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Newspaper

Butler Herald

Location

Butler, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1947

Page

7

Local Happenings Highlight Butler Area Visits

Local notes list visitors and guests in Butler area households including Mrs. J. R. Pound Swainsboro visiting sister Mrs. H. E. Allen, Ouida Brewer Atlanta with Butler relatives, Mrs. Ella James Americus visiting Mintie Pope, and several other extended stays and motor trips among area families. Marion Coulter Berry College to be home for ten days starting August 4. Several guests from Columbus Thomaston Orlando Sylvester and Fayetteville are noted with meals and social visits.

Ella James Americus Mintie Pope Marion Coulter Berry College Butler

Little Jimmy Locke Celebrates 6th Birthday Party

Little Jimmy Locke son of Mr and Mrs A E Locke celebrated his sixth birthday with a July 22 party in the city. Guests included Kay Dunn Lynn Mitchell Betty Smith Tom Cochran Bob Cochran Margert Tante Edward Benns Milford McKenzie Bussey Hammock Buddy Hobbs Elizabeth Mathews Jan Sorrells Billy Gray John Locke Barbara Ann Rowe Betty Barbara McCorkle and Jimmy Ellen Locke. Refreshments were ice cream and cake served alongside drinks.

Jimmy Locke Little A. E. Locke Kay Dunn Lynn Mitchell Betty Smith Tom Bob Cochran Herbert Margaret Tante Edward Benns Milford McKenzie Bussey Hammock Buddy Hobbs Elizabeth Mathews Jan Sorrells Billy Gray John Locke Barbara Ann Rowe Betty Barbara McCorkle Jimmy Ellen Locke

Mrs Byrd Honored by Daughter at Birthday Luncheon

Miss Myra Byrd hosted a Sunday birthday luncheon for her mother Mrs B J Byrd. Forty guests attended as summer flowers decorated the rooms and a three tier cake centered the dining table on a plateau mirror with birthday packages nearby.

B. J. Byrd Myra Byrd

Rev Hightower to Speak at Butler Garden Club Meeting

Rev W E Hightower will speak at the Butler Garden Club meeting on August 6 at 3 30 p m. The club gathers at Mrs L R Deans home with co-hostesses Mrs J L Saunders Mrs H H Gee and Mrs Hoyt Clarke. Members urged to attend.

W. E. Hightower Garden Club Butler Garden Club L. R. Dean J. L. Saunders H. H. Gee Hoyt Clarke

Revival at Pleasant Hill Church to Feature Rev. Quincy Nolan

Rev. Quincy Nolan of Chattanooga Tennessee will assist in a revival at Pleasant Hill Freewill Baptist church in Schley County near Rupert. Pastor J B Lumpkin announces the revival begins Saturday night with Home-Coming Day on Sunday. Public invited to attend all services.

Quincy Nolan Pleasant Hill Church Chattanooga

Birth Announcements for Candace Chelsene and Sandra Faye

Mr and Mrs Alfred Childres Jr of Griffin announce the arrival of a daughter July 23 at Strickland Memorial hospital. She will be named Candace Chelsene. Mr and Mrs Willard Adkins of Macon announce a daughter born June 20 at Mercer hospital named Sandra Faye. Mrs Adkins formerly Miss Lillian Coulter of this city.

Alfred Childres Jr Griffin Reynolds Strickland Memorial Hospital City Candace Chelsene Willard Adkins Macon Mercer Hospital Sandra Faye

Household and Kitchen Furniture for Sale in Mauk Ga

Mrs J T Chapman will sell at public outcry her household and kitchen furniture at the Wilder Building Mauk Ga Saturday August 2 1947 This sale will include 3 bed steads 3 sets of springs 4 cotton mattresses 1 feather bed straight and rocking chairs dishes cooking utensils one fuel oil heater with pipe fittings for outside tank and many other items not mentioned.

J. T. Chapman Wilder Mauk

Peanut Picker for Sale at Adams Service Station

Libstern peanut picker in good condition on rubber for sale. Reasonable offer. Inquire at Adams' Service Station in Butler.

Libstern Adams Butler

R E Cosey Honored At Surprise Birthday Dinner

A surprise birthday dinner was held for Mr. R. E. Cosey at his Panhandle home to mark his 78th birthday. About eleven guests arrived with baskets for a picnic lunch, and a cake read Happy Birthday 73 Years. Attendees included family from Panhandle Woodbury Macon Thomaston Talbotton Reynolds and Reynolds area.

