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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1949
Page
1
The column discusses ongoing preliminary conferences by school boards and teachers across grades, praising in home influence for education. It contrasts modern school meals and home preparation with social dining scenes and highlights a hosted event at Hon. and Mrs. IMS Garretts with refined entertaining.
Supt. E H Dunn hospitalized. Butler faculty begins week long planning for next Monday. Eastern Star meeting set Friday at 8 pm. Nu Way Dry Cleaning expands to Butler near Joiner corner. Garden Club hosts Wednesday with named hostesses. WWII veterans can pick up Service Life Insurance forms at court house or post office. Local merchants push fall sales. Donnie McCrary photo in Macon Telegraph features school days. House party hosts entertain husbands. Mr. Lamb buys Americus printing plant. Mr. Hollis visits en route to Columbus then Brunswick for shipbuilding work. Revival season nears end as rural churches prepare closing events. Appreciation for the late Alex F. Davis and Mrs. Davis noted.
Funeral services were held in Columbus for A. W. Davis Sr. who died Sunday after a short illness at 60. He worked for Acme Laundry for many years and was a longtime Wynnton Baptist Church member. He was born October 8, 1889, in Talbot County. Survived by wife Mary Elliott Davis, daughter Mrs. Carl Able, son Albert Davis, siblings and grandchildren.
Judge T Hicks Fort of Columbus will be principal speaker at the Talmadge memorial ceremony at the State Capitol on September 23. Zack D Cravey, Memorial Committee president, announced a program with prominent Georgians and a large crowd expected. The public event on capitol grounds begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch tables provided.
Agricultural leaders merchants warehousemen ministers farmers and other groups join in promoting the observance of Soil Conservation Week in Georgia scheduled for Sept 11 18. Governor Herman Talmad e proclaimed the week and farm groups statewide will observe it with conservation church programs and civic activities.
Governor Herman Talmadge will address Reynolds Labor Day exercises at the Reynolds Golf Course on Monday afternoon. The event, sponsored by the Reynolds Chapter American Legion and Reynolds Lions Club, aims to attract residents from Taylor County and nearby areas. Activities begin at 3 p.m. with the governor to speak later. barbecue at 6 p.m. and evening entertainment follow.
The Georgia State Highway Department released a new official map and mileage chart detailing the state road system with county and city listings. It