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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
5
Reynolds residents share visits and guests from Macon Columbus Hawkinsville and Jackson. Families including Hodges Blounts and Whatleys host relatives while others attend graduation and summer school in Huntington College and Reynolds High.
The Gordon- Carson Chapter of the UDC will hold its last meeting of the year on Tuesday afternoon June 3 at 3 30 at the home of Mrs F A Ricks with Mrs Gray Hicks as co host. The program includes a Jefferson Davis message a sketch of General Gordon a vocal duet The Recessional by Mrs F A Ricks and Mrs B W Hinton and a presentation on Captain Carson by Mrs C Ly Pyron.
Circle No Two met Tuesday afternoon May 20 at the home of Mrs Frank Sams with Mrs E H Dunn chairman presiding Mrs Troy Whatley gave the devotional using as her subject The Bible As Literature This was followed with prayer by Mrs E H Dunn After a short business session Mrs Dunn conducted an oral Bible quiz which was enjoyed by all present At the conclusion of our meeting we were served refreshments by the hostess Mrs Frank Sams Pub Officer
Sunday visits and weekend gatherings feature Mrs. Annie Sanders and families in Macon and Griffin. Relatives and friends including Miss Florence O Neal, Miss Louise Gilson, and Rev J D Smith attend church events and share greetings. Illness wishes extend to Mr BE C Pierce Sr and Mrs R L Philman. Peggy Lucas visits Atlanta for a spell.
The Christian Science Lesson-Sermon for Sunday June 1 denounces necromancy mesmerism and hypnotism. It cites Proverbs 21 30 Matthew 12 and passages from Science and Health noting Spirit destroys material beliefs and that mindforce can work only evil while Spirit and matter cannot mingle.
The Mauk community reports numerous visits and gatherings as residents travel to Albany Griffin Atlanta Columbus Fort Valley Macon and Junction City. Guests include Miss Emily Grace Thurman Mrs. Boss Wall and relatives of several local families.
Mr and Mrs Harmon Montgomery Otis spent the day with Mr and Mrs Cletus Hill near Charing. J R Waller and daughter visited Americus. The Well sisters visited aunt Mrs Joe Bradley in Butler. Mrs Thelma McElmurray of Columbus recovered then returned home. Pleas Strickland and daughter Pleasant Strickland of Tallahassee stayed with Joe Wilder. Reverend Fred Johnson and others dined with W Woodall. Bernice Waller visited aunt Mrs Lester Elliston in Ellaville. Clyde Whitley and baby from Thomaston spent weekend with W O Whitley. Several others were spend the day with Mac Moore at Geneva and Mrs Wilder helped ill mother Mrs Walker. Gloria Barbara Wall visited Ben Pike. Norma Alice, Mrs Peacock, and Mrs Turner with baby visited. Mrs R D Waller hosted guests including Ida Wall and Miss Josephine Montgomery.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Adams spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Montgomery. Mrs. W. R. King was in Butler last Friday. Mrs. J. W. O Neal and daughter Florence visited Mrs. Leonard Peterman Sunday. Mrs. R. L. Philman and Mrs. Walter Wainwright recovering from illness. Mr. Stanford Bennett of Springdale visited Mr. Dugger. Mr. A. D. Windham spent Sunday with Mr. Walter Hugh Pierce. Mrs. Johnnie Lee Eason of Thomaston visited Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Kilby. Rev. F J Gilbert of Butler preached.
Community members from Wesley and surrounding towns shared weekend visits and extended gatherings. Notable mentions include Ollie Bazemore and John Parker with families from Butler, plus Tales of Mrs. Luke Adams returning home after hospital care in Atlanta.
Miss Nettie Windham visited home folks over the weekend. Panhandle citizens mourn Willie Sfaywood who died at his Thomaston home Sunday morning and Mrs Leonard Peterman whose death occurred near Reynolds Monday afternoon. Haywood longtime Panhandle resident with many friends here. Mrs Peterman a native of the county beloved by all. Mrs Billy Nichols and Mrs Robert Casey attended the wedding of Thomas Horton and Dorothy Cox in Macon on Thursday.
Mrs Madie Culverhouse and Mr Cecil Culverhouse visited Mrs Beulah Pickard. Mrs Maude Brown returned from Florida for sister illness. Leonard King and family of Augusta stayed with Mrs Nannie Martin. Lillian Brown visited Herbert Sealy and Eva Renfroe in Macon. Frank Pickard of Macon visited his mother Beulah Pickard. Carl Brown and Stevens visited Ella Clarke. Lillian Brown and Eloise Renfroe shopped in Macon. Nannie Martin visited Ruth Driskell in Butler. Evelyn and Cor liss Brown of Columbus visited O O Brown Sr. and family. Frank Fain Jr. and daughter visited K L Brown. Ruby Loren Waynesboro arrived to live with O O Brown. C M Renfroe visiting daughter Rey Burns at New Port R 1. Roy D Burns and Ludie Renfroe announce Roy Donald Burns born May 16. O O Brown Jr to move to Columbus. O O Brown Sr and family hosted Ernest Davis.
Five Points reports Mrs. Philip Jarrell visiting her mother Mrs. W. B. Colquitt in Thomaston last week while Mr. Phillip Jarrell joined for the weekend. W. A. Jarrell underwent surgery at Emory University Hospital and hopes for a swift recovery. The Jarrell family, including Mrs. J. D. Jarrell, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Jarrell, and Mrs. W. A. Jarrell, as well as Britt McChargue and children, visited relatives in Reynolds and Atlanta for medical matters and supportive stays at Emory.
Atlanta reports 18000 soldiers from Fort Jackson’s 30th division marching through Georgia by truck to war games in Tennessee. They will join 50000 additional troops for maneuvers near Tullahoma starting June 2. The two-unit convoy halted in Athens for bivouac with state patrol assisting and civilian traffic limited to seven miles of open road.
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