Local Notes Highlight Ann Martin Baptism and Community Events
The Ellaville Sun recalls four week old Ann Martin at her first church visit with her father Fred J. Martin preaching. It covers springtime lawn care, azaleas in Taylor County, graduations, business ethics, and upcoming church and lodge activities including a Fickling Lodge 25-year pins ceremony led by Luther Spillers and Hon. C. C. Wall with a post-meeting supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellaville Sun
Ann Martin
Baptist Church
Fred J. Martin
Fickling Lodge No. 129
Jack Turner
W. R. Turner
Mauk
Joe Wilder
Tallahassee
Fla
Fickling Lodge
Luther Spillers
C. C. Wall
Ellaville
Mrs. Suggs Honored by Air Defense Command Event
Mrs Jack Suggs received Air Defense Command Gold Certificate from Sgt Bawden of Ft Valley. Also 56 volunteers in the GOC earned wings and certificates. The group plans a June 15 trip to Montgomery Alabama for a headquarters tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt. Bawden
Ft. Valley
Jack Suggs
Air Defense Command
G.O.C
Montgomery
Ala
Three Butler School Classes Plan Reunion in 1933 Cohort
A notice invites the Butler High School classes of 1932 1933 and 1934 to a June 8 reunion at 11 00 AM at the Local Community House. It recalls the May 26 1933 graduation of 46 students led by Mr Charles R Brown and Dr R C Montgomery with diplomas signed by H H Riley and notes teachers and staff to contact for attendance. The piece emphasizes reconnecting with families and former teachers and extends the invitation to family and friends of all three classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler High School
Chas. R. Brown
Butler High
Mr. Brown
Aurelia
Charles R. Brown
Melissa Ogburn
Martha Maxwell
J. J. Segars
E. H. Dunn
H. G. Cheek
Claude Rickman
Mary Moore
Johnny Newton
Fay Santer
Kenneth Brown
W.M. Cowart
Charles R
Brown
R. C. Montgomery
H. H. Riley
W. T. Austin
Herman Elliston
the Herald
Reynolds High School Commencement Calendar 1958
The Reynolds High School calendar lists events in late May and early June. May 26 features a senior music recital by Mrs. J A Pendergrast pupils, May 30 a recital for junior pupils, June 1 a Bacalaureate Sermon by Rev Charles Davis, June 2 an Alumni Banquet, and June 4 graduation exercises with a literary address by Dr Zade Kemmer of the State Department of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds High School
J. A. Pendergrast
Charles Davis
Reynolds Baptist Church
Zade Kemmer
State Department of Education
Large Brooder House Burns Destroy 1200 Day-Old Turkeys
A large turkey brooder house and 1200 day-old birds were destroyed by fire about 4 pm Tuesday. Owned by Peed Brothers of Butler, the structure stood eight miles north of town near Lake Mary. The turkeys were newly placed, part of a 3000 flock, and firefighters arrived too late to save the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peed Brothers
Butler
Lake Mary
Rustin Lakes Opens Public Swimming Facilities
Rustin Lakes announces free public recreation with picnic grounds and swimming pools now open. Night parties feature lighting and swimming at ten cents per person, with events ending by 11 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rustin Lakes
Rustin’s Lakes
Class of 1934 Names Across Many Graduates
A long list of graduates and related individuals appears, featuring Alene Childres through Willa Watson plus numerous others such as Juliet Jarrell, Elizabeth Parks, Mary Booth, Robert Mathews, Charles Benns, and Helen Bone, among many more. The roster spans multiple families and includes many recurring surnames, indicating a broad class record.
