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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
2
Reynolds residents attend a civic improvement club event with numerous visitors in town. The column lists names of guests and those traveling to Macon, Atlanta, Columbus, and other areas for visits and stays.
Miss Frances Sealy spent last week with Mr and Mrs Beve Harris near Juniper. Mrs Culpepper of Columbus was guest of Mrs Rupert Willis near Howard. Betty and Joyce Watson and Joyce Bone of Butler visited Mrs Lee Watson. Mrs Nannie Martin visited her daughter Mrs Murray Driskill. Ernest Vaughn of Thomaston was a Wednesday visitor to Mr and Mrs Lewis Brown and Mrs J K Adams. Frank Pickard of Macon visited Mrs Beulah Pickard. Ethel Morris of Columbus was guest of her sister Mrs Willie Vanlandingham. Carolyn Brown visited home folks recently. Mrs Mary Webb of Marshallville has been visiting Mr and Mrs J H Brown and relatives. Mrs Carl Brown was Monday guest of her mother Mrs Ella Clarke near Howard.
The Woman's Missionary Union held its regular monthly meeting Monday afternoon at the Baptist church. Mrs. Walton Hodges led a program on the Victorious Witness of Christian Youth with Bible study on Samuel and prayers. Members urged to bring White Cross gifts for the next Circle Meeting at Mrs. Byrd's home.
Miss Ruth Rines of Macon was weekend guest of Miss Edward Wainwright. Mr. Sam Moore visited Mr. and Mrs. Homer Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Lemmie Lewis with children stayed with Mrs. R. E. Wainwright. Minuie Frances Wainwright is rapidly improving. Mrs. J. B. Moore and children visited her mother Mrs Johnnie Wainwright. Pvt Arnold and Pvt Bernice Wainwright spent a few days with their parents Mr and Mrs Aden Wainwright. Mrs. J. B. Rogers and children were Friday guests of Mrs. C. G. Wainwright.
Upton and Harris families host and visit across Columbus Thomaston Marion county and Butler. Visitors include Miss Annie J Harris Grace Taunton Edna Stringfield and Ruby Wisham. Notable events: Anne Ann McLaughlin breaks a leg while visiting. Rev Howze and families travel from Atlanta to Upton home.
PIANO TUNING SALES AND SERVICE located at 209 E Gordon Street Thomaston GA offers tuning and related maintenance. Call 497-W for appointments and inquiries about service options and rates.
County Agent E G Blackwell urges careful summer egg production and marketing as eggs aid the war effort. He advises removing roosters, keeping nests clean, collecting twice daily, cooling eggs quickly, sending to market often, including yellow corn and green feed in ration, and culling broody hens.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Windham of Atlanta spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Jarrell. Miss Helen Jarrell enrolled for a Mercer University summer course in Macon. Master J. H. Windham Jr. visited grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Windham. Mrs. C. F. Bennett was Friday guest of Mrs. W. A Jarrell. Miss Dorothy Adams vacationing with her father Weeks Adams. Mrs. J. H. Windham of Atlanta spent days with her parents. Mrs. Calvin Jarrell and daughters Sue and Marjorie were guests of Mrs. Henry Jar.
Mrs. Wesley and daughter returned home from a two week visit to the Suggs family. Several guests visited local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Whatley. Miss Margaret Smith visited Miss Mattie J Whatley. Mrs. J R Pound of Swainsboro stayed with the Heath and Robbins families. Others visited or were visited by Halstead Ruggs Amos Whatley and Smith families. Pvt Clifford Whatley of Camp Gordon and relatives were mentioned.
War bond campaign urges workers to save 19 percent of payroll with a bold appeal. Citizens are asked to support soldiers by contributing through payroll deductions as part of the home front effort.
The Christian Science Science Board of Directors at the annual meeting in Boston placed prayer at the top of defend and offensive weapons against oppression. They urged intelligent preparation and spiritual understanding as the method of deliverance, citing Mary Baker Eddy and Jesus. A new church president was named, Mrs Dassette D. McKenzie of Cambridge, with continued growth in religious education and publishing.
Under a 1938 deed to secure debt E J Mims to M A Lifley the property in Reynolds will be sold on the first Tuesday in July 1943 for cash in a public outcry. The estate of the deceased maker will be used to cover costs and the secured debt with interest. any surplus goes to the planter or his legal representative. The power is irrevocable by death.
Alfonso McCrary as administrator of Anna McCrary deceased petitioned for discharge from administration. The court cites all interested parties to show cause why letters of dismission should not be granted on the first Monday in July. June 7, 1943. J. R. Lunsford, Ordinary.
Whereas L F Roberts administrator of J W Phillips makes final statement on this 3rd day of June 1943 regarding estate proceedings and related authority in the probate records.
Taylor County votes to fill all board vacancies in Butler Reynolds Rupert Mauk Crowell Cross Roads Central and Wesley districts. Elections occur where and how other elections are held with qualified voters participating. Superintendent W T Austin announces in regular June 1 1943 meeting.
The Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy said since 1913 they have expended 6,400,000 dollars on church work. Announcement added that sales of Mrs Eddy's works including Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures have more than doubled in the last two years.
County Agent E. G. Blackwell explains that well managed pastures support profitable fat calf beef production. The plan pairs grade cows with a purebred bull from May to July, calving from winter to spring, calves sold at 450 to 650 pounds in October or November. Key steps include selecting good milkers, providing ample pasture, creep feeding, early castration, dehorning, Blackleg Aggressin vaccination, and timely market weight.
J R Jinks files for divorce from Mrs Laura Jinks in Taylor County Georgia. Court orders service by publication due to non residence. She must appear at the next Taylor Superior Court term, beginning October 1943, to answer the complaint. Witness Hon T Hicks Fort, Judge. Thelmon Jarrell, Clerk.
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