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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
3
Miami postal inspectors report veteran carrier R. B. Veal 46 left his route and stored about 3000 letters in a bedroom closet at his home instead of delivering them. The incident follows 25 years of service and occurred in May.
Americus Ga shows 1950 census figures with Americus population at 11 367 and Sumter County at 24 195. Americus gained 2 086 people or 22 percent since 1940, while Sumter County declined by 307 or about one percent.
Sunday visitors include the Lancasters Humber Sr Parker and others from Ft Valley Cleveland Americus Butler Thomaston and Manchester. Betty Jean Lewis and several families visited. The date of Mark Baptist church services moved from the fourth Sunday to the first Sunday each month inviting all to worship.
Jas. R. Blair editor and Jack Gilchrist managing editor of the Americus Times Recorder returned from Athens after being initiated into Sigma Delta Chi national journalistic fraternity. Also initiated were Bob Brown editor of the Columbus Ledger and Wm. L. Brady and five UGA graduate students.
Mrs. Carson Parks and sons visited Colum bus last Thursday. Quinton Clark and family stayed with Renfroe relatives in Macon. Bill Miller and children attended Dawson graduation exercises. Frances Miller joined the graduating class and guests included Dr. and Mrs. Bowman. Various families traveled to Fort Valley Albany Thomaston Rome Cottonton Barnesville East Point Sylvester for visits and events this weekend.
Sheriff reports a young farmer Aaron Paulk 22 of near Valdosta killed married woman Lucy Mae Free Lakeland then killed himself in a gun duel of passion after a heated argument at a filling station.
We the undersigned express appreciation to friends who were thoughtful during the illness and death of our husband and father. May God bless each of you. Mrs. D. A. Cofield, Woodrow Cofield, Jewel Cofield.
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