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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1937
Page
4
Reynolds Civic Improvement Club reports residents and guests traveling for visits and weekends across Georgia. Names include Mrs. Virgil Fox in Atlanta, Dr S H Bryan in Macon, Mr Robert Bell on vacation, and numerous Macon, Thomaston, Americus, Lumpkin and Perry hosts among others.
The Frances Ricks Circle met at Mrs Ricka Carson's home with nine members and one visitor. The program included songs and talks on Prohibition, Japan, and devotionals, followed by a business session on fundraising and coupon plans.
Social notes recount weekend guests and visits across Butler and surrounding towns. Names include Susan Anthony, Ludie Renfroe, Laura Scott, G D Locke, Lillian Brown, Willa Watson, Edward Martin, S H McCorkle, J S Brown, Sarah Fickling, Emma England, C M Martin, Annie England, Maude Sealy, John Brown, Horace Martin, Miss Georgia Lemond, and others. Events span dinners, hospitalities, and attendance at the Oglethorpe graduation.
Reynolds High prepares a two part May Day Pageant and Class Day exercises from May 28, followed by Baccalaureate on May 30 and a revival of Contest Night. Graduation on June 1 features a Literary Address by Dr J E Sammons and diploma presentations.
Reynolds Georgia May 22 engagement announced between Miss Lois Clinton Newsome of Reynolds and Dr Frank Houston Sams also of Reynolds formerly of Dalton. Miss Newsome a Wesleyan College graduate and high school faculty member at Meigs, Dr Sams UD Georgia 1929 and medical school 1934, resident at Macon hospital, now residing in Reynolds.
The Gordon-Carson Chapter U. D. C. will hold its last meeting before summer at the Chapter Club House Thursday afternoon June 3 at 3 o'clock. The May session is moved to this date to observe Jefferson Davis birthday. Members are urged to attend for a program including songs, extracts from Christ in the Camp, Davis statue discussion, a vocal solo, and memories of Davis.
Mr H H Mosley guests Mr and Mrs Terrell Smith Wednesday night. Mrs Frances Barrow returns Sunday after visiting at her sister’s bedside in Butler. Mrs Carl Kent visits Griffin friends. Edmond Poole and family visit Thomaston. The Crook family dine with G L Windham. Ruby Roberson of Americus visits. Ann Smith and Lottie Windham visit Edna Underwood. Charles Disher and Prica visit Taylor Mill for business.
Miss Emma Kate Rumph and Horace Mullins were married Friday afternoon May 21 in the home of Rev. Wm. J. Childree, with a small group of friends in attendance.
Georgia representatives led by M Shinkel and Arthur Canny joined the National Poultry Improvement Plan briefing as the conference in Chicago closes May 28. The plan, described by the U S Department of Agriculture, shows the steps in national poultry progress and notes 97 percent of counties are Tuberculosis free in cattle with 91 counties yet to be made modified accredited. Delegates from states including Alabama Indian Town Minnesota Missouri Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania South Dakota Virginia West Virginia are expected at the June 8 10 meeting in Washington D C led by President McConnell of dy cast.
Collier's Weekly notes that at least half the world especially Asians and Africans prefer squatting on the haunches to standing. People adopt the position during trade, gossip, waiting or resting, often holding it for hours at a time.
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