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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1943
Page
5
Mr. C. E. Benns spent Thursday in Macon on business. Numerous visitors drop in across Butler and nearby towns with relatives in Macon Albany Thomaston Columbus Covington Atlanta and Reynolds. Notable guests include Mrs. Gilbert Ideal Mrs. Ledbetter Thomaston Major and Mrs. Gorman Camp Carson and several local families hosting relatives for weekends and holidays.
The Wesleyan Service Guild gathered at Mrs H B Walker's home with Mrs Murray Walker as hostess Monday evening. Devotional by Mrs F J Gilbert on Our Concern for Little Children. Mrs Samuel Magruder spoke on Child Labor Safeguards in Wartime. Refreshments followed.
Trinity Freewill Baptist invites all to hear Rev W J Childree at Trinity Saturday night and Sunday. Pastor Rev B T Gill welcomes attendees as a Thomaston quartet performs gospel songs during the services.
The Julia Riley Circle of the W. S. C. S. met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Henry McLain with eight members present. Mrs. McLain led a program on Refugees, and Mrs. L. R. Adams presided. Hostesses for June are Mrs. Bertha Bazemore and Mrs. D. O. Brinkley served punch and cake.
The Martha Benns Circle gathered at Mrs. C. E. Benns home Tuesday afternoon with co hostess Mrs. J. W. Hall. Mrs. E. D. McCorvey led. several business matters were discussed and a program by Mrs. Eli Garrett with assistants took place. Tea and sandwiches followed the social hour.
Mrs Wm H Brannon of Talbotton and Columbus announces Emily Will engaged to Lieutenant (j g) Heron Frederick Powell U S N R of Plattsburg NY with marriage planned June 12 in Columbus Henry R Lane of Oglethorpe GA announces Doris Lane engaged to Eldridge Wells Perry of Buena Vista GA with marriage planned early in June.
The weekly Lesson Sermon on Soul and Body is set to be read in Christian Science Churches worldwide next Sunday. It includes the Golden Text from II Corinthians 3 18 and Ps 19 7 and cites Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures page 210 to illustrate divine mind healing and salvation.
William Arnold delivers a speech at an All Boys Federation tribute asserting music is a manly art. He cites biblical and American figures, notes women’s historical and present roles, and argues male leadership in music while acknowledging women’s contributions.
Montezuma Georgia May 16 Mrs Parks Ham of the Georgia Power office in Montezuma reports her husband a Navy man on a South Pacific island found an Atlanta street car token in the wasteland there but cannot use it. He says he has not spoken to a woman in a year and is not tongue tied. Ham formerly ran a Montezuma hardware business.
The appraisers on Frances McCants widow of K C McCants deceased filed their return for twelve months support. All persons concerned are cited to show cause at the next regular June term why the application should not be granted. Dated May 3 1943. J R Lunsford Ordinary Taylor County Georgia.
Buford Jones has applied for Permanent Letters of Administration on the estate of Mrs. Emily C. King, late of the county. The notice calls all creditors and next of kin to appear at the clerk’s office within the time allowed by law to show cause why administration should not be granted. Witness dated May 10, 1943.
A preacher argues for total abstinence from wine citing Proverbs and Matthew. The lesson contrasts the sober servant with the drinking servant, warns of social intemperance, and emphasizes that wine deceives, destroys judgment, and leads to ruin. It highlights Eliezer and Joseph as faithful examples and urges protective, righteous conduct.
Mr and Mrs Felder Roberts Spivey of Talbotton announce the engagement of their daughter Jane to William Chapman Shepard first lieutenant in the Army of the United States stationed at Fort Benning. The marriage is to be solemnized on June 8.
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