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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1933
Page
2
A civic club in Reynolds presents an uplifting poem about belief and self confidence. The lines urge readers to start with faith, back it with deeds, and persevere through hard efforts toward victory. The piece attributes the message to the Civic Improvement Club of Reynolds and an unknown author.
Mrs. Clay Whatley and Miss Winnie Griffith visited Fort Valley, with several friends staying in Columbus and Macon for the weekend. Families and clubs meet across Macon, Tifton, Blakely, Palmetto, and Atlanta as Miss Janet Barrow recovers from flu and the Junior Music Club eyes the MacDowell Festival in Atlanta. Mrs. Montfort starts a Missionary Society for Methodist children, while Mrs. Griffith’s family plans a longer visit in Dothan Alabama.
Local items list visits among families and churches in Taylor Mill and nearby towns. Residents Mr A Rogers and Mr R Underwood of Manchester, Rev H H Mosley of Macon, Rev C H Moore, and many Windham and Smith families are mentioned with weekend trips to Macon Thomaston and Columbus. Kite flying, club meeting, Sunday school attendance, and postponed Woman's Club events are noted.
The Woman's Club held a chicken supper at the Club House Saturday night. Proceeds around 15 dollars will finish paying for the heater in the Club room. Members thank all who helped and supported the event with donations purchases and service.
The 1933 W M S officers include President Mrs F A Ricks and Vice President Mrs A G Hicks with secretary treasurer and local treasurer names. A full slate lists legal chairman Supt. Children’s Dept and multiple circle leaders, parsonage and supplies committees, social service and publicity heads, and monthly chair appointments through December.
Mrs. Herbert M Franklin author of a bicentennial pageant titled Georgia Our Queen offers a verse story blending realism and symbolism suitable for U D C chapter programs. Mrs. Oscar Crittenden also offers a Georgia pageant at a low cost to complete the state’s program.
A funeral notice recalls Jim Winters born September 10 1870 who died February 12 aged 63 years 5 months and 2 days. It lists his children John Winters Reynolds Florida, brother Tom Winters Reynolds sister Mrs Filen Stringfield and grandson William Thorp Jr. The burial was at New Prospect cemetery with Rev Huckabee officiating.
A Georgia reader discusses a F. J. Cooledge & Sons folder promoting the Buy At Home idea. The piece cites a 1922 Niles' Weekly Register article urging Georgians to buy locally, support Georgia farms and industries, and foster self sufficiency amid hard times. It quotes Raymond A. Kline and Henry W. Grady to emphasize home pride and economy.
Mrs Sara Smith returns from Bessie Tift for spring holidays to stay with Mr and Mrs W T English and family. Numerous relatives and friends share Sundays visiting each other in Oglethorpe and nearby homes, including the Jones, English, Duke, and McLendon families and others.
Eight rules from a veteran rose grower and former garden club president cover soil, plant selection, regular care every ten days, fertilization with manure or bone meal, two weekly sprays, pruning by cutting blooms or removing dead ones, avoiding nearby flowers, and keeping roots moist.
The speaker laments the burdens of relying on distant goods for a Georgian funeral and national life, contrasting imported items with local origins. He urges Georgians to value local resources and not squander their birthrights for foreign comforts, urging pride in the state’s natural advantages and blessings.
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