Davants of Texas Honor Butler Ties in Georgia Visit
Observers note guest columnist Mrs. Lynda Bryan of Talbotton introduces memories of Butler and Talbotton a century ago. Phillip and Hortense Davant of Houston Texas and Corsicana Texas visited Georgia renewing school church and civic bonds. Family links to Col P E Davant LeVert College Collingsworth Institute and local kin in Perry Macon and Butler are recalled as they return to Texas.
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Lynda Bryan
Talbotton
Talbot County
Butler
Lynda
Phillip Davant
Houston
Texas
Hortense Davant
Corsicana
Tex
Georgia
Davants
Col. P. E. Davant
Dean Hotel
J. E
Laura Edwards Davant
William Davant
Philip
Ohio
Grace
Hortense
LeVert College
Collingsworth Institute
E. C. Moyer
Moyer
Lily Moyer
Minchinnetts
P. E. Davant
Gertrude
Mattie
John A. Smith
Susie Fowler
Roy Fowler
Davant
Carter Matthews
Edwards
Perry
Jeanette Wallace
Oliphant
Macon
Lone Star State
Cake and Pie Sale Sponsored by Reynolds Methodist Class
The Dorcas Sunday School Class of Reynolds Methodist Church will sponsor a cake and pie sale tomorrow at the D. W. Payne office in Reynolds. The sale starts at 1 a.m. Meals will include sandwiches, pie, cake, and coffee.
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Dorcas
Reynolds Methodist Church
D. W. Payne
Reynolds
Martin to lead Wesleyan College succeeding Dr Quillian
Dr B J Martin of Greensboro North Carolina will assume Wesleyan College presidency on January 1 replacing Dr Wm F Quillian who has served as acting president since the death of Dr Silas Johnson last fall. Martin has held key theological and academic posts including executive director of the Methodist College Foundation of North Carolina and past roles at Asbury Theological Seminary and Oklahoma City University.
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Macon
B. J. Martin
Greensboro
N. C
Wesleyan College
Methodist College Foundation of
North Carolina
Wm. F. Quillian
Atlanta
Silas Johnson
Martin
Bourg
University of Cincinnati
Pasadena
Calif
University of Southern California
Methodist Church of
Columbus
Tax Relief for Servicemen Who Exchange Homes
Atlanta special provisions ease federal income tax for service members who exchange homes. Legislation allows non taxable capital gains if sale proceeds are reinvested in a replacement home within four years, with a 90 day military service extension. Rules: must start replacement within a year, complete within six months, and reinvest all proceeds. Contact state vets service offices for guidance.
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Atlanta
Wm. K. Barrett
State Department of Vets Service
Internal Revenue Law
Barrett
Harmony Quartet to Perform at Cross Roads School Halloween
The Harmony Quartet appears in concert at Cross Roads school Saturday at 8 p m with a Halloween carnival beforehand. The event features a fish pond cake walk hot dogs home made candy drinks fortune telling and a quilt prize. Proceeds fund Harmony Boys gospel songs and spirituals.
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Harmony Quartet
Cross Roads School
Hallowe'en
Harmony Boys
Hallowe’en
Reynolds Baptist Revival Set To Start Sunday
The Reynolds Baptist church begins a revival on Sunday and runs through Friday next week with Dr. H. Lewis Batts of Macon as guest preacher and Rev. Forest Junking leading singing. Services are Sunday at 11 am and 7 30 pm and 7 30 pm nightly Monday through Friday.
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the Reynolds Baptist Church
H. Lewis Batts
Macon
Forest Junking
Buena Vista Lions Honor Memory of Edward H. McMichael
The Buena Vista Lions Club honored former member Edward H. McMichael at a October 7 meeting. A memorial resolution was read by C. W. Duncan and adopted. W. S. McMichael donated a Gong and Gavel Set, presented by A. S. Boyette and accepted by President R. T. Padgett, bearing the inscription Buena Vista Lions Club in Memory of Lion Edward H. McMichael.
