Butler High seniors venture to New York World’s Fair trip
A Butler High School graduating class departs from Butler for an extended trip to Washington and New York City. Students tour Radio City, Man hattan Island, the Fair, and the General Motors exhibit as they glimpse the world of 1960.
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Courthouse Square
Butler
Butler High School
Georgia
North Carolina
Davison
Virginia
Washington
Washington Monument
Pennsylvania Station
New York
Park Central Hotel
Radio City
Manhattan Island
Chinatown
Broadway
Trylon
General Motors
Muscogee County WPA Leaders Are Dismissed
Miss Gay B. Shepperson Georgia WPA administrator announced the dismissal of four administrative and supervisory employees over alleged diversion of about 6600 in WPA material and labor on a Muscogee county road project. Two investigators from a House subcommittee arrived to examine WPA operations as authorities forwarded the case to Attorney General Frank Murphy.
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Columbus
Gay. B. Shepperson
Georgia
WPA
Muscogee County
E. W. Erickson
C. F. Johnson
House Committee On Appropriations
Erickson
Johnson
Funeral Services Held Wed For Grandmother Of Butler Lady
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson 87 Brunswick longtime resident and widow of Col Edmund Atkinson were held at First Methodist church with Rev C M Meeks officiating. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery. Survived by daughter Miss Mamie Atkinson ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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R. A. Potter
C. M. Meeks
Oak Grove Cemetery
Atkinson
Camden County
Brunswick
Edmund Atkinson
Georgia
David and
Elizabeth Lang
New Wheat Whole-Wheat Flour Sold by Hinton Co
Sweet wholesome nutritious flour advertised for biscuits and cakes. Packaged as 10c and 25c options by Hinton & Co in Reynolds Georgia.
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Hinton & Co
Reynolds, Ga
Tragic Death of Walter Parker in Dublin Home
Walter E Parker about 80, a former state highway employee, was found dead at his Dublin home Monday afternoon with a double-barrel shotgun. A coroner's jury ruled death by own action after he showed despondency over ill health. Funeral services were held in Dublin Tuesday afternoon.
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Walter Parker
Dublin
Taylor County
Walter E. Parker
Parker
Alton Parker
State Highway Department
Louise Scarbrough
C C Waters Dies of Heart Attack on Train Duty
Mr C C Waters aged 58 died of a heart attack Wednesday about two o clock while on duty as a railroad conductor on the Central railroad between Juniper and Upatoi. He was a Taylor county native, survived by his wife Ruth Shines and son Russell Waters of Miami Florida, with brothers Clem Waters Reynolds and M W Waters Milfon and other relatives. Funeral services and interment were set for Riverside cemetery in Macon.
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Taylor County
C. C. Waters
Waters
Central Railroad
Macon
Columbus
Juniper
Upatoi
Taylor ‘County
W. I
Caroline Binion Waters
Baptist Church
Ruth Shines
Opening Date Set for New Dreizin Dry Goods Store
The Dreizin family completes a new store building beside the existing Dreizin Dry Goods. Oscar Dreizin will stock a full ladies and mens ready to wear line, while Aaron Dreizin manages the old store. Opening date will be announced later after purchases in St Louis and New York.
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Oscar Dreizin
Dreizin
Drei Gin
Aaron Dreizin
St. Louis
New York
Miss Nina Bone Injured in Auto Wreck Near Americus
Miss Nina Bone daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Bone of Butler and Walter Gorsky of Baltimore Md were injured Tuesday morning when their Plymouth coupe left the Americus Albany highway near Plains and struck an embankment. The couple were taken to Americus hospital as state patrolmen Corporal J H Spence and Trooper B J Parkerson investigated the crash.
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Nina Bone
W. E. Bone
Butler
Walter Gorsky
Baltimore
Americus
Americus Hospital
Miss Bone
Crown
Americus-Albany
Gorsky
Americus Can Company
J. H. Spence
State Patrol
B. J. Parkerson
Plains
Sinclair
Revival Series Planned by Rev E A Martin Near Butler
Rev E A Martin pastor of the Butler-Howard Methodist charge will lead three revival meetings starting next Sunday. First at Wesley church eight miles north of Butler, then at Sand Bethel near Rupert, and finally at Howard church. Meetings run July 30 through Aug 12 with new prayer for a widespread revival.
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E. A. Martin
Butler-Howard
Martin
Wesley
Howard Church
Revival Services Begin At Lebanon Saturday
Revival services start at Lebanon Baptist Church this Saturday with Rev. J. T. Flournoy in charge and assisted by Rev. H. M. Lumpkin of Thomaston. A cordial invitation is extended to attend. the closing date has not been announced.
