
A list of attendees includes Mrs. C. W. Tondee and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mc Gill, Mary Hazel and Olivia Ann Powell, Charles Stewart and Aldon Jackson, Tallville, joining other residents for a neighborhood event.
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