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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1949
Page
7
Local residents share time with relatives and friends across Georgia. Ouida Brewer and Myra pyri missed in Macon while many travelers from Columbus, Americus, Thomasville, Atlanta and Sylvester visited kin or stayed with relatives in nearby towns.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe S. Burgin of Buena Vista marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a family supper at home. The couple long active in state and local affairs with Burgin serving in the Georgia senate in 1927-28 and 1937-38 and in the House in 1924-32 and 1935-36.
Mr and Mrs Merlin Kirksey announce the birth of twin girls on July 11. The babies are named Brenda Faye and Linda Kaye.
Mr. Jim Gibson chairman of the Better Home Town Committee asks Butler residents to have pictures made of their property before improvements. Contact him to aid in the contest through documentation of residences and business houses.
Buena Vista council approves a new fire alarm system and about $1,800 worth of hoses and nozzles. A new well completed this year accompanies the upgrade. Mayor O. P. Harris says the improved equipment should reduce insurance rates and quickly pay for itself.
The Lebanon Baptist Church invites all to Sunday School at 10 and morning worship at 11. B T U at 8 and evening service at 8 45. Rev Edgar Welch preaches on The Greatest Need of This Perilous Hour and Making Ready for the Wonder Working Power of God. Revival runs daily through Friday July 22.
Claire Wills was honored with a birthday party celebrating her 13th birthday Monday hosted by her mother Mrs J W Blake. Guests included Sharma Eason Emily Jane Barney Charlotte Garrett Fred Adams Walter Parker Curtis Parker Johnnie Baze more Franklin Wilson and Lou Anne Wills despite heavy rain. The honoree received many attractive and useful gifts.
Doyel's Furniture Store in the city will give away a $299 Maytag Home Freezer and about one hundred other items. The drawing is on Saturday July 30 in the store's afternoon hours. Register at Doyel's during July. one winner per family.
White and brown spotted small Fox Terrier female named Lady lost several days ago. Reward offered. Contact W. W. Green Butler Rt. 1. Also FOR SALE 146 Ford half-ton stake body pickup in A-1 condition Suggs Motor Co Butler Ga.
L B Strickland of Reynolds Georgia advertises bait for sale claiming fishermen attribute luck to well fed and cared for bait. Available options include 100 red worms for 50 cents 200 red worms for 1.00 1000 red worms for 4.50. Rt 1 Reynolds.
Real estate listing offers 28 acres of land with a 4 room dwelling in the City of Butler near the high school building. Priced at 3500 dollars. Also includes a sewing shop ad from Thomaston offering Buttonholes Belts Buckles and covered buttons made to match outfits with reasonable prices and quick service.
D B Posey of Reynolds Georgia offers a W C tractor in good condition with a new motor. Also for sale a cultivator and planter, a 4 disc International tiller plow, a peanut weeder, and two rubber tired wagons.
The Business Woman's Circle met at the home of Mrs J R Wilson with Mrs E B Wilson as co hostess Tuesday evening at 8 oclock. Ruth Clark led the program with several members including Margery Mitchell Nettie Bigbie Geraldine Davis. Ten members were present and Frances Oliver was welcomed as a new member. Visitors included Mrs Bessie Haywood Mrs Ouida Turk Carol Bazemore. Refreshments were served by the hostesses.
Lebanon WMU met Friday July 8 with opening song From Green land's Icy Mountain. Devotional by D. M. Harris cited Leviticus 11 44 45 John 1 1 2 and Romans 5 8. Attendees included White Hurst Hurt Harris Greene Barrow and Harris. The Kingdom Is Coming was sung and the meeting was dismissed by D. M. Harris.
Mrs Addison K Parks of Montgomery announces the engagement of Julia Irvine Parks to Robert T Humber III of Atlanta. The wedding is set for August 7 at Glenn Memorial chapel with Rev Pierce Harris officiating. The bride is the late Addison K Parks's daughter and attended Southwestern University. The groom is the son of the late R T Humber Jr and Mrs Humber. he studied at Emory and is an assistant national bank examiner.
A work day is scheduled for Saturday July 16 to clean the church grounds and cemetery at Trinity Free-Will Baptist Church. All interested persons are urged to attend and assist with the tasks.
The July 20 work day at Union Camp Ground cemetery invites all with loved ones buried there to attend or send a helper. If rain halts work on the 20th, the task moves to the next day.
Members and friends of Midway Church are asked to meet at the church on Thursday July 21 for an all day cleaning of the cemetery grounds.
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