Mrs. Lizzie Cromer Dies at Daughter's Home in Ideal
Lizzie Bell Cromer 76 died suddenly at the home of her daughter Mrs. H W Woodall in May 9 after a stroke. Born Oct 7 1885 she was widow of Newby Cromer and moved to Butler after his death. Funeral May 11 at Little Bethel Freewill Baptist Ideal with Eld W R Lawhorn. interment in church cemetery. Surviving children include four daughters and two sons, plus eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Bell Cromer
H. W. Woodall
Mar
Mark
Kate Barney
Albany
L. F. Rigsby
Harry Souter Thomaston
Harvey Cromer
Rupert
Lewis Cromer
Thomaston
Arthur
Bill Fowler
Ideal
Gerome Fowler
Oglethorpe
Death of F. M. Carroll at Thomaston
Funeral services for Mr. F. M. Carroll known as Tony were held May 8 at 3 p.m. at Charing Methodist Church with Rev. W. J. Childree officiating. Burial was in Bloodworth cemetery. Survivors include daughters Mrs. Myrtle Ritter and Mrs. R. E. Carroll. sons Willis Carroll and Sgt. J. W. Carroll. brothers John B. Carroll Sr. and E. B. Carroll. sisters Ione Windham, Jenny Ray, Viola Carroll, and Polly Benford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M
Tony) Carroll
Charing Methodist Church
W. J. Childree
Bloodworth
Carroll
Thomaston
Myrtle Ritter
R. E. Carroll
Toccoa
Willis Carroll
J. W. Carroll
U. S. Air Force
Puero Rico
John B. Carroll
Manchester
E. B. Carroll
Charing
Ione Windham
Jenny Ray
Butler
Viola Carroll
Polly Benford
Savannah
Macon County Escapee Captured
One of two convicts who escaped from a Macon County prison branch work detail on U S 41 was captured hours after the break. The second man was believed trapped in a wooded area near Warner Robins. The Patrol identified the escapees as Lloyd Smith and Joseph Byers.
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Warner Robins
Macon County
U. S. 41
State Patrol
Lloyd Smith
Joseph Byers
Annual Mailbox Improvement Week Observed in Taylor County
The week of May 21 26 is designated Mail Box Improvement Week for Rural and Star Routes with delivery. Patrons are urged to display names on boxes and keep units painted and grouped for carrier visibility. Local postmasters Blanche Brunson P M Reynolds Ga Maude Martin P M Howard Ga Ruth Pike P M Mauk Ga Effie Garrett P M Charing Ga Lucile Callahan P M Rupert Ga Carl C Hobbs P M Butler Ga.
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Taylor County
Blanche Brunson
P. M. Reynolds
Maude Martin
P. M. Howard
Ruth Pike
P. M. Mauk
Effie Garrett
P. M. Charing
Lucile Callahan
P. M. Rupert
Carl C. Hobbs
P. M. Butler
4-Hers Compete for County Title in Taylor County
Taylor County 4 H'ers gathered May 2 in the local school cafeteria to display 70 projects across divisions such as Recreation Fashion Entomology and Health. First place winners include Lucy Mangham Diane Bass Claire Elliston Cyrene Waller Daphine Barnes Cathy Guinn Miriam Tucker and Mary Edith Jarrell. First place county representatives advance to the District meeting in June and July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Ers
Parens
Cloverleaves
Lucy Jon Mangham
Ginger Goodroe
Joy McCrary
Diane Bass
Daphine Barnes
Karen Horton
Claire Elliston
Cyrene Waller
Judy Montgomery
Priscilla Jones
Diane Larkin
Merita Barrow
Elaine Clark
Cathy Guinn
Miriam Tucker
Janice Peed
Ellen Guinn
Biscuit
Alma Dora Barnett
Jo Wainwright
Karen Parks
Pearl Taylor
Ginger Godroe
Mary Edith Jarrell
Nina Payne
Elizabeth Riley
Taylor County Board Ed Passes Attendance Rules
The Taylor County Board of Education issued two regulations affecting students. Married students are barred from attending county schools starting the 1962 63 term, with immediate withdrawal upon marriage. First grade admission requires six birthdays by January 1 following the term start.
