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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1927
Page
2
Sunday activities include Mrs. Lottie Marshall visiting in Atlanta and Mr. Harry Powell spending the day in Ambrose. A lost fox terrier offers a Liberal reward. Local society notes cover Baptist Woman's Missionary Society, Mothers Day program at Reynolds church, and social visits among Beeland, Ruffin, Newsom, Poe, and Carter families with multiple guests from Macon and Ft Valley.
The Reynolds School baseball team has three wins and one tie, defeating Roberta 8-9 in a one-d inning game and sweeping Butler 20-7 and 28-0. Lucile Griffith is added to the April Honor Roll for leading grades, while Lillian Mitchell earns merit as penmanship instructor at Mercer Summer School. Upcoming events include senior prom details, a lawn party, and a busy May calendar with graduations and recitals.
Mrs Sam Harp hosted a Bridge Club gathering last Wednesday with roses as decorations. Top score went to Mrs Gene Saunders, who received a dainty score pad. a salad course and dessert followed. Attendees included Mrs Clem Harp, Mrs Flowers, Mrs Lewis Ruf fin, Mrs Walton Hodges, Mrs Syd Bryan, Miss Elma Harp, and others.
John Proctor entertained the Duplicate Bridge Club Friday afternoon. The house was decorated with Dorothy Perkins roses and a delicious salad course was served. Present were Mrs R A Hinton, Mrs Ben Hinton, Mrs Thurman Whatley, Mrs Paul Hodges, Mr Ricks Carson, Mrs Eric Newsom and Mrs Clifford Whatley.
The Gordon Carson Chapter will meet Thursday May 26 at 3 o'clock at the home of Miss Melissa Ogburn with Mrs J A Pendergrast as joint hostess. This is the last meeting until September and the time for election of officers. full attendance urged. Jefferson Davis Program features Early Life of Davis with Miss Marie Barrow and Mrs M A Liffey, President of Confederacy, and Later Life with Mrs J D Beall. Fong Chapter.
Genuine Porto Rican potato plants available for delivery at two dollars per one thousand. Ordered by W D Harp of Oglethorpe Georgia. Contact Reynolds Ga for order reference dated four twenty eight eighty one.
H P Ogden agronomist Tennessee Experiment Station Knoxville told a Radio Short Course audience in Atlanta that legumes are essential for profitable farming in the southeast. He said legumes fix nitrogen and supply protein, stressing careful nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash use and warning that over-liming harms soil. winter legumes build soil, reduce leaching, and can pay back costs through livestock profits.
An organ crafted entirely from paper is installed in a Belgian church. The pipes are rolls of cardboard and the instrument is said to produce a clear and awe inspiring tone, drawing attention for its unusual construction and sound.
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