Woodmen Delegates to Georgia Head Camp Convention
Local Woodmen of the World members C E Willis H C Griggs and Mrs Lottie Tante will attend the Georgia Head Camp Convention in Columbus at the Ralston Hotel Sunday through Tuesday. More than 225 delegates from 32 000 Georgia members will hear speeches by national and state leaders including J R Sims W H Martin and Miss Ernestine Adams. Lt Gov Gardner Byrd and Columbus Mayor Ed Johnson will also participate with ceremonies, awards and a scrapbook contest finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Willis
H. C. Griggs
Willia D. Tante
Woodmen
World Life Insurance Society
Ralston Hotel
Columbus
Alfonso McCrary
Mildred Peed
H. D. Salter
Thomaston
J. R. Sims
W. H. Martin
Ernestine Adams
Omaha
Neb
Nation
H. C. Fabiani
Atlanta
Richard W. Ervin
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Garland Byrd
Zack Cravey
Ed Johnson
Sims
Women of
Woodcraft
Ervin
J. M. Branch
Tifton
J. P. Blanchard
Miss Adams
Johnson
Paul Jones
Macon
Middle Ga
James Gillis
State Highway Board
Blanchard
Fabian
Columbus Orphans Home
Tom Houston
M. J. Lee
J. D. Watkins
J. D. Brown
Jones
I. L. Knight
North Ga
Gainesville
R. E. Cullom
South Ga
Albany
Byrd
Society
Los Angeles
Dixon Olive
Talbotton
Reynolds Kiwanis Fish Fry Announces Pool Opening
The Reynolds Kiwanis Club sponsors a public fish fry at Reynolds Golf Course and Swimming Pool on Thursday May 25 at 7 p m. Members donate fresh water fish while professionals cook and serve hush puppies. Families are invited for a meal and fellowship beginning at 7 p m.
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Reynolds
Reynolds Kiwanis Club
Red Cross fund drive calls on citizens Friday night
Red Cross fundraising workers will call on residents Friday evening asking for support. The appeal asks porch lights to stay lit for contacted households and contributions to Ed Goddard at Reynolds or Clifford Adams at Butler. Adams, former Taylor county Red Cross chairman, urges continued support and notes the service aids worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Ed Goddard
Reynolds
Clifford Adams
Butler
Taylor County
The
Two Day Old Baby Girl Abandoned in Atlanta
A two day old girl was found sleeping in a cardboard box in a southeast Atlanta apartment hall. Doctors at Grady Hospital said she is in good condition and will remain there until placement with a state institution as a ward of Fulton County Juvenile Court. An unidentified woman who phoned police is suspected to be the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Grady Hospital
1570 Memorial Dr
Southeast
Ed Daniel
J. E. Tallent
C. E. Shepherd
Grady
Fulton County Juvenile Court
Howard Ladies Make Big Catch
Howard residents recount a fishing tale with Mrs. Carl Brown and Miss Mary Parks catching seven and a quarter pound bass and five and a half pounds in quick succession. They reportedly weighed ten monsters and bought gear after lunch, while asking where they fished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald
Carl Brown
Mary Parks
Mary
Miss Maxwell Honored by Wesleyan College
Miss Sylvia Maxwell daughter of Mr and Mrs W S Maxwell Rt 2 Butler has been elected publicity chairman of Kappa Delta Epsilon national professional educational sorority at Wesleyan College She is a member of the Wesleyan Junior Class in Macon Georgia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Sylvia Maxwell
W. S. Maxwell
Butler
Kappa Delta, Epsilon
Wesleyan College
Maxwell
Wesleyan
Boys of Woodcraft Plan Camp Attendance
The Woodcraft Boys Club No. 31428 will attend encampment June 1 to 7 at Middle Gay College. The Woodcraft Boys meet May 25 at 5 30 p m in the local Masonic Hall to plan attendance and urge all prospective attendees to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodcraft Club
Middle Gay College
Woodcraft
Masonic Hall
Butler Reynolds High School 1961 Graduation Schedule
Butler and Reynolds High Schools announce 1961 commencement events. May 19 Class Night, May 21 Baccalaureate Sermon, and May 23 Commencement at 8 30 p m follow the 53 member class. Honor graduates listed among seniors with names including Nancy Archdeacon Leila Byrd and Tommie Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler High School
Reynolds Hi School
the Reynolds High School
the Baptist Church
Nancy Virginia Archdeacon
Blanche Annis Brunson
Leila Belle Byrd Lawrence Wyche Cook, Jr
Sandra Mabelle Gentry
Harry Ellison Hicks Lewis Clark Hortman
Betty Jane Johnson
Dorothy Lee Manning
Brenda Faye McDaniel
Gerald Dalton McInvale Clopers Montgomery, Jr
