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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1929
Page
3
The Herald announces cemetery grounds at Crowell will be cleaned on Wednesday August 14 all who can should assemble at the church to prepare the plots for proper order. The notice urges that the living remember the dead and improve the sacred space by removing bushes and rubbish encroaching on the plots.
Georgia Senate met in Clayton to administer the oath to Senator C. E. Cannon of the 40th district, the illness forced him to miss regular sessions. Chief Justice Russell of the Georgia Supreme Court officiated, and the session was brief with reminiscences before adjournment.
A long list of social visits unfolds in Five Points with Mrs. G. W. Jarrell hosting relatives in Butler and numerous others visiting in Macon Thomaston Columbus and Atlanta. The text shifts to a political column critiquing Georgia governor's appeal to the people and his push for confirmed political appointees while lamenting focus on appointments over major legislation.
Local notes report Miss Lucile Harvey visiting relatives in Daytona Beach Florida and Miss Mary Cochran ill after an appendicitis operation in Plains hospital. Visitors include the Giles and Amos families and many relatives in Albany Sumner Thomaston Phenix City Mauk and Beulah. A three day Prosperity meeting is announced and the governor calls for aid with no immediate prospects.
A bridge party and miscellaneous shower honored bride-elect Miss Carol Smith hosted by Mrs. John Proctor on Friday July 19. Guests enjoyed games, a treasure hunt to a chest of gifts, a salad course, readings by Miss Edith Newsom, and prizes awarded to top contestants and honorees. Several attendees from Cordele and Talbotton joined the celebration. The report also lists cottage rental notes and the trustees of the housing board with members from Macon, Young Harris, Atlanta, and other towns.
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