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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
7
Edgar A. Guest frames dreams of distant seas and peaceful havens a little farm or cottage by the sea as the hopeful heart seeks rest from care. He writes of work and purpose guiding every man while longing for simple joys and secret desires to shape a fulfilling life.
The Butler region features visits from Macon and Birmingham residents, hosting guests from Panhandle to Winston, plus references to sales at Jarrell Dept Store, a revival starting June 22, and local residents planning moves to Barnesville and Reynolds. The item notes births, anniversaries, and farm equipment ads, with brief social updates and business notices.
Miss Evelyn Gilmore and Mr James William Watson were married Wednesday June 19 at 6 pm in Butler at the bride’s mother home. Rev H C Griffin officiated in a small family ceremony followed by a brief reception before the couple leaves for a bridal trip to North Georgia. The bride, reared in Butler, is a Butler High School graduate noted for social charm. The groom is employed in Thomaston and will move there with his bride after the trip.
The social notice from Butler reports the June 16 marriage of Fay Candler Boland, son of Mrs. Julia Boland, to Miss Mary Louise Overby of Newnan. The couple wed at the bride’s parents home, and Boland works as a bookkeeper for Beck & Greig Hardware Co in Atlanta.
Mesdames A E Shearer H B Childres and Miss Margaret Benns hosted a mixed shower for bride elect Evelyn Gilmore at Miss Benns home last week. Pink and white decor and flowers provided the color theme with gifts arranged on a lace covered table. Guests hemmed linen towel favors to add to the hope chest while pink and white wedding cake and nuts were served. The notice ends with a rental ad for the B B Rawls residence offering apartments at 620 MRS F A PEED.
Our dear father J. H. Peterman died Wednesday at 9 30 am. We mourn his loss and hope to meet again. He is survived by his wife and eight children. Our hearts are filled with sadness time cannot heal.
An old classifieds notice from Butler Georgia offers laundry services by the Butler Laundry Co. with rough or finished washing at moderate prices. Woolen blankets priced at 50 cents per pair, special family wash rates, and work called for and delivered. Contact (613) for prices.
Rev Leland Moore will preside at the pulpit next Sunday morning at 11 o clock and lead the third quarterly conference business session at 2 30 in the afternoon. Official church members are urged to attend the conference in the afternoon.
Mrs C B Causey and Miss Annie Hall recall a Roberta wedding where Miss LaVerne Causey wed Mr Earl Bentley in a Roberta Primitive Baptist church ceremony performed by Rev Yancey D Hicks. A large crowd of relatives and friends attended the solemnized union.
A Saturday meeting addressed by Hon. Nelson Shipp explained the County Commissioners Association proposal for a 75 million dollar bond issue to finance highway expansion. Petition drives aim to authorize a Georgia statewide referendum on bond issuance, with petitions circulated countywide for signature to present to the legislature in Atlanta.
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