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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
3
Five Points residents Mrs E E Jarrell and Mr Naon Jarrell hosted Sun guests of Mr and Mrs T Jarrell. Numerous Jarrell relatives and friends visited, with outings to Macon and Americus for summer school, ice cream socials, and weekend visits across Butler.
Five Potman writes of weekend visits across Reynolds Butler and Macon with Jarrell, Gaultney, Adams, Kendrick and Parker families. Social events include an ice cream supper hosted by Mrs. Tally Jarrell. Anecdotal updates mention illness recovery and students returning home for summer. Sunday school at Antioch draws sixty five attendees.
A long list of Sunday and weekend guests from Wesley and nearby towns filled the social calendar. Families including Wilsons Downs Brakes and Heaths hosted relatives from Thomaston Macon Columbus and Butler. The Sewing Club met with Mrs Gilson as chair with 35 attendees and a salad demonstration followed by plans for a June 30 rally by the Women’s Club.
Frank Fain returns home after Chattanooga visit. C M Renfroe and family host friends here. Mrs Evans Brown visits Osterfield with Clay Morris. Horeb sermon crowd attends service. Hightower and Vanlandingham visit in Butler. D A England hosts Mattie Eng land as Rev W F E Hightower and others dine. Musical recital draws attendees in Butler. Thomas Renfroe visits his mother C M Renfroe. J W Edwards and son from Richland visit relatives this week.
ENGLISHVILLE residents hosted and visited many families over the weekend. Among those listed are Mr. and Mrs. Jive Rooks of Andersonville, Mr. and Mrs. G W McLesdon and baby, Elder Chance of Cochran, and Mr. Russell English with various relatives. Several birthdays and social events were noted, including a party at Lacrosse for Aubrey’s birthday.
Mr Gula Owen of Albany visited his cousin Mrs Lydia English Tuesday. R L English of Homestead Florida guests this week. C W Saunders spent the weekend with G W McLendon. Bettie Kleckley of Atlanta and Alberta Murray of Oglethorpe visited Monday. H J Dyess Jr of Atlanta is at home briefly. Mr and Mrs H Justie and children visited E W Wall near Tazewell. C M English and family visited Nettie Justice. Willie English visited Charlie Kitchens. J A Smith formerly secretary-treasurer, Decatur, L an Henderson elected district principal delegate. Cecil F Hall Ohdersville president. J W Riley vice president. R A McLendon visited Leila Green family. A R Jones and Pelham family spent Friday with J H Jones. W H English and family visited W A Smith Sunday.
A tubercular ward riot at Milledgeville hospital left ten patients cut with a paring knife by a deranged inmate. Three injuries were serious as staff recaptured him, claiming self-defense. The incident occurred in a screened dormitory pavilion housing tubercular patients. The assailant was placed in solitary confinement afterward.
Washington reports former Georgia representative William C. Lankford has been removed from the Internal Revenue Service staff after filing for another term in Congress. He entered the Georgia primary for the eighth district to challenge incumbent Braswell Deen, saying he will return to Douglas to campaign and let voters decide. Lankford previously served in Congress from 1919 to 1988.
Columbus Ga June 5 A court orders closure of Eagle and Strix mills after a labor dispute escalates. Labor leaders and mill authorities will confer tomorrow to seek settlement amid reported disorders. Separately, the bodies of Mrs Hugh Robeson and Ara Willis, both 24, were found shot in the Broad River area near Toccoa.
Taylor County Home Demonstration Council met June 2 to plan a county-wide 4 H Club Rally at Butler school on June 30. Events include girl and women style shows, a boys demonstration team contest, and a barbecue lunch. Committees were named for pork bread ice tea and tableware responsibilities. The rally aims to unite Taylor County residents in friendly fellowship and support for Demonstration Work.
Mrs Laura Jones aged 72 was laid to rest beside husband Alonzo Jones at County Line cemetery on April 29. Her son Paul cared for her in recent years as physicians could not stay death. Friends and relatives mourn a kind neighbor and devoted mother whose trials are past and soul freed. Written by a Friend.
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