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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
7
Residents and visitors are listed with weekend etc. Several Butler notables and families are noted visiting friends in Macon Athens Columbus and Atlanta. Local folks attend graduations concerts and church events while others travel to see relatives in nearby towns and states.
Reynolds native Miss Marion Payne marries Butler’s Robert Cochran in Seale Alabama on May 26 at 8 PM. The bride is daughter of E. E. Payne of Reynolds and daughter-in-law of Senator J. T. Cochran. The couple resided in Butler after a short North Georgia trip and will live there where Cochran works in the family warehouse and fertilizer business.
Announcement of Miss Nann Wright Latimer of Washington formerly of Butler to Mr Charles Philip Hargett of Hamilton. The marriage is to take place this summer.
The Sara Burney Circle of the Baptist W M A met at Mrs M A Chapman home with Mrs RK S West as joint hostess. Mrs B J Byrd distributed the study book Prayer by C Holesby and led a prayer session. Minutes, roll call, and committee reports followed. treasurer reported a 4.08 offering. Hostesses, aided by Mrs Slappy, served sandwiches and tea to sixteen members.
In Ezekiel 33 and related texts the watchman must warn Israel of sin or bear responsibility for their fate. The sermon urges Christians to warn others of spiritual danger, illustrating accountability before God and the need to use God given gifts. Ezekiel’s stern fidelity and personal duty are highlighted as an example.
Dr George W Truett will speak at a July Fourth patriotic meeting at Salem Camp Ground Newton County. Other speakers include S V Sanford and Preston Ark Wright. The event, planned by Maj J Guinn, runs all day and attendees are asked to bring basket lunches or obtain meals at nearby options managed by the Salem Woman's Club.
The article notes that early farming used crooked tree branches as makeshift plows. These primitive tools required human power to operate and mark an early stage in agricultural methods.
The W M S held a Monday church meeting with Mrs H E Allen presiding. An inspiring program followed including a responsive reading by Mrs Allen and Mrs Stone. The talk focused on Miss Nannie Holding of the Texas Mexico Missionary and her life from childhood to her work in Mexico.
Taylor County Department of Public Welfare reports no funds to pay new Old Age Assistance Aid to the Blind and Aid to Dependent Children applications. No new cases added since April 1939 due to lack of funds. 90 active cases suspended, 72 reinstated or otherwise disposed. As funds become available, remaining 18 will be addressed, likely one monthly, not before 1941.
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