Esteemed Arthur Benson Honored by Students and Community
Observers praise Mr. Arthur Benson for his long service in Marion County education. A Buena Vista High School junior prints a tribute detailing his birth in 1919, teaching years, Army service, superintendent tenure, and civic work with Lions Club PTA and educational associations. The piece lauds his dedication to equal, high quality schooling and his plans for a new school program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Benson
Benson
Carmen Carter
Buena Vista High School
Marion County Patrot
Irene Kirksey
Butler
Taylor County
Brantley
University of Georgia In
Athens
Kappa Delta, Pi
Education Club
Marion County
Arthur Jerry Benson
Lions Club
PTA
American Legion
V.F.W
Better Home Contest
Board of Health
Marion County Green Council
Georgia Education Association
Georgia Association of County
National Educational Association
Marion County Teachers Association
National Association of Rural
Georgia Association of School Administrators
American Association of School Administrators
Royal Ambassador Rally Set At Marshallville Baptist Church
Next Sunday at 3 pm the first Royal Ambassador rally for boys nine and older will be held at Marshallville Baptist Church. Attendees include boys from Thorpe Memorial Montezuma Roberta Perry Warner Robins and Marshallville with Rev Teommy Jones of Preston and Plains delivering the closing message I Assert My Allegiance to Jesus Christ. All Rehoboth Baptist Association churches are urged to send representatives even if not Royal Ambassadors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshallville Baptist Church
Thorpe Memorial
Montezuma Roberta
Perry
Warner Robins
Marshallville
Teommy Jones
Preston and
Plains
Jesus Christ
Rehoboth Baptist Association
Army troops march through Butler en route to Fort Benning
Army units and materiel pass through Butler from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday en route to Fort Benning from Fort Bragg. North Atlantic Treaty Organization observers will include generals and rear admirals from several nations for Joint Civilian Orientation Conference No. 18 at Fort Benning.
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Fort Benming
Fort Bragg
N. C
Columbus
North Atlantic Treaty
Ft. Benning
Infantry
Jean Valluy
Stylianos Pallas
Greece
Fort Benning
Panysiotis Kanellopoloos
Adm
S. Ramlau-Hansen
Denmark
Cesare Gandini
Italy
Baron A. P. del Marnel
Luxembourg
Th. Corp
Netherlands
Georgia postmasters elect Gibson president and Finley editor
Dan L. Gibson of Albany was chosen as president of the Georgia Chapter National Association of Postmasters at the Macon convention’s final session. Arley Finley of Hazelhurst was elected editor of the Cracker Postmaster. other officers include Ellington Jefferson first VP Johnston Cordele second VP and Mundy Rockmart along with Harwell Oxford as district directors. The group endorsed postmaster salary reforms and parcel weight limits, voted to meet next year in Savannah, and noted the retiring president Vernon Roberts of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Dan L. Gibson
Albany
Georgia
National Association of Postmasters
Gibson
J. Storey Ellington
Jefferson
Wylie H. Johnston
Cordele
Hilda Lowe
Crawford
Mildred Y. Moore
Nunez
Ed H. Osborne
Avondale Estates
Arley Finley
Hazelhurst
Cracker
Agnes Mundy
Rockmart
Wilbur N. Harwell
Oxford
Arthur Summerfield
Congress
J.tracy Moore
NAP
G. B. Connell
I. Mercer University
Norman A. Abas
Savannah
Vernon Roberts
Monticello
Bridge over Flint River let to Leo L Barber Co
State Highway Department awarded contracts totaling 5,628,002 for 26 bridges and road repairs, about 640,423 under the 6,268,126 estimate. One major award was for the Flint River bridge near Crowell church connecting Taylor and Crawford counties, let to Leo L Barber Co of Moultrie for 183,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Flint River
Crowell Church
Taylor
Crawford Counties
Leo L. Barber Co
Moultrie
Trussell Represents Taylor County In Vocabee Finals
Miss Jeanette Trussell of Reynolds High School represented Taylor county in the Vocabee finals at Columbus Thursday night. She placed well in the contest sponsored by the Columbus Ledger with co sponsor Butler Herald. First in the final at Winton High School was Sue Worley of Heard County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Worley
Heard County High School
Jeanette Trussell
Reynolds Hgh
Taylor County
Columbus
Trussell
Columbus Ledger
Butler Herald
