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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
7
Local notes list guests and visits from Macon Warner Robins Albany Biloxi and Junction City. Residents including Mr Fred Peed Bob Carson and several families are mentioned with weekend and weekday gatherings across Butler Macon Americus and other towns.
Howard community notes visitors include Mr and Mrs Huie Abercombie East Point to see Mrs Lee Watson and Mr Floyd Martin with Miss Jackie Driskell Butler relatives. Leonard and Oscar Martin stay in Macon with families. Cathryn Culverhouse Emory Hospital visits Culverhouse home. Lydia and Mary Ann Williams Columbus guests of McCoy Williams. Leila Willis Pearl McManus attend Talbotton graduation. J H Vann and baby of Macon visit Gordon Parks near Howard. Shellman Martin and C W Welch with Macon guests Tuesday.
Last Sunday a surprise birthday gathering honored Mrs Homer Cox at her home with friends and family from Atlanta and nearby. Guests shared meals and gifts, read cards, and offered warm wishes, noting her joyous reaction and cheerful demeanor during the celebration.
Miss Flora Jeanette Strange daughter of Mrs. Walter G. Strange wed Hiram W. Knowlton at 4 p m Sunday May 22 in the Andrew Chapel Methodist church Ellaville with Rev L M Spivey of Ashburn officiating in a double ring ceremony witnessed by many friends and relatives
Azalea Grove 413, Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle held a Monday evening gathering at Mrs. Wilba Deen Tante's home. District manager Mrs. Mary Ruth Salter presided as the meeting discussed plans for the Circle's organizational program and noted strong attendance.
Senior Class pupils under Mr Jifford Whatley Jr. performed pieces including The Green Cathedral Give a Man a Horse He a Ride and Old Man River with Mrs A Pendergrast at the piano. MacDowell club members Nancy Childs Harris Hartman Targie JarreH Elizabethviathews and Ralph Cox are praised for superior ratings and plans to perform in Cartersville Georgia. The column closes with thanks to the Butler Herald and editor’s note about a new school year and continued love of music.
Mrs. R. E. Wainwright marked her 59th birthday with a family gathering. Her children returned home bringing baskets, and a noon meal was shared in the family grove with relatives including Estelle Lewis, A. T. Aultman, Bowden Hires, C. G. Wainwright, Robert Wainwright Jr., Halley Watson, Alton Posey, T. W. Casey, and Sam Bussey and their families.
The Taylor County baseball squad defeated Ideal 21 to 11 Sunday afternoon. Ernest Parker pitched for the Weal team, allowing few hits, while Carl Hobbs led the offense with seven hits in seven plate appearances. The next game is scheduled Sunday afternoon at the Taylor Mill diamond against Buena Vista.
The Southern Baptist Convention voted by secret ballot to hold the 1950 gathering in Chicago breaking a 104 year pattern of northern hosting. Atlanta had been a leading contender but withdrew in favor of Houston amid a 4 to 1 committee recommendation for Houston.
Local notices show numerous weekend and Sunday visits among the Taylor Mill community. Families such as Windham, Parks, Peacock, Tomlin, and Rogers share gatherings with relatives in nearby towns including Butler Macon Columbus Panhandle Porterdale Thomaston and Rupert.
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