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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
8
Reynolds residents record a string of weekend and weekday visits with relatives and friends in Decatur Macon Perry Buena Vista Atlanta Sylvester Emory University and Fort Benning. Notables include Lt Fred Tittle from Souther Field and Major Dan Beeland returning home on furlough.
One two horse walking cultivator one good second hand farm mule and a 1932 model B VY Ford Tudor for sale. Price reasonable. See or write James Gray Reynolds Ga for details.
Advertisement notes heavy breed baby chicks ready for order at Worthwhile Hatcheries 101 W North Ave Baltimore MD. Price listed is 200 chicks for 13.00 with payment with order and free delivery.
John Mims Jr celebrated his sixth birthday with a party Friday afternoon. Guests enjoyed blindfold games and a tail on the donkey activity, with Mickey Stone and Frances Thompson tying for first and earning prizes. Ice cream, lemonade, and cakes followed, with photos taken of attendees including Mickey Stone and Molly Jones among others.
Mrs. Lizzie Gilbert visited the Buckners Sunday. Lillian Brown returned home after time with the Locke family near Butler. B B Watson was guest of Culver and Hall. Oscar Martin of Albany visited home folks here last week. Ward Edwards of Butler stayed with the Browns. Henry Cosby visited Butler friends Butler. Jack Culverhouse and Junior Braddy saw Sammy Edwards recently. O M Martin returned from Montgomery hospital where she had surgery and is improving. Mrs. Carl Brown visited Clarke with her children last week. James and Doris Martin were guests of Ferrell and Jackie Driskell at Butler.
The notice lists numerous weekend visits and Sunday stops among families in Thomaston Butler Columbus and Americus. Names include Whatley White Heath Parker Neisler Smith Wilson Gilson Suggs and others with durations described as weekend Sunday or Monday gatherings.
Judge Forest Chapman in Sarasota approved a $200,000 legal fee for Tampa firm Kirk and Williford for eight years of divorce litigation over John Ringling. The estate is valued around $20 million with $6 million in claims. Mary Ringling contested the divorce to the state supreme court twice.
The Gordon Carson Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy sponsored Memorial Day exercises at Reynolds Methodist Church on April 27. Rev. Leon Edwards delivered the address and praised heroes of the 1860s and 1940s.
Mr. Robert Waller of Emory at Oxford visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Waller this weekend. Miss Mildred Woodall stayed with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Cromer of Ideas. Mrs. J. T. Chapman visited Atlanta with her son Monroe Chapman. The Poseys and Armenda Purvis joined Brannon Montgomery for Sunday supper. Louise Daniel spent Saturday night with Erma Woodall. The Heaths of Junction City were guests of the Whittingtons. Gardner Pye and family were visitors of U. G. Wall and wife Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Harold Taunton and Ann visited Mr and Mrs N H Hobbs over Sunday and Monday. Theus and Annie B Hobbs were guests, with several local families and Thomaston visitors noted. A chicken supper drew attendees and the Hobbs family welcomed a move to a new home near Austins mill.
Christian Science Lesson-Sermon on Adam and Fallen Man to be read in churches worldwide next Sunday. The Golden Text declares Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead and Christ shall give thee light. Scriptural citations include The Lord knoweth the days of the upright and their inheritance forever. The Science and Health passage affirms divine science clears error with Truth and man as coexistent with God, perfect and upright.
Miss Elliott Rees of Columbus has been named Wesleyan Girl of the Year for 1943 44 at Wesleyan College Macon The honor honors leadership service and scholarship and was chosen from 15 nominees by the faculty with Watchtower staff input Runners up were Sarah Veatch Martha Weaver Mary Frances Marlin Martha Martin and Eleanor Hoyt Rees is the youngest Wesleyan and is the daughter of Rev A W Rees superintendent of the Columbus district of the South Georgia Conference of the Methodist church This is the third sister at Wesleyan with Lee Rees serving as librarian at Emory University medical library Frances Rees is librarian at Savannah
Winder Georgia prepares to obtain a $560000 airport with a planned $1 million cost in five years. The Chapel church community learned the city county committee dropped plans to acquire 300 acres near the Chapel Christian church, easing local concerns.
The announcements detail current validity and expiration dates for meats fats and butter red stamps, processed foods blue stamps, sugar stamps, shoes and airplane stamps, gasoline and fuel oil allocations. May 1 date marks new indeterminates for several stamps while specific expiration dates are set for others.
Legal notice in Taylor Superior Court requiring Lillie Mae Carter to appear in October 1944 to answer O W Carter's complaint for total divorce. Court warns that default will proceed. Judge T Hicks Fort presiding. Thelmon Jarrell Clerk. W E Steed attorney for plaintiff.
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