Out of Darkness Into Light Encourages Church Members
A church revival service brought twenty one pledges for membership and baptism plus transfer of fifteen more by letter to join nearby congregations. Rev. C W Hancock led the event at the local Methodist church with Rev. Jason Shirah delivering the message on Expecting Things to Happen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Humber
John C. Turner
Pat Mc.Ewen
Pat McEwen
C. J. McChargue
Cass Montgomery
Graysden Allman
Gardner Pye
H. G. Pye Jr
A. H. Fehring
C. B. Hartman
A. L. Brady
Mrs Locke Dies After Golden Wedding Celebration
Mrs Julia Dixon Locke longtime Mt Pisgah Church member died at 12 15 a m April 28 in New Upson County Hospital Thomaston from an acute heart attack. Born August 14 1878 in Garden Valley Macon county she lived in Taylor county since marriage to J Edward Locke. Funeral Sunday at 3 pm at Mt Pisgah with Rev John H Stanford and Rev John M Cox in charge and Edwards Brothers Funeral Home handling arrangements. Surviving: husband two sons A E and G D Locke Butler a daughter Mrs Fred Ball Greenville Tennessee plus nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Dixon Locke
Thomaston
Locke
Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church
New Upson County Hospital
Zetta Peterman
J. Edward Locke
Mt. Pisgah Church
John H. Stanford
John M. Cox
Edwards Brothers Funeral Home
Fred Ball
Greenville, Tenn
Rural Carriers Plan Third District Rally in Butler
Rural Letter Carriers from Schley Macon Peach Marion and Taylor counties met at the American Legion Home in Butler to organize May 30 activities for the Third District convention. C S Sawyer Reynolds was elected chair and Mitchell Turner secretary treasurer. Committees were named for program refreshments and social events to be held at the school auditorium and American Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Macon
Peach
Marion
Taylor
Butler
American Legion
C. S. Sawyer
Reynolds
Mitchell Turner
C. C. Wall
W. M. Mathews
Cochairman
E. H. Perkins
Sidney Rustin
W. C. Windham
American Legion Hall
Taylor County
Out of Taylor County
Etlaville
Jewel Levy
Montezuma
Brand
Lunsford
Lumpkin
Stephens
Flatt
Americus
Zachery
Cusseta
Worship at Midway Church Next Sunday
Midway Baptist church invites the public to attend Bible study at 10 30 a m Sunday School and preaching at 11 30 a m by the pastor J H Stanford The service continues with preaching prayer and praise at 7 30 p m The pastor asks all members and visitors to join in worship and prayer for the church and its work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Baptist’ Church
Bobby. Spillers
Midway Church
J. H. Stanford
Family Week Program at Reynolds Church
Reynolds Methodist church hosts National Family Week with the theme Children Deserve Christian Homes. Highlights include talks by Joe Goodroe and Mrs. Lawrence Cook, a sermon by Rev. C W Taylor, WSCS program on May 7, family night with a bread social, and May 9 talks by Mrs. Jim Brewer. Families urged to attend together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds Church
Reynolds Methodist Church
Joe Goodroe
Church School
Lawrence Cook
C. W. Taylor
WSCS
E. H. Joiner
Methodist Pastor and Wife Blessed with Fine Son
Congratulations and best wishes are offered to Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Hancock on the birth of their son Stephen Crawford born May 2 in Albany Georgia. Mother and child are doing well and the pastor is praised for his steady footing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Hancock
Stephen Crawford
Albany, Ga
Georgia Peach Crop Forecast for 1951 Near Record
W C Bewley president of the Georgia Fruit Exchange says the 1951 peach crop will match about 5 560 carloads or just over two million bushels. The estimate reflects current conditions from a survey of commercial peach orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Georgia
W. C. Bewley
Georgia Fruit Exchange
Bewley
Here Comes Charley Friday Night at the School Auditorium
A local school presents Here Comes Charlie Friday at 8 p m with a cast including Nora Malone Gene Benson Mrs Fanny Farnham Larry Elliott Vivian Smythe Kersey Ruth Turk Uncle Aleck Twiggs Ted Hartley Frank Riley Wilma Gibson and others in a village stage play produced by Dwight Compton in charge of Charlie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Nora Malone
Gene Benson
Elliott
Tim McGrill
Emory Harris
Nora
Fanny Farnham
Ann Hurst
Larry
Larry Elliott
John Orr
Ted Hartley
Frank Riley
Vivian Smythe - Kersey
Ruth Turk
Aleck Twiggs
Dwight Compton
Charlie Hopps
Wilma _ Gibson
Caroline Smythe - Kersey
Lillian Edwards
Vivian
Mortimer Smythe
Kersey
Bill Hornsby
Shirley Dunn elected treasurer and secretary positions at Bessie Tift College
Miss Shirley Dunn of Butler a Bessie Tift College sophomore pursuing home economics who earned the Georgia Home Economics Association treasurer post at the Atlanta conference also won re election as class secretary for 1951 52 and was named secretary of the Delta Sigma Chi home economics club for the next college year She holds memberships in studio players college dramatic club life service band religious groups Baptist Student Union Y W A W A A and Pi Alpha Social Club plus is class cheerleader and intramural team member Miss Dunn is daughter of Mr and Mrs E H Dunn of Butler and sister of Phyllis Dunn a senior at the college
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsyth
