Frost Ends Ragweed Rage Says Hay Fever Cure Near
A Columbus Enquirer item notes the first frost ends ragweed heavy hay fever period for many sufferers. It discusses causes, immunization options, and home remedies like nasal filters and honey, with references to Dr. Berresford and Dr. Noon and the book Know Your Hay Fever. The piece previews continued tips on prevention and treatment.
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Columbus Enquirer
Columbus
A. B. Berresford
M. D
A. P. Sperling
Berresford
Noon
London
Berresfort
Hayver
Lost War Ration Books Notice and Deadlines Issued
The Local Board asks applicants with lost War Ration Books to notify the office within two weeks. List includes Horace L Davis, Jesse Morton, Mrs Ruth Chapman, Mildred Taunton, Mary Edna Massey from Butler. John Hollis, Albert Davison, Mike Parker Jr etc. Sugar coupons are closed. do not request canning sugar until May. Oct 25 is deadline for new A books. late applications processed after Nov 9.
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Perase
Butler
Horace Lee Davis
Jesse Morton
Ruth Chapman
Mildred Taunton
Mary Edna Massey
Reynolds
John Hollis
Albert Davison
Mike Parker Jr
Aaron Mathis
J. P. Bailey
Milton Worthen
John W. Dupree
Mauk
Charlie B. Small
Howard
L. C. Gray
Ministers Urged to Meet at Butler Methodist Church
All Taylor county white resident pastors are urged to attend a meeting at Butler Methodist Church on Monday afternoon October 23 to organize a Taylor County Ministerial Association. Notices go to all ministers and to those who may miss this notice. J H Stanford and C L Glenn.
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All Taylor Co
Methodist
Taylor County
Butler Methodist Church
J. H .Stanford
C. L. Glenn
Mrs Lula Childs Butler Dies and S S Convention Set
Mrs Lula Bartlett Childs widow of H A Childs died at her home on Wednesday night after a heart attack. She was 76, born in Chattoochee County and long time Butler resident. Funeral at 11 Friday. Survivors include two daughters and a son. The Butler Baptist church hosts Columbus Association Sunday School Convention Sunday afternoon at 2:30, theme Our Centennial Year, with Rev J M Cook in charge.
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Lula Childs
Butler Baptist
S. S
Lula Bartlett Childs
H. A. Childs
Childs
Chattahoochee County
Warren Archie
Ruth Hall Bartlett
Butler
Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
H. H. Gee
Ida
Bessie Childs
George Childs
Winter Haven
Fla
Air Cadet
Burke Childs
Albany
W. A. Bartlett
West Point
C. O. Bartlett
Sylvester
Columbus Association
J. M. Cook
Columbus
Black man Willie Hays given 20 year term in Jones County incident
Willie Hays pleaded guilty to an attempted crime against a Jones County resident. Judge G S Carpenter imposed the maximum 20 year penalty under Georgia law and Hays was moved to an undisclosed Georgia jail for custody. Sheriff H J Hawkins declined to reveal the jail location.
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Gray
Macon
Georgia
Jones County
H. J. Hawkins
G.S. Carpenter
Oconee
Hays
G. D. Anderson
Hawkins
Taylor County Students Enroll at University of Georgia
Four Taylor county youths from Butler Reynolds and Mauk joined 1 812 students at the University of Georgia for the fall quarter. Among them are Mary Wright Carolyn Bazemore Dorothy Saunders and Earlene Turner. The class includes 53 World War II veterans with many majoring in business administration.
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Athens
Taylor County
University of Georgia
University
Mary Wright
Carolyn Bazemore
Butler
Dorothy Saunders
Reynolds
Earlene Turner
Mauk
Grand Theater Installs New RCA Sound System
Reynolds Grand Theatre announces a complete RCA sound system installation. Manager T. R. Moody touts the new setup as among the best and most modern and invites the public to experience improved sound for upcoming performances.
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Grand Theater
R.C.A
Moody
RCA
Reynolds Grand Theatre
T. R. Moody
Grand Theatre
Baby Contest And Amateur Night At Butler Athletic Club
Girls' Athletic Club sponsors a county baby contest with entries due by Oct 24 and photos required. Voting ends Oct 31 at noon. winner crowned 8 p.m. Oct 31 at Dean Theatre. Admission 15c for school children, 20c for adults. Prizes range from 5 to 2 dollars plus surprise packages. Audience applause selects the most popular baby. amateur acts follow.
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Taylor County
Doris Goodwin
Ration Board
Elsie Hill
Pauline Knepley
BGAA
Butler Athletic Club
For Sale Turners Peanut Picker and Hay Baler
For sale two farm machines in A1 condition with immediate delivery. One Turner peanut picker and one Case power hay baler with tramper offered by J Allen Payne in Butler Georgia.
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J. Allen Payne
Butler, Ga
Help Wanted Night Operator at Butler Telephone Office
Help wanted for a night telephone operator and relief operator in Butler. Apply at the Telephone Office in Butler or write H. C. Bond, Reynolds, Ga.
