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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1926
Page
2
Local items list hospital visits, visitors from Florida and Georgia, shopping requests, and social happenings. Mentions Mrs. Mattie James ill at Oglethorpe Hospital, visits from Mr. George Peterman and Miss Ruby Rhodes, sales of shelled corn and feeds, and Eth Epworth League picnic at Miona Springs. Also notes travel of N J Thomas to Hawkinsville and various family visits and church events.
Miss Eliza Lifsey, daughter of Mr and Mrs M A Lifsey, and Mr Charles M Bruner of Orlando Florida were married Thursday evening July 1 at the Baptist parsonage with Rev J A J Dumas officiating. The bride wore a dark blue georgette dress with blonde hat and matching shoes. After the ceremony the couple left by motor for Macon and points along Florida east coast and will reside in Orlando Florida.
Community near Glover School House prepares for a Sunday service led by Rev. T. F. Davenport of Reynolds Methodist Church. Promoters call everyone to attend at 4 o clock with singing and music to bless the gathering.
Miss Virginia Crittenden and Walter Adams were married Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Shellman Methodist church. Rev T E Pharr officiated. The bride wore ashes of roses crepe with a love bird hat and carried roses and valley lilies. Mr Adams, a Weston native and Mercer University graduate, left for a motor trip through the Carolinas with his bride.
Miss Mary Avant of Buena Vista and Mr Robert T Davis of Columbus wed in a 7 o clock Wednesday ceremony at the bride’s mother Mrs Mattie Avant home Rev Buford officiated. The bride wore pencil blue georgette with cut steel beads and carried Ophelia roses. She is a Buena Vista High and G S C W alumna and taught at Reynolds High last year. Mr Davis, son of Columbus residents, attended Columbus Industrial and Georgia Tech and works for Central of Georgia Railway.
Rev J P Dell presiding elder will preach in Reynolds Sunday July 18 and hold the conference after. Dell is in high favor as a preacher and many will hear him and attend. An invitation is given to country residents around town to attend.
An old-fashioned square dance is planned at Miona Springs Friday night July 9 with public invitation. Organizer TOM WINDHAM notes the event invites community dancers to enjoy traditional square dancing in a friendly setting.
Large congregation at Reynolds M.E Church for Incremental Service with Sunday School. Choir practice by Mrs Pendergrast and Mrs Edgar Whatley. Mrs F M Carson and Miss Marion Hodges provide music and solos. notable gospel the music elevates the service.
Next Sunday morning they will be bread. An object lesson for men and especially for children. Each one is asked to bring a piece of bread. The bread may be home baked corn bread biscuit cracker or cake. Old folks are invited but must come and behave as well as the children.
A temperance sermon will be held at the Methodist Church next Sunday at 8 o'clock with the Lord willing. The message addresses the 18th Amendment and the wet forces seeking to nullify it. Voters are urged to attend and hear the discussion on temperance and politics.
The Men’s Evangelistic Club met at the Baptist Church Sunday afternoon with Vice President Weaver delivering a unique talk on the life of Joseph. Several other talks were given. The next meeting is planned for Sunday afternoon July 18 at the Methodist Church with an open invitation to all men.
Local residents record a string of visits and social events from Mauk and nearby towns. Notables include Mr J M Rogers visiting Albany relatives, P C Watson and R M Jinks on a Buena Vista trip, and Miss Lois Mallette returning from Young Harris then staying with Miss Vera Maund in Junction City. Several families host guests from Atlanta and Tampa.
The article surveys long history of submarine concepts from ancient Tyre siege mentions to Renaissance claims and 17th century orders, noting failed designs by Bushnell’s turtles, Fulton’s rejected submersible, Johnson’s doomed Napoleon rescue plan, and Rater’s drowning crew tied to the prince consort.
Dr. Austin H. Clark of the United States National Museum notes that the constant sound of breaking waves acts as a radio beacon, repelling whales, porpoises, dolphins, and many fishes from shore and shallow waters. He says the high pitched hiss is easy to locate and distressing, keeping sea creatures away especially in rough weather.
The passage links hate and fear to bodily sensations and muscle action. It compares human fury to animal reactions such as fur rising and porcupine quills lifting, noting how these displays reflect muscular tension and primal responses.
The Chicago Evening Post notes starling proliferation with multiple broods and rapid population growth. It highlights nesting in buildings, defacement, and displacement of native birds, calling the starling an undesirable alien in both Old World and New World contexts.
A St Louis tourist party visits San Francisco's Chinatown. An elderly Chinese shopkeeper, praised for courtesy, jokes that Americans learn quickly while Chinese must wait years to speak well. The line highlights cultural exchange and stereotypes in a light anecdote from Everybody's Magazine.
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