Local Flappenings Highlight Visits and Job Adverts
Social notes list residents visiting relatives in Atlanta Macon and Lakeland Fla. Avon Products seeks saleswomen in Reynolds Panhandle Potterville and surrounding areas. Several Butler area families host guests from Albany Athens Beaumont Columbus and Savannah with nursing school graduation noted.
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Avon Products
Reynolds and Panhandle
Potterville
Howard and
Carsonville
Avon
Mt. Vernon
Miss Wilda Parson Marries Pvt. Childres
Griffin Georgia reports the marriage of Wilda Parson to Pvt. Edgar H. Childres. The ceremony occurred June 2 at Rev. Middlebrooks home. The bride wore an off white Palm Beach suit with blue accessories and carnations. she is a Spalding High School graduate from the class of 1951. Pvt. Childres, son of Mr. and Mrs. A B Childres of Reynolds, was inducted March 22 after four years at the Georgia Experiment Station.
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Griffin
C. R. Parson
Wilda
Edgar H. Childres
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Notice to Upkeep of Mt. Nebo Cemetery
Interested parties are urged to join a cleanup and beautification effort at Mt. Nebo cemetery on Tuesday July 3 bringing work tools. Donations are solicited to erect a new fence with contributions sent to Mrs. Kate Waller Charing Ga or Mrs. Frank Callahan Rupert.
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Mt. Nebo
Kate Waller
Charing
Frank Callahan
Rupert
Orphans Home Broadcasts on Ft Valley Radio Station
A letter from Rev. C. P. East, Pine Mountain Children's Home superintendent, notes broadcasts on Radio Station WFPM Ft Valley starting next Tuesday at 11 15 am and Thursday at 11 30 am. He also reports work begun on a new building and a donated 48 passenger bus from two supporters.
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C. P. East
Pine Mountain Children’s Home
Meansville
Pine Mountain
Lebanon WMU Meets On June 8 At Church
The Lebanon Baptist church WMU met June 8 with singing light of the world is Jesus and prayers. Minutes read and business session held. Devotional by Mrs. Emory Harris on foolishness wisdom power. Royal Service carried out by Mrs. D. M. Harris Mrs. C. W. Hurst Mrs. Emory Harris and Mrs. C. O. White.
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The
Lebanon Baptist Church
WMU
Jesus
C W. Hurst
Emory Harris
D. M. Harris
C. W. Hurst
C. O. White
Local 4-H Members Spend Week at Tybee
A group of 24 Taylor County 4-H Club members led by County Agent John A. Pipkin left by chartered bus for a week at Camp Chatham on Tybee Island. The party includes boys and girls with advisers Miss Joyce Fuller Mary Mee Corvey and Reba Lou Turner assisting.
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John A. Pipkin
Camp Chatham
Tybee Island
Taylor County
Vandy Gates
Rolin Stevens
Lynn Nelson
Geraldine Fuller
Susan Young
Marvin Montgomery
Terry Montgomery
Susan Pope
Joe Bone
Jeanette Harris
Bobby Harris
Wylodine Hartley
Hurdle Graduates at Emory University in Atlanta
William H. Hurdle son of Mr and Mrs W H Hurdle of Montezuma and brother of Mrs Ruth Neisler of Butler earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Emory University in Atlanta during the June 2 commencement. He plans to study at the Emory School of Theology starting June 12 and has been an active member of the Glee Club Sigma Chi Pi Sigma Alpha and a church pulpit speaker in Montezuma.
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William Hubert Hurdle
W. H. Hurdle
Montezuma
Ruth Neisler
Butler
Emory University
Atlanta
Emory School of Theology
Billy
Emory
Glee Club
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Pi Sigma Alpha
Miss Lou Ellen McDade Weds Rev William Childres
Miss Lou Ellen McDade of Eatonton married Rev. William F. Childres at Pierce Chapel Methodist near Eatonton on Friday June 8. The couple, with family and church members attending, plan to live with the groom’s parents after a wedding trip through North Carolina Tennessee and South Carolina.
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Lou Ellen McDade
William Childres
Eatonton
William F. Childres
Pierce Chapel Methodist Church
W. H. Boring
Ernest McDade
Miss Annie Hill Graduates from Crawford Long School
Miss Anne Hill graduates on June 8 from Crawford Long School of Nursing. Grandparents G. A. Allmon and M. G. Allman attend with relatives from Americus Thomaston and Warner Robins. She leaves Sunday for New Jersey to pursue a psychiatric nursing course.
