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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1929
Page
7
A verse excerpt by Edgar A. Guest urging resolve despite storms and loss. Workers toil through hardship and rain, keeping faith and duties at their posts. The poem emphasizes resilience, duty, and perseverance against fate.
Butler and nearby area residents enjoyed visits and outings this week. Families from Butler, Reynolds, and Atlanta attended football and circuses in Athens and Atlanta, while others traveled to Macon for the fair. A school club announced an autumn festival and a child suffered a severe arm fracture at school.
Judge C F McLaughlin visited Butler High School delivering an address on purposeful attendance and gratitude for a strong school system. Students organized literary societies for eighth to eleventh grades with biweekly programs starting Friday November 1st.
Mr and Mrs J O Humber of Hopkin announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Louise Humber to Robert Paul Hines. The marriage was solemnized in the latter part of September at the First Methodist Church.
The Atlanta Journal highlights four generations of the Slade family from Butler now in Eufaula Alabama. Dorothy Ant Slade, six years old, is pictured as the central figure with her father James T Slade and stepfather B T Slade. Also mentioned are grandmother Mrs T B Slate of Means Georgia and Anne Ballowe Slade, a former Miss.
Ernest Hill celebrated his nineteenth birthday with a party last Friday evening. About thirty five friends attended. Games were played and enjoyed. Guests were invited to the dining room for refreshments. The room was decorated in pink and white, with a birthday cake, pink tapers, and pink and white napkins. Ernest received many gifts and had a happy time.
B T Slade a former Butler high school captain and All Southeast honorable mention has joined Alabama's freshman team as a guard under coach Haigler. The Eufaula Times reports the popular athlete is expected to impress in Baby Tide action and many locals will enjoy watching him in action.
Three large rooms available for rent in Butler Georgia with lights and water included. Suitable for a small family. Contact J T Kirkley for details and price.
Local classified item offers a cow with a young calf for sale. Interested parties are directed to apply at the Herald Office for details and contact.
Auditor J Slate praises Georgia's low taxes and fair courts while warning malaria undermines industrial expansion. He cites malaria as a major hurdle for South Georgia, arguing eradication will boost labor vitality, health and future prosperity, with a vision of Georgia blossoming industrially and economically.
Georgia listeners will vote in the WSB big audition broadcast with 60 points for audience choice and 40 points for a jury. Contestants from across the state compete, ages 18 to 26, with the top girl and top boy advancing to the Nashville district audition next month. Nick Economou of Montezuma named among Third District contestants.
An obituary note from Mrs. W. A. Anglin mourns Alma Nixon born July 16 1807 died Sept 7 1929 at age 122. It honors her as a devoted wife and mother leaving a grieving husband and five children and expresses faith in a restful afterlife with Jesus.
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