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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1960
Page
3
Social notes detail visits and travels of residents from Reynolds to Macon Warner Robins Atlanta and Thomaston. Numerous families gather for graduations birthdays and reunions with extended trips to Manchester and Melbourne Florida. Notable items include Millard B Shepherd Jr graduating from Wesleyan College and Wanderers visiting relatives across Georgia.
Mr and Mrs Phillip Neugebauer of Madison announce the birth of their third son James Dunn born May 30 at Athens General Hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and will be called Dunn.
Miss Mary Virginia Whitehead daughter of Mr and Mrs G T Whitehead of Macon was among Wesleyan’s honor graduates at the May 30 commencement. She received the Marion Luse Chenery Award for excellence and was named one of three MMS in Ma Omega for Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates. She is granddaughter of Mrs F A Peed and niece of Mrs Walter Suggs of Butler.
The Rupert H D Club held a May 23 meeting presided by Mrs. Frank Callahan. Mrs. D M Harris led devotions and Miss Hazel Patrick was chosen to represent the club at Rock Eagle. A barbecue was planned and fruit salad and punch were served.
Cross Roads H D Club gathered at the Cross Roads Community House on May 25. President Mrs. Minnie Harmon led the meeting with the Lord's Prayer. H D Agent Miss Wicker gave a freezing and canning demonstration. Hostesses Mrs. Minnie Harmon served frozen fruit salad and punch to 13 members. A new member, Mrs. Ethel Kirksey, was welcomed.
Miss Nancy Childs of Mercer University, a Phi Mu senior, earns numerous awards. She is named Mercer Greek Goddess during Greek Week, receives the Phi Mu RONCH award, and leads Campus Sing to win first place for the second year. She also receives the American Association of University Women outstanding senior award chosen for character, scholarship, leadership, and campus service.
We thank our friends for visits gifts cards food flowers and kindness shown during the illness and death of our husband and father Marcus L. Parks May God bless each of you Mrs Marcus Parks and Louise
Norman J. Peacock thanks friends and relatives for the many cards and letters he received while in the V A Hospital in Atlanta. He expresses gratitude and wishes blessings to each person.
Peanut seed Virginia bunch No 67 offered at 2242c per pound by L. L. Minor Butler Georgia.
Purebred pigs offered for sale as gifts and boars treated for cholera and free of bangs and lepto. Purchaser to register in their own name. Richard Allen lists contact numbers UN. 2-4965 and UN. 2-3916.
A brief notice outlines a program where housewives earn money by selling Avon cosmetics, adding to family income at about three dollars per hour. It lists Mrs. McCarty of Box 1045 Americus Georgia as a contact point.
Local and county friends of Mr. O. E. Cox publisher of the Butler Herald learn he entered the local hospital Tuesday for surgery Wednesday morning. His many friends wish him a speedy and successful recovery.
Mrs. Julian Edwards II hosted a May 19 tea for bride elect Patricia Brown of Howard. The rooms were decorated in yellow and white with spring flowers, and about fifty friends called from 4 to 6 p.m.
The Butler Garden Club will meet June 8 at 3 30 p m in the Community House. Hostesses include Mesdames T B Joiner Herman Amos L M Doyer W E Hightower W G Hill and Miss Louise Hill. Mrs Frank Gray will lead the program and each member is asked to bring a flower arrangement or specimen.
The family of Mrs. Pearl Pennington thanks all for sharing in their sorrow after the sudden death of their mother. Prayers and thoughts of condolence were deeply appreciated by the Pennington family.
The J. F. Peterman Family expresses gratitude to the doctors and nurses at Montgomery hospital and to friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of their father and husband. May the Lord bless you.
The family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for trays cards and flowers after a death. They thank Dr Montgomery and hospital staff for kindness during the illness and say they will be remembered in their hearts and blessed by God. W H Windham
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