Local News Briefs From Howard Area Visitors
Mrs. W. D. Martin spent Sunday in Macon. Miss Martha Williams returned home after Columbus visit. East Point guests and Thomaston visitors noted. J. A. Buckner and Buckner family hosted near Howard. Watson home hosted Macon and Thomaston visitors. Pearl Essistyne visiting Columbus relatives. Willie Martin of Macon visited locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Martin
Macon
Miller
Nelson
Geneva
Martha Williams
Columbus
B. B. Watson
Ed Martin
Felts
Satterfield
East Point
Ernest Vaughn
Thomaston
J. K. Adams
J. A. Buckner
William Buckner
Howard
J. S. Martin
Pearl Essistyne
James Butler
James Brown
Willie Martin
Community visits and events in Mauk district
Residents and guests gather for weekends and church activities. Notable attendances include the Duke and Gentry households visiting Brantley and Byromville, and many locals at a school play "Mrs Apple and her Corps" with Elaine Posey winning the baby contest. proceeds fund playground equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Phillips
Near Brantley
R. G. Duke
Sid Whittington
Baby
Guy Gentry
Byromville
H W. Woodall
Butler
L. J. Austin
Joe
Shiloh
J. R. Pike
C. B. Heath and Sons
Junction City
F. E. Whittington
B. T. Gill
Peggy
W. D. Gill
Thomaston
J. T. Chapman
Gill
R. D. Duke
Willis Garrett
Charing
Emil Garrett
G. T. Locke
Gloria Faye
Boss Wall
M. B. Pittman
Robert Sanders
Henry Sanders
Ellis Banks
Ethel Plunkett
Atlanta
Sara Pittman
Virginia Holley
Margaret Saunders
Macon
Lamar Conant
Columbus
Fastiving Georgia Troopers Deliver Oxygen To Griffin Hospital
Georgia State Patrol rapid response delivers oxygen to Griffin hospital after doctors discover only one hour of supply left for two patients. Units from Griffin and Morrow transfer oxygen to a patrol car for the final leg, relief ordered from Atlanta due to railroad strike impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia State Patrol
Griffin
R. E. Starr
C. L. Heath
Ohio Chemical Company
Williams Street
N. W
Starr and
Heath
Morrow
H. W. Barrow
D. W. Sale
Thumbs Ride to Hoosegow
Thomaston Georgia May 27 Sheriff Grady Meeks nabbed a youthful hold up suspect hitch hiking in Upson County on a ride to jail. The arrest marks the fourth time a suspected robber was stopped while hitching a ride as the sheriff used a tip to intercept the man fourteen miles from Thomaston toward Macon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomaston
Upson
Grady Meeks
Macon
Local social notes from Upton's Mill area
It lists visits and weekend gatherings among residents including Rev and Mrs Cheek, the Wishams, Jordan, Harris, Stringfield and related families in Thomaston and Panhandle. Mentions T C Harris visiting a hospital patient in Atlanta and social calls among Mrs Barrow, Mrs Albritton, Mrs Bodiford, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheek
H. S. Wisham
Carlton Jordan
Jack
Robert Harris
Stringfield
Thomaston
LeRoy Stringfield
J. A. Stringfield
T. C. Harris
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Atlanta
Katy Sanders
Ruby Wisham
Smyth
H. G. Fowler
Phenix City
Ala
John
Barrow
Oscar White
C. O. White
Lizzie Mott
Emory Harris
Mt. Pisgah
G. D. Locke
Alice Bodiford
Julia Parr
Panhandle
D. M. Harris
Polk Harmon
Alice Barrow
J. C Albritton
Owen Hobbs
Silas Harris
Jack Albritton
Martin Harris
John S. Barrow
$100000 Health Center to Be Built in Albany
Albany Ga May 18 The Georgia Department of Public Health plans a $100000 regional health center in Albany to decentralize services and move many functions from Atlanta to regional offices. Dr T F Sellers says about 20 doctors and specialists will staff the building and it will house divisions including tuberculosis venereal diseases and engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Georgia Department of Public Health
T. F. Sellers
Atlanta
Georgia
O. F. Whitman
Sunday Visits Mark Town Families Gatherings
A long list of town residents and relatives from Montezuma, Ft. Benning, Jacksonville, Barnesville and Ideal spent Sundays with family members. Visitors included Mrs. Lottie Duchisne, Mrs. Adraine Gherkin, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hollis and Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney McInvale with son, Mrs. Talton Albritton, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Duchisne
Adraine Gherkin
Ft. Benning
Jack Hollis
Bobby
Jacksonville
Fla
Alton Gresham
Montezuma
Sidney McInvale
R. N. McInvale
J. L. Shambly
Minnie
Betty Chambly
Leslie
Jim’ Chambly
Sam Chambley
Bill Chalkley
Mitchell
James
Henry Gordon
Earl Jones
Clyde Chapman
Carlton
M. B. Chapman
Talton Albritton
R. C. Cromer
J. G. Simmons
Tom Hardage
Grady Flowers
Barnesville
Clyde McCarty
Harold McCarty
Ed McCarty
S. O. Jones
RN. Melnvale
Book Barfield
Henry Theus
J. H. Duncan
John Duncan
Emma McCarty
Lois Bennett
Ideal
Earl Jones and Sons
J. L. Chalkley
Athletes Foot Germ Kill It In One Hour Teol Ad
An old advertisement promotes Teol a strong fungicide for athletes foot. It claims 90 percent alcohol penetration and fast germ killing. The offer invites purchase at Porters Pharmacy in Butler Georgia with a 35 cent money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porters
Butler
Local Social Notes Highlight Regional Visits and Guests