Shirley Dunn
Butler
Bessie Tift College
Georgia Home Ec Association For Students
Atlanta
Studio Players
Life Service
Baptist Student Union
Pi Alpha
Miss Dunn
E. H. Dunn
Phyllis Dunn
Bessie Tift
Widow of Jerry McCants Dies in Thomaston
Mrs Berna McGarrah McCants 67 native of Americus dies at Thomaston after heart attack at her daughter J W Watsons home She was widow of Jerry McCants longtime resident of Butler Survived by two daughters and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berna McGarrah McCants
J. W. Watson
Thomaston
Jerry McCants
Butler
Americus
William M. McGarrah
Bishop Moore Elected Head of World Methodist Bishops
Grand Canyon Ariz April 26 Bishop Arthur J Moore of Atlanta was elected president of the Council of Bishops of the Methodist church He becomes head of the world-wide denomination succeeding Bishop J R Magee of Chicago as president of the council which includes 53 bishops and is led by a 63 year old bishop
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Canyon
Ariz
Arthur J. Moore
Atlanta
Council of Bishops
Methodist Church
J. R. Magee
Chicago
Council of
Household Goods Sale at McFarland Home Mauk Ga
Household goods offered at McFarland home in Mauk Georgia on Saturday May 5 1951 from 2 pm to 5 pm. Items listed include typical household wares to be sold in a local sale setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarland Home
Mauk
Five Elrod Barwick family members killed in Georgia crash
Five members of the Elrod and Barwick families died when a car carrying Cicero Elrod and relatives collided with a van two miles north of Ochlocknee near Meigs. Marion Barwick and Irma Barwick were among the dead. Juanita Elrod was seriously injured. Walter Barlow of Detroit, driver of the van, was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Ochlocknee
Marion Barwick
Irma
Billy Elrod
Woody Elrod
Donnie Elrod
Cicero Elrod
Meigs
Juanita Elrod
Barwick
Walter Barlow
Detroit
Mich
Barlow
Favorite Texts Chosen for May Sermons at Butler Methodist
Butler Methodist Church announces May sermons will be built from members favorite texts. The service schedule includes Sunday School at 10 a.m. with T. E. Tante, morning worship at 11, and evening service at 8. Youth Fellowships meet at 7 15 led by Frank Riley and by Mrs Lawrence Joiner and Mrs W M Mathews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Methodist Church
T. E. Tante
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Frank Riley
Lawrence Joiner
W. M. Mathews
C. W. Hancock
Shell Oil adds 14,000 gallon tank in Taylor county
Since taking charge of sales for Shell Refining Co. in Taylor county, H E Childres has expanded service and recently installed a 14,000 gallon gas tank. This increases capacity to serve local retail and wholesale Shell customers as Shell products grow in popularity. The Shell retail station lies one block south of the public square on State Highway 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Shell Refining Co
H. E. Childres
Childres
Shell
Black-Faced Minstrel Show At Reynolds May 10
A minstrel program arrives at Reynolds High School auditorium Thursday night May 10 at 8 30 pm featuring Dusty Gates Hooty Russell Railroad Patterson Speedy Hobbs Parsons Cook Gasoline Gus Goodroe Cue Ball Saxon Long Bird Riley and others. Admission benefits the High School Gym fund with tickets 30 and 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds High School
Dusty Gates
Hooty Russell
Railroad Patterson
Speedy Hobbs Parson Cook
Gasoline Gus Goodroe
Cue-Ball Saxon
Long Bird Riley
Bibb Mills Win in Georgia Textile Safety Contest
Two Bibb Manufacturing plants, Porterdale and Welaunee Mills, top Georgia safety groups in the Cotton Manufacturers Association of Georgia contest. Porterdale’s Group D entry logged one accident in 1,613,892 man hours, while Welaunee Mills Porterdale led Group A with zero accidents in 234,334 hours. Bibb Taylor Mill also posted a perfect no‑accident record in Group A with fewer hours. Eighty‑three mills competed, with 72.8 percent of spindles represented. awards set for May at Daytona Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Bibb Manufacturing Company
Cotton Manufacturers Association of Georgia
Bibb
Porterdale
Welaunee
Taylor Mill
Reynolds
Georgia
N. S. Turner
Covington
Covington Mills
Clark Thread Company Acworth
Bibb Manufacturing Co
Chicopee Manufacturing Co
Cornelia
Clark Thread Co
Thomasville
Crompton Highlands Mills
Griffin
Grantville Co
Enterprise
Augusta
Bibb Mfg, Co
Thomaston Mills
Thomaston
B. F. Goodrich Co
Martha Mills
Silvertown
Cotton Manufacturing Association of Georgia
Vacation Bible School Set at Nazarene Church
The Nazarene Church will start Vacation Bible School on June 11 with daily hours from 2 to 4 50 p m A reliable corps of workers is available and all are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Nazarene Church
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T. J. Poole
Boyt Turner
Albert Guinn
Ann Guinn
Grady Humber
Charlotte McCants
Mary Carolyn Joiner
Margaret Tante
Mary Ellen Allen
J. A. Hardwick
Joseph Pye
Bill Hardwick
John Hardwick
Harry Lovvorn
Ann Benns
Steve Bazemore
Walter Wilson
Doris Culverhouse
Lawson Wilson
Cas Montgomery
Frances Montgomery
Jno. H. Stanford
Jim Brewer
Charley
Miss Shirley Dunn
Bishop
Shell Oil
Turner
Daytona Beach
Fla
Vacation Bible School
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