Caldwell Family Roots Run Deep in Butler History
Sidewalk Gleanings recounts the Caldwell lineage from 14th century France to Ireland and North Georgia, detailing Dr. William Caldwell a Confederate army surgeon and his descendants in Butler and nearby towns. It notes marriages, relocations to Perry Hawkinsville and Rome, and mentions Loyal service, church roles, and notable grandchildren.
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Caldwell
France
Ireland
United States
W. L. Grice
Butler
Grice
Hawkinsville
North Georgia
Willian
Preston
Emma Rosalind
Charles Alfonso
Susan Maloy
Loy
Jona B. Glover
Hia
Hattie
J. H. McCullough
Newberry
South Carolina
Hattie Over McCullough
Charlie ‘Sidwell
Kentucky
Marguet
David Clarke
Lou Caldwell
Perry
Insville
Jeaih
Masonic Lodge
Episcopal Church
Episcosunday School
Spartanbury
Emma
May
Etridwell
Edwin Caldwell
Rome
Caldot Butler
Presudwell
Georgia
Lion
The
Baptist
County Treasur
Willie
Rosa Maxwell
Local notes reflect community life and memories across Butler
The town records catch a mix of everyday joy and ongoing plans from 1849 era Butler. Dr. Leon Theus enjoys a season’s fishing. a dog hauls a waste basket home. Methodist church trustees praise blueprints for a Sunday School annex. new homes described. Masons plan to host a district convention. voices and office life praised. school memories and a notable family history are recounted. visitors trace roots to Union Methodist Church and past sheriff Dave McCants.
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Butler Masons
Lewis Benson
Rose Hill Baptist Church marks 50th anniversary in Columbus
In Columbus Georgia Rose Hill Baptist Church celebrated its 50th anniversary during a morning service. Portraits of founder Rev J W Howard and his wife Mrs Jane Howard were presented. A sermon was given by Dr J B Wilkinson former Rose Hill pastor and longtime First Baptist Athens pastor.
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Columbus
Rose Hill Baptist Church
J. B. Wilkinson
First Baptist Church
Athens
Rose Hill
B. ©. Brinson Sr
A. J. Burrell
3. W. Howard
Jane Howard
H. N. Calaway
Methodism in America Headed by 10 Georgians Since 1832
Atlanta records show Georgia Methodism has produced ten bishops since 1832. The list includes James Osgood Andrews 1832 and Marvin Augustus Franklin 1948, with the last three men living and active in their dioceses.
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America
Atlanta
Methodist Church In
Truman Names 22 Georgia Postmasters
President Truman sent the Senate 22 postmaster nominations for Georgia including Bennie F. Wammock Adrian O. S. Rich Bartow W. F. Wells Jr Bishop R. P. Wight Cairo Edith M. Holmes Conley Endine M. Hart Ellaville G. E. Chandler Jr Keysville N. E. Bass Leslie Harry B. Chapman Ludowici Virginia K. Kinsey Mayfield Kathryn E. Hanley Millhaven Adah Belle Elrod Murrayville C. E. Sewell Newnan Cordelia A. Fiournon Newton Jack Herring Ochlochnee M. L. Sanders Parrott S. W. McNair Stapleton Ray G. Spangler Sunny Side M. L. Callier Talbotton W. F. Lambert Temple Claude Rountree Thomasville T. C. Fowler Woodstock.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Georgia
Bennie F. Wammock
Adrian
O. S. Rich
Bartow
W. F. Wells, Jr. Bishop
R. P. Wight
Cairo
Edith M. Holmes
Conley
Endine M. Hart
Ellaville
G. E. Chandler Jr
Keysville
N. E. Bass
Leslie
Harry B. Chapman
Ludowici
Virginia K. Kinsey
Mayfield
Kathryn E
Sacred Grounds Recall A Georgia Visit By Barry Family
Mr and Mrs C P Barry of Bowie Texas explore Georgia landmarks linked to their ancestors. They hear stories of a mother reared on the sacred school grounds where she attended Sunday school and where family memories endure in sand cement and violets around Pretty Ma's home.
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Pretty Ma
C. P. Barry
Bowie
Texas
Georgia
Barry
George Barry
Coleman
Willie Caldwell
Veterans Insurance Forms Ready Aug 29
Veterans' Affairs announces application blanks for the 2 800 000 000 National Service Life Insurance special dividend will be available Aug 29. The forms will be in post offices VA offices and veterans service organizations. The first phase of the dividend operation is nearing completion after microfilming more than 22 000 000 premium record cards.
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Atlanta
National Service Life
Carl R. Gray
Veterans’ Affairs
Vaux Owen
Georgia
Veterans’ Service
Gray
Washington
Teachers Workshop at Thomaston Opens July 22
Under GS C W auspices in Milledgeville a teacher workshop began at R E Lee School Thomaston with five GSCW faculty guiding Education Art Geography and Music. Enrollment reached 79 with delegates from Taylor Crawford Upson Pike Spalding Meriwether Glascock and Cherokee counties.
