Local social notes from Butler area visitors and events
Loca Harpenings lists numerous visitors and guests in Butler area. E L Harris and Annie Harris visited relatives in Douglas. Kathryn Childres of Manas and others were guests of local families. Several couples shared weekends in Thomaston Atlanta and Sylvester. The Butler High class vacations in Florida. Elmerlee Gay heads to Charleston for Navy cruise. various family visits to Young Harris College and Statesboro. One local citizen Levi Smith ill in Americas hospital. Helen Perkins to return from the University of Georgia for vacation.
Engagement announcements from Taylor County couples
Betty Jo Martin of Thomaston is engaged to James Paul Thompson Jr of Thomaston and Annapolis. Mary Millery Parks of Reynolds will marry Odis Q Prince of Newnan. The April 27 wedding is planned. Mary Millery is a Georgia Southwestern graduate and teacher. Prince, a West Georgia College graduate, will soon earn a UGA master's while serving as Mt. Zion High School principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Martin
Thomaston
Betty Jo
James Paul Thompson Jr
Annapolis, Md
James P. Thompson Sr
Herman Parks
Reynolds
Mary Millery
Odis Q. Prince
O. W., Prince of
Newnan
Georgia Southwestern College
Mercer University
Mt. Zion School
Carroll County
Prince
West Georgia College
University of Georgia
Mt. Zion High School
Mary Anne Montfort Bride Elect Feted in May Tea
In Manchester Georgia Mrs Jas S Peters hosted a tea and linen shower for Miss Mary Anne Montfort bride elect. Mrs Otis E Montfort and Mrs R C Fryer Jr aided with Miss Montfort in the receiving line. Guests wore pastel hues and blue delphiniums complemented the May gathering with Esther Reed daisies snapdragons and Queen Anne s lace on the dining table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Jas. S .Peters
Peters
J. D. Harris
G. C. Thompson
Mary Anne Montfort
Miss Montfort
Otis E. Montfort
Esther Reed
Mesdames S. L. Taylor
George Mutter
J. A. Johnson Sr
A. D. Woods
Ethel Flanagan
Joan Daniel
James S. Peters, Jr
Nashville
Garden Club to Meet at American Legion Hall
The Butler Garden Club will meet Wednesday at 4 p m at the American Legion Hall. All members are urged to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Garden Club
American Legion Hall
Birth announcements from Montgomery hospital
Births reported for recent days list three families and newborns. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Peed welcomed Bobby Russell on May 18. Mr. and Mrs. John Barrow welcomed Mary Alice on May 23. Mr. and Mrs. Alver J. Phillips welcomed Raymond J. Phillips on May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Hospital
Marvin
Bobby Russell
John Barrow
Mary Alice
Alver J. Phillips
Raymond J. Phillips
Two College Youths With Local Connection Acclaimed for Victories
Two local youths gain recognition for scholastic and athletic accomplishments. Jerry Wilkins of Birmingham, Cahaba star turned West Point hopeful, seeks Army appointment after exams. Stewart Wood of Fort Valley, valedictorian and Vanderbilt Mitchell Scholar, earns $500 scholarship and delivers a speech recital at the Fort Valley high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Wilkins
Willis Jarrell Wilkins
Birmingham
W. J. Wilkins
Jesup
T. D. Jarrell
Butler
Willis Suggs
Reynolds
E. E. Jarrell
Wilkins
Alabama
West Point Military College
West Point
Shades-Cahaba
Military College
Army College
Jerry
Marion Military Institute
Marion
National Honor Society
Cahaba
Quill and Scroll
the Owl
Valley School
Shades Mountain
Stewart Wood
W. A
Billy” Wood
Fort Valley
Edgar Stewart
Stewart
Norma Boyer
Ft. Valley
Wood
Vanderbilt
Wanted to Buy Oats by Peed Bros. Co.
A brief ad from the Peed Bros. Co. store in City seeking oats in any quantity. The notice requests purchases from sellers and notes readiness to take oats of any amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peed Bros. Ceu
City
Circle Two Met May 17 at WSUS Circle
Circle No Two of WSUS met May 17 with eleven members present and visitors Mrs. Ernest Davis and two daughters. Mrs. Ernestine Davis played piano as hostesses served a salad course. Next meeting set for June at the home of Mrs. Frank Gray with Mrs. J. T. Mathews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Boswell
Horace Watson
Circle No. Two
WSUS
Circle
W. E. Hightower
Carl Giles
Eli Garrett
H. R. McLan
Ernest Davis
Ernestine Davis
J. T. Mathews
Frank Gray
Gray
Legion Auxiliary Meeting At Legion Home Friday
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Friday at the Legion Home to plan a fashion show. All members are urged to attend, with the session set to begin promptly at 3 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Returned Missionary To Teach Here Friday Nite
A Baptist church invites all to hear Pearl Todd, a returned missionary from China, teach the book Carved on Our Hearts this Friday evening. The service starts at 7 p.m. and all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pearl Todd
China
Miss Todd
Vacation Bible School to Begin at Lebanon Church
Vacation Bible School at Lebanon Baptist Church will begin next Monday afternoon. Classes run from 3 to 6 p m each day and all children in the community are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Lebanon Baptist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. L. Harris
Annie Harris
Douglas
Kathryn Childres
Manas
H. E. Childres
F. A. Peed
W. H.s
R. C. Montgomery
Atlanta
C. E. Benns
Mrs. Farley Reeves
T. B. Joiner
Horace Joiner
Louise Adams
Thomason
Monte Gilson
Louise Gilson
Tommy Summerour
Mrs
A. E. Locke
Lizzie Williams
Sylvester
Mamie Chapman
R. S. Foy
E. H. Dunn
Butler High School
Florida
Elmerlee Gay
Charleston
S. C
U.S. Navy
William Childres
Bobby Childres
Armond Bazemore
Billy Childres
Young Harris College
Laura Jordan
O. W. Horn
T. R. Lanier
Sidney Smith
Statesboro
J. D. Cooke
Lavern Macome
Robert Malcome
Greenville, Ga
Levi Smith
Rupert
Americas Hospital
Helen Perkins
E. H. Perkins
Howard
James Knight
Irene Spivey
Eatonton
Mamie Ross
Henry Denton Jr
C. C. Davis
the Legion
Attapulgus
Methodist Church
Virginia Perkins
Harvard University
Boston
Mass
Department of Public Health
Taylor County
Martin—Thompson
Parks—Prince
Montfort—Fryer
Garden Club
Ta’xi
Butler, GA
Richard Chapman
American Legion
Taylor County American Legion
Butler Legion Post
Americas Legion
Legion Baseball
Americas
Alton Payne
Rudolph Parks
Wiley Williams
Gene Allen
Buddy Brown
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Dean Theatre
Loretta Young
Robert Cummings
Lillie Palmer and
Louis Jourdan
Jimmy Rogers
Randolph Scott
Winecoff
Dixie
John Eason
AGAI
Georgia
General Electric
K-foot
L. M. Doyel
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