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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
5
Mrs N J Waters visits daughter Mrs C Byrd in Rev Mrs Luke Adams hosts guests Tuesday. Many locals host and visit kin from Macon Talbotton Perry Atlanta Savannah and Thomas ton with P T A meeting planned and friends visiting in Butler and Columbus.
Alma Cooke, former Butler social figure, shows active civic involvement in Crestview Florida. She is a charter member of the newly organized Crestview Pilot Club and previously served two years with the local Weather Bureau before transferring to Crestview to join the CAA station.
James H Bazemore son of Mr and Mrs O M Bazemore of this city has completed LST training at Camp Bradford Norfolk Va and been assigned to an LST crew for active duty. The amphibious craft transports troops and heavy equipment and lands directly on the beach.
Mr J F Posey, a hardware dealer and respected citizen, is critically ill. Mrs J T Cochran has returned home from an Atlanta hospital after ten days of treatment and shows health improvement. The Tante child was treated at a Macon hospital for a throat infection and returned home improved. Linn Mitchell, after several days of critical illness, is reportedly recovering.
Mr and Mrs T E Tante Jr announce the birth of a daughter named Margaret Elizabeth on March 6 at Montgomery hospital. She is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs H L Wilchar and Mrs Effie Tante.
Joe Willis of Butler Georgia advertises full service for planting and plowing gardens. Contact him for farming services and equipment readiness.
Miss Marie Jarrell and Captain Dequindre McGlaun married at the Jarrell home in a four o'clock ceremony officiated by Rev. F J Gilbert. The couple plan a short wedding trip before he reports to duty in Miami Florida. The bride, a Georgia Power employee, is from a Taylor County family and the groom is from Columbus with a distinguished Army Air Corps record.
Sunday school will be held at Turners Chapel next Sunday at 10 30 in the morning. At 11 o clock Bro H C Hogg of Columbus will bring a message about his visit to Jerusalem. All who can do so are cordially invited to each service.
Mrs Ed Harvey and Annette Harvey Callahan of Rupert along with Mrs Aubry Stewart hosted guests on Saturday. Families from Butler Thomaston Panama City and Columbus visited or traveled for business and hospitality. Mr Clinton Mott and Miss Catherine Harris of Rupert and Thomaston were married Saturday evening.
The 1944 senior class at Butler High School publishes a playful last will and testament naming fellow classmates and teachers as beneficiaries. Bequests include talents, hair, voice, and skills such as teaching, farming, music, and sports, with several armed service members listed among the signatories.
Mrs Lillian Brown will return home Friday after visiting near Butler. Mr Rod Brown spent Saturday in Columbus on business and Monday in Macon. The area hosts visits among families including Parks, Locke, Pike, Price, Buckner, Abercombie, Brown, Martin, and Driskell with travel to Americas, Albany, East Point, Marshallville, Roberta, and Butler.
The Lebanon W M U observed March 2 as Day of Prayer led by Mrs. D M Harris with devotions including The Great Commission and Life of Miss Annie Armstrong. Other participants included Mrs. Ida White Mrs. T W Upton Mrs. Lucy B Harris and Mrs. Louise Harmon as well as prayers by several listed officers.
A stream of weekend visitors is noted in Thomaston and nearby towns. Miss Mildred Crowell and relatives from Macon were guests of local families. many residents hosted relatives from Thomaston Reynolds and Shiloh. Notable entries include Pvt James Young of Camp Wiley and Eleanor Young of Macon visiting local households.
Mrs R L Sutton leads a W M S gathering at the Baptist church with twenty members and one visitor. The program covers Africa topics including Africa and the World Africa and Europe and Africa and Christianity with prayers, songs, and Bible study. Reports follow on community missions and White Cross Bible project.
Nichols visited Mrs Philman and Mrs Charlie Horton in Reynolds Saturday. Mrs Timothy Hortman and children visited Misses Mabel and Julia Parr and Misses Clyde and Mittie Windham Thursday. Mr and Mrs J B Goodwin were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Lee Bloodworth at Midway. Mrs Wyatt Butler of Vienna, Miss Ouida Brewer of Atlanta and Miss Myra Byrd of Perry were Saturday visitors of Mr and Mrs J B Goodwin. Mrs David Posey spent Sunday with Mrs J W O NeaL Mr Jack Fuller returned to South Carolina last Sunday after spending a few days with his parents.
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