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Anne Hill
Crawford Long School of Nursing
G. A. Allmon
M. G. Allman
Jerry
J. T. Williams
Ira
Americus
June Roberts
Jimmy
Thomaston
L. A. Allmon
Warner Robins
Membership Rolls for Butler Methodist Circles One and Two
The 1951 1952 membership lists record Circle No 1 and Circle No 2 members. Circle 1 includes H L Wilbur J H Amos Mintie Pope W H Suggs Irene Peed C T Wright H R McLean J W Edwards II Sims Garrett A J Gill C W Foy W M Mathews Eva Mauldin G J Hartman J W Hall J J Louvorn J H West L R Adams Kate Jarrett W G Wallace Arnold Griggs J A Payne Amanda Wilbar. Circle 2 lists O L Scott J T Mathews W F Gray O S Cox E H Bazemore C E Benns Horace Watson W E Hightower E D McCorvey H E Allen Hamp Riley T C Boswell Alice Riley R C Montgomery W E Standridge H J Porter Mac Riley T B Joiner O C Keen Sr J C Giles Eli Garrett Perry Johnson Ethel Chapman.
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Circle No
H. L. Wilbur
J. H. Amos
Mintie Pope
W. H. Suggs
Irene Peed
C. T. Wright
H. R. McLean
J. W. Edwards II
Sims Garrett
A. J. Gill
C. W. Foy
W. M. Mathews
Eva Mauldin
G. J. Hartman
J. W. Hall
J. J. Louvorn
J. H. West
L. R. Adams
Kate Jarrett
W G. Wallace
Arnold Griggs
J. A. Payne
Amanda Wilbar
O. L. Scott
J. T. Mathews
W. F. Gray
O. S. Cox
E. H. Bazemore
C. E. Benns
Horace Watson
W. E. Hightower
E. D. McCorvey
H. E. Allen
Hamp Riley
T. C. Boswell
Alice Riley
R. C. Montgomery
W. E. Standridge
H. J. Porter
Mac Riley
T. B. Joiner
O. C. Keen Sr
J. C. Giles
Eli Garrett
Perry Johnson
Ethel Chapman
Mashburns Welcome Daughter Ruth Elaine Born June 16
Mr and Mrs James Mashburn announce the birth of their daughter Ruth Elaine on June 16 at the local hospital.
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James Mashburn
Ruth Elaine
Death of Local Farmer Z T Locke Triggers Community Mourning
Mr Z T Locke died May 30 at Montgomery hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a well known Taylor County farmer, youngest son of the late Rev and Mrs John Locke, and husband of Claudia Watson Locke. The family includes four children Darby Kirksey Nat Hamlin Roswell Gloria and two grandchildren Dianne and Little Nat. He was active in the Baptist church and a longtime Sunday school attendee. Funeral services were held at Mt Pisgah Baptist Church with Rev J H Stanford and others officiating. interment followed in the family lot near the church. Pallbearers were Bible Class members Joe Eubanks Charlie C Giles Julian Locke Polk Harmon John Bone Carroll Peacock. honorary pallbearers included J T Cochran L R Adams J W Edwards P B Childs Frank Riley Walter Butler and R J Harper.
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Z. T. Locke
Montgomery Hospital
Locke
John Locke
Taylor County
Claudia Watson Locke
Darby Kirksey
Nat Hamlin
Lizella
Roswell
Gloria
Dianne
Little Nat
Baptist Church
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
J. H. Stanford
J. T. Flournoy
Gordon Hunter
Joe Eubanks
Charlie C. Giles
Julian Locke
Polk Harmon
John Bone
Carroll Peacock
J. T. Cochran
L. R. Adams
J. W. Edwards
P. B. Childs
Frank Riley
Walter Butler
R. J. Harper
Atlanta
Benson-Duncan Engagement Told in Mobile
Mr and Mrs A R Benson of Mobile announce the engagement of their daughter Nona Sue Benson to Clark W Duncan of Buena Vista.
