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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1939
Page
7
Locals welcomed guests from Roberta Columbus Albany and Atlanta with weekend visits in Butler. Notables included Mr L C Glaze Mrs Laurette Lancaster Miss Cecile Montgomery and numerous families visiting relatives and attending social events across nearby towns. Spotlight guests ranged from students at Cochran Junior College to Grace Moore listening trips in Atlanta.
Mr and Mrs W My Mathews receive many congratulations on the birth of a daughter at Montgomery Hospital February 2. The young lady will be named Claudia Wilzabeth in honor of her grandmothers on both sides.
Mr. and Mrs. J A Heath plan a Sunday gathering at their Wesley county home to mark fifty years of marriage. Residents of Taylor County for generations, they raised six children including Mrs J R Round and Mr A B Heath of Swainsboro and Mrs H J Allen of College Park, with ties to prominent local families.
The Woman's Missionary Society met February 27 at the home of Mrs. W. A. Childs with Mrs. R. S. West as co host. The group opened with a song and prayers, then sang again. Eva Hooks led the sixth chapter of the study book as new members Mrs. Clarence Saunders Mrs. J. F. Helms and Mrs. T. H. Upton were welcomed. The meeting closed with prayer and a salad social hour.
Mary Virginid Parks daughter of Mr and Mrs Havis Parks Howard wed Carl Russell Wilson of Columbus in a ring ceremony at the Marion circuit parsonage conducted by Rev B Wilson. Relatives and friends attended the event and the couple will reside in Columbus.
Ruth Bazemore Helen Bazemore and Ray Cox hosted a charming prom party Tuesday evening. After games and proms, delicious refreshments were served to seventeen guests.
Friends of Alver Bazemore announce he is confined at home by illness. Ava, an honor student at Americus College, had a weekend visit and is also ill. Bazemore continues to improve since Sunday and hopes to return to school in a few days.
Butler Ga February 27 1939 Dear Club Members we notify you to attend County Council Meeting Tuesday March 7 at the courthouse Butler at 2 PM. Important business to attend to. All officers and club members who can attend please be present. Mrs Locke President Cos Coun
Fryers for sale, two to two and a half pounds each, description listing plump fat birds. Located in Butler, Georgia under care of We G Hill. Contact details not fully readable.
The Sunday school text discusses Acts 10 30 48 with Peter Cornelius and the Gentiles in Caesarea. It notes how God uses a divinely sent messenger to show that salvation through Jesus crosses racial lines and unites Jews and Gentiles. The lesson traces how Jewish prejudice softened as Christianity spread from Jewish roots to the Gentile world.
The Lottie Moon Circle of Butler's Baptist Church met at Mrs H H Riley's home with co hostess Mrs Florence Gordy. Mrs J R Wilson presided. Opened with song and prayer, devotion led by Mrs Mary Bankston on Prayer. Business session noted Hollands Magazine subscriptions and joining the Hundred Thousand Club. March hosting by Mrs Amos Byrd with devotional by Mrs Wilson Jarrell and study chapter by Mrs Lewis Dean. Prayer closed the meeting. A sweet course was served.
The H A Club of Charing met with Mrs R L Garrett on Thursday February 16. Twelve members answered the roll call by naming a favorite recipe. Devotional ps 16 11 2 led by Mrs Sims Garrett and prayer by Mrs H H Rogers. A poem by Mrs Bill Montgomery and poultry tips from Miss Frances Elton. Valentines were shared during social hours and the club surprised Mrs Bill Montgomery with a stork shower. Plans were discussed for club activities and a few refreshments were served.
The lesson recounts Peter noting that God shows no favoritism among nations. Cornelius and his household receive the Holy Spirit, proving salvation is open to all who fears God and does righteousness. Peter baptizes them, forming the first Gentile Christian group under his leadership.
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