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Lebanon Baptist Church
J. T. Flournoy
H. M., Lumpkin
Thomaston
Horeb Baptist Church Home-Coming on August 13
Horeb Baptist church will observe its annual home-coming on Sunday August 13. A basket lunch will be served at noon and all are invited to attend. Old church members are especially welcome.
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Horeb Church
Horeb Baptist Church
Thrashing at G. G. McCrary’s in Panhandle July 26
G. G. McCrary announces a thrashing machine will run at his residence in the Panhandle district on Wednesday July 26. Farmers are urged to bring any grain needing threshing to the site at Reynolds Rt 1.
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Panhandle District
G. G. McCrary
Reynolds,Rt
Singing School Opens at Mt. Pisgah Under Sisk Leadership
The Mt. Pisgah singing school begins next Monday July 24 led by Theodore Sisk of Toccon Georgia, with his wife Mrs. Sisk assisting. The two week course aims to educate Taylor County residents in sacred singing, with no tuition but voluntary contributions welcome.
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Mt. Pisgah
Theodore Sisk
Toccon
Mt. Visgah
Taylor County
Jund
Sisk
Mrs. Connell Former Butler Lady Dies In Atlanta
Mrs Etta Belle Connell about 35 years of age daughter of the late Mr and Mrs W H Garrett of Taylor county died at an Atlanta hospital Tuesday afternoon July 11 after a month long illness She moved with her husband Gilbert Connell from Butler to Milledgeville and was brought back to Butler for funeral services at Bethel church Rev E A Martin officiated Burial was in Bethel cemetery Pallbearers listed Surviving are husband Gilbert Connell son Paul Connell daughter Frances Connell two brothers Napoleon Enoch Hoke and Alfred Garrett and three sisters Mrs Mary Adams Mrs Clifford Hinton and Mrs Jule Whitman My J W Edwards II of Edwards Funeral Home handled arrangements
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Etta Belle Connell
W. H. Garrett
Taylor County
Atlanta
Bethel Church
Butler
E. A. Martin
Butler Methodist Church
Bethel Cemetery
Messrs
Enoch Garrett
Otis Adams
George Smith
Gilbert Connell
Arnold Brown
Hoke Garrett
Connell
Paul Connell
Frances Connell
Milledgeville
Napoleon, Enoch, Hoke
Alfred’ Garrett
Mary Adams
Buena Vista
Clifford Hinton
Augusta
Jule Whitman
My. J. W. Edwards II
Edwards Tuneral
Two Taylor County Men Die Last Week
Two Taylor County residents died recently in Taylor Mill. William Henry Roberson, 37, longtime textile operator and church member, passed at his home on Thursday July 18 after a three week illness. Funeral held at Mt Olive church with burial in Mt Olive cemetery. Survivors include wife, two sons, one daughter and three brothers. Jackson Mullins died July 12 at age 59 after one day illness. He worked at Bible Mills and left two sons and two grandchildren. Funeral at Mt Olive church with burial in Mt Olive cemetery, Goddard Funeral Home in charge.
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William Henry Roberson
Taylor Mill
Robeson
Missionary Baptist Church
Dalton
Florida Smith Roberson
Alabama
Roberson
Mt. Olive Church
W M. Smith
Taylor Mill Baptist Church
Mt.Olive Cemetery
Reynolds Chapter
Woodmen of the World
Taylor’ Mill
Messrs
Johnie, Pete and
Seah Roberson
G. H. Goddard
Goddard Funeral Home
Reynolds
Jackson Lafayette Mullins
Taylor County
Mullins
Jesse Mullins
Bible Mills
W. H. Emerson
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Vance
Harris Mullins
Eddie
Riley
Johnie
Jessie Windham
Mr. Mullins
Charles
John Mullins
Goddard’ Funeral Home
Emma Cooper Dies at Reynolds After Illness
Mrs Emma Cooper aged 82 died at her Reynolds home at 10 o clock Monday after about two weeks of illness. She had lived with sister-in-law Mrs G L Cooper of Reynolds for two years and was longtime member of Reynolds Methodist Church. Survived by one sister Mrs I Z Nelson of Reynolds and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Tuesday at New Prospect Church near Reynolds at 10 o'clock. Rev Smith of Reynolds Methodist Church officiated. Interment in New Prospect Cemetery. Pallbearers were Nelsons Trussells Moody Trussell and J H Martins.
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Emma Cooper
Reynolds
Mr. Smith
Methodist
New Prospect Cemetery
Messrs
Gam Nelson
E. A. Nelson
John‘ Nelson
Geo. Trussell
Sankie Trussell
Moody Trussell
Morgan Trussell
Charslie JH. Martins
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Lebanon
W. H. Roberson
J. T. Mullins
Emma
Cooper
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