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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1958
Page
7
Local notices detail many visits and travels in the area. Families host relatives from Dublin Col umbus Macon and Atlanta while others travel to camps and campsites in Florida and Wesleyan College majorette camp. Arch ie Culverhouse trips are the town’s hot topic with baby Wayne’s growth drawing attention.
Atlanta July 7 Rep C J Broome said Sen Herman Talmadge told him he endorses no candidate for lieutenant governor. Broome criticized state senators named as managers for rival Garland Byrd. Rep John Odom of Camden county said former Rep C S Mincy will run his campaign manager.
Mr and Mrs Clem Adams announce the birth of an 8 pound daughter at Montgomery hospital Tuesday named Barbara. Mrs Adams is the former Frances Austin of this city. Mr and Mrs Jack Peedan announce the birth of a daughter Amy Gale on July 3 at the Medical Center Columbus. Both mother and baby are reported doing fine and have returned home.
The Taylor County Library is now open from 3 to 5 p m on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Bessie Nelson serves as the librarian.
Taylor County 4 H Club girls and boys join hundreds of members for a week at Rock Eagle 4 H Center near Eatonton. Camp features Indian theme activities, tribal groups Cherokee Shawnee Muscogee, tribal points for cottages, classes in crafts cooking swimming and more, with 148 counselors guiding campers.
Taylor County residents are urged to order pine seedlings immediately. About 1,000 orders totaling 25 million seedlings have been received by the Georgia Forestry Commission reforestation department as of June 1, according to Ranger Austin Guinn.
Janice Capps, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Capps, won the Miss Raleigh Beauty Pageant and will compete against 60 contestants for Miss North Carolina in Charlotte, N C. The Thomaston, Georgia native previously lived there and drew praise for her poise among local admirers.
A flurry of weekend and Fourth of July visits ties together Macon Reynolds Opelika Hawkinsville Atlanta and Butler as families attend barbecues reunions and gatherings. Notables include Mr and Mrs Nelson Braddy Miss Frankie Creamer Mr James Martin and Rev Tegler Greer with extended attendance by J H Wilson J F Sealy and several Sealy family members. Mrs P F Stewart and her sons returned Tuesday to Nashville after weeks in Georgia and Florida.
Columbus Georgia Fort Benning dedicated an eight million dollar five hundred bed Martin Army Hospital in memory of Maj Gen J I Martin. Mrs Martin and their children attended the ceremony with Maj Gen J P Cooney praising Martin as a formidable leader. More than five hundred people witnessed the dedication on the lawn before the nine story cement and block building in the Kelly Hill area. Mrs Martin walked to the entrance with Maj Gen P L Freeman Jr Col R B Skinner and Gen Cooney to cut the ribbon.
Gov Griffin announces Roger Lawson of Hawkinsville as chief state investigator to lead a newly formed agency examining all alleged legal violations in state government. Lawson left a possible bid for the Senate from Pulaski County and will take the post within two weeks.
The Mackeys of Dawson intend a seven weeks trip across the country in a station wagon style. They will camp in state and federal parks for most of the journey and visit relatives and friends along the way.
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