Local Happenings and Social Notes From Butler Georgia
Local notes report visits for Miss Sylvia Locke of Pensacola and Miss Virginia Whitehead of Macon. The piece records relatives visiting in Butler, travels to Macon Milledgeville and Atlanta for operations, and rounds up church group meetings and radio programs. Lt Col Ben Gray Moore returns from Korea assignment to Fort Leavenworth with family plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Locke
Pensacola, Fla
Virginia Whitehead
Macon
Butler
Irene Peed
Mrs Fountain Hosts Out-of-Town Guests At Coca-Cola Party
Mrs T L Fountain hosted a morning Coca-Cola party for visiting guests including Mrs Jack Hammock of Columbia South Carolina Mrs Sara Robinson of Birmingham Alabama and Mrs Norris Sikes of Miami Florida The gathering also included Mrs Tom Giles Mrs Harley Riley and others with Mrs Jack Hammock recounting her travels in Japan during her husband Major Hammock's posting and piano music from Mrs Atheline Saylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Fountain
Jack Hammock
Columbia
S. C
Sara Robinson
Birmingham
Ala
Norris Sikes
Miami
Fla
Fountain
Tom Giles
Harley Riley
Hughes Wall
George Hammock
M. A. Chapman
W. H. Trussell
J. R. Wilson
W. F. Gray
Atheline Saylor
Grover Mott
Japan
Major Hammock
Saylor
Posey Family Reunion Held With Barbecue at Mauk
The Posey family gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Rowe near Mauk on Sunday July 13 for a reunion. A barbecue dinner was served at one o clock with many other dishes. About 103 relatives and friends attended, including numerous Posey and Holloway families from Columbus, Butler, Thomaston, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posey
A. H. Rowe
Mauk
C. V. Hancock
Beatrice
Chester
Lester O’hearn
Marielle Poole
Peggy
Larry
Bobby Ray
U.S. Navy
Juliette Fussell
Wyman Smith
Sandra
EA. Coke
Wanda
A. Gray
A. H. Raby
Thelma Thomas
C. R. Plymale
David Brown
Jane Connell
Rodney Connell
Rudolph Elliott
Charlene
Ed Rutherford
Anne
Catherine
Earl
Margie
DeLane
Beverley
Royce Hanner
J. F. Taylor
Jimmy
A. W. Ford
Jeanette
Barbara
Kenneth
Carroll
A. L. Foster
Judy
Aldin Fuller
June
Bernice
Louise
Tommy Brown
Freeman Foster
Carolyn
Brenda
F. H. Johnson
Herman
Thomaston
Son of Howard Couple Rendered Valuable Service to US
Willis R. Whatley son of Mr and Mrs Robert M Whatley of Howard has arrived on Guam and is assigned to the 54th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron Weather. He serves as a Hydraulic Mechanic in the Engineering section. The unit conducts long weather reconnaissance flights to track typhoons aiding fires and property protection and supporting the Korean War effort. Whatley joined the service in November 1945 after training at Chanute AFB Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
54Th Strat Recon Sq
WEA
Guam
M. I
Willis R. Whatley
Robert M. Whatley
Howard
54Th Strategic Rec
Air Weather Service
54Th
Sgt
Whatley
Chanute Air Force Base
Ill
Butler Airman Serves With Armed Forces in Philippines
A-2c G. J. Parker Jr., son of Mrs. Eula G. Parker of Butler Route 2, has arrived in the Philippines to serve with the U S Air Force at Clark Air Base. He previously served in Europe during WWII and rejoined the Air Force in July 1951. His wife Nancy and daughter Sherland Ann live in Thomaston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Afb
G. J. Parker Jr
Eula G. Parker
Butler
Philippines
U. S. Air Force
13Th Air Force
Clark Air Force Base
Manila
Butler High School
Parker
Ft. McPherson
Air Force
Nancy Parker
Sherland Ann
Thomaston
Home Coming August 3 At New Prospect Church
The first Sunday in August is designated as homecoming day at New Prospect church. Rev Parriss will speak at the celebration and a noon dinner will be served on church grounds. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Prospect Church
Parriss
Bobby Locke Promoted to Sergeant in Army
A letter from relatives reports Bobby Locke has been promoted to sergeant in the Army. The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Locke, he joined the service in October 1950, is now in the European theater stationed in Germany, and is said to be progressing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Watson Jr
Worms
Germany
Pfc
Elmo C. Wright
Bougart
Bobby Locke
Army
Sgt. Locke
J. B. Locke
Pleasant Visitor Dr Alver Bazemore Visits Mother
Dr Alver Bazemore of Linden New Jersey visits his mother Mrs Bertha Bazemore. He is a research chemist in the organic and biochemical department of Merick and Co Rahway New Jersey in charge of research on new vitamins and hormones. Merick and Co is starting construction of a new manufacturing branch on the Flint River banks south of Albany Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva W. Bazemore
Linden
N. J
Bertha Bazemore
Bazemore
Merick and Co., Inc
Rahway
New Jersey
Brooklyn Bride Florence Jinsen Weds Edward Kilby
Announcement of the marriage of Florence Jinsen of Brooklyn New York to Edward L Kilby son of Mr and Mrs Ed Kilby of Butler. The wedding occurred July 9 in New York and the couple will reside there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Jinsen
Brooklyn
N. Y
Edward L. Kilby
Ed Kilby
Butler
New York
Card of Thanks for Eugene McElmurray’s death
The McElmurray family expresses gratitude to friends for kindness during the sorrow of their son Eugene McElmurray’s tragic death. Mrs Thelma McElmurray offers blessings as their earnest prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene McElmurray
Thelma McElmurray
Taunton Couple Welcome Son William Stephen
Mr and Mrs Douglas Taunton announce the birth of a son on July 13 at Sams hospital. The baby weighs in and will be named William Stephen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Taunton
Sams Hospital
William Stephen
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B.H. Greer
Kathryn and
Terry
Miami, Fla
Inez Scott
Atlanta
Alton Scott
Fort Valley
O. L. Scott
Walter Riley
Lakeland, Fla
Birmingham, Ala
H. H. Riley
Lewis Benson
Anthony
Gordon Hunter
Milledgeville
Patricia Montgomery
A. D
Marjorie) Johnson
Sharon and
Shelia
Mobile, Ala
Johnson
E. D. Moe- Corvey
J. J. Salzer
Grover Salzer
George Salzer
Oscar Cox
Montgomery Hospital
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Voice of the Church of the Nazarene
WAGA
F. M. Bohler
WSCS
Church Annex
Mossiey
Mintie Pope
Lara Mathews
Hancock
Gray
Carl Hobbs
Mr. Hobbs
C. C. Hobbs
Bruce Collins
Panama City
Buddy
Gary Hobbs
Janet Wallace Oliphant
Old Wesleyan
B. A. Pafford
New Wesleyan
Butler Methodist Church
Dean Coffee Shop
C. E. Benns Sr
Ben Gray Moore
United States
Korea
War Department
Washington
Fort Leavenworth
Louise Turk
Ouida Chapman Turk
T. G. Turk
Ben Jr
Mrs. Fountain
Green’s Fuel Gas Service
Henry C. Searcy
Green's Fuel Gas Service, Inc
Harvey Greene
Thomaston, Ga
Philippine Islands
Alver Bazemore
Dean
Butler, GA
Robert Cummings
Jerome Courtland
Terry Moore III
Barbara Hale
Gene Autry
Caroline Dalton
David L. Benson
Optometrist
Turk Army Store
Butler, Georgia
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