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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
2
The document lists capital, surplus and undivided profits amounts in various line items. Figures include 675,244.32 and 181,787.27 for capital and surplus, with numerous smaller values such as 20,191.25 83,501 32 and 1,510.50. Total amounts appear to reach 985,319.20 and 56,200.00.
The Crowell Willing Workers Club gathered in June at Mrs C J Peterman Sr home with co hosts Mrs C J Peterman Jr and Mrs Jeffie Peterman. Twenty five members and three visitors attended including Miss Mildred Montgomery Mrs Hugh Peterman and Mrs Eloise Herrington. Three new members joined. Mrs Bernard Fuller Miss Virginia Philman and Miss Jenny Alice Young. Vice president Mrs Clifford Adams led the business session in the president’s absence.
Albany attorney J. N. Peacock Jr. qualified to run against incumbent Rep Eugene E. Cox in Georgia's Second District. Peacock, a World War II Navy veteran, highlighted veterans housing and low cost housing as his priorities and criticized Cox's House Rules Committee for blocking a housing bill.
Local residents and visitors are listed in a string of weekend and weekly travels. Families visit relatives in Elko Fitzgerald Cairo Columbus and Atlanta while the Taylor Mill FFA group hosted a chicken dinner at the school with Alfred Roberson in the spotlight and the quartet planning a State Meet appearance.
The Tay lor Miss Sunday School class held a Saturday evening party at the school building with invited guests. Chaperones Mr J W Windham Mrs Anna King and Mrs U S Underwood oversaw the event. The group enjoyed hot dogs and condiments followed by ice tea and a social hour.
Howard residents report visits from McCoy Williams and Jack Shevering in Atlanta last week. Birmingham and Columbus connections, weekend hosts, and court attendance in Butler are listed, with a community cleanup planned for Howard cemetery on Wednesday July 14.
The week’s notes report deaths illness and visits including Mrs George Lyons of Atlanta Marion Man dies while weekend guest of Mrs Marvis Chapman Donna Davis visiting Miss Loquita Chapman. Jessie Cromer died after brief illness and funeral at Little Bethel cemetery. Goodroe family learns son James Felton Goodroe died from a skull fracture in a Philippine motor vehicle crash. Funeral time to be announced after body returns home.
Mrs. Myrtle Saunders filed a $50,000 damage suit in Superior court accusing doctors W. F. Jenkins and B. H. Jenkins of negligent medical treatment. She claims a large quantity of dye injected into her hand during X-rays caused permanent injury and loss of use of her right hand, with lasting stiffness despite treatment by other physicians.
An old time revival will begin at Little Bethel Freewill Baptist church near Ideal Sunday July 25 through August Rev G W Price of Columbus will conduct these services Rev A C McKinnon pastor cordially invites everybody to attend the services.
Ellaville Ga July 3 Jack Gilchrist formerly assistant editor of the Cairo Messenger will become city editor of the Americus Times-Recorder on July 5 succeeding Russell who moves to United Press bureau Atlanta Gilchrist a Schley County High School graduate served three and a half years in the Marines attended Georgia Southwestern College and was advertising manager of the Americus Tri County News He and his wife plan to reside at Oak Dale Farms.
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