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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1944
Page
4
Porter D H J presents a devotional on Jesus as the light and healer who defies Sabbath prejudice. The lesson centers on mercy over ritual, the value of human life, and Jesus as servant Messiah who saves sinners through compassion and example.
County Agent E G Blackwell urges use of green feed to cut costs and improve flock health and egg production. He notes vitamins provided by greens, sun, and fish oil, recommends oats and rape planting, and offers substitutes like hay or lawn clippings for small flocks.
The Post Office Department outlines overseas Christmas parcel rules. Packages must weigh five pounds or less and not exceed 15 inches in length or 36 inches in combined length and girth. Mark shipments Christmas parcel for timely arrival before December 25 and limit one parcel per week to each service member. Perishables are banned and careful, secure packing is required with sturdy materials and strong wrapping.
Barnesville expects 500 to 600 visitors daily for the Centennial Association of the Baptist church meeting at First Baptist church October 18 and 19. Mrs Emmett Langford heads the lunch committee for visitors. Rev H J Mitchell will welcome guests.
The Oct. 7 filing deadline closed with Mayor O H Jones unopposed for re election. Four candidates seek three alderman seats J W C Horne Lewis Merritt F D Stapleton incumbents and James Bud Eldridge. City primary set for Oct 25 with Oct 21 registration.
Cordele October 9 funeral services for 15 year old Algie Lee Faircloth held at Union Baptist church after a coroner's inquest found a fatal shotgun wound self inflicted. Officials said the girl, alone in her kitchen, apparently pulled the trigger with her bare toes. pellets severed the jugular vein. Parents could not explain the act.
May Allen of Alabama is dead and two other women are ill at University Hospital after taking sleeping pellets secured from Piedmont Center for Women in Augusta. Five patients allegedly broke into the center’s medicine cabinet to obtain the tablets. The 34 year old Allen died Saturday. the others remain hospitalized.
The United War Fund quota for Taylor county this year is 1800 dollars. Chairman Rev. Dunn leads regional drives with white and colored contributions by district. Quotas range from 35 to 400 dollars with multiple chairmen named across Butler Reynolds Panhandle Howard Carsonville Daviston Cedar Creek Mark Charing Taylor Mill Cross Roads and more.
Fire swept through two concerns in Atlanta causing an estimated 20000 dollars in damage. The blaze reportedly started in the Smith Paint and Lacquer Co shop and explosions followed. Paint ingredients burned after the main buildings were out. No injuries reported. Douglas E. Travis Optical Co also damaged. Fletcher Machine Corp and Parts Service threatened.
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