R.W. Brown
The
Ledger
Georgia
Alabama
Winton High School
Heard County
Washington, D. C
Ralston Hotel
Chvp
Butler High School Calendar Of Coming Events
Butler High School presents a list of events through May and June including PTA meetings, banquets, senior day, graduations, and student recitals. Notable items include Senior Day at 11 A M on May 16, graduation May 28 at 8 30 P M, and seniors departing June 1 at 2 47 PM for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler High School
Ft. Valley
Washington
Music Recital Rescheduled One Week Earlier
Illness in the class of Mrs. J W Edwards moves the recital to Thursday evening May 27 at 8 p m in the Methodist church. The public is invited to attend with listed students performing including Her schel Walker Elizabeth Mathews Merrill Harbuck Emogene Spillers Isabella Gordy Patsy Posey Anne Ann Barrow Sandra McInvale Carloetta Pye Carolyn Joiner Lynn Mitchell Patricia Montgomery Elaine Posey Ellen and Jimmy Locke Margaret and Herbert Tante Tom Cochran Robert Peacock Ellen and Dudley Eubanks Katrina Cheek Mitzie Towser Olivia Suggs Judy and Edwina Davis Gloria Gilson Angharad and Jimmy Carmichael Shirley and Jimmy Barrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Edwards
Methodist Church
Herschel Walker
Elizabeth Mathews
Merrill Harbuck
Emogene Spillers
Isabella Gordy
Patsy Posey
Anne Ann Barrow
Sandra McInvale
Carloetta Pye
Carolyn Joiner
Lynn Mitchell
Patricia Montgomery
Elaine Posey
Ellen
Jimmy Locke
Margaret
Herbert Tante
Tom Cochran
Robert Peacock
Dudley Eubanks
Katrina Cheek
Mitzie Towser
Olivia Suggs
Judy
Edwina Davis
Gloria Gilson
Angharad
Jimmy Carmichael
Shirley
Jimmy Barrow
Parents urged to bring children for school immunizations
Pre school clinics run at the health department each Tuesday morning urge parents with children entering school in September to bring their offspring for immunizations against diphtheria whooping cough typhoid and smallpox.
Death of J T Cochran in Rupert at 62
Prominent Taylor County citizen J Thomas Cochran died of a heart attack at his Rupert home about 5 this morning after a brief illness. He was 62, survived by his wife Frances, mother Mary E Cochran, a son Robert of Butler, seven sisters, four grandchildren, and multiple business interests including cotton warehouse, fertilizer plant, Standard Oil agency, a bank directorship, and farm operations. Funeral plans were incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Thomas Cochran
Taylor County
Rupert
Cochran
This
Mary E. Cochran
W. T
Butler
Standard Oil Agency
Frances Stewart
County
Robert Cochran
Ed Elliston
Fred Harvey
Frank Callahan
Jim Smith
Dawson
W. M. Mathews
A. E. Locke
Z. R. McCorkle
Tom
Bob
Fran
Nita Cochran
Seventeen Reynolds Students to Receive Diplomas May 25th
Seventeen Reynolds high school students are listed to graduate in the coming weeks. Names include Sylvia Underwood Patsy Robertson Joyce McDaniel Jeanette Trussell Lillian Byrd Shirley Hobbs Paul Bartlett Sidney Jones Riley Windham Donald Wainwright Lester Slaton David Montgomery James Hartley Marvin Hartley Vance Childers Paul Pierce and Woody Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds High School
Sylvia Underwood
Patsy Robertson
Joyce McDaniel
Jeanette Trussell
Lillian Byrd
Shirley Hobbs
Paul Bartlett
Sidney Jones
Riley Windham
Donald Wainwright
Lester Slaton
David Montgomery
James Hartley
Marvin Hartley
Vance Childers
Paul Pierce
Woody Nelson
Crawford County seniors depart for Washington New York trip
Crawford County High School senior class left Sunday for a class trip to Washington and New York after a year of work and anticipation. Leaders include Charles Bentley president of the class with T C Glover as sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford School
New York
Washington
Crawford County High School
Shirley Bennett
Charles Bentley
Winifred Bowers
Roy Busbee
Winifred Carroll
Eleanor Chapman
Margaret Davis
Rita DuBose
Ray Dean Giles
Bennie Gordon
Ann Grant
Shirley Guthrie
Barbara Hancock
Janis Harris
Frances Hays
Jane Hogg
Sandra Horne
Jack Hudson
Betty Joyner
Bobby Joyner
Don Lindsey
Carolyn Long
Eugene Mason
Harold Presley
Reggie Rowell
Gloria Sandefur
Luleen Sandefur
Paul Smith
June Stewart
Garland Watkins
Joan Watkins
T. C. Glover
Mrs Oliphant Receives Notable Wesleyan Appointment
