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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1941
Page
1
The volume lists roles and staff names including Editor-in-Chief Gloria Whatley Assistant Editor Hugh Sealy Junior Correspondent Margaret Woods Society Editor Anne Halley Sports Editor David Montfort Assistant Sports Editor Billy Whatley Sophomore Correspondent Patricia Fuller and others.
American Education Week runs November 6 to 15 with daily topics from seeking world order to enriching family life. Sponsors include the National Education Association, The American Legion, the U S Office of Education, and the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.
The R H S seniors offer engraved Christmas cards priced at 15 for a dollar or 50 for a dollar to raise funds for a class trip after graduation. Twelve seniors will bring samples. candy is sold at recess and dinner daily. A three act comedy play is planned with Miss Cauthen and Miss Cook as coaches. watch The Newscaster for details.
A playful travel vignette names Georgia locales and personal nicknames. The narrator recalls visiting Americus Young Harris Gay Helen Lilly Florence Edith and many other towns and streets while sharing rides and meals, culminating in a finale at the Fair and Center Ball Ground.
David Montfort recalls a half holiday to the fair on Friday October 12 with classes hurried tests Pacliments and a bus trip to Butler at one o clock. At the fair grounds attendees enjoyed games of chance skill tests and rides before returning home around 3 30.
The article quotes Anne Hhiley reflecting on the end of the school gossip column. Students offended by mentions threaten to “call it quits” as outsiders misread the content and blame the writers.
The Good ole R. H. S. credits its alumni for notable progress. Hunter Bryan, former student, trains in Rural Electrification in Reynolds and will head an office in Georgia after training. Winifred Kirksey’s arithmetic paper earns high praise from a Roanoke teacher. Harold Posey, Georgia Southwestern sophomore, is nominated for class president, reflecting well on the school.
A reader argues that World War II reveals advantages as Americans grow in love of country and flag. The piece urges aiding the Allies with mechanized forces to end the war, defends freedom of speech press and religion, and praises President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the leader to carry the nation through turmoil.
A holiday for teachers on Monday October 13 allowed educators to mingle and hear state and national education leaders at Georgia Southwestern College Americus. The program featured Americus High School Glee Club music, Knox Walker GA E A president, and Dr Willis A Sutton Atlanta Public Schools superintendent. Sutton urged unity for federal aid as counties were called in. Taylor county was well represented. After lunch teachers joined study groups on Audio Visual Education Classroom Teachers Mathematics Council of English and Commercial.
Rev Culpepper led a revival at the Methodist church on ambition ability and brain or grace grit and gumption for a successful life and career. Trooper White from the Georgia State patrol discussed safety noting school patrol began in 1937 with 103 child deaths and in 1940 41 only three, saying the patrol earned the credit for the improvement.
A Henderson Times feature highlights Susan Anthony, daughter of a Richards High School alumna from the class of 1913, chosen as sponsor for the Henderson football team. The piece notes alumni excellence and pride in the graduates and their families.
About 1,100 graduates complete 13 weeks of basic infantry training at Camp Wheeler. Another 659 move to new posts nationwide. total trained riflemen reaching over 1,700 in days. Fort Benning Fort Dix Camp Polk receive most, plus units to Ft Custer.
Five Points residents Mr and Mrs J H Windham and their young son visited Panhandle relatives, while Mrs W B Colquitt Mrs Claude Colquitt Miss Mattie Kate Colquitt and Mr Hubert Colquitt shared time with Thomaston kin. Other gatherings included the Starling families in Thomaston and Henry Jarrell hosting visitors. Mrs G B Jarrell traveled to Prattsburg as her sister Mrs Clarence Davis died, and Cecil Pitts family spent Sunday with Walter and Henry Jarrell. Antioch Baptist church schedules 11 am and 7:30 pm services next Sunday with 10:30 am Sunday school. invitation extended.
Pleasant Hill residents share a weekend of visits with relatives and friends across Thomaston Ideal Americus and local households. Families including Peacock Brewer Guy Tarrer Flem Brewer Fred Brewer Wall Wisham Massey Wall and Gill are listed as spending Sunday or weekend time with relatives, echoing a close community pattern.
Carolyn Stevens, a University of Georgia coed and daughter of Ed Stevens a national council director, has been chosen to represent Georgia at the National Peanut Exposition in Suffolk Virginia on October 30 and 31.
Brunswick brothers H J and W H Cofer who ran island resort venues are jailed on murder indictments tied to the 1938 slaying of Dr C H Lee. A confessor, George Clayton, claimed involvement but later repudiated. Indictments returned in 1939.
Albany on October eighteenth reports the publication of Glory Road by Albany grandmother Mrs. Alice K. Cripps. The novel from Eerdmans Publishing Co. uses Albany as background and follows Easter Ann and Jons with wisdom and humor from a cook and washerwoman. Cripps begins work on a second book while balancing teaching and church duties.
Crowell items list weekend visits from McDaniel and McCrary families to Macon and Butler. Notes include J. S. Fuller visiting daughter in Roberta, Saunders family from Macon visiting Mosley, and several locals traveling to Macon. Health updates mention Mrs. Sam Bailey recovering at sister E H Kilby’s and Mrs. Mattie Lucas seriously ill in Macon.
The Wall and Brewer families spent Sunday with each other, joined by J E Wall and daughter Elizabeth and Susan Wisham and son with V Smith. J C Tate and family visited relatives in Alabama. Dorothy and Geraldine Brewer joined Blan Wall and Shen with W Tarrer of Ideal. Flem Brewer and son visited A L Short, and Bill Guy and Thelma Guy spent Sunday together.
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