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A. R. Benson
Mobile, Ala
Nona Sue Benson
Clark W. Duncan
Buena Vista
Miss Joan Claxton Weds Milton Peterman In Kite Ceremony
Miss Joan Leone Claxton and Milton Peterman wed at the Baptist church in Kite on June 10. Dr. Rufus Hodges officiated. The bride, a GSCW graduate and Houston County teacher, wore a nylon marquisette gown with a lace train. The groom, a Clemson senior, resides in Clem son South Carolina and will continue studies.
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Baptist Church
Kite
Joan Leone Claxton
Alver B. Claxton
Milton Peterman
Robert C. Peterman
Cochran Field
Rufus D. Hodges
Milton
Butler High School
Butler
Beulah Miller
J. W. Claxton
Harold C. Peterman
Warner Robins
Osher
Alver B. Claxton Jr
Jack Colsen
Lynda Neal
Madison
Joseph E. Claxton
McDonough
Peterman
Henrietta Claxton
GSCW
Radio Club
Houston County
Clemson College
A.le.e
Clemson
S. C
Witt-Clements Engagement in Americus Planned for August
In Americus Georgia Miss Marilyn Joyce Witt and William Lamar Clements of Plains announce their engagement. The future bride's mother Mrs Loyd Nicholson Witt says the marriage will occur August 5. Both families are active in religious and civic affairs of Americus and Sumter county. The bride-elect’s mother is the former Mary Edgar Hart, daughter of the late FE J Hart of Ellaville. Her father, the late L N Witt, was from Americus and Atlanta and son of Mr and Mrs G J Witt.
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Americus
Marilyn Joyce Witt
Lamar Clements
Plains
Loyd Nicholson Witt
Sumter County
Mary Edgar Hart
FE. J. Hart
Ellaville
L. N Witt
Atlanta
G. J. Witt
Georgia Grants Permanent Driver Licenses By Legislature
The Georgia Assembly repealed renewal fees and made auto driver licenses permanent subject to revocation for cause. The Department of Public Safety will issue new permanent licenses within about 30 days, while current licenses remain valid until then. Veterans licenses remain unaffected.
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Georgia
Fort
Georgia Assembly
W. M. DeVaughn
Department of Public Safety
DeVaughn
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Gordon Wallace
Iris
Mae Riley
T. E. Tante Jr
Margaret Tante
Macon
Lynwood McGee
Mr. McGee
Mamie McGee
Bernard Gordy
South Georgia
Florida
C. W. Hancock
Albany
Wheeler Williamson
Savannah
Central Railroad
James D. Childs
James B. Childs
Atheline Saylor
Marion Foy
Col
R. S. Foy
C. F. Richardson
Foy Cox
Otis B. Cox
Edward
Columbus
Ruth
O. E. Cox
J. D. Cooke
Bobbie Cooke
Alvin Ellis
Alma Cooke
Athenes
Ruth Cooke
Beaumont
Tex
June Cooke
Theo McGee
Mrs. McGee
Birdie Hanson
Peed
Gordon Hunter Sr
Elizabeth
Gordon Hunter Jr
J. C. Todd
Jane
Columbia
Mrs. Todd
Todd
C.A. A
Myra Byrd
Lakeland
Fla
H. S. Hill
Mrs. Hill
Miss Byrd
Lake Weir
Ocalla
Cecil L. Waters
Savanah
Raymond Purvis
A. L. Waters
Cecil Waters
Charlie Hart Jr
Waters
J. E. Gray
G. A. Allman
L. A. Allman
Miss Wilda Parson
Pvt. Childres
Orphans Home
Ft. Valley
Lebanon
Pub. Chm
Tybee
Wm. H. Hurdle
Carolyn Avant
Max Barlow
Cairo
Bill Fox
Blairsville
L. J. McDade
Eatonton High School
Young Harris College
Young Harris
Georgia Teacher’s College
Statesboro
Reidsville
Annie Hill
Methodist Church
Butler Methodist Church
Mr. Z. T. Locke
Benson-Duncan
Dean
Butler, GA
Fred Astaire
Jane Powell
Valu Lng
Robert L. Lippert
Robert Hutton
Steve Brodie
James Edwards
Richard Loo
D Melton
Richard Monahan
William Chun
Gene Evans
Samuel Fuller
Mor
Rex Allen
Silver City
Pegny Stewart
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