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Mariah County
Edward H.mcmichael
Buena Vista Lions Club
Lion C. W. Duncan
Lions Club
W.S. McMichael
Lion A
R. T. Padgett
Lion Edward H. McMichael
Talbotton Becomes Lively Livestock and Poultry Center
Talbotton and its surroundings boast renewed pride as cattle and hog farmers shape a thriving livestock scene. Notable local leaders including L G Parker Jr, J L Taylor, R H Mc Rae, A P Persons, R H Chris, Thomas Callier, and the Lumsdens drive a sector with strong commercial potential.
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Talbotton
Lynda Bryan
Messrs
L. G. Parker Jr
J. L. Taylor
R. H. McRae
A. P Persons
R. H. Chris
Thomas Callier
Jesse
Henry Lumsden
Barbecue Fundraiser Planned at Turner Chapel Church
Barbecue will be served tomorrow night at S. S. Moore's Store from 6 to 8 p m with proceeds benefiting the Turners Chapel Church building fund. Plates priced at $1.00. Public is invited.
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S. S. Moore’s
Turners Chapel Church
Hallowe'en Supper and Carnival at Jones Garage
Friday at 7 p.m. a Halloween hotdog supper and carnival will be held at the Jones residence to raise funds for Howard Methodist Church Sunday School rooms. Cats and ghosts will be present. all are invited for a jolly time.
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Hallowe’en
Mrs. Paul Jones
Howard Methodist Church
Fall Revival Begins At Baptist Church
The Butler Baptist church opens its Fall Revival Monday with visiting preacher Dr. Durward VY. Cason of First Baptist Hapeville. Services at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m with youth singing and a Youth Choir planned each evening. Gordon A Hunter pastor invites all Taylor county residents to attend.
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Butler Baptist Church
Durward VY. Cason
First Baptist Church of
Hapeville
Cason
Georgia
Georgia Baptist Pastor’s Conference
Atlanta
Baptist Training Union of Georgia
Taylor County
Vienna newspaperman chosen president of district press group
Claude Methvin editor of the Vienna News was elected president of the Third District Press Association at the New Perry Hotel in Perry Sunday afternoon. He succeeds Nora Smith of the Wiregrass Farmer. Other officers named for a one year term include Charles Benns Jr. and Ivy Peebles. Cooper Ethridge spoke on cooperation with Third District legislators and Carl Rountree discussed postwar Europe and Marshall Plan funds.
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Claude Methvin
Vienna News
Third District Press Association
New Perry
Perry
Nora Smith
Wiregrass Farmer
Ashburn
Charles [Benns Jr
Butler Herald
Butler
Ivy Peebles
The
News Record
Fort Gaines
Cooper Ethridge
Houston Home Journal
State Press Association
Carl Rountree
Dawson News
Dawson
Europe
France
Rountree
U. S
Hallowe'en Carnival at Crowell Oct 25
Crowell PTA sponsors a Hallowe en Carnival at the schoolhouse on Saturday night October 25. Fun for all with bingo a fish pond bake walk hot dogs and snacks. The highlight is crowning the King and Queen of the evening.
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Crowell Pta
Hter
Death of H M Clements Buena Vista Leader Deplored
Homer M Clements Sr longtime Buena Vista merchant and former Marion county schools superintendent dies at 58 after World War I service. He was a deacon in Buena Vista Baptist church, past Lions Club president and University of Georgia alum. Funeral held at First Baptist Church Buena Vista.
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Taylor County
Homer M. Clements
Buena Vista
Marion County
Robert E
Mattie McCall Clements
Gordon Institute
Barnesville
University of Georgia
Clements
Buena Vista Baptist Church
Buena Vista Lions Club
American Legion
Phi Delta Theta
Veterans Hospital
Dublin
First Baptist Church
Forsyth Woman Stabbed Repeatedly by Former Inmate
James Lamar a 23 year old ex inmate of the state mental hospital admits stabbing Mrs Theo Rumble wife of the retired school superintendent at Forsyth. The attack left Mrs Rumble with more than 30 stab wounds to back abdomen and face. Chief Paul Wilson located Lamar at his home after a hunch and found him in bed with blood on hands and clothing. A weapon was found nearby. Lamar had prior peeping tom charges but was released due to mental condition. Circumstances of his release were not known.
