Reynolds civic group notes many local travels
Reynolds department notes list residents and visitors in Atlanta Macon Griffin and nearby towns. Several residents are mentioned as visiting relatives or staying with friends, with one returning service member Captain James Reid in Okeechobee Florida and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. The item closes noting the Reids will visit Reynolds soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reid
Okeechobee
Fla
North Africa
Cross Roads Social Notes and School Red Cross Drive
Community farmers report healthy crops as residents share visits. Mrs. Fred Ball returns to Greenville after time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Locke. Mt. Pisgah church group meets with Mrs. Ed Locke. Cross Roads School notes its Red Cross drive participation with 2nd and 3rd graders contributing and two students purchasing cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ball
Greenville
Tenn
Ed Locke
Larkie Peacock
Doris Kirksey
Mt. Pisgah Church
L. M. Harmon
Beulah Harmon
Loveda Barfield
Macon
Edward
R. C
Clayton Tambo
E. G. W. Williams
Cross Roads School
Myrtice Childres
Ann Hill
Cecil Pennington
Mr. Pennington
Armed Forces
Reynolds High Seniors Honored At Dance Saturday Evening
Mr Theodore Barrow and Miss Neva Sue Kirksey hosted a Reynolds High Senior dance at the Club House. The Herbert Smart Orchestra from Macon provided music as green and white decor and diplomas on plates marked the senior class color scheme. Guests arrived about 9:30 PM with punch service by Cherrye Montgomery Elaine Rankin and Mary Frances Crawford. After hours of dancing refreshments of ice cream and cake followed, and Home Sweet Home closed the night. Beforehand the orchestra was hosted at the Barrow home with other attendees from Macon and Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Barrow
Neva Sue Kirksey
Herbert Smart
Macon
Cherrye Montgomery
Elaine Rankin
Mary Frances Crawford
Mrs Neisler to Host Gordon Carson U D C Meeting
The Gordon Carson U D C Chapter plans its May meeting at the home of Mrs C H Neisler on Thursday May 27 at 3 30 p m. Historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon-Carson U
Local Social Notes From Mauk and Nearby Towns
Misses Carol Waller and Sara Pittman spent Saturday in Montezuma. Families visit, attend gatherings and care for ill relatives across Butler, Thomaston, Columbus and Atlanta, with several guests and multiple Mother’s Day activities noted.
Local Social Roundup From Howard Area Families
Howard residents hosted and visited kin including Mr. and Mrs. Leonard King of Augusta and Sara Emma McManus of Macon. Visitors came from East Point Macon and Waverly Hall for church services and a music concert at Butler school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard King
Augusta
Nannie Martin
Sara Emma McManus
Macon
Leila Willis
Pearl McManus
Shellman Martin
B. B. Watson
Robert Banks
Betty
East Point
Willie Martin
Nannie Matin
Lillian Brown
Felix Pierce
Waverly Hall
Haie Abercombie
Howard
Butler
J. A. Buckner
Horeb
Sonny Edwards
Rod Brown
Oscar Martin
Louise Vann
Cathryn Parks
Lola Mae Edwards
Upton's Mill News Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Sunday gatherings and weekend visits appear throughout Upton's Mill. Rev H G Fowler led Mother's Day services at Lebanon church while families such as the Motts Harris Barrows and Albrittons hosted or visited relatives in nearby towns including Americus Thomaston and Butler. Private notes list Army Pvt James Barrow at Camp Blanding enjoying camp life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Fowler
Lebanon Church
Howard Mott
Ida White
Lizzie Mott
T. W. Upton
Griffin
Floyd Crumbley
Americus
D. M. Harris
Carson Harris
Thomaston
Charlie White
Albany
Silas Harris
Ora Barrow
Lucy Bell Harris
Velma McLaughlin
Edna Grier
Butler
C. W. Hurst
Jessie Albritt
Emory Harris
Little Son
Earl Bodiford
Taylor Mill
T. C. Harris
W. C Hurst
Ruby Wisham
Alice Baron
H. E. Barrow
Annie J. Harris
G. W. Harris
James Barrow
Camp Blanding
Fla
Barrow
Elene Harris
J. C. Albritton
Doxie Mott
Will Cox
Local Residents Enjoy Weekend Visits Across Counties
Miss Bernice Waller stayed with her grandmother Mrs. Mollie Barnes near Rupert Friday and Saturday. H W Woodall visited sister Mrs. Lewis Rigsby in Albany on Monday. Walter Purvis and children with Mrs. Marlow of Thomaston spent Saturday night with Brannon Montgomery. J A Wadsworth of Ft. Valley and Jessie Waller visited R D Waller on Sunday. Hinton Woodall and family were Sunday guests of A L McMillan. W G Hill visited daughter Mrs. Carl Turner in Butler Thursday. Robert Waller of Oxford spent the weekend with his parents R D Waller. L R Pike hosted Joe Ingram Shiloh, Sidney Rustin and Neva Brady of Tazewell, and J L Austin for Sunday. Ernest Anthony visited Carl Turner on Sunday. Terrell Gill and granddaughter of Thomaston spent Saturday night with J T Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Waller
