Spaceman Shepard Receives Nation’s Quiet Hero Welcome
Washington applauds Cmdr. A B Shepard Jr. for Freedom 7 suborbital flight. President Kennedy awards the Distinguished Service Medal as 250000 citizens cheer in the capital. Shepard deflects praise to the team and emphasizes collective achievement.
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President Kennedy
Washington, D. C
America
J. F. Kennedy
White House
Capitol
Capitol Hill
Congress
State Department
Cmdr
A. B. Shepard Jr
Tam
Shepard
East Derry
N.H
Cape Canaveral
Fla
R. R. Gilruth
Mercury
Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Missile Range
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Louise
North Attleboro
Mass
Kennett Square
U.S
Beef Cattle Field Day Planned at Georgia Experiment Station
A beef cattle field day for Georgia growers is announced for next Tuesday at the Experiment Station in Experiment, Georgia. The event, held by the Georgia Cattlemen's Association, opens with registration at 9:15 a.m. and program activities starting 9:30 a.m., followed by a cattlemen's meeting at 2:30 p.m. after a tour of the station's beef cattle farm.
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Experiment Station
Experiment
Georgia
Ga. Cattlemen’s Association
Revival in Progress At Tabernacle Center Butler
A revival continues nightly through May at the Revival Center three miles north of Butler. Evangelist Rev. Lewis Kelly leads services with Rev. R. E. Barnette as pastor in the Back to the Cross revival effort.
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Tabernacle
Butler
Lewis Kelly
R. E. Barnette
Butler High School Announces 1961 Graduation Schedule
The Butler High School calendar lists events for the 1961 graduation. May 14 church events through May 23 commencement at 8:30 p.m. include Class Night May 21 and the Baccalaureate on May 19 with 53 graduates, among many names and honors. Georgia Highway Board bids set for May 19 total about 12.6 million for 42 projects in 40 counties including Interstate 75 work in Crisp, Dooly, Houston, and Atlanta area interchanges.
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Hwy. Board of Ee
Butler High School
Nazarene Church
Atlanta
Highway Board
Jim Gillis
State Highway Department
Georgia
Gillis
Crisp County
Turner County
Cordele
DeKalb County
Candler Road
Lithonia
Tazewell
Five Points
Five Points School
Bob Jernigan
Marion County
Buena Vista
Talbot County
Talbotton
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Fort Valley College Military Day Set With ROTC Drills
Fort Valley State College in Georgia hosts its fifth annual military science field day on Friday. The 165 member ROTC unit will conduct squad and platoon drills in the afternoon with support from Warner Robins Air Force Base including a helicopter and $1 million electronic equipment shop. Ft Benning will send three army officers and Sarah Rebecca Frink of Statesboro, military queen, along with her lady in waiting Evelyn Jordan of Athens, will be presented in the afternoon.
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Ft. Valley
Ft. Valley State College
Warner Robins Air Force Base
Ft. Benning
Sarah Rebecca Frink
Statesboro
Evelyn Jordan
Athens
Manchester To Get Third More People
Manchester voters approve a city limits extension by 614 to 322 in a referendum. Annexation will take effect January 1, expanding the area and population to just over 6,000 with needed water, sewage, and gas lines to serve the new territory.
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Manchester
Reynolds P.T.A. to Install Officers in May Meeting
The Reynolds PTA will install new officers at the final school year meeting. A covered dish supper is scheduled for May 15 at 7:30 p.m. All parents teachers and friends of the school are invited.
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Reynolds P.T.A
Brother and Sister Win Honors at Mercer Literary Meet
Miss Angharad Carmichael and Jimmy Carmichael, daughter and son of Rev. and Mrs. James M. Carmichael, former Butler citizens now of Richland, won top honors at the State Literary solo competition at Mercer. Angharad took first in girls voice solo. Jimmy placed second in boys solo voice and in piano.
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Angharad Carmichael
Jimmy Carmichael
James M. Carmichael
Butler
Richland
Mercer
Angharad
Jimmy
Three Drown Near Waycross In Family Boat Accident
In Brantley County between Hoboken and Blackshear a 12 foot boat with seven family members overturned Sunday. Victims include P. E. Griffin 51 a Waycross carpenter and his daughters Norma 11 and Bernice 9.
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Waycross
Brantley
Hoboken
Blackshear
P. E. Griffin
Carpentier
Norma
Bernice
Tornado Toll Climbs Across Western States
Tornadoes swept from Texas toward Kentucky over the weekend, killing at least 12 people in Arkansas Missouri and Illinois with additional deaths in Oklahoma and a Cairo Illinois crash. Flash floods, flooded streets and widespread destruction forced evacuations and left hundreds homeless. National guardsmen patrolled affected towns as storms disrupted multiple states.
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Atlanta
Texas
Kentucky
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
Oklahoma
Stamford
Tex
Madisonville
Kansas
Iionis
Harrison
Ark
Pineville
Cairo
Midway
Yellville
Chetopah
Leavenworth
Columbus
Kan
Dexter
Willow Springs
Oil Trough
Clark Ridge
Kansas City
Moorman
Plains
mid-Mississippi Valley
New Mexico
Rockies
Tennessee Valley
Midlands
Indiana
Ed Goddard Appointed to Georgia Industrial Council
Edward M. Goddard, Reynolds merchant and longtime civic leader, has been named a member of the Industrial Development Council of the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce. The council gathers 100 leaders to guide Georgia's industrial growth and economy.
