Fourth Grade Winners and Classroom News Highlights
Fourth grade notes celebrate Helen Bazemore and Ben Neisler for top writing improvement last quarter. Ann Gray rejoins class after illness. motto Never Give Up drives efforts. Mary Lucy Ballard joins arithmetic study, while relay races yield Donald Parks as winning captain. History covers War Between the States, and a geography test on the Plateau States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bazemore
Ben Neisler
Ann Gray Jack
Mary Lucy Ballard
Donald Parks
Local High School Chatter Tops Week in Reynolds
A mix of school news, celebrity mischief, and social happenings fills the Reynolds high school scene. The column lists students absent due to illness, visitors and hosting duties, and notes several attending the Junior-Senior prom in Reynolds Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie
Miriam Dreizin
Lorena Daniel
National Music Week Celebrations Highlight Local Programs
The community marks National Music Week with church and school programs. Students present readings, choruses, duets and instrumental pieces under the theme Music the Joy of the Universe. Secretary William H. Woodin, a noted musician, is remembered for valuing music training as a source of mental discipline and spiritual growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Byrd
St. Cecilians Valsette
A. L. Brown
Hazel Parks
Music
Laurette Fickling
Morcean Brilliante
Wollenhaupt
Miriam Dreizin
Rolfe
Wilma Gill
Dorothy Bazemore
Adams
Nevin
Clyde Afay Green
Aaron Dreizin
Dance of the Rosebuds
Keats
Marjorie Walker
St. Cecilians
MacDowell
Wm. H. Woodin
Woodin
Mother's Day Origin in 1908 In Philadelphia
Miss Anne Jarvis of Philadelphia urged her pastor in 1908 to establish a nationwide day of tribute for mothers. The idea grew into a holiday honoring mothers and their sacrifices, spreading beyond the city through advocacy and local efforts.
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Anne Jarvis
Philadelphia
Mother’s Day Tribute and Poems Featured by Butler High
The article recalls the origin of Mother’s Day from early sermons and a 1913 Congress resolution designating the second Sunday in May for honoring mothers. It notes local observances by churches and schools, including Butler High School’s English department presenting original poems and biographies of mothers. Student poems by Forest Brown and Horace Joiner illustrate the sentiment of the day.
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the Butler High School
Ode To My Blessed Mother Poem Card
A ninth grade student Frances Booth writes a devotional poem praising a mother. The verse extols a mother’s love and unwavering support, wishing her long life and declaring her the greatest friend and joy in the speaker’s heart.
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Frances Booth
A Mother’s Worth Beyond All Bells and Bands
A student poem praising mothers highlights a gray hair bent by toil and worn hands, arguing that a mother’s care surpasses even the greatest bands. The piece ends with the line that only God can make a mother, attributed to Bessie Dreizin, 10th Grade.
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Bessie Dreizin
Mother Always Knew Best Motto in 10th Grade Verse
A 10th grade student Harley Riley writes a poem praising a mother's unwavering support and guidance. The piece extols a mother's selfless sacrifices, enduring interest in a child’s life, and confident advice that helps overcome challenges.
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Mother
Mother's Day tribute in Georgia rural carriers column
Edited by Dc. C Wall Ellaville Georgia the weekly GEORGIA R L C COLUMN offers a Mother's Day appeal to honor mothers wives and children with reflections on maternal sacrifice. It urges readers to celebrate next Sunday May 18 and remember those who have cared for families and those now resting in peace.
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Georgia R.L.C
Dc. C. Wall
Ellaville, Ga
See, & Treas
Mother Love and F F A Notes From Taylor County
A poem praises mothers and the article reports on a recent F F A meeting on May 3 with talks, goals, and a plan to send members to Abraham Baldwin College for initiation. It discusses improving egg production, culling, and expectations for layers, with comments from Lewis Garrett, F F A reporter.
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Abraham Baldwin College
Tifton
C. R. Brown
Taylor County
Lewis Garrett
Tribute to Mothers Sabbath Inspires Quiet Reflection
The passage urges honoring mothers as saintly lives who sacrificed for others and taught right deeds. It invites a personal visit to their resting place to plant a flower and reflect on what that life meant, calling for a year’s greatest tribute to mothers.
Carriers Support House Bill on Rural Delivery Pay
In a follow up to last week we report strong carrier backing for H R 8939 now before the Senate. Georgia carriers expect bipartisan support and praise the measure for future security, despite a potential $75 to $80 annual pay cut per carrier to modernize routes and consolidate surplus staff while expanding home rural delivery service nationwide.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Georgia
House
Journal
Atlanta
Therby
Congress
Payroll Trends At Federal Agencies In March Report
Washington dispatch notes the Civil Service Commission payroll shows 623,599 executive branch workers on March 31, with 81,569 in Washington DC. The Post Office employed 267,189 nationwide, including carriers and clerks. Total hires rose 11,807 since February 28, while rural delivery staff fell. The piece cites post office discrimination concerns versus other agencies, vetoed minimum pay for postal substitutes, Mothers Day 3 cent stamps, and HR 8919 awaiting Senate action.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
District of Columbia
Post Office Department
Postal Service
CWA
District Convention Dates and Host Districts
Annual district conventions approach with May 30 as the event date. Districts 1 through 5 list host cities and counties, including Swainsboro Emanuel County and Montezuma Macon County as hosts. Information on meeting places is incomplete, and the Fifth District notes monthly meetings.
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Swainsboro
Emanuel County
Emanuel
Montgomery
Treutlen
Wheeler
Bryan
Bulloch
Burke, Candler
Chatham
Effingham
Evans
Jenkins
Liberty Long
McIntosh
Screven
Tatnall
Toombs
Baker, Brooks
Colquitt
Calhoun
Decatur
Doughtery
Early
Grady
Miller
Mitchell
Seminole
Thomas
Tift
Worth
Montezuma
Macon
Peach
Schley
Sumter
Taylor
Ben Hill
Chattahoochee
Clay
Crisp
Dodge
Dooly
Haris
Houston, Lee
Marion Muscogee
Pulaski
Quitman Randolph
Stewart
Terrel
Turner
Webster and Wilcox
Warm Springs
Meriwether County
Butts
Carroll
Clayton
Coweta
Fayette
Heard
Henry
Lamar
Meriwether Newton
Pike
Spalding
Talbot
Troup
Upson
Fifth District
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Millery
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Ray Taunton
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Miss Ray
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Ita Richardson
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