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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1946
Page
7
Mr. Fay Cox spent Tuesday at Bainbridge on business. Tom Giles left Wednesday for Washington D C on a business trip. Mrs. Elizabeth Gill is visiting her daughter Mrs. G L Long at Americus.
The Daily Vacation Bible School at the local Baptist church drew 120 students with an average daily attendance of 88. Led by Mrs. Sara Cross, the program ran from July 8 with multiple department helpers, featuring a notable Christ of Bethlehem movie finale and a strong recreation period.
Miss Eloise Steele Proctor of Rock Hill and Chas D Richardson of Atlanta were married at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church with Dr J C Bailey officiating. The ceremony featured music by Mrs Julian Johnson and Miss Mary Dorothy Clawson. The bride wore ivory duchess satin with a court train and orange blossom veil, carrying white orchids. She was given in marriage by her father W M Killingsworth. The bridesmaids wore blue silk net and carried crescents of asters. the best man was uncle H E Richardson. The couple, guests included siblings and relatives, and they planned a reception at Oak Ridge after the ceremony. The bride is a dietitian at Crawford W Long Hospital. the groom works with Western Electric Co.
Mrs Murray Walker Butler, Ga seeks a good used upright piano. Contact details not provided in available text.
Seeks buyer for 100 acres good farm land with two dwellings, well and running water located five miles southwest of Butler. Property known as the Mrs Mary Moore place. Interested parties may write Mrs Mary Moore Reynolds Ga R.
The local Baptist church installed air conditioning units drawing praise from the congregation during Sunday worship. The improvements reflect a spirit of fellowship and progress for the church and the wider community as revival week begins.
Miss Katie Saunders of Butler married Wanza S Wisham of Butler at Lebanon Baptist Church on July 7 with Rev. W F Cheek officiating. The bride wore navy crepe and white accessories, flowers of white carnations and gladioli. A reception followed at the Wisham home. The couple will reside in Butler. Wisham is a high school graduate and a Army veteran working with his father.
The Lebanon W. M. U. met at the church July 12 with Mrs. D. M. Harris in charge of the program. It included a song Rescue the Perishing, prayers by Mrs. T. C. Harris and Mrs. Ida White, devotional passages, and talks on youth camps and training world missionaries.
Geneva Georgia announces the engagement of Miss Mary Edna Cook to Homer Lewis Akin. The couple plans a wedding August 10 at the bride’s home. Cook teaches in Geneva after holding degrees from GSCW Milledgeville and Talbotton High School. Akin, a Yale V-12 veteran, will enter the University of Georgia in September.
After returning to town a reader asks for the latest gossip about them. The column notes Mr A and Mr B have stolen attention, while the enquirer blesses them and reflects on the harm of a loose tongue. The piece closes with a sign off and a tease for next week.
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church schedules a revival beginning the second Sunday in August. Pastor Rev. J. H. Stanford will preach next Sunday at 11 a.m. on Does Prayer Change Things. Sunday school at 10 30 a.m. and evening preaching at 8 p.m. Services invite public attendance and prayers for the message and messenger.
Mr and Mrs Cliff Nelson of Thomaston announce a daughter born Saturday July 13 named Carol Joyce. Mrs Nelson was Daisy Bone of Butler. Mr and Mrs W H Marshall of Roberta announce a daughter born July 12 at Montgomery hospital named Betty Guendolyn. Mr and Mrs A E Guinn Jr announce a daughter born Saturday July 13 at the local hospital named Carol Ellen.
Martha McDowell, 54, a well known local colored woman, died Thursday afternoon at her Butler home. She reportedly collapsed while working in the yard. Funeral services await the arrival of her son Walter McDowell, now in California.
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