Making Of Heirlooms Thrill Taylor Artisan
In Butler Georgia a local cabinetmaker Robert Wilson crafts heirlooms from aged Georgia woods. He creates a seven teenth century armchair for Roosevelt and stores 10 year old wood for aging. His workshop houses fine oak and walnut pieces and marble plans for kitchens. Families bring trees from old home places to be turned into cherished furniture and keepsakes.
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Butler
Taylor County
Georgia
Robert Wilson
Amzie Chapman
Schley County
Roosevelt Cottage
Warm Springs
Wilson
Roosevelt
Tattnall Square Baptist Church
Macon
Warm Springs Baptist Church
Whitewater Church
Pleasant Grove
Macon County
Butler Baptist Church
Antioch Church
a_ Primitive Church
Duncan- Phyfe
Hepplewhite
Mr. Wilson
J. S. Greene
Wil Son
Chaplain Letters Mother of Soldier Killed in Action
Mrs. Fannie Bone received a wartime letter from Chaplain Chas. W. Arbuthnot about her son Private Joseph Eugene Bone who was killed in action in Italy on February 7. The note from the Office of the Chaplain 143rd Infantry APO 36 Postmaster New York conveys condolences and reflections on service.
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Joseph Eugene
Joseph
Adjutant General's Office
New York City
Quartermaster Department
Kansas City
God
Chas. W. Arbuthnot, Jr
143Rd Infantry
Fannie Bone
Chas. W. Arbuthnot
Joseph Eugene Bone
Italy
APO
New York
Eva M. Bone Butler
Bone
Lt J J Segars Nazi Prisoner Now Back in U S
Lt James J Segars 33, a former Monroe Georgia Vocational School teacher and tank officer wounded at Faid Pass, returns home after repatriation aboard Gripsholm. He once hid $600 of war pay and $700 in francs, evading Italian searches, before joining a hospital stay and the war bond purchase soon after arriving in the U S. President Roosevelt's radio address highlights include the decision to seek a fourth term and calls for postwar reconstruction and world peace.
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J. J. Segars
Atlantic Journal
Segars
Jefferson
Georgia Vocational School
Monroe
Faid Pass
Tunisia
Grippsholm
Altamarah
Italy
New Zealand
Jnc. Richardson
Near East
Roosevelt
United States
Casablanca
Cairo
Moscow
Teheran
Revival Services Start at Wesley Methodist Church
Revival services at Wesley Methodist Church begin next Sunday night and run through the week. Pastor Rev C L Glenn will lead with two services daily at 1130 AM and 830 PM. Citizens urged to attend.
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Wesley Methodist Church
C. L. Glenn
Mauk Methodist Church
Glenn
Eleven Taylor County Men Examinated for Fort Benning
Eleven Taylor County Negroes were called to Fort Benning yesterday for pre induction physical examination. Those passing will be called into active service within weeks. Names listed include John Danniely Jr Zack Willis Bell Willie Norman Mathis Johnnie Mims Montgomery Steve Brown James Edward Dixon Johnnie Clifford Colbert F M Troutman Jr Ira Montfort Willie Frank Mond Aaron Mathis.
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Taylor County
Ft. Benning
John Danniely Jr
Zack Willis Bell
Willie Norman Mathis
Johnnie Mims Montgomery
Steve Brown
James Edward Dixon
Johnnie Clifford Colbert
F. M. Troutman Jr
Ira Montfort
Willie Frank Mond
Aaron Mathis
Local Navy man survives Pearl Harbor and Pacific battles
James R Woodall colored of the U S Navy, son of Hamp Woodall of Butler, reported safe by Navy Department after Pearl Harbor attack and Port Chicago explosion on the Pacific Coast. He enlisted four or five years ago and saw several major battles in the Pacific.
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James R.woodall
U. S. Navy
Hamp Woodall
Butler
Chicago
Pacific
Navy Department
Woodall
Navy
Pearl Harbor
SGT Windell Windham Joins I Bombed Japan Club
S/Sgt Oscar Windell Windham of Butler has been issued a membership card in the I Bombed Japan Club. The radar operator gunner earned eligibility by participating in Kurile raids from the Aleutians, including missions over Paramushiru. Windham served three months in the Aleutians and earned the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon.
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Eleventh Raf
Oscar Windell Windham
Butler
Japan
Eleventh Army Air Force
Kurile Island
Set
Windham
Paramushiru
Kuriles
Aleutians
Aleutian Theatre
Fleet Air Wing
Air Forces
Army Air Forces
Camp Lee
Scott Field
Ill
Boca Raton
Fla
Harlingen
Tex
Sgt. Windham
Hoke Windham
All Day Singing at Taylor Mill School Auditorium
An all day singing is planned at Taylor Mill school auditorium next Sunday. The program starts at ten in the morning with a basket lunch served at noon. Attendees are invited to come and bring well filled lunch baskets.
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Taylor Mill School
Second District Union Meeting at St Luke Church
The Second District Union Meet ing will convene with the St Luke Freewill Baptist Church at Phenix City Alabama Saturday morning. All delegates are urged to attend. Rev. B. T. Gill, Clerk.
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St. Luke Free Will Church
St. Luke Freewill Baptist Church
Phenix City
Ala
B. T. Gill
Services To Be Held At Local Methodist Church
Regular services will be conducted at the Butler Methodist church next Sunday with Rev. C. L. Glenn, pastor, presiding.
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Butler Methodist Church
C. L. Glenn
Special Services At Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
The Union Meeting for the First District of the Upatole Primitive Baptist Association will convene at Bethel near town Friday through Sunday. The Bethel church merged their annual meeting with the union gathering and will host a dedication sermon at 10 30 a m Sunday and read church history Sunday morning. A basket lunch follows daily services and all are welcome to attend this three day meeting led by W T Rustin.
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Upatole Primitive Baptist Association
Bethel Church
Union
W. T. Rustin
Pace Addresses Local Farmers at Cochran Speaking Event
About 500 people including County Farm Bureau members attended a Wednesday night barbecue at the Cochran and Smith peanut warehouse followed by Congressman Stephen Pace of Americus speaking at the courthouse. Pace praised the Farm Bureau, urged broader membership, and discussed marketing of 1944 peanuts and cotton with prices starting at $160 per ton and rising $2.30 per point above 70.
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County Farm Bureau
Stephen Pace
Americus
Cochran and Smith
Court House
Frank Callahan
Farm Bureau
Congressman Pace
Farm Bureau Organization
Washington
Mrs M A Chapman Decorates Church Memorial to Son
The local Baptist church displays floral decorations by Mr and Mrs M A Chapman as a memorial to their son Abner Chapman who died in Florida. Abner would have turned 29, and he was the couple s only child named for his grandfather the late A D Chapman a longtime church member.
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M. A. Chapman
Little Abner Chapman
Florida
Abner
A. D. Chapman
The
Baptist Church
Revival Services Begin At Mt Pisgah Baptist Church
Revival services start next Sunday at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church with Rev. W G Fowler in charge. Services are held twice daily at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. through Friday night. Baptism for Lebanon church candidates will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the usual site.
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Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
W .G. Fowler
Correction: Miss Anna McGee book title Miracle Hand
The Herald notes a correction for a recent article. Evangelist Miss Anna McGee authored The Miracle Hand. She attended the Taylor County Camp Meeting held here several days ago.
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the Herald
Anna McGee
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Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
PACE
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