Butler High School Graduation Exercises Planned for June 5
Butler High School schedules a series of events including Junior Senior Banquet on May 23 Recitals May 29 and June 3 Class Day and Baccalaureate on June 1 Seventh Grade Graduation June 5 and High School Graduation June 5 at the gym The Taylor County Education Association meeting closes the week June 6 at the Reynolds pool The Butler High School senior class lists 36 members with names including James Barfield Johnny Bazemore and Carlene Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Ruffin
Ted Griner
Methodist Church
Reynolds
Butler High School
James Barfield
Johnny Bazemore
Carlene Bell
Joe Bone Frazier Brand
Steve Brown
Gloria Carpenter
Verna Childree Huston Colney
Charlotte Edwards
Sonny Edwards
Jimmy Gassett
Jerry Gaultney
Pat Giles
Ailene Gray
Mildred Hammack
John Hardwick
Gracie Harris
Anna Jarrell
Ruby Jean Joiner
James Jones
Ellen Kirksey Lou Ella Maddox
Jimmy Melton Brantley More
Marie Moulton
Talbotton Attorneys Enter September State Race
Talbotton attorney Robert H Jordan qualifies with the local Democratic Executive Committee for the September primary to seek a State Senate seat. Talbotton attorney Brooks Culpepper announces his challenge to incumbent Rey H Callier for the House of Representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbotton
Robert H. Jordan
Democratic
State
Senate
Brooks Culpepper
Rey. H C. Callier
House of Representatives
Four Georgians shine in Southern Baptist session
Houston, May 19. Four Georgians led preliminary meetings of the Southern Baptist Convention. James P. Wesberry, pastor of Morningside Baptist church and president of the Gay Baptist Convention and S. S. Harrison, executive secretary of the convention, opened the pastors conference. F. E. Morris, pastor of Savannah's Bull Street Church, was to address the night session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Southern Baptist Convention
James P. Wesberry
Morningside Baptist Church
Gay Baptist Convention
S. S. Harrison
Atlanta
Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference
F. E. Morris
Bull Street
Savannah
Postal Rate Hike Approved by National Conferees
National Senate House conferees approve a compromise bill raising postal rates by 530 million dollars yearly and boosting pay by 275 million annually. First class letters go to 4 cents from 3, with air mail at 7 cents and post cards at 3 cents. Rates take effect after signed, with second class increases phased in 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate House
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Butler GA Proclaims May 31 as Buddy Poppy Day
Mayor Lewis Beason proclaims May 31 in Butler to support the Veterans of Foreign Wars Buddy Poppy fund. Funds aid local veterans and families and support national VFW homes and welfare services, with wear a Buddy Poppy urged as a sign of gratitude. Signed May 16, 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home For Veterans Orphans
Aaton Rapids
Mich
National Rehabilitation and Welfare Service
Lewis Benson
Butler
City Hall
Lewis Beason
Lake Park School Food Poisoning Case Remains Unsolved
In Valdosta Georgia a state lab report found normal germs in samples from the Lake Park school lunchroom and did not reveal the poisoning cause for over 100 students who fell ill last week. The last of 132 hospitalized pupils have been released from Pineview hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta
Lake Park School
Waycross
Pineview Hospital
Cemetery Cleanup Notice by Butler Garden Club
Butler residents asked to aid cemetery cleanup with the Garden Club. Bring trash to signposted areas and keep walkways clear by your lot. Cemetery Committee urges cooperation.
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Butler
Garden Club
Cemetery Committee
Charges Dismissed Against Griffin and Dunn in Georgia
Fulton Superior Court dismissed two indictments against R. A. Griffin and moved to drop a third related to influencing the governor. Judge E E Andrews and Solicitor General Paul Webb ended cases accusing Griffin and Baxley Mayor J M Dunn of cheating and swindling over land deeds to a private Appling county group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
R. A. Griffin
Fulton Superior Court
Baxley
J. M. Dunn
Griffii
Dunn
Fulton
E. E. Andrews
Griffin
Paul Webb
Disabled Vets Make VFW Buddy Poppies May Thirty First
Disabled service members in Taylor County craft VFW Buddy Poppies for sale May 31 in veterans hospitals nationwide. Commander Roy Kirksey says the poppies symbolize reverence for the dead and support living veterans and dependents through rehabilitation and aid programs. Donations fund these efforts and help those in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Roy Kirksey
Flanders Field
Kirksey
Graduating Class of 1938 Reunion at Butler High School
Class of 1938 members will meet for their annual reunion on Sunday June 8 in the Butler High School lunch room, with a note announcing a change in meeting place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler High School
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Gulf Coast
Butler Methodist Church
Mesasge
Donald Whatley
Wesleyn Service Guild
Columbus
Bessie Oliver
McRae
Barbara McCorkle
Butler School
Lois Bazemore
Peed
Annie Mae Hammack
Lena Bone
Sara Goodman Allie Elizabeth Amos
John B, Adams Robbie Lee Allman
Lillian Bazemore Huel Bloodworth
Butler Hi School
Talbot
Baptist Convention
Texas
Elma G. Swain
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