Wesleyan College announces two new student promotion representatives for next year. Lucia Hutchinson, a Wesleyan graduate and former Miss Georgia 1953, will begin duties June 1. Jeanette Oliphant, longtime Butler resident and former Georgia educator, also joins, with prior teaching at the Georgia Academy for the Blind and studies at Peabody College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Joseph Martin
Wesleyan College
Lucia Hutchinson
Jeanette Oliphant
Miss Hutchinson
Wesleyan
Georgia
Macon
Columbus
Oliphant
Butler
Jeanette’ Wallace
Henry P
Siddie Frierson Wallace
Frank Oliphant
State Normal School
Athens
Peabody College
Wesleyan Conservatory
Miss Ella Cameron Dies at 85 in Americus
Americus reports the death of Miss Ella Cameron aged 85 an esteemed resident. She was born and raised in Americus a longtime Methodist church member and frequent Butler visitor. She was sister to the late Mrs W P Arthur Jim Cameron and J R Cameron all of Americus. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon with Rev W E Scott officiating and burial followed at Oak Grove cemetery Americus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Cameron
Americus
Cameron
Methodist Church
W. P. Arthur
Jim Cameron
J.R. Cameron
Miss Cameron
W. E. Scott
Oak Grove Cemetery
Macon Boy Dies After Self Inflicted Knife Wound
A 13 year old Macon student at Tabernacle school died after the knife he wrestled for struck his own chest. Police said Bouyer apparently aimed to slash a classmate but the blade entered him. He was taken to Macon hospital and died thirty minutes later. The other boy was unhurt.
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Macon
Eddie Bouyer
T. R. Hinson
O. D. Williams
Bouyer
Tabernacle School
Bibb County Peach Grower Ships First Peaches of Season
The first peaches of the 1954 Georgia crop were shipped from Macon on Friday. Five half bushel baskets of Mountain Rose were picked at W. C. Glawson Orchard in Bradley Jones County and packed at Mrs. Pat Hungerford's nearby packing house. Three baskets went to Jacksonville's East Coast Fruit Exchange and two to Green and Milan in Atlanta. Additional shipments will be packed Monday at Mrs. Hungerford's shed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Georgia
W. C. Glawson
Bradley
Jones County
Pat Hungerford
East Coast Fruit Exchange
Jacksonville
Green
Milan
Atlanta
Butler High Seniors Honor Day Fronted by Guest Speaker
Butler High Senior class will be honored during Sunday morning church services at 11 o clock with Hon D Wells of Ft Valley as guest speaker. Morning worship follows Sunday school at 10. Youth Fellowship meets 6 15 pm, adult counselor Frank Riley urges attendance. Evening service at 8 features pastor’s message. Circle and Junior Fellowships meet Tuesday and Wednesday. Church activities outlined for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bazemore
D. Warner Wells
Ft. Valley
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Frank Riley
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Macon's Entry Wins Georgia Beauty Crown for 1954
Mary Jane Doar, a 19 year old Wesleyan student from Macon, won Miss Georgia 1954 in Columbus. The brunette sang two Gershwin tunes in talent and wore a red evening gown. This marks the third straight Wesleyan winner, following Lucia Hutchinson and Neva Langley.
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Columbus
Mary Jane Doar
Macon
Georgia
Wesleyan
Miss Dear
Hutchinson
Columbus Junior Chamber ,of Commerce
Ellaville Businessman Harold Ware Killed in Auto Mishap
Harold Ware 42 a Ellaville local and Belware Tourist Court proprietor died Friday night when his station wagon left the highway north of Barnesville, plunged down an embankment and overturned twice. A World War II veteran, Ware also led the U S Highway 19 Association for years. He was en route to Newnan to spend Mother's Day with his mother.
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Ellaville
Newnan
Harold Ware
Belware Tourist Court
Hammock Couple Open Electrical Appliance Shop in Butler
Mr and Mrs George Hammock open an electrical appliance shop in Butler located between Citizens State Bank and Edwards Service Station. The new business offers electrical repair service and installations along with a complete Crosley Appliances line.
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George Hammock
Butler
Citizens State Bank
Edwards
Crosley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Finley
Community House
Barbara McCorkle
Methdist
Ruffin
Aptist Church
Nazarene Church
J. T. Cochran
Reynolds
Bibb County
Butler High
Warner Wells
Hoke Hatcher
Mrs. Hammock
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