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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1933
Page
8
A reflective verse warns against criticizing others and urges submission to public scrutiny. It cautions that dissent invites harsh judgment and rumor, urging meekness, silence, and retreat from bold actions to avoid shame and social injury. It emphasizes avoiding being noticed or noteworthy to escape blame.
Local residents report visits and guest stays across Macon Reynolds Talbotton and Ellaville. Highlights include Mrs. M. E. Everett hosting a bridge party, Mrs. Sara Cross and Mrs. J. R. Wilson attending weddings in Macon, and pension payments issued by Judge L. T. Peed.
Mrs Walter Suggs hosted a Wednesday evening bridge party for Miss Alice Stewart soon after she became Mrs W A Wood of Fort Valley. Three tables played, a four course dinner served, decorations used red and white carnations and cherry tree place cards with Washington birthday emblems. Guests included Mr and Mrs W A Wood Mr and Mrs L R Adams Mr and Mrs J H West Dr and Mrs R C Montgomery Mr and Mrs T L Fountain and Miss Sallie Wilson.
Mrs. Sara Cross hosted a Tuesday evening candy-pulling social for the B Y P U. Union members and invited friends joined in games, then enjoyed chocolate and crackers. The lively gathering ended with laughter as guests teased about going to sleep, hoping for another B Y P U. event soon.
The Woman's Home Demonstration Club met in the school auditorium Tuesday at 8:00 with Mrs. W. G. Hill presiding. The nutrition committee appointed included Mrs. Mae Riley as chairman, with Mrs. G. M. Daniel and Mrs. Eli Garrett. Demonstration projects covered clothing renovation, tie-dyeing, dry cleaning, and sewing techniques such as faced buttonholes and set-in pockets. Miss Lenora Anderson announced nutrition specialist Miss Mathews will attend the March meeting.
The Butler school news notes new student Mildred Mann from Ocala and a string of grade reports. It covers illness absences, Dutch studies, Longfellow poetry, mumps cases, Miss Maxwell and Miss Ogburn's absences, honor roll names in ninth grade history, and agriculture unit classes. A FFA basketball game vs Barnesville ended 38 to 31 with Fred Jarrell scoring 23. Spelling routines, senior tests, biology dissections, nitrogen lessons, and a life lessons piece by J E Russell frame a busy school week.
Spillers Horton marriage links Walter T. Horton and Estelle Spillers to a wide circle of friends. Estelle Spillers is the daughter of J. F. Spillers of Butler. Estelle attended Butler High School while Walter Horton, a Reynolds High School graduate, attended Mercer University and now serves as Turners Chapel school principal.
For sale locally in Locke Butler Georgia. Items offered include one electric refrigerator one electric storage type water heater and one 1982 Atwater Kent ten tube radio. Prices entice buyers and items are available now.
A brief crime note reports a theft at Porter's Drug Store where four rolls of toilet tissue were taken and the thief left a payment of 25 cents. The incident details the items involved and the minimal amount left behind.
Miss Rosalie Mitchell daughter of the late J N Mitchell and Mrs Rosa Mitchell married Wm A Lassiter on February 16 in Macon. The ceremony took place in a living room improvised altar with ferns and floral arrangements, Rev N H Williams officiating. The bridal party included maid of honor Buford Lassiter and sisters Mrs Fred Mitchell and others, with music and flowers enhancing the intimate home ceremony.
The bride wore hyacinth blue crape and carried a Teal lace handkerchief once hers mother’s. Attendants included Miss Elizabeth Lassiter and Mrs. J. M Mitchell in blue chiffone. The reception featured Eta Tau Epsilon sorority members serving and gifts arranged by Mrs. Bennie Bowen. The couple left for a Florida wedding trip and will reside with the bride’s mother in Tifton on return.
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