Sara Pittman
Montezuma
Brannon Montgomery
Thomaston
Carl Turner
W. G. Hill
Butler
Lula Wall
Ida Wall
A. L. McMillan
Mary Joyce Montgomery
Gloria Pike
Joe Wilder
Tallahassee
Laura Montgomery
Brooks Montgomery
Americus
Theron Hill
Bascom Parker
L. R. Pike
Fred Rustin
R. C. Archer
Macon
S. M. Trapp
Columbus
Sidney Rustin
Tazewell
J. L. Rustin
Anne Pittman
Boss Wall
J. T. Chapman
H. M. Chapman
Atlanta
H. C. Chapman
E. C. Lancaster
Belle Lawhorn
Susie Lancaster
Tom Hughes
Co. L. Wall
Cussetta
R. C. Humbert
J. L. Anthony
Cecil Hester
Cecil Jr
Celia
Joyce Hester
J. L
Oscar Averett
Lewis Rustin
Conley
L. A. Pike
Anne and
Nelle Pittman
Sanders
Thomas
Benny Waller
Charing
Bernice Waller
Mollie Barnes
Rupert
H. W. Woodall
Lewis Rigsby
Albany
Walter Purvis
William
Betty
Marlow
J. A. Wadsworth
Ft. Valley
Jessie Waller
R. D. Waller
Hinton Woodall
Robert Waller
Oxford
Joe Ingram
Shiloh
Neva Brady
J. L. Austin
Ernest Anthony
Terrell Gill
Autobiographies of Reynolds High School Seniors
The Butler Herald announces it will publish autographs of 1943 Reynolds High School seniors over the coming weeks. This edition features autobiographies written by the listed seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Herald
Reynolds High School
Autobiography of Theodore Barrow Born 1926 in Reynolds
Theodore Barrow recalls a rough childhood in Reynolds beginning with a fall that broke his leg and eight weeks in bed. He describes school years from first grade through high school, with mentors Mrs. Otis Ogburn and superintendent E. H. Joiner, and plans to graduate as a senior on May 27, 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Barrow
Reynolds
Reynolds High School
Otis Ogburn
E. H. Joiner
Virginia Elizabeth Hinton Remembers Her Life So Far
The memoir style piece chronicles Virginia Elizabeth Hinton born Oct 11 1926 on a Reynolds Georgia farm, her early schooling, claims of being "a little on the dumb side," and her love of the sea and travel beyond the beach and ships as she reflects on family Scotch roots and a simple life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hinton
Reynolds
Virginia Elizabeth Hinton
Dorothy
I Was Born in Cordele and Raised Near Reynolds
A personal reminiscence traces an Georgia childhood from birth on Halloween near Cordele to moving at age five to a Reynolds farm. The writer recalls school days under Mrs. Otis Ogburn, changing teachers, and growing to a Reynolds High senior dreaming of a signed diploma from Mr. E. H. Joiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joer
Cordele
Hallowe
Stork
Reynolds
Aloy
Payhandle
Pla
Otis Ogburn
Taylor Mill
Reynolds High School
E. H. Joiner
Girl Scout Trip Highlights From Lakeside and St Simon's Island
In 1940 about twelve Girl Scouts visited Lakeside near Maco for a recreational trip. The next year the same group stayed a week at St Simon's Island. The writer recalls a fortunate school career and hopes to graduate on May 27 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Maco
St. Simon's Island
Manas
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Clinton Woods
Howard Neisler
Margaret Woods
Ann Howard
Woolard
Mrs. Eugene Freeman
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R. L. Swearingen
Robert
Ellaville
Thelma Barrow
Frances Cook
Oscar Thompson
Mrs. Hays of
Powersville
Clem Waters
R. E. Aultman
Tom Poole
Ed Swearingen
J. A. Brunson
Oglethorpe Infirmary
Tom Goodrum
J. L. Dumas
Barnesville
Julian Mott
Neil Hinton
Marie
Beulah Barrow
Alma, Ga
Dan Beeland
Homer Beeland
George Goddard Jr
G. E. Rice
New York City
L. W. Cook
Earl Wright
Our City
Sammie Pruitt
E. E. Hodges
Willis Saunders
Dorothy Saunders
Anne Halley
Horace Halley
Buena Vista
Weaver Crawford
Early
J. F. Helms
Children of
Allen Taunton
John D. Allen
Sallie Clark
John Mims
P. B. Trawick
Horace Head
Paul Trawick Jr
Commerce
L.W. Cook
H. H. Boswell
Marion
Mrs. Livingston
Mr. Ad
Elbert Hill
Little Daughter
J. W. Waters
Tom Swift
Davisboro
Elizabeth Lucas
Nell Lucas
Miss Lucas
Jasper
Henry Hobbs
Baker
Thomas ,Poole
Bobby Aultman
L. T. Barrow
Ben Hinton
Clay Whatley
Troy Whatley
J. H. Whatley
Frank Musslewhite
Hollis Aultman
Laurice Aultman
R. E. Mullins
Aultman’s
M. H
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Mrs. Neisler
Mauk News
Upton’s Mill News
Olasami
R. H. S. News
Ann Howard Neisler
D. W. Payne
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