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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
2
Reynolds residents host and visit relatives across Georgia and nearby states. Many trips include Macon, Atlanta, Columbus, and Valdosta with relatives, friends, and university affiliates visiting over weekends and holidays. Community figures, military personnel, and students appear in travels and gatherings.
For sale two horse walking cultivator, one good second hand farm mule, one 1932 model B VY Ford Tudor automobile. Price reasonable. See or write James Gray Reynolds Ga.
Baltimore Maryland advertisement offers heavy breeds at 200 chicks for 13 dollars with payment with order and free delivery. The mail order sale highlights Worthwhile Hatcheries at 101 West North Avenue.
John Mims Jr celebrated his sixth birthday with a Friday party featuring blindfold games, pin the tail on the donkey, and Mother Goose rhyme prizes. Guests included Mickey Stone, Frances Thompson, Molly Jones, and Rebecca Mims hosted at the Mims home with dessert and gift opening.
Mrs Lizzie Gilbert visited Mr and Mrs J A Buckner Sunday. Mrs Lillian Brown returned home after visiting G D Locke family near Butler. Mrs B B Watson was guest of D W Culver and Mrs Jeffie Hall. Oscar Martin of Albany visited home folks last week. Ward Edwards of Butler was weekend guest of Rod Brown. Henry Cosby and wife visited James Butler. Jack Culverhouse and Junior Braddy visited Sammy Edwards. O M Martin returned Friday from Montgomery hospital Butler after an operation and is improving. Mrs Martin’s friends are glad she recovers. Mrs Carl Brown and children visited Mrs C C Clarke. James and Doris Martin visited Ferrell and Jackie Driskell at Butler.
Wesley residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Butler, Columbus, Thomaston, Americus, and Thomaston, including Mr. and Mrs. Lem Whatley with guests Warren White Royce Whatley and others, plus numerous Sunday dinners and Monday visits among local families. The notes list multiple social calls, dinners, and weekend stays across the area.
Tampa firm Kirk and Williford to receive 200000 dollars for representing John Ringling estate in an eight year divorce dispute. Judge Forest Chapman approved the payment in Sarasota. The Ringling estate was valued at about 20 million with six million in claims.
The Gordon Carson chapter of the U D C sponsored Memorial Day exercises at Reynolds Methodist Church on April 27. Rev Leon Edwards delivered the address introduced by Mrs F A Ricks. Winners of the essay contest on Nathan Bedford Forest were Earl Hightower Louie Wright and Evelyn Gaultney. The chapter also voted to donate 20 to the Red Cross.
Mark News Mr Robert Waller of Emory at Oxford visited his parents Mr and Mrs R D Waller over the weekend. Miss Mildred Woodall spent the weekend with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Cromer of Ideas. Mrs J T Chapman is in Atlanta visiting her son Mr Monroe Chapman. F E Posey and Miss Armenda Purvis were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Brannon Montgomery Sunday. Louise Daniel spent Saturday night with Erma Woodall. C B Heath of Junction City and Gardner Pye with family were Sunday guests of U G Wall.
Mr and Mrs Harold Taunton and Ann joined Mr and Mrs A G Taunton in visiting Mr and Mrs N H Hobbs over the weekend. Numerous locals attended a Friday chicken supper and new home moves were noted for B L Hobbs near Austins mill.
The weekly Christian Science Lesson-Sermon on Adam and Fallen Man will be read in Churches of Christ Scientist worldwide next Sunday. The Golden Text calls readers to awake and Christ to give light, while cited Bible verses affirm the upright's enduring inheritance. The Science and Health text by Mary Baker Eddy states Divine Science clears error with Truth, presenting man as co-existent with God and perfect.
Miss Elliott Rees of Columbus has been named Wesleyan Girl of the Year for 1943 44 at Wesleyan College Macon. The award honors leadership and is sponsored by the Watchtower and chosen by faculty from Watchtower nominees.
Winder Georgia works to acquire an air field with a $560000 cost plan and a projected million dollar price in five years. The Chapel Christian church community had feared loss of 300 acres near the church but was reassured that the site near the chapel area is no longer on the bidding list.
The government lists ration adjustments for meats fats butter sugar processed foods shoes airplane stamps gasoline and fuel oil. May 1 and May 7 become new validity dates. several stamps gain indefinite validity while others expire or extend through September or May.
In Taylor County Georgia O W Carter sues Lillie Mae Carter for total divorce. The defendant is ordered to appear at the next Superior Court session starting the first Monday in October 1944. The notice is signed by Judge T Hicks Fort and clerk Thelmon Jarrell with attorney W E Steed listed.
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