Trena
Jury Finds R. A. Griffin Not Guilty
A Fulton Superior Court jury acquitted Cheney Griffin's brother R A Griffin of conspiring with H Candler Jones to sell tractors to the state and share in profits during the Marvin Griffin administration after about 13 hours of deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
R. A
Cheney) Griffin
Marvin Griffin
Fulton Superior
Jeptha C. Tanksley
Cheney
Walter LeCraw
Frank A. Forrester
Glenridge Drive
William Hall
Ellis Barrett
Griffin
Cheney Griffin
Gov. Griffin
H. Candler Jones
ASC Office Begins Measuring Acreage Next Man
The ASC office will begin measuring acreage on farms starting Monday per Roy Jones County Office Manager. Measurements include land in conservation reserve and crops seeded to base crops, plus corn and grain sorghum on feed grain program farms and diverted acreage. Crew aims to finish asap with full farmer cooperation for accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC
Roy Jones
Five Million Bushel Peach Harvest Forecast for 1961
Georgia crops report projects a 1961 peach harvest of five million bushels tying a decade high. Wheat is expected near 2.0 million bushels, yield per acre may reach 23 bushels, egg output for April at 207 million, and milk at 90 million pounds, reflecting gains over 1960 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Georgia Crop Reporting Service
Fifth Grade Close Program at Beanville School
The Butler School invites parents and friends to a one hour program Monday night in the lunchroom. The fifth grade presents Those Jolly Final Exams and Closing Program at Beanville School with characters including Miss Cherry Blossom Shirley Smith Professor Smart Steve Barrow. Students answer Prof Smarts questions on citations definitions and topics like economics soil conservation and more. No admission, Mrs Lock's Fifth Grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler School
Beanville School
Miss Cherry Blossom
Shirley Smith
Professor Smart
Steve Barrow
Guest Speaker Sunday at Howard by Carl Harvard
Carl Harvard of Sherwood Methodist Church Columbus will speak at Howard Church Sunday at 11 a m continuing the lay speakers program. He has directed lay speaker efforts and the service is open to all Howard church members. A Fourth Quarterly Conference follows at Union Methodist Church on May 28 at 11 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Harvard
Howard
Sherwood Methodist Church
Columbus
Howard Church
Harvard
Union Methodist Church
Gary Cooper Funeral Services Held in California
Beverly Hills funeral services for Gary Cooper, 60, began with Rosary at the mortuary and a solemn requiem mass at Church of the Good Shepherd. Pallbearers included six Hollywood friends as Cooper, a converted Catholic, lay in state after a four month cancer battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Gary Cooper
Rocky
Maria
Church of the Good Shepherd
Cooper
Hollywood
Macon Police Arrest Four Teens in Gun Theft Ring
Macon police arrested four teenage suspects in a burglary ring that stole 45 guns and other items over three months. Chief W H Bargeron identified two as David Walton and John Suttles, both 17, others aged 16 with names withheld. The youths confessed to 30 burglaries, one attempted burglary, and one car larceny. 45 guns and other loot were recovered from their homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
W. H. Bargeron
David Walton
John Suttles
Forrester to Speak at Americus Southern Field Dedication
U S Representative E L Forrester of Leesburg will fly from Washington to Americus to speak at the 2 p m Sunday dedication ceremonies for the improved Southern Field Airport. Prominent officials including FAA Administrator N E Hallaby and division engineers from Texas and Georgia will attend as part of a $100000 improvement program funded by the city county and FAA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
U. S
E.L. Forrester
Leesburg
Washington
Southern Field
N. E. Hallaby
Washington, D. C
Federal Aviation Agency
George Garanflow
Ft. Worth
Tex
FAA
Herbert Spencer
Atlanta
FFA
Jack Lynch
Georgia
Souther Field
Butler Bears Set Intrasquad Basketball to Close Season
The Butler Bears conclude spring practice with two intrasquad games Saturday night. The 8 p m opener features Black versus Gold squads for boys and girls with anticipated close contests. Standouts include Dondra Peed and Gail Moore for the girls and Jerry Allman for the boys. Admission is 15 cents for students and 25 cents for adults. a preliminary B game starts at 6 45 p m.
