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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1926
Page
2
A long list of visitors and gatherings in Reynolds and nearby towns. Mrs EB Hollis returns from Atlanta. Mr and Mrs Edmund Hurt and many others visit Macon and Rome. Several Bridge sessions and birthday party honored. For sale ear corn and hay offered by local farms. Multiple family and friend visits reported across Reynolds, Fort Valley, Cordele, Columbus, and Auburn Alabama.
Mrs Ricka Carson entertained the Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club at her country home last Wednesday. Ragged Robins and Roses decorated the living room where the game took place. Top score prize went to Mrs Eugene Joiner. A salad course with tea followed. Attendees included Mrs Syd Bryan, Mrs Lewis Ruffin, Mrs Walton Hodges, Mrs Sam Harp, Mrs Eugene Joiner, Mrs David Montfort, Mrs Ray Lucas and Miss Ethel Wigone of Macon.
Mr and Mrs Paul Hodges entertained the Night Bridge Club celebrating their wedding anniversary. The event featured a living room decor with pink roses, a Delmonico salad course, and a planned fish fry at Beach Wood Farm with members including Hinton Hurt Whatley Howard Neisler Wilson Montfort and Rickstarfon among others.
Mr and Mrs E L Brooks of Reynolds announce the marriage of their daughter Daisy Dean to Mr A W Almgren of Newberry South Carolina. The ceremony took place April 26 1926 at Newberry. Afterward the bride and groom were entertained by Mrs J O Peason a bride’s cousin. The couple will honeymoon in various parts of South Carolina.
Reynolds Baptist Church asks attendees to wear a red rose if their mother is living and a white rose if her mother is dead next Sunday May 14 The pastor will preach on The Family and the service will include appropriate music All are welcome for a hopeful inspiring Day of worship
Reynolds Ga notice seeking two men to supply customers in nearby communities for McNess Sanitary Products. Men must own a good car, be of high character, and can be their own boss. Credit furnished for acceptable agreement. Call at the house Saturday afternoon or any evening after 7.00 P M. Jenkins Reynolds Ga.
The death of Big Mack Turner occurred April 28 at the Foster plantation of Mr. C H Neisler where he had long been employed. He was a trusted, courteous, and honest figure in the community, valued for his faithfulness and respect for superiors. His passing marks a loss of an enduring old-time colored citizen in the county.
Mrs D Caslow seeks to buy nitrate of soda bags at five cents each. Accepts bags with holes at same price, delivered to Neisler's Warehouse Reynolds Ga. Also mentions cheap kitchen furniture from Renson and a move from the city with residence details.EP Musslewhite confirms a related note.
Dry pine stove wood offered by B P Jones. One ton truckload priced at four dollars.
A Hampton family story describes two girls hearing a mysterious noise and discovering the culprit was a mouse rattling fruit jars. The tale shifts to a classroom reflection on drama history, tracing its evolution from medieval Miracle and Morality plays to Elizabethan interludes and Shakespearean drama.
Local buyers offer 18 cents per pound for hens and the highest cash price for gal fryers. Bring all you have for sale and any fresh eggs for market price. P A Jenkins and B Byrd invite willing sellers to respond.
Taylor Mill residents report a Sunday sing and several visitors from Macon and nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. Buford Tucker hosted guests Mrs. Louise Saunders and others, while Agnes Youngblood returned from Junction City to be with relatives. Additional notes mention Miss Pearl Ham Lim Ham and Nettie Windham visiting, with Blanello Youngblood listed as a recent guest near Oglethorpe relatives.
In 1926 W Barrow died while planting corn near his Fort Valley home Fine View farm. He with Christ as a youth joined the Methodist Church. He leaves three daughters two brothers and a sister and many relatives. His plain life honored honesty and uprightness and he is mourned by family and friends.
The Taylor County Institute formed by the colored teachers met at Butler and Reynolds to set monthly meeting dates and duties. Members must attend or face reporting to the County School Superintendent. a ten cent monthly dues was established to fund operations. An May 1 1926 Reynolds meeting was noted with Solomon of Reynolds, Ga as signer.
Joan, queen of Scotland, known as Joan of the Tower for being born in the Tower of London, married to King David at age eight.
A brief reflection notes that realizing our own ignorance is softened by the belief that others also pretend to know more than they do. The piece suggests humility and caution in judging others.
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