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Butler
H. C. Bond
Reynolds, Ga
Nephew of Mrs Gordy Awarded Bronze Star for Gallant Service
Lt. John A. Smith, nephew of Mrs. Florence Gordy of Talbotton, received the Bronze Star for meritorious service in France. The 2nd battalion 67th armored regiment citation notes he repaired and operated the battalion command radio during a fierce attack southwest of Notre Dame de Cenilly, Normandy, July 29, risking his life to maintain communications. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Smith of Talbotton. his wife Dorothy Grace Smith and their son John Andy III live in Atlanta.
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Talbotton
John A. Smith
Florence Gordy
France
Brooks
67Th Armored Regiment
Notre Dame de Cenilly
Normandy
Smith
Talboton
Dorothy Grace Smith
John Andy III
Atlanta
Rainbow Trout Planting Proposed in Whitewater Creek
State Game and Fish Commission plans an experimental rainbow trout planting in Whitewater Creek within weeks. About three thousand fish will be released near Upton's mill with cooperation from local sportsmen, and it may be two years before they can be caught.
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W. G. Wallace
State Game and Fish Commission
Whitewater Creek
Wallace
Whitewater
Upton's Mill
Gholson's soil plan boosts yield on Taylor County farm
Carsonville area farmer F C Gholson signed a soil conservation plan in October 1940. Since adopting strip cropping and terrace rotation, his lint cotton yield soared from about 150 pounds per acre in 1940 to 500 pounds per acre this year. He now rotates grain cotton and corn, plants crotiloria and lespedeza to protect land, and plans to expand to rival Red Level lands.
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J. W. Dupree
F. C. Gholson
Carsonville
Butler
Gholson
Mr. Gholson
Pecans Wanted Pays High Market Prices
Advert says L. M. Doyel in Butler Ga will pay top current market prices for all pecan varieties and invites buyers to see or call for terms.
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L. M. Doyel
Butler, Ga
Henry E Johnson listed missing in action France Sept 5
Rev and Mrs F H Johnson learned from the War Department that their son Pvt Henry Edward Johnson 23 was missing in action in France on Sept 5. He was inducted in 1943 and deployed overseas last December serving in a Tank Division after prior work for Dixon Ice and Storage Company Americus.
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F. H. Johnson
War Department
Pvt
Henry Edward Johnson
France
Pvt. Johnson
England
Pvt.Johnson
Dixon Ice and Storage Company
Americus
Davis Named For Successor To Deaver As Judge
Vienna Georgia October 17 Senator Walter F George announced he recommended U S District Attorney T Hoyt Davis of Vienna to fill the late Bascom S Deaver s seat as federal judge for the middle district of Georgia He said the recommendation awaits approval by Senator Richard Russell and the president Roosevelt will receive the nomination for senate action when Congress reconvenes November 14.
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Vienna
Walter F. George
D-Ga
U.S
T. Hoyt Davis
Bascom 5S
Deaver
Middle District
Georgia
George
Biddle
Richard Russell
Sen
Russell
Justice Department
Davis
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Potter Dies After Lingering Illness in Talbot County
Louis Kneelan Potter a 69 year old Talbot County farmer died Tuesday night at Talbotton hospital after a long illness. He was a lifelong member of Prattsburg Methodist Church and once one of the county’s largest farmers. Survived by sisters Mrs Huff of Atlanta and Mrs Waters of Miami and several nieces and nephews. Funeral held Wednesday at Prattsburg Methodist Church with Rev. Thomas Collins officiating. Interment in Prattsburg cemetery.
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Taylor County
Louis Kneelan Potter
Talbotton Hospital
Potter
Talbot County
Butler
W. D. Huff
Atlanta
Julia P. Waters
Miami
Prattsburg Methodist Church
Thomas Collins
Prattsburg
Pvt Brown Driskell Improves at England Hospital
Friends learn Pvt Brown Driskell is improving satisfactorily in a hospital in England after being slightly wounded in France on September 13. He trained at Camp Blanding Florida and has been in the Army since February, overseas briefly. He is the son of Mr and Mrs O T Driskell of this city, with his wife living in Thomaston where he enlisted.
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Pvt
Brown Driskell
England
France
Driskell
Camp Blanding
Fla
Pvt Driskell
O. T. Driskell
Thomaston
Mr C H Hair Chosen Poultry Judge at Georgia State Fair
Mr C H Hair manager of Montezuma Feed Store and noted poultryman will travel Sunday to judge poultry at major fairs including Charleston and Orangeburg South Carolina and the Georgia State Fair in Macon Georgia.
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C. H. Hair
Montezuma Feed
Georgia
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Post Office Department
Sacs
H. A
Lon) Childs
Frances Hendrix
W. E. Howard
E. A. Wood
Idus Robertson
E. R. Broadwell
M. D. Reed
R. S. Clements
Edwina Wood
L. D. Carr
B. O. Brinson
Marion Hendrix
Jno. L. Henderson
University of Ga
Girls’ Athletic Club
Gordy
John A. Smith JR
Game and Fish Com
Henry E. Johnson
Fred H. Johnson
Bascom S. Deaver
Louis K. Potter
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