R. E. Cosey Panhandle Mr. Cosey P. A. Jenkins Booker Montgomery Clifford Adams Robert Cosey Woodbury J. P. Cosey Macon Horace Cosey Thomaston Willie Pierce Talbotton B. F. Hammock Reynolds

Circle No 2 WSCS Met July 22 at Mrs Mosley Childers Home

Circle No 2 of the W S C S S met July 22 at the home of Mrs. Mosley Childers. Mrs Eli Garrett chaired the meeting presided sang The Fathers Care prayed Miss Mary Estelle Childers gave a devotional program led by Mrs Mosley Childres hostess Mary Estelle served punch and cookies to eleven members and three visitors.

Circle No. 2 W. S.C. S. Butler Methodist Church Mosley Childers Eli Garrett Mary Estelle Childers Mosely Childres Mary Estelle

Church Ground Cleaning at Spring Hill Church Event

Members and friends of Spring Hill church near Mauk urged to attend on August 7 to clean church and cemetery grounds. Ed A. Waters, Church Clerk.

Spring Hill Church Mauk Ed A. Waters

Want Ad Anklets 11 Pairs for 1.00

Advertises 11 pairs of anklelets for one dollar with slight imperfections from regular 25c to 35c items. Suitable for infants children or ladies with cuff tops in assorted colors. Mention sizes and prepaid parcel post. Address Southern Sales Co. P. O. Box 2029 Dept Ey Knoxville Tennessee.

Southern Sales Co P. O. Bow Dept. Ey Knoxville Tennessee

Cow for Sale in Butler Ga From Dr Lewis Benson

Good cow offered for sale by Dr. Lewis Benson of Butler Georgia. No price listed. Sample terms and contact unspecified in the fragment.

Lewis Benson Butler, Ga

For Sale One-Horse Wagon in Good Condition

One-horse wagon in good condition priced at 90 dollars cash. Inquire at J. D. Lewis Store in Butler.

J. D. Lewis Butler

Hog Not For Breeding Listed In Public Notice

Public notice states that a male stock hog identified by code 7511 and named Rome Culverhouse in Butler R is no longer available for service. The brief confirms ownership and the status change of the animal.

Rome Culverhouse Butler

Myers Pump for 50 ft Well by J C Fuller

Complete Myers pump for a 50 foot well in good condition offered by J C Fuller Reynolds BR 1. Priced to sell cheap.

Truck Chassis For Sale From School Board

Three vehicle chassis offered for sale by the Board of Education including a 1940 Chevrolet a 1941 Chevrolet and a 1941 Ford chassis all rated at 12 tons Supt Dunn notes the sale is conducted by the school board FE H and Dunn with details in the district notice.

Board of Education

Tomatoes for Sale at Mt. Pisgah Church Area

Canning tomatoes offered for sale picked daily by Howard Richards in Buller R1. Located back of Mt. Pisgah church.

Mt. Pisgah Church Howard Richards, Buller R. 1

Durable 6-foot electric fridge and two-wheel trailer

Offers for a six-foot electric refrigerator in good condition and a two-wheel auto trailer in good shape. Prices on each item are reasonable. Contact Jake Windham in Reynolds rural route 3.

Jake Windham Reynolds, R.3

Truth translated into living home guidance

Lesson editor's note emphasizes Proverbs application to modern home life. It urges youth to seek both physical and spiritual grooming and warns against neglecting parental and church instruction. It stresses disciplined, loving upbringing, and the shared duty of parents and grandparents to model godliness for future generations.

Harold L. Lundquist D. D Moody Bible Institute Chicago Unifon

Also Mentioned on This Page

J. R. Pound Swainsboro Vis H. E. Allen Ouida Brewer Atlanta Howard Riley Pine Mountain Valley O. D. Gorman Ernest Foy Marion Foy Miami, Fla Derrell Heath Dawson Lorin Cannon Sylvester Helen Clarke Betty Lou Forman Norman Park, Ga John Adams Berta Richards Orlando Fla Mary Gray William Bazemore S. V. Taylor Jim McManus S. T. Borom Robert Charleston Tommy Summerout Mrs J. F. Posey Helen Neisler Edwin Allen Washington, D. C T. G. Turk Amos Cash Jacqueline Cash Amos Cash Jr Columbus A. L. Sheppard Son Jere Waynesboro Bess Sheppard Richard Turk Richard Jackson Ben Gray Moore Ft. Benning John Turk Jimmy Locke Swain Rae Georgia E Opinion R. E Cosey WSCS Notre International Council of Religious Education Dean Theatre Ray Milland B. Stanwyck Barry Fitzgerald California Noreen Nash Darryl Hickman Jan Ford The Devils On Wheels Allan Lane Stagecoach Denver Robert Lowery Anabel Shaw Killer Home Town News Suggs Motor Company GGS Motor Oe Iop Ty Sale Selt Ares Ces Stauffer
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