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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
2
Reynolds department notes list visits and gatherings in Butler Georgia with many names and trips to Macon Columbus Cordele and nearby towns. Local events include birthdays parties weddings anniversaries and a graduation attendance with multiple families mentioned.
A Tuesday evening April 28 reception celebrated the 10th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Howard Neisler. The home was decorated with pink roses and smilax. Mrs Whatley and Miss Helen Hodges greeted guests. Mr and Mrs Neisler welcomed them in the living room. Mrs Neisler wore pale green beaded Georgette, corsage sweet peas. Dining room featured pink and white decor with cream cake, pink unshaded tapers, bowls of sweet peas, pink and white mints. Guests and gifts filled the scene as Mrs Earl Wright, Mrs Ben Hinton and Miss Marion Hodges sang. About 150 visitors offered congratulations and wishes for happiness.
The Gordon Carson Chapter U D C held memorial exercises on April 28 at the school auditorium. World War crosses of honor were presented to Willis Saunders and J Edgar Whatley by president Mrs J Heisler. The program included a Memorial Address by Col Frank Willingham and musical selections by the Newsome Orchestra with Rev E E Rose and Rev Dumas as speakers, followed by a dinner at the Big Oak Hotel.
A Mexican arrest for attempted murder revealed the suspect said he shot at the wrong person. He was released and will be able to resume life, amid a legal review of the case.
A clipped quote from the Boston Evening Transcript notes that ambition wanes as it is easier to start from the bottom than to avoid ending there. The remark frames effort and outcome in stark terms.
The Reynolds High School notes celebrate W D Saunders earning top honors in two contests, including state competition in Barnesville and a Georgia state event in Columbia, S C. The piece also recalls a Memorial Address by Col Frank Willingham, junior baseball victory over Butler, visits by state officials, and upcoming commencement activities with seniors facing exams and events.
Mother's Day will be observed at the Baptist church Sunday morning with Sunday School at the regular hour. After lessons a splendid program is planned featuring Newsom Orchestra, choruses, and readings. There will be no sermon and the service will last about an hour and a half. All Sunday School members and friends are invited. Readings include God's Masterpiece by Susie E Newsom and Parents salute. Music by Walker Newsom and Mrs Hodges.
The Woman's Improvement Club of Reynolds met at Mrs. Ed Musslewhite's home last Thursday for a 1oz May meeting. Members voted to continue summer club work with monthly meetings, elected officers led by Miss Leach Bryan as president, and chose Mrs Earl Marshall as delegate to the Montezuma convention. A program featured talks on home as center of the universe, Mother’s Day topics, vocal and piano solos, readings, and a Mother’s Day prayer. Next gathering is June 3 at Mrs. C B Hicks with joint hostesses Mrs. Paul McDaniel and others.
Latest improved machinery and well equipped shop for Reynolds territory promises best quality material for half-soloing rubber heels finishing and polishing. Special attention to neatness and satisfactory work at reasonable prices. Trial requested before sending work elsewhere. Shop near side door of Hinton Hollis Hicks mercantile estab. Yours for service THOS McCRARY (Cu L)
A fragment notes a costly tomb erected in memory of Mahomet. It mentions diamonds and rubies in the decoration valued at 15,000,000 dollars, signaling immense expense and opulence surrounding the monument.
A garbled excerpt notes a portly man arrested for performing on the street without a license while references to a Mavis Actress and a film premiere appear in disjointed quotes. The fragment shows chaotic, sensational tone with clipped phrases and names in misplaced parentheses.
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