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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
5
A fragmentary column lists social notes and visits. Odell Aultman of Rupert visits aunt Mrs ALK Davis. Families from Ellaville Talbotton Roberta Dawson and New York are mentioned with various weekend gatherings and trips. Items include a price sale promotion and town to town social activity.
Fragmentary local notices describe shifting paths in youth memories and a dreary mood. Updates mention Rev B A Pafford and family traveling two weeks to visit Jesup Waycross and Brunswick, illness of Mrs Florence Gordy, hospital transfer, and visits by Dr Eli Garrett and family plus Misses Maurine Pauline Sara Gill. Also notes a singing school at Mt Pisgah church led by T V Simmons and visits from D W Shealy Carnichael Berta Plumer Marguerite Plumer of Ocala. Additional items cover Mr F H Bone visiting from Edison and Mr Chas Salter of Jacksonville staying with his daughters. A sale offer urges choosing from a large stock with only 20 days left. Followed by tale of various Giles family members visiting Butler area and Rev J T Adams preaching at Box Springs with on-site dinner and renewal of local ties.
Mrs J W Hall spent Friday in Butler. Mrs Addie Jones visiting Butler friends. Mr H J Peagler visited family last week. Mrs Ella Nelson visiting sister Mrs Jim Beeland. Mrs M A Chapman and son Abner visiting Americas. Mr J R Frierson spent Sunday with mother Mrs T H Frierson. Master William Gray stayed with grandparents at Mizell. Mrs J T Adams ill. Miss Sarah Waters returned from visit to Mrs B H Bazemore. T B White of Crawford county spent weekend with A W White. Tom Boswell of Talbotton spent Sunday with sister Mrs Walter Davis. Miss Mary Slade of Talbotton visiting Mr and Mrs Herbert Slade. Mr and Mrs W H Trussell and Mr and Mrs W Gray plan Macon visit tomorrow.
The community mourns the death of Mrs. Lou McNair Peed at 76 after a lingering illness following a fall and complications. She was born in Marion County Georgia, widow of A. B. Peed, and survived by five children including J. R. Peed and Mrs. Bob Bohler. Funeral held at Bethel Church with interment in Union Cemetery. Relatives from Montezuma and nearby towns attended.
Specials for Lucky Joe Tob Plug Browns Mule Tob Plug Sweep Stakes Tob Plug Snuff Pey Lb Soda 7 Boxes Oval Pearl Soap 7 Bar Export Soap 7 Bars P G Soap 7 Bars 4 10c Cakes Ivory Soap 4 10c Cans Potash Maxwell House Coffee White House Coffee 1 Special Blend Coffee 2 Lb Sack of Sugar 5 Lp Sack of Sugar 10 Lb Sack of Sugar 25 Lb Sack of Sugar Pure Cane Syrup 1 Gal
Miss Susan Myrick argues that mothers spend most family income on food and must buy wisely. She urges milk as the first daily invest ment and suggests replacing water with milk in bread and desserts to improve digestion and disease resistance.
Beginning Monday July 16 the Butler Banking Company and Taylor County Bank will extend daily hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a lunch break from 11:30 to 12:30. Saturday deposits accepted 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. per notice signed by cashiers McGants and Burt.
Church members are asked to meet at Turners Chapel on Monday morning July 16 to plan improvements for the building. Bring tools lumber nails and shingles to aid the project.
We thank friends for kindness in illness and at our mother’s death. Your comfort supported us in sorrow. J. R. Peed L. T. Peed L. B. Peed Mrs Bob Bohler Mrs Sallie May Foy.
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