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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
5
Our Biology class toured a pine grove south of town to learn turpentine production. Mr. Millard Stevens and Mr. Bankston guided students through tree measurement, bark scraping, cups, firings, and collection procedures used over seven years of dripping with careful safety and courtesy.
A school yearbook style verse praises the Ideal Senior Boy of 1939. It lists peers by name William Adams Roy Gray Gray James H Gerson Austin and others noting traits such as style neatness musical air art humor and college plans, framing a collective portrait of senior honors and camaraderie.
A fragmentary snippet mentions Beatrice failing to speak with hands and Wendell not reading a novel. It alludes to a preliminary game at the House of Davids, and hints at a rising cow price and Willma's actions before a tournament. The text includes garbled names and a note on a key.
Oscar Adams describes leaving Butler early Monday, arriving in Atlanta, and serving as a page under Mr. Callaway at the Henry Grady Hotel and the state capitol. He explains duties at the railing, fetching papers, drinks, and cigarettes, distributing two free papers to senators each morning, and his wish to return home.
A poem praising a senior girl of 89 using lines that link admired traits to names: Dorothy Walls eyes Lucy Spillar complexion Dorris Callahan hair Bazemore teeth Pauline style Alicenel size Beatrice wisdom Alice Guin helpful Martha Saunder cheer Wilma musical talent Ludie voice Susan Anthony modesty. The piece culminates in presenting the girl as the Senior Girl of 89.
A dream by Mr Folds narrates a rainstorm flooding a building as students rush with books. James Harmon arrives with a Model T to ferry people to classes, then the car drowns out. The tale ends with realization it was all a dream.
Butler Yellow Jackets beat Ellaville 32 to 19 on Wednesday night. Windham led Butler with 12 points while Ellaville’s Jordan top scored for the visitors.
A verse grouping letters from A to Z praising students among a New York bound class. Pauline Rustin is named, with many entries describing traits and roles for Alicenel Beatrice Calvin Dorothy Edgar Guvin Frank Gray Harmon and others.
Miss Evan B Hooks offers grand books on personality including how to act dress and etiquette. The titles Behave Yourself and What Is She Like are available at the Sewings Laboratory for both girls and boys to read when not busy with studies.
The list names Frank Barnes as cutest boy and Dorothy Adams as cutest girl. Marshall Brown and Ruth Cook are the Wittiest pair. Harold Jarrell and Denice Byrd are smartest, Raiford Jarrell and Florence Mott best all around, Isaac Dreizin and Helen Jarrell most popular, Sidney Hobbs and Ruth Locke most athletic, Otis Cox Jr and Leetimae Folds neatest, Edward Gay and Bernaline Gaultney the friendliest.
A reader asks about a four member girl troupe, with a fifth joining last year, known for dancing and visiting nearby towns. They are described as fashionable, social, and well connected, carrying out a New Deal inspired original aim. They are rumored to have many friends and lively hobbies.
Americus March 6. The third district girls basketball championship playoff tournament will be played in Ellaville over Wednesday Thursday and Friday after a representatives meeting in Americus Monday afternoon. The event involves key sight competing teams from the district was decided.
Edgar A Martin calls on Methodists to fund the redemption of Wesleyan, which the church lost when bonds were defaulted and the property sold at Macon. He argues wealthy donors must supply the capital while poorer members provide morale and effort. He pledges his own support and asks others to join for a communal victory.
The seventh annual Georgia Baby Chick and Egg Show will take place in Columbus from March 23 to 25. It claims to be the South’s largest baby chick show this year, sponsored by the Poultry Science Club of the University of Georgia. Entries enter free and exhibits become property of the club for auction to cover show expenses. entrants may obtain entry blanks from Miss Frances Elton, Taylor County Home Demonstration Agent.
Americus March 2 The city patrolman Tommy Davis says he will shoot if attacked by dogs after being thrown from his motorcycle and bitten twice in recent weeks. He reports a "war" with barking dogs and warns dog owners to control their pets.
Lawmakers recount 18 years of industrial growth by mills in Ludlow Mass Allentown Pa and Savannah Ga urging fairness to 600 workers and opposing arbitrary disruption of their livelihoods amid post office tax considerations and ongoing testimony.
A roundup of weekend visits and local travel includes Cecil Parks visiting his parents, Miss Marilou Averett and Virginia Perkins of LaGrange staying with relatives, and John Brown in Macon. The Heaths hosted a golden anniversary in Wesley, Vester to replace Brown as Central Railroad depot agent, and several others visited friends in Perry Butler and nearby areas.
Five Points residents report a busy weekend with relatives visiting in Thomaston. Guests include Mr. H F Jarrell and family, Mr and Mrs Cecil Pitts, Mr and Mrs Henry Jarrell, and numerous Jarrell and Adams relatives from Butler and Thomaston.
Mr and Mrs Wilson Starling of Thomaston announce the arrival of a daughter on March 3 to be named Bessie Sue The mother is remembered in the community as Miss Fannie Jarrell
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