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Georgia State Chamber of Commerce
Edward M. Goddard
Industrial Development Council
Georgia
Goddard
Reynolds
County Red Cross
Reynolds Methodist Church
Reynolds Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Taylor County
Recitals May 15 for Mrs Ruffin's Pupils
Mrs Ruffin presents pupils from the elementary school in a recital next Monday at 8 00 pm in the high school cafeteria Followed by a high school recital Tuesday at 8 00 pm The public is invited to attend both events in the school venue.
Death Notice Walter W. Mitchell Sr. of Musella
Mr. Walter W. Mitchell Sr. of Musella died May 4. Funeral rites were held Saturday at Roberts Chapel.
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Walter W. Mitchell
Musella
Roberta
Byrd Attacks Kennedy School Desegregation Plan
Lt. Gov. Byrd of Georgia condemned Kennedy's desegregation proposal saying it would cause chaos in the South and would not be enacted. House Speaker Geo L. Smith and State School Supt. Purcell also opposed the plan citing threats to federal aid and state control of education.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Kennedy
Vandiver
Louisville
Knoxville
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Byrd
South
House
Geo. L. Smith
Purcell
Frank Hughes
The
Gay Education Assn
Fred Brown Crowned State FBLA Speaking Champion
Fred Brown of Butler FBLA Chapter 1206 won first in the public speaking contest at the State FBLA Convention held May 5-6 at Rock Eagle. He will represent Georgia at the National Convention in Washington, D C, June 11-13. Also attending were Wilhelmina Neisler, Lynda Barfield, John Childs, Jimmy Casey, Alice Koring, Ellen Allen, Betty Gee, with sponsors Mrs B H Neisler and Mrs Edyth Guy.
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Rock Eagle
Fred Brown
Butler Fbla
Georgia
Washington, D. C
Wilhelmina Neisler
Lynda Barfield
John Childs
Jimmy Casey
FBLA
Alice Koring
Ellen Allen
Betty Gee
B. H. Neisler
Edyth Guy
Downward Trend Continues in Georgia Highway Deaths
Georgia traffic deaths show a downward trend with 265 fatalities in the first four months, down from 320 a year ago. The Ga Department of Public Safety reports an overall 17 percent decrease, with April among months contributing to the drop as per Col. W. P. Trotter's official statistics.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Department of Public Safety
W. P. Trotter
Mr. Cook Named to American Hereford Association
Mr. Cook is listed among 211 Hereford breeders named to membership in the American Hereford Association during March. The additions push the association total to a record 39,413 members nationwide.
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American Hereford Association
Funeral Services Friday Afternoon For Mrs Leila Foy
Funeral services are held Friday at Butler Methodist Church for Mrs Leila McCants Foy 86 widow of Col C W Foy with ministers J M Guest and Thos Dens and Ted Griner officiating. Burial at Camp Ground Union Cemetery beside ancestors. survivors include children Mrs Viola Foy Mrs W R Phillips Mr Ernest W Foy seven grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Edwards Funeral Home in charge.
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Taylor County
Leila McCants Foy
Atlanta
Foy
Col
C. W. Foy
K. B. McCants
Alice Gardner McCants
Butler Methodist Church
J. M. Guest
Thos. ‘Dens
Thomaston
Ted Griner
Butler
Sullins
Jim Gibson
Edward
Howard
Franklin
Asbury McCants
Hugh
C. J. Peterman
Old Camp Ground
Union
Viola Foy
W. R. Phillips
Ernest W. Foy
Jack M. Ormond
W. W. Phillips
Swainsboro
Janie Phillips
Edwards
Three Georgians Die In Weekend Highway Fatalities
An Atlanta report states a pedestrian and a boy on a bicycle died on Georgia roads this weekend while another Georgian perished in an out of state accident. James McAdams, 62, of Buchannan, was struck near Tallapoosa on State 100. Wayne Baskett, 13, of Scottdale, riding on U S 29 north of Decatur, died after a vehicle collision. B T Asborne of Albany died when a truck left a highway south of Greenville Florida.
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Atlanta
Georgia
James McAdams
Buchanan
Norh
Tallapoosa
Wayne McKinney Baskett
Scottdale
U. S. 29
Decatur
B. T. Asborme
Albany
Greenville
Fla
Spanish War Vets Meet in Fitzgerald Ga Annual Session
The Department of Ga of the United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary hold their annual convention this week in Fitzgerald at the Lee-Grant Hotel. Veterans who fought 63 years ago reminisce about experiences and enjoy reunions, noting many familiar faces are missing.
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Fitzgerald
Department of Ga
The
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
Lee-Grant Hotel
Taylor County Heart Fund Drive Surpasses Quota
Mr. C. H. Adams reports Taylor County's Heart Fund drive exceeded the $841.00 quota by contributing $862.64. He and co-chairmen thank Taylor County citizens for their generous support and assistance in making the campaign a success.
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C. H. Adams
Taylor County
Adams
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Frank Oliver
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