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Butler Bears
Dondra Peed
Mary Lee Oliver
Lynn Taylor
Ann Benns
Elaine Bryant
Gail Moore
Gold
Doris Peed
Sue Peed
Linda Taylor
Kay Dunn
Marilyn
Doris
Fredia McInvale
Carey Gassett
Hillery Bone
Jerry Allman
Gassett
Bears
Bone
Allman
Ft. Valley Association
Tommy Martin Shines at Mercer University
Reynolds junior Tommy Martin stands out at Mercer University earning the vice presidency of the Student Government Association after a campus election. He also coaches intra mural basketball for his Kappa Sigma fraternity and is named honorary Blue Key member with 14 others in a chapel ceremony. He currently coaches baseball at Bellevue Grammar School in Macon.
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Tommy Martin
Reynolds
Mercer University
Tom
Kappa Sigma
Tommy
Blue Key Fraternity
Bellevue Grammar School
Macon
Mercer
Tom Martin Sr
Piano Recital Thursday Evening by Mrs Marshall's Pupils
The public is invited to a piano recital Thursday at 8 30 p m featuring pupils of Mrs C E Marshall. Performers include Donald Keen Jo ann Peed Charles Hart Bucky Reddish Murray Walker Helen Rodgers Lynda Barfield Shirley Rodgers Joan Wisham Jane Terrell Doris Peed Phil Walker Gloria Cooper Pat Clark Alma Dora Barnett Allen Smith Sandra Albritton Janet Turk Jimmy Minor Dawn Pennington Carolyn Joiner Betty Jo Hammack Charlene Hobbs Donna Minor Eugenia Hartman Tippie Minor Terry McCants and Betty Ann Brewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Marshall
Donald Keen
Joann Peed
Charles Hart
Bucky Reddish
Murray Walker
Helen Rodgers
Lynda Barfield
Shirley Rodgers
Joan Wisham
Jane Terrell
Doris Peed
Phil Walker
Gloria Cooper
Pat Clark
Alma Dora Barnett
Allen Smith
Sandra Albritton
Janet Turk
Jimmy Minor
Dawn Pennington
Carolyn Joiner
Betty Jo Hammack
Charlene Hobbs
Donna Minor
Eugenia Hartman
Tippie Minor
Terry McCants
Betty Ann Brewer
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Chm
Miss Maxwell
Griner
Olin Albritton
Milton Albritton
Roscoe Albritton
Ellen Allen
Clifford Barfield
Mabry Barrow
Jerolene Blackston
Johnsolene Blackston Jo Ann Brewer
Bernice Brown
Freddie Brown
Jesse Carroll
Bob Cochran
Pat Cooper
Jimmy Casey Marshall Dean Harvey Duncan
Peggy Fincher
Ronnie Gaultney
Betty Jean Gee
Billy Gray Lessie Harbuck
Sandy Harris
Glennis Harris Brady Humber
Glenwood James Carol Jinks
Carol Kendrick
Alice Boring
Deborah Lancaster
Ralph Lawhorn
Harry Lavhorn
Bonnie Layfield
Ellen Locke
Evelyr Montgomery Frieda McInvale
Ralph McInvale
Wilhelmina Neisler
Frank Oliver
Betty Ann Peed
Wynelle Posey
Elaine Posey
Bernard Prince
Nancy Shelton
Cleve Spillers
Allan Spillers
Douglas Turner
Shirley Wainwright
Evelyn Wainwright
Frances Wainwright
Hershel Whitley
Reynolds Baptist Church
R. A. Griffin
Rep
E. L. Forrester
Americus Airport
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