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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
8
Local society notes list numerous weekend visits and greetings among Butler residents and neighbors from Macon Thomaston Reynolds Unadilla Bainbridge Columbus and Bainbridge. Notables include Mrs F A Peed Mrs J T Woodroe and Lt Zack Weaver with family updates on travels hospital stays and reassignment in the military.
Sgt. Windell Windham, a survivor of a Liberator bomber crash in Alaska, is due home within days to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Hoke Windham. He has been at an Army hospital in Alaska receiving treatment for several weeks and said in a letter to his mother that he would be allowed a home leave soon.
Miss Helen Perkins was honored last Tuesday night with a birthday supper at her home. The living room featured rose and pampan dahlias while the dining room mantel displayed pine cones and sasparillo. Guests wished on the birthday cake and shared dessert.
Circle No. One of W S C S met at the local Methodist church Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. C E Benns presiding. Ten members answered roll call. plans for a November Mission Study Course. vote to use Love Box contents for a missionary special. Mrs J T Mathews gave a discourse on Mile Stones of Love. Hostesses Mrs Standridge and Mrs Hammock served cake and coffee.
Regular services will be held at Trinity Freewill Baptist church Saturday night and Sunday morning with Rev. B. T. Gill in charge. A fifth Sunday all day singing is planned for Oct 29 and everyone is invited to bring a basket dinner. The pastor will visit Trinity cemetery next Saturday morning to clean the grounds and urges all to assist.
Rev W R Lumpkin of Thomaston will preach at Crossroads school building Saturday at 7 30 p m He will bring a splendid quartet with him Everyone is cordially invited to attend this service
We express sincere appreciation to friends for kindness during the illness and death of Mrs Stella Tomlin Butler. Thanks for the floral offering. May God bless each of you. Signed W J Butler R B Wright Mrs T W Holt Mrs J C Jones.
Seed oats for sale from T L Fountain Butler Georgia. Coker Victory grain oats offered with Johnson grass seeds cleared. Quantity noted as 9 7 2 meters.
J L Anthony spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs R C Humber at Butler. Miss Mary Jordan of Barnesville visiting Mrs R D Waller. J W Woodall made a business trip to Butler. Theron Hill and children of Thomaston visited Mr and Mrs B S Parker. Ruby Jinks of Atlanta and several others from Reynolds Montezuma and Atlanta visited Mr and Mrs R M Jinks. A G Wall visiting H G Pye in Butler. Tom Hughes of Atlanta visited his father J L Anthony. L R Pike and children visited relatives at Manchester. Carl Turner hosted Mr and Mrs Bruce Jones and children for supper. Willis Garrett attended the Fair in Columbus. M B Pittman and daughters to Atlanta to meet Duke Pittman returning to the States after four and a half years overseas. Others visiting include M B Pittman Jr Jacksonville Fla Anne Pittman Atlanta Bill Brown Dawson Benny Waller Charing.
The column lists social visits among Columbus Butler Geneva Americus and Thomaston residents including E L Wall, Boss Wall, Carl Turner J T Chapman Hallie Fuller Christine Fuller and others. It also notes Duke Pittman returning from foreign service and announces the death of Ida Wall at a Macon sanitarium.
Wesley and Smith families hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Charlie Hammock and Mr and Mrs Gorman Smith with Jimmy and other relatives. Several Misses Amose and Adams visited, and Mrs Julia Adams and Mrs Warren White spent weekends with local friends in Thomaston Columbus and Atlanta.
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