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Taylor County Board of Education
Taylor County
Dance Recital Tonight at Butler Gym
Mrs. John Hicks presents a Dance Recital Thursday night at 8 15 o clock in the local gym. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hicks
Four Generations O T Driskell Family Reunion
Four generations of the O T Driskell family gathered at the home of Mrs. Hoke Windham and Mr O T Driskell. The oldest present was Uncle Jack Driskell born in 1870 in Taylor county, a retired carpenter who still walks to town daily. His son Murray, born in Taylor county, moved to Forest Park in 1954 and works in an auto alignment shop. Grandson Ferrell, formerly of Butler and graduate of Butler High School in 1952, now based in Brevard, N C, works with a business firm. he has one son Alan, the fourth generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoke Windham
O. T. Driskell
Driskells
Jack” Driskell
Taylor County
Murray
Forest Park
Ferrell
Brevard
N. C
Butler
Butler High
Reynolds Kiwanis Host Fifth Division Golf Tournament
Reynolds Kiwanis Club hosts the first Fifth Division Kiwanis Fellowship Day on May 23 with the Annual Fifth Division Golf Tournament. Clubs from Americus Cordele Montezuma Vienna Ft. Valley Perry and RoSetta invited to attend. Presentations honor Cordele as 1961 champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds Kiwanis Club
Americus
Cordelo
Montezuma
Vienna
Ft. Valley
Perry
Rosetta
Flint Electric Membership Corp
Cordele
Mrs Marshall Pupils Reader Music Program At Kiwanis Luncheon
Mrs C E Marshall presented her music students at the Kiwanis luncheon. Duets featured Bucky Reddish Mitzi Towson Joan Wisham Betty Anne Brewer Johnny Lou Adams and Eugenia Hortman who sang two solos. Special guests included Dave McMitkle Columbus County Agent Vernon Reddish Assistant Agent Jerome Ethridge and key club members Bobby Martin and Henry Sams. President Roy F Jones read a thank you letter from L L Minor for a certificate and announced a district Fellowship Day on May 23 with Reynolds as first host club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Marshall
Kiwanis
Mrs. Marshall
Bucky Reddish
Mitzi Towson
Joan Wisham
Betty Anne Brewer
Johnny Lou Adams
Eugenia Hortman
Miss Hortman
Julian Whatley
Dave McMitkle
Columbus
Vernon Reddish
Jerome Ethridge
Key Club
Bobby Martin
Henry Sams
Roy F. Jones
L. L. Minor
Kiwanis Club
Jones
Reynolds
Canning Clinic Planned at Vocational Dept May 24 25
A High School Vocational Agriculture Department clinic will be held the night of May 24 at 8 p m and the afternoon of May 25. The session will cover spoilage causes and canning problems with control methods and best procedures for fruits and vegetables. A. P. Higginbotham and Johnny Davis will lead the program with local cooperation. Patrons of the canning plant are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School Vocational Agriculture Department
A. P Higginbotham
Thomasville
Johnny Davis
Higginbotham
Summer Session At Tift College Opens June 11
Forsyth Georgia Tift College announces a summer session starting June 11 for regular students and local teachers. Courses run one to three, with a first session from June 11 to July 20 and no Saturday classes. Registration begins at 8 a.m. June 11.
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Tift College
Forsyth
Georgia
Amateur Baseball League Formed at Reynolds May 8
An organizational meeting on May 8 at Reynolds formed the Peach Belt League with four teams Reynolds Barnesville Roberta and Taylor Mill. Troy Athon was named president while Joe Hyde serves as secretary and treasurer. First games set for May 20 Reynolds vs Barnesville at Barnesville and Roberta vs Taylor Mill at Potterville both at 3 p.m. Managers named for each club and rosters to follow. Citizens urged to attend and support their teams.
