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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1952
Page
7
Sunday visitors in LaGrange and Atlanta noted along with family gatherings in Butler, Reynolds, and Thomaston. Attendees include the Lockes, the Bazemores, the Benns family, and others visiting relatives, attending funerals, or traveling to Jacksonville Beach and transatlantic routes through Howard and Thomaston.
Miss Louise Hill of Flint Electric Membership Corporation heads the accounting section and won cash as one of the best answers to a supervisory problem featured in This Month's Supervision Problem of Supervising Digest. She also received a merit award from Stevens-Davis Company. the prize answer appears in the July 1952 issue.
An all day singing is planned at Cove Church eight miles north of Manchester on Rt 85. Guest singers include the Merican Men's Quartette and Stamps Baxter Smile Awhile Quartette. Public invitation extended by chairman J. J. Dean.
From Blakely comes an announcement that Mrs E D Morton and her two sons Edward and Robert left to join Capt Morton at overseas headquarters in Lokin Heath England. They traveled via Butler Atlanta and Hartford visiting relatives before flying from New York to Shannon Island England to be met by Capt Morton. Weekend guests in Blakely included Mrs Florrie Cook and H E Morton with the Paul Morton family.
Mr L L Minor a prominent farmer and lumberman showed an open bowl of cotton here last Thursday morning. He said the bowl was picked from a farm in Upson county and several similar bowls were found on his Dooly county holdings the prior week. Minor runs a large lumber and builders supply business and operates farms across Taylor Upson Crawford Peach Macon Dooly counties.
At Midway Baptist Church next Sunday Sunday School begins at 10 30 a m with Bobby Spillers as superintendent Preaching at 11 30 a m by the pastor from 1 Samuel 17 40th verse is the text A church conference follows at 11 30 a m Let every member attend and bring a friend The pastor J Hi Stanford asks prayers for all services and welcomes the community.
The revival continues through tomorrow at Union Methodist Church with strong preaching by Rev. Tom Watson. Parishioners report devoted messages and a heartfelt focus on Christ.
An all day singing is scheduled at the Mauk School auditorium on Sunday with a cordial invitation to all. A basket dinner will be served at noon.
Found item noted as a lady's wrist watch with owner to contact the County School Superintendent's office to identify the watch. Contact number partially shown as (731) with details incomplete.
Advertisement listing 60 Leghorn pullets eleven weeks old for sale. Contact Mrs. W. C. Edmonson at Public Works Camp Butler Georgia Route 1 for purchase details.
All clothing left longer than 30 days must be called for as we are not responsible after that period. Articles remaining for several months will be disposed of if not claimed immediately. Dated July 23, 1952. Nu-Way Cleaners Mrs. E. H. Dunn Butler Georgia.
Janice Dozier daughter of Rev and Mrs Hugh Dozier won top honors at the Baptist WMU camp held by the Columbus Association at Lake Juniper. Attended by 165 including Morningside and Butler, the event featured multiple camp sessions with royals, YWA and GEA leaders guiding missions classes and daily programs.
Taylor county 4 H Club youths travel Monday to Camp Fulton near College Park for a week of activities. Local advisors include Vernon R Reddish Arnold Griggs John Peterman Joyce Fuller Reba Lou Turner and Myra Byrd. Members attending listed: Herbert Tante Clifford Jones Wylodine Hartley Rolin Stevens Dan Fountain Lynton Nelson Thomas Beeland Martin Geraldine Fuller Cecil Sawyer Bobby Clark Stanley Gee Clifford Gee Steve Brown Donny Posey Patsy Posey Johnnie Hardwick Billy Hardwick Mary Ann Moore Douglas Turner Carl Parker Norma Alice Turner Emogene Spillers.
Mr. W T Rustin thanks the public for cooperation in keeping Rustin's lake picnic grounds clean from July 1 to 27, with 22 groups using the grounds and leaving them orderly. He pledges further improvements and invites continued cooperation to provide free recreation for the public, especially youth.
The Legion Home hosts Friday at 3 30 p m with Mrs R D Waller and Mrs Carl Turner as hostesses Mrs W H Trussell appears in American Legion Auxiliary charge of the program including arranging details for the gathering presents the agenda and organizers in charge.
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