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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1944
Page
2
Mrs. Hodges and others spent time in Atlanta and Macon while many area residents visited relatives in Savannah Columbus Thomaston Powersville Montezuma and Clearwater Fla. Names include Hodges Halley Pruitt Weaver Poole Kirksey Ruffin Hinton Waters Whatley and Joiner among others.
Weekend visits and relatives noted across Howard Clark County. Items include Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brown with sons visiting L B Brown and Mrs Adams, D W Hiscock returning to Orlando, Willie Martin of Macon and family visits, Leila Willis and Pearl McManus visiting Evelyn Willis, Pearl Esselstyne visiting Columbus and Lumpkin, Sunday calls by Will Braddy and Junior Braddy with James Butler, and visits by Charlie Butler Hartman and Roberta families, plus D N Sealy and Nannie Martin connections and East Point visit.
Miss Bell Gardner spent the weekend with relatives in Covington and Conyers. Miss Sarah Parks of Macon visited her parents in Taylor Mill. Fay Perkins and children shared Sunday with Thomaston relatives. Mrs. W H Roberson Ruby and Alfred Roberson visited kin in Alabama. Miss Hariette Wade of Columbus visited Mrs. J L and Miss Ophelia Patrick. Mrs. Curtis Bartlett and family visited relatives in Manchester. Byrd Posey guests of Frank and family Peacock. Peterman and son of Thomaston spent weekend with B F Childree family. Mrs. Roy Peacock is critically ill at Montgomery hospital in Butler. Family extends sympathy and wishes her speedy recovery. George Wilson family visited relatives near Butler Sunday. Carolyn Smith of Columbus visiting Bernice Windham. Patsy Roberson returned to Alabama after weeks with grandmother Mrs W H Ropen son, Mrs G L Windham, Mrs Eunice and Jeanne Crook at Windham home.
Ragan Plumbing Company advertises deep and shallow well pumps with limited at once delivery. Requests for form certificates or priority. Location 211 Whitehall St Atlanta Georgia. Prices and full information available on request.
Julius R. Lunsford Jr who volunteered in April 1942 has been promoted to lieutenant. He served at the Receiving Station in Norfolk Virginia for two years and will be sent to foreign duty. He is the son of Ordinary and Mrs J R Lunsford of Reynolds and was with Coca Cola Company in Atlanta before induction. His wife and son reside in Norfolk and plan to move to Thomasville when he leaves for foreign service.
The Taylor County Camp Ground near Butler hosts families and visitors including Ophelia Crook Patricia Crook Dorothy Crook Ada Barker Annie Windham Cynthia Jones of Thomaston. Rev J B Lumpkin delivers messages at Mt Olive Freewill Baptist church with the Montgomery Quartet from Thomaston performing. Attendees reminisce dinners and guest visits with the Windhams Montgomerys and other local families. A Church of God revival is scheduled by Rev Junior Herring starting July 22 at Mt Olive Freewill Baptist, with further invitations extended by pastor Rev W R Lawhorn.
The Life lesson concludes that true life comes from the Son of God and spiritual understanding. It cites I John 5 12 Prov 16 22 and Mary Baker Eddy Science and Health highlighting turning from material to spiritual life gives reality of Life and control of soul over sense.
We thank friends for kindness during the illness and death of our mother. May God bless you for expressions of love and friendship. R. E. Aultman & Family, Mrs. Mullins and Family, Miss Winnie Aultman, Miss Laurice Aultman, Pvt. Johnnie Aultman. FOR SALE One practically new Singer Sewing Machine. Also acres of improved farm land. Mrs. Mattie Cox Childres Reynolds Ga Route 4.
The Third Quarterly Conference of the Reynolds Crowell charge will be at Crowell church next Tuesday. Rev. G E Clary Macon District Superintendent will preach at 11 a m. Dinner will be served by local ladies and the conference will follow after dinner.
Revival services will begin at Crowell Methodist Church next Sunday July 16 and run through the following week. Daily services at 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Rev G M Spivey and Rev Leon Edwards will preach. An invitation is extended to all to attend.
Five Points residents share visits among the Jarrell family and relatives from Ft Valley Thomaston Macon Butler and Atlanta. Antioch Baptist Church schedules a July 13 cleanup of church and cemetery grounds with lunch and tools.
An election will be held in every school district in Taylor County on Friday July 21 1944 to elect trustees for all vacancies on the local boards. All qualified voters may participate. Returns will be filed in the County School Superintendent's Office for consolidation by the County Board at their next regular meeting. Authorized by the Taylor County Board of Education in regular meeting June 6 1944. W. T. AUSTIN, County School Superintendent.
Will be sold before the courthouse door in Taylor County during legal hours on the First Tuesday in August 1944 the first day of August 1944. Property described as fifteen acres of Lot 2 in the 15th land district lying south of the Montfort 40 acre and McCrary five acre tracts bounded by district and other lands. Levy by J D Cook for H E Allen v Sanders McCrary from Justice Court 757th Dist G M. Sheriff J M Bone.
Wesley and Anna Heath of Robins Field spent a weekend with C. C. Heaths. Spinks and Neisler families hosted visitors from Columbus and Thomaston. Pvt. James Halstead returned to Kentucky after a visit with his parents. Various residents visited relatives in Thomaston and Reynolds, with multiple couples hosting guests and weekend trips noted.
Forsyth residents hosted extended family and friends from Thomaston Savannah Key West Albany Miami and Greensboro. The listing notes gatherings at households including the Hill Purvis Rogers and Waller families with outings at Stewart's pond and a Fourth of July barbecue in Tazewell.
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