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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1925
Page
2
Reynolds department notes visitors and trips in Taylor County plus social visits in Macon Albany Atlanta Perry and Gainesville. Names include Elsie Barrow W T Ricks Douglas Powell Alton Lifsey Eva B Griffith Miriam Carter Earl Wright and others with multiple weekend visits and travels to Athens Tallahassee and Forsyth area social life.
The newly organized Duplicate Bridge Club met at Mrs Earl Wright's last Thursday afternoon. The home was artistically deco rated with golden red. After the games a salad course with iced tea was served by the hostess. Guests included Mrs Ricks Carson, Mrs Ben Hinton, Mrs Thurman Whatley, Mrs Clifford Whatley, Mrs Howard Neisler, Mrs Earl Wright, Miss Helen Hodges, Mrs Clyde Wilson, and Miss Lillie Dunlap of Cordele. Mrs Ricks Carson will entertain the club next Thursday at 2:30.
The notes describe a second month of school with talks by Brother Dumas, various weekend visits, and a loss of a lar collar bone. Winnie Mitchell and Wynia Taylor are librarians. G H Goddard awarded a monthly Grand phones pass for best Lincoln essay by Wilma Poole. The essay extols Lincoln's honesty kindness humor and his role in freeing slaves.
The state wide spelling bee crowned Mildred Armstead of Crawford Georgia Oglethorpe County as Monopolizo champion after a three hour marathon starter at one o clock. About twenty contestants remained for the last fifty minutes of the nearly three hour contest. Doris Newsom of Taylor County was among the twenty finalists and Reynolds High School earned praise for her record. The September Honor Roll lists students from first through eleventh grades with numerous named pupils from Woodfin Hinton to Ruth Nelson. Humorous notes show a seventh grade pupil defining accomplish and a green freshman footballer seeking the empty downs.
Mrs Smith tries to buy seven eighths of a yard of oilcloth at a corner store. Mrs Cohen faints, then asks Papa for the meaning. The retort comes back that they do not have seven eighths and advises taking a yard and a quarter instead.
In eighteenth century England, individuals labeled spirits and crimps ran missions that trapped and persuaded or forced men and women to migrate to the Virginia colonies in America.
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