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Forsyth
James Lamar
State Mental Hospital
Theo Rumble
Paul Wilson
Lamar
Wilson
Milledgeville
State Hospital
Georgia Baptist Association Holds 169th Convention
The 169th annual session of the Georgia Baptist Association at Clark Station Baptist Church adopted a new constitution and by laws. The Seminary Articles of Faith were approved as a standard to take effect in one year. The next meeting is set for October 1953 at Salem Baptist Church Lincoln County with Rev R L Buice to preach the introductory sermon.
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Lincolnton
Georgia Baptist Association
Clark Station
Seminary
Salem Baptist Church
Lincoln County
R. L. Buice
Lincoln‘ton
Coshen Baptist Church
Son of Judge Fort Buys Partner Interest In Realty Firm
Columbus news reports T Hicks Fort Jr. has bought the interests of Mr and Mrs Ed Wohlwender Sr and Ed Wohlwender Jr in Wohlwener Fort and Co realty. Fort, who served as manager 1941 to 1944 before joining the Air Corps, returns as partner and the firm becomes Fort Realty Company with offices at the same location.
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Columbus
T. Hicks Fort Jr
Ed Wohlwender Sr
Ed Wohlwender Jr
Wohlwener-Fort and Co. Realty
Fort
Air Corps
Fort Realty Company
Butler Citizen Hospitalized After Apparent Mishap
Lawson W. Wilson, a Butler manufacturer and truck operator, remained in the local hospital with a fractured skull, a broken nose, and arm injuries after a collision or fall while riding in a truck with James Saunders. Saunders was arrested on a charge of assault with intent to murder, bond set at 1000, and the case referred to a January grand jury term of Taylor superior court.
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Butler
Lawson W. Wilson
J. C. Haywood
Haywood Brothers Tourist Court
Wilson
James Saunders
Saunders
Mr. Saunders
Justice of the Peace
W. G. Hill
Taylor Superior Court
Albany Postmaster Withdraws From National Postmasters Race
Albany postmaster Dan L. Gibson withdrew his candidacy for president of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States. The election occurred Saturday in Boston with results not yet tabulated. Gibson sent a telegram saying the cards were stacked and the machine was rolling.
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Albany
Dan L. Gibson
National Association of Postmasters of the United States
Gibson
Boston
Post Office Department
Postal fraud alleged by Georgia postmaster's daughter
Savannah report says Mary Jo Rolinson, 24, daughter of the Ohoopee postmaster, is charged with issuing about 2700 dollars in postal money orders fraudulently for her own use. Assistant U S Attorney Julian Hartridge identified her. 35 fraudulent certificates issued. Rolinson admitted the charge at a preliminary hearing and posted 500 dollars bond to await a federal grand jury action.
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Savannah
U. S
Julian Hartridge
Mary Jo
Rolinson
Ohoopee
Hartridge
W. A. Wells Jr
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Quillian
Cross Roads
H. Lewis Battle
Forrest Junkins
Dr. Batts
Mercer University
West Point Baptist Church
YMCA
Civic Clubs
Brewton-Parker Junior College
Hephzibah
Georgia Baptist Training Union
America
Hartford School of Religious Education
Jenkins
Mercer
Evergreen Baptist Church
Cochran
Mineral Springs Baptist Church
Sparta
Baptist Church
Durward Y. Cason
Gordon A. Hunter
Vienna
Dist. Press Group
Crowell
H. M. Clements
Buena Vista Business
Judge Fort
Mr. Lawson Wilson
Citizens
Albany P. M
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