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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1943
Page
3
Reynolds residents are listed visiting relatives and hosting guests this week. Families travel from Macon, Columbus, Marietta, Atlanta and other towns for visits, graduations, and a family reunion. Several locals attend events in Indiana and Georgia.
The weekly Lesson-Sermon in Christian Science churches denounces Ancient and Modern Necromancy and Mesmerism. It cites Isaiah 50 7 and I Timothy 4 18 as themes and references Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures noting the final harmony of truth and spiritual understanding.
The Children's Bureau of the U S Department of Labor authorizes 14 and 15 year olds to work in fruit and vegetable packing sheds for up to eight weeks per calendar year. Regional Director J G Robinson notes regulations protect schooling and health. The action is effective immediately for six months after the war and does not modify state laws.
Miss Virginia Young daughter of Mr and Mrs Geo Z Young married Sgt Mansel Jerome Davidson son of Mr and Mrs R C Davidson of Thomaston in a five o'clock May 13 ceremony at the home of Rev and Mrs J M Tumlin Thomaston Black crepe dress with white lace collar and orchids as flowers Mrs Davidson holds a B S from Georgia State College for Women and teaches at R E Lee Grammar School The groom served at Ft Benning after leaving Kingan and Co Tampa Fla The couple left for a Florida wedding trip after the ceremony
Miss Carolyn Hill and Miss Anne Pittman visited relatives in Butler and Atlanta for graduation week. Families from Butler, Albany, Ft. Valley and Camp Wheeler joined in social visits, church events, and a Fathers and Mothers program. The Butler school closing featured five Junior High graduates and seven seventh graders.
Social notes list weekend visits and guests among local families. Names include Wanza Carpenter, J J Carpenter family, Ora Barrow and daughter, Dewey Johnson host, G A Allman, Marvin Keller, Buck Williams, Grady James and Mildred, Anne, Guy Hill, Robbie Allmon, Wilehar Albritton, Jack Wade, Benjamine Kirksey, Americus trip noted.
Paralyzed for 16 years Clarence E Power of Marietta serves as communications officer for the Office of Civilian Defense. He mails hundreds weekly, writes to the President and foreign leaders, and helped spur a state shut ins day while running greeting-card and magazine-subscription businesses. He has spent over $1,600 promoting aid to the sick.
Macon May 24 Jack Williams state senator and publisher of the Waycross Journal-Herald was elected president of the Georgia Association of Broadcasters at a state wide meeting in Macon The new board includes John Cutler WSB Atlanta Red Cross Macon station WMAZ and Wimpy Hay WPAX Thomasville Representatives of 26 of Georgia 28 radio stations were present.
A penny lodged two months in 13 month old Sadie Myrle Wilson's lung was removed in a Sunday operation at Henrietta Egleston hospital for children. Her parents Mr and Mrs F W Wilson said they were unaware she had swallowed the coin and that initial illness resembled bronchitis. An X ray from Thomasville confirmed the object.
Washington May 22 The OPA faces a major challenge in mailing 130,000,000 applications for Ration Book No Three to replace expired prior books. Applications return to mailing centers by post, with books delivered later to households. Service members are temporarily excluded to allow transfer, while date of birth appears on blanks for records.
In a throwback to rugged days, two salesmen ride together with the second man ready to fend off persistent buyers. The arrangement suggests a coordinated approach to agent safety and sales pressure in crowded markets.
Georgia officials may keep or lift the pleasure driving ban as wartime fuel controls hinge on driver restraint and rationing. A last minute removal from the list followed reports that Georgia’s fuel shortage is not as severe as other states, but a government check will assess unessential trips and could restore the ban if driving remains high.
In Baltimore on May 24 Sam Palmisano and his brother Frank drove toward their market stall with fifty 100 pound potato bags. Housewives urged them to sell, and Patrolman Max Oettel arrested Palmisano for selling without a license. He bonded, and after obtaining a license he sold all the spuds at 10 cents a pound in about forty five minutes, amid traffic and police approval.
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