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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1933
Page
7
A reflective verse by Marjorie G. Cathcart contemplates happiness amid loss. It contrasts smiling through tears with fate and health, wealth's curse, and fairness in life. The poem notes universal equality before death and the tomb unites both vagabonds and princes.
Butler society notes list neighbors and relatives hosting and visiting across Fort Gaines Atlanta Columbus Macon Winter Haven and Miami with numerous family reunions and courtesy calls. The piece notes rheumatism improvement and upcoming eye care by optometrist Dr J W Johnson.
W A Lundy Jr and Mrs W A Lundy announce the birth of a son at Macon hospital on July 5. The father, W A Lundy Jr, is the agricultural agent for Taylor county and is highly regarded in the state. Friends extend congratulations on the happy event.
The Butler Dramatic Club met in July at Miss Margaret Butt s home to discuss naming a forthcoming musical comedy and plan rehearsals starting Friday July 8 directed by Mrs O B Bankston. Members listed include Mrs O B Bankston Mrs Murray Driscoll Miss Crawford Anthony Ouida Brewer and Linwood McGee among others.
Lenora Anderson outlines a fig preserving method using lye peeled fruit and a sugar syrup. Six quarts figs are peeled and soaked, then simmered in a 10 minute boil, with syrup heated to 222 to 224 F. Figs are packed in sterilized jars and processed to seal.
Careful selection of tender corn is crucial to avoid starchiness. Precook on the cob 1 to 3 minutes, pack into lightning seal jars or No 2 cans, add salt sugar solution, fill with water, and process intermittently. Exhaust 10 minutes, cool between cycles, and repeat pints for the first period 1 hour and the next two periods 1 hour each, loosening lids at boiling point.
Instructions for experienced home canners detailing pea prep, selecting fresh peas, and rapid work. Emphasizes steam pressure canners, no hard ripe peas with tender, pre cooking one to four minutes, using No 2 cans, leaving top space, salt sugar mix, water from pre cooking, glass jars, exhaust three minutes, hot water processing, and quick cooling.
A Bone family reunion gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bone last Saturday. More than fifty guests, mainly descendants of the late Z. T. Bone, enjoyed a noon fish feast with cakes, pies, iced tea and lemonade in a shady grove. Adults chatted while children played, with many relatives in attendance.
Miss Lynda Lowe daughter of Mrs. C W Lowe of Buena Vista and Winburn Willingham of Macon were quietly married Thursday at Buena Vista. Rev C A Briggs officiated with only two families present. The couple left for a mountain trip and will reside in Macon where Willingham works for Central Sash and Door Co.
A large gathering of Bone and Cox families from Columbus including Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bone and children Mrs. Luke Greene and Henry Daniel Mrs. Mae Cox and A. E. Bone and families Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bone O E Cox B M C Taunton Coxy Mott Clyde Mott Eddie Taunton and James Harmon met in a reunion. Attendees voted unanimously to repeat the event next year and look forward to another gathering.
Franklin D. Roosevelt when governor of New York in 1931 praises Georgia while warning readers to be cautious about his glowing praise. He describes Georgia as hospitable and rejuvenating, calling it part of a pioneering original colony with a rich heritage and a future of limitless opportunities.
A playful 1805 Shelby County Chrono verse forecasts the demise of the Democratic party via absurd rhymes. The text lists fantastical signs such as lions eating grass, talking animals, and impossible events to mark an implausible date. The piece reads as a tongue in cheek political parody from early American print.
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