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Reynolds
Taylor Mill
Barnesville
Roberta
Troy Athon
Joe Hyde
Potterville
Bill Patterson
Jennings Lovick
Byrd Campaign in Doubt as Health Updates Surface
Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd's campaign faces uncertainty amid doctors' updates on his health. Judge H. E. West says Byrd and physicians will decide within two weeks if he will stay in the governor's race while Byrd rests for two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Byrd
Byrd
H. E. West
Superior Court
Dublin
Sixth District
D. M. Forester
Forestr
Forrester
Byrd Wold
Bruce Logue
Atlanta
Ward
Reynolds
Jim Wynn
Georgia Court Upholds Teen Death Penalty
The Georgia State Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence of Preston Cobb Jr a 16 year old who killed Coleman Dumas Sr 70 near Monticello after a fish argument The ruling sent the case back to Jasper County for an execution date though further appeals are likely The decision marked Cobb as the youngest person ever sentenced to die in Georgia's electric chair and drew international attention.
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State Supreme Court
Preston Cobb, Jr
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Cobb
Jasper County Superior Court
Supreme Court
Coleman Dumas Sr
Monticello
Mrs. L. L. Minor Sr. dies after brief illness
Mrs. L. L. Minor Sr., wife of L. L. Minor, Sr., died Tuesday afternoon at 6:30 after a brief illness. Born October 6, 1900 in Gainesville, she lived in Butler 34 years and was a Methodist. Funeral services were Thursday at the local Methodist church, with interment in City cemetery. Survivors include her husband, two sons L. L. Minor Jr. of Butler and Dr. James B. Minor of Atlanta, eight grandchildren. Edwards Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Minor
Walter McCleskey
Walter Evans
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Lees
Theus
Ralph Underwood
William Childres
Walter Suggs
W. S. Payzie
Robert Standridge
Charles Benns
Gene Bazemore
Franklin McCants
John Pennington
Otis Cox
Frank Sams
Whatley
R.C. Montgomery
Clifford Montgomery
Walter Jarrell
R. C. Brooks
Tom Giles
L. L. Minor, Jr
Butler
James B. Minor
Atlanta
Edwards Funeral Home
Reynolds Scouts Present Badges to Eligible Members
Reynolds Troop 231 held a regular meeting awarding merit badges to members led by Scoutmaster Reid Walton with Hollis King as assistant. Recipients include Chris Borders Butch Thornton Mike Brunson Henry Sams James Hinton Edward Swearingen Billy Lee Bobby Bell Gene Hodges and others as the troop continues a town cleanup paint up campaign sponsored by the Reynolds Kiwanis Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Griggs
Boy Scout Troop
Reynolds
Lawrence Cook
Chris Borders
Butch Thornton
Mike Brunson
Henry Sams
James Hinton
Edward Swearingen
Billy Lee
Bobby Bell
Gene Hodges
Reid Walton
Markinship
Ally Bishe
Hollis King
Reynolds Kiwanis Club
Herschel Walker Accepts Post With Aircraft Firm
Herschel Walker son of Mr and Mrs Murray Walker visited en route to East Patterson New Jersey where he will be employed by Curtiss Wright Aircraft Corporation as an electronic engineer. Since graduating from Southern Tech he has worked with Vitro Corp in Naples Florida since last June and has earned pilot licenses.
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Herschel] Walker
Murray Walker
East Patterson
N. J
Curtiss Wright Aircraft Corporation
Walker
Southern Tech
Vitro Corp
Naples
Fla
New Jersey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lizzie Cromer
Little Bethel Cemetery
F. M. Carroll
County Board of Education
Mr. O. T
Uncle Jack) Driskell
Murray Driskell
Ferrell Driskell
Alan Driskell
Reunion
Auto
Sinclair
Milledgeville
Lake Sinclair
Eatonton
Baldwin County
Amateur Baseball
Ken Barnes
L. L. Minor, Sr
Reynolds Scouts
Herschel Walker
Aircraft Organization
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