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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1957
Page
2
Reynolds Ga community notes list numerous residents visiting family in Macon Atlanta Rome and Thomasville plus travel to New York Bermuda and Charlestons. Local retail ads urge watching for special grocery prices as Hill Crest Cemetery improvements proceed and community relief drives seek donations.
Reynolds High School won the State Class C Track meet in Macon with 18 points. Roswell took second with 13, while Hoboken and Greensborough tied for third with 11. State winners for Reynolds include Junior Hires in broad jump, Tommy Martin in the 220 and 100 yard dashes, and the 440 yard relay team led by Ed ward Wainwright Gary Slaton Tommy Martin Junior Hires.
Reynolds UDC Chapter hosts a Silver Tea from 4 to 6 pm at the Club Chapter House on Wednesday May 8 featuring relics of the Civil War era. Gordon Carson Chapter sponsors and invites all. owners may donate relics and wear sixties costumes.
Gordon-Carson Chapter of the UDC sponsored a Memorial Day program at Reynolds High School on Friday April 26 at 2 30 pm with Mrs E B Swearingen as MC Rev Chas L Davis of Reynolds Baptist Church gave the invocation and Memorial Day address Misses Camille Cook Janice Whatley and Jane Windham sang Ivory Towers Mrs Swearingen presented Rev Davis who gave the Memorial Day address Awards for the annual UDC Essay Contest were presented by Mrs D W Harp Subject was Nathan Bedford Forrest Winners included Melissa Hinton Anise Brunson for high school and junior high each presented Jefferson Davis medal 7th 6th and 5th grade winners Amelia Halley Rita Wilson Pam Goodroe received silver dollars Seventh grade was the top essay writers and received a framed replica Confederate currency Benediction by Rev Davis UDC members remained for a brief business meeting Confederate flags were placed on veterans graves and a window display of relics and old pictures was arranged at E T Shealy store.
The Executive Board of the Rehoboth Baptist Association will meet in Quarterly Session May 8 at Thorpe Memorial Church near Byron at 10 30 a m. Mrs Howard Brown Superintendent will preside. After business a session of information from Associational Chairmen will follow with prayer and mission updates. Each church chairman is urged to attend.
Richland reports Lee Roy Lunsford will retire after 27 years with the post office department with service dating back to 1907. Lunsford began as a rural mail carrier 50 years ago and served in World War I while living in various parts of the country.
Mrs Ben Neisler displayed an unusually large egg laid by a Parmenter Red Hen. The egg weighed 5 ounces and measured about 6 1/2 inches in circumference and 3 1/2 inches in length.
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