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Gs.c.w
Milledgeville
R. E. Lee School
Thomaston
GSCW
D. F. Folger
T. B. Smith
Hugh Wallace
J. B. Burke
Jane Woodruff
Taylor, Crawford
Upson
Pike Spalding
Meriwether
Glascock
Cherokee
Taylor County
Donis Callahan
Rupert School
Lucile Callahan
Ethel Harvey
Rupert
Louise Gilson
Mauk
Irma Barfield
Cross Roads
Mary Leiferman
Vineville School
Macon
Farley Reeves
Paul McLarty
Elsie McKinley
Naomi Burgess
Ruth Wilson
Fifth Sunday Union Meeting Canceled for Mt Pisgah Group
The Mt Pisgah Antioch Midway and Horeb group of churches announce no Fifth Sunday Union Meeting this month. The Mt Pisgah session was to host next Sunday but the pastor has been in revivals for three weeks and needs rest. The meeting ends at Mt Pisgah Friday night. all are invited to remaining services.
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Mt Pisgah
Antioch
Midway
Horeb
Mt. Pisgah
Reynolds Canning Plant Closed Friday for Meeting
Reynolds plant will not be in operation tomorrow Friday due to a meeting for veteran instructors. Operations resume as usual next week under Dan Payne I Jr., Vet. Inst.
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Reynolds
Albany Woman Held on Murder Warrant in Husband Death
Blonde Annie Frances Nelson, 24, is jailed in Dougherty County on a murder warrant tied to the fatal pistol shootings of her husband Herbert Leon Nelson, 23. The case involves disputed accounts of the midnights argument and a trip with former employer Marshall Black.
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Albany
Albbany
Annie Frances Nelson
Dougherty
Herbert Leon Nelson
Cull Campbell
Nelson
L. T. Ellerbee
Thomaston
Dougherty County
Campbell
Clay
PF. W. Pierce
C. C. Justice
Marshall Black
Alma
Nelsons
Georgia Peach Crop Down 30 Percent After Freeze
Dr F Cowart of the Georgia Experiment Station notes Georgia peach production this season falls to about 30 percent of normal due to a heavy frost and a mild winter causing delayed foliage. He says peach growing remains vital to Georgia agriculture despite the reduced crop.
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Griffin
Georgia
F. Cowart
Georgia Experiment Station
Cowart
Master
Middle
North Georgia
Preaching Schedule At Crowell Methodist Church
The church announces fifth Sunday services at Crowell Methodist Church with both morning and evening worship. Pastor David A Lastinger asks the community to attend and pass the notice along to others.
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Crowell Methodist Church
David A Lastinger
First Cotton Boll Shown by Reynolds Farmer D W Payne
Mr D W Payne of Reynolds exhibited the first open boll of cotton for the season from his farm on the William Saunders place between Butler and Reynolds. He also produced the first cotton bloom and expects to gather the first bale in about thirty days. He notes dusting could yield a good crop despite excessive rains.
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D. W. Payne
Reynolds
Mr. Payne
William Saunders
Butler
Special Session Adjournment Expected in Georgia Legislature
Gov. Talmadge secured a victory for a 7 percent corporate income tax rise as part of a 20.5 million emergency package. The Senate approved after a heated three hour debate, paving the way for adjournment of the special session with House concurrence on a Senate amendment limiting the tax to 1949 and 1950. The session also debated extending cigarette tax changes to snuff and tobacco products, with House and Senate still negotiating final scope.
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Atlanta
Talmadge
Senate
House
Two Preachers Stricken At Beginning Of Revival
The visiting minister and a fellow preacher fell ill after a bountiful dinner at the Union Wesley revival. Neighbors aided, doctors treated them at the hospital, and revival services continued that night. By Tuesday morning both preachers felt better and revival prospects remained strong at Wesley Church with services daily at 11 a.m. and 8:15 p.m. through Friday.
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Union-Wesley
L. Clyde Harvard
J. W. M. Stipe
Wesley Church
X Ray Clinic Here Next Wednesday
A chest X ray clinic is announced for next Wednesday at the local Masonic Hall. Those who have appointments should come to the Masonic Mall for service instead of the school building. Miss Oliver, Co Nurse.
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Masonic Mall
Miss Oliver, Co
Sunday preaching services at two churches
The notice says that as is customary for Fifth Sunday preaching, worship will be held at the Methodist church at eleven o'clock next Sunday and at the Baptist church for an eight o'clock Sunday evening sermon by the pastor.
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Methodist Church
Baptist Church
For Rent: Three Room House in Butler Georgia
Three room house with bath and hot and cold water for rent. Contact Mrs J E Bone at 728 Butler Georgia for details.
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J. E. Bone
Butler
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Leon Theus
R. L. Coleman
Marshall Division
5. J. Byrd
Elmar Blue
Thomas Jefferson Fountain
Eddie Hollis
Charlie Benns
Maggie Frierson
J. W. Hall
Mamie Mulkey
Union Methodist Church
G. K. McCants
West Palm Beach
Fla
Chappel McCants
New York
N. Y
Clyde McCants
West Falm Beach
Tom McCants
Willie Joe McCants
Tallahassee
Butler Baptist Church
Veterans
Dan Payne I Jr
Crowell Church
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