Howard and Mrs. Rod Brown spent several days in Florida. Frank Pickard of Macon visited Fanny and Patsy Pickard. J. G. Parks of Columbus and Benny Parks with others were guests of J S Brown, O M Martin, Farrar family and Mrs Fickling of Butler. Ruby Parks visiting Thomaston and Jackson. Willie Martin of Macon visited home folks. J A Buckner spent Sunday in Manchester with William Keller family. Lydia Williams of Columbus visiting L M Williams family. Mrs Rupert Willis and Mrs Gallopps visited Leila Willis and Pearl McManus Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Brown
Florida
Frank Pickard
Macon
Fanny
Patsy Pickard
J. G. Parks
Columbus
Benny Parks
Farrar
Baby
Haddock
Sarah Fickling
Butler
J. S. Brown
O. M. Martin
Ruby Parks
Thomaston
Jackson
Frank Fain Jr
Eufaula
Ala
Willie Martin
J. A. Buckner
Manchester
Walter Keller
Lydia Williams
L. M. Williams
Rupert Willis
Gallopps
Leila Willis
Pearl McManus
Girl 15 Is Kidnapped in Fayetteville Case
Fayetteville Georgia May 27 The Bureau of Investigation and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have been asked to aid in the search for Maxine Adams a pretty 15 year old high school girl who disappeared Wednesday Sheriff W J Ballard said the girl's brother in law William C Parrott Jr has been charged with kidnapping her The sheriff said Maxine's father J R Adams a former state senate candidate swore out the kidnapping warrant before Magistrate T H Stephens Ballard quoted Adams as saying Parrott went to Fayetteville High School on Wednesday and told the girl her mother was seriously ill and needed her Mrs Adams is critically ill in an Atlanta hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Bureau of Investigation
Ga. Bureau of Investigation
Maxine Adams
W. J. Ballard
William C. Parrott Jr
Maxine
J. R. Adams
State Senate
T. H. Stephens
Ballard
Adams
Parrott
Fayetteville High School
Senator Walter George Pledges Support for Altamaha River Project
Macon Georgia May 28 Senator Walter F George assures Altamaha basin development leaders of full support when the project is submitted to Congress He vows active assistance in securing legislative approval after leaders marshal all pertinent facts Rep Hugh Peterson likewise pledges assurance through regional advocates Reginald Trice Macon presides over Altamaha Development Association and Macon Chamber of Commerce sponsor of the effort The letter responds to ongoing multi million dollar river proposal activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Walter F. George
Congress
Reginald Trice
Altamaha Development Association
George
Hugh Peterson
Trice
Macon Chamber of Commerce
Altamaha
Ownership and Masthead Details for The Butler Herald
The May 1946 ownership and management statement lists editor and owner C. E. Benns of Butler Georgia, managing editor Chas Benns Jr., and publisher/business manager C. E. Cox of Butler. It notes no bondholders or major security holders and includes a notary seal by J. R. Lunsford, Ordinary of Taylor County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Herald
Butler
C. E. Benns
Butler, Ga
Chas Benns Jr
C. E. Cox
Charles Benns, Jr
J. R. Lunsford
Taylor County
Patterson Family Reunites Four GI Sons At PrattSburg Home
Mr and Mrs H P Patterson hosted a four son reunion after World War II, welcoming ten children and many grandchildren with a large barbecue dinner at their PrattSburg area home. Neighbors and relatives from Taylor County LaGrange Pensacola Montezuma Opelika San Diego and Butler attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. & Patterson
Prattsburg
W. A. Seagraves
Dorothy
Carolyn
Frances
Taylor County
R Patterson
Sandra
Japan
San Diego
Calif
J. D. Jarrell
Jack
Ft. Valley
Ralph Patterson
Auburn
Ala
Annie Mae Waller
Ruth Sutherlin
Grover Mancus
Parking Meters Spark Public Criticism In City Debate
A city official announced Tuesday that he received a nickel payoff from a penny parking meter. He refuted claims the meters were installed for revenue growth rather than traffic control. The official warned of potential meter runs as citizens seek nickel jackpots, noting it has happened once so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Fire destroys historic G. W. F. Craig home near Norcross Road
A Monday afternoon blaze leveled the old G. W. F. Craig house on the Norcross Road three miles west of Lawrenceville. The structure, over a century old, was completely ruined by the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceville
G. W. F. Craig
Norcross Road
Here
Cook seeks endorsement for full term as Georgia attorney general
On the eve of heading to Washington for hearings on Georgia freight rate cases Attorney General Eugene Cook formally announced his candidacy for a full term. He stresses the need to reduce Southern freight rates to national levels benefiting Georgia farmers and industries and cites his record as Attorney General and former Revenue Commissioner of Georgia where he reformed collection methods to raise revenue and ease taxpayer compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgia
Eugene Cook
Cook
United States Supreme Court
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McGarth
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T. R. Rowe
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