Columbus District Missionary Conference Highlights And Awards
The Columbus District Missionary Conference met at Butler Methodist Church with Mrs. I. W. House presiding. Highlights included stirring sermons on stewardship and service, reports of district auxiliaries rising in finance and children’s work, and a ceremony consecrating 11 young women for foreign service plus 13 deaconesses.
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Columbus
Missonary Conference
Butler Methodist Church
I. W. House
M. A. Shaw
Baxley
H. C. Griffin
Connie Fagan
Hamp Stephes Memorial
J. W. Edwards
Butler
J. D Dillard
Dublin
Washington, D. C
Woman's Auxiliary
Isaiah
Beauchamp
Griffin
House
M. Q. Williams
Reynolds Methodist Church
Lydia
Conyerson
Eli Garrett
Christworth
Woodland
Waverly Hall
Leland Moore
Advocate
Young Harris
McKey
Valdosta
Mesdames
Walter Suggs
Clarence Bazemore
Shaw
Reynolds
Roberts
Mark Methodist Church
C. F, Fickling
Help to Save the County From Disaster
A petition signed by many Taylor County peach and cotton growers urges local merchants to stop purchasing citrus fruit for the summer. They warn that finding grubs in any orange or grapefruit could trigger a county quarantine with dire consequences for all county interests.
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the Herald
Taylor County
Life of hail in Georgia and Tennessee field scene
In Macon on Sunday the temperature reached 82 in middle Georgia yet residents in Knoxville and Roberta gathered hailstones from last Wednesday to freeze ice cream for dinner. Willie Wright of Bible Tire Co observed a pile of hailstones as large as marbles proving the tale. Edwin Walker helped freeze ice cream. oak trees and cedars were damaged near Roberta. Powersville also reported a large hailpile lingering for days.
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Knoxville
Roberta
Willie Wright
Bible Tire Co
Macon
Wright
Edwin Walker
Powersville
Jalse
Fort Valley Peaches Are Off For Markets
The first of Peach county s peach crop was sent to markets Friday. Two crates of Mayflower peaches were shipped to Chicago and Cleveland. One crate was grown by W. W. Collins and shipped by R. L. Marchman, the other by Henry Hance and shipped by A. J. Evans. The fruit was noted as high quality and color. Peach growers say Mayflower peaches will move in cars next week. The 1929 season s first Georgia shipment earlier came from Reynolds by E. E. Payne.
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Fort Valley
Peach County
W. W. Collins
R. L. Marchman
Henry Hance
A. J. Evans
Chicago
Cleveland
Ft. Valley
Georgia
E. E. Payne
Reynolds
Mercer to Award Cum Laude Honors at 1929 Commencement
Mercer reports two seniors will graduate Cum Laude Hester Franklin Leroy of Clay Hill Georgia and William W Sillman of Gainesville. About 85 Bachelor of Arts 12 Bachelor of Laws seven Master of Arts four Bachelor of Science in Commerce one each of Theology Science Education and Education masters. Commencement runs June 2 3 with sermons and cap and gown ceremony. Dr John D Mell president of the Georgia Baptist Convention preaches. Dr Wm H Kilpatrick of Columbia University will deliver the baccalaureate address.
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Macon
Mercer
Hester Franklin Leroy
Clay Hill
William W. Sillman
Gainesville
J. C. Shelburne
First Baptist Church
John D. Mell
Georgia Baptist Convention
Wm. H. Kilpatrick
Teachers College
Columbia University
Reynolds Orders Car for Peach Shipment
Reynolds reports the first refrigerator car for peach shipments in carload lots was ordered Wednesday by peach growers in Reynolds territory from Cen ee railroad. The car will be loaded this week with Mayflowers mainly from KE Payne’s orchard, the state’s first crate shipper last week. Payne, winner of the honor six years running, received $20. He hopes to ship ten or twelve cars this season.
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Reynolds
Cenee
KE. E. Payne
Payne
Federal seed loan program halted for farmers in 1929 county
The Taylor County seed loan committee is advised by U S Department of Agriculture official L E White in Columbia to stop accepting new applications as federal funds for seed fertilizer and feed loans have nearly exhausted. Loans already issued must be repaid from crop proceeds with full compliance required. misuse or nonpayment will be prosecuted. Publicity urged in local papers to inform borrowers and the community.
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Taylor County
Columbia
S. C
L. E. White
White
C. H. Neisler
U. S. Dept. OF Agriculture Farmers’ Seed Loan Office
8. C
U. S
United States
Farmers’ Seed Loan Office
Masonic Lodge Notice Calls Members to Meeting
Regular communication of Fickling Lodge No. 129 F and A M will be held tomorrow night at 8 o clock. Full attendance is urgently requested as matters of importance are to be attended to.
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Fickling Lodge No. 129 F. & A. M
Central's shopmen to get wage increase
Notices posted in Macon shops of the Central of Georgia Railway announce a May 16 wage increase for all shopmen. Skilled mechanics gain five cents an hour, apprentices three cents, and common laborers two cents. About 1,150 men are employed in the Macon shops.
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Macon
Central of Georgia Railway
Central
Girls Wanted for Movie Careers at Grand Theatre
An opportunity in pictures invites girls with beauty and talent. See Marion Davies and William Haines in Show People at the Grand Theatre Reynolds Georgia on Thursday and Friday May 16th and 17th.
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Marion Davies
William Haines
Hollywood
Grand Theatre
Reynolds
Butler Teachers Named by Trustees 1929 30 Staff
The Butler public schools faculty for the 1929 1930 year was elected by the board. All current faculty members were re elected. Superintendent A E Shearer, who was re elected earlier, will head Roberta school. Chas R Brown of Richland has been elected and accepted as superintendent to succeed Shearer. Several others are waiting decision by next week including Elizabeth Brogdon Margaret Benns Ruth Wilson Hallie Peavy Palmer Lowe Helen Wilson Juanita Smith and Mrs Alex Gladstein in various departments.
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Butler Public Schools
Board of
A. E. Shearer
Roberta
Unaestood
Chas. R. Brown
Richland
Shearer
Elizabeth Brogdon
Margaret Benns
Atholine Childs
Ruth Wilson
Hallie Peavy
Palmer Lowe
Helen Wilson
Juanita Smith
Alex Gladstein
Julian Edwards
Protracted Revival Services At Methodist Church
Protracted revival services are underway at the Methodist church with increasing attendance each day. Rev H C Griffin, vice pastor, delivers evangelistic sermons. Rev J C G Brooks, presiding elder of the McRae district, arrives tomorrow andpreaches to begin a series tomorrow night. Services at 10 am and 7:45 pm. All are invited.
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Dist Church
H. C. Griffin
Vie
J. C. G. Brooks
Ele Jder
McRae
Dr Montgomery Rushed To Hospital For Major Operation
Dr R C Montgomery had an acute appendicitis attack Monday night and was rushed to Wesley Memorial Hospital Atlanta where an operation was performed. He is reported resting well. Mrs Montgomery and their young son are at the bedside and will inform anxious friends of his condition.
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R. G Montgomery
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Atlanta
M. T. Chapman in precarious condition after paralysis attack
Mr M T Chapman, ill for two weeks and thought to be improving, suffered another paralysis Monday at 11 o clock and has been in a coma since. Family and friends fear the worst outcomes. An unrelated entertainment ad follows for Show People at the Grand Theatre in Reynolds Georgia Thursday and Friday.
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M. T. Chapman
M.T. Chapman
Tax Equalizers Meet in Butler At County Court House
The Taylor county tax board met at the Butler courthouse to begin reviewing and equalizing county tax returns. Members include J. L. Rustin as chair, W. T. Gostin, E. E. Jarrell, and C. Fred Austin as clerk, with C. G. Cooper present with tax returns.
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Taylor County Board of
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Piuly" Blassingame
Per Irginia
Northhampton
Cape Va
W. G
Gray) Blassingame
Charles
Blassingame
Virginia
Cape Charles
Dr. Blassingame
Eastman Kodak Co
Rudolph Eichemeyer
British
Royal Photographic Society
Kenneth Wilson Williams
Rve
J. R. Quirk
Photoplay Magazine
Billy
W. G. Blassingame
G. L. Hall Opticial Co
Norfolk
Wm. Haines
King Vilor
Smiling Guns
Hoot Gibson
Universal
Monnday Action
Middle Georgia
MFN
C. R. Brown
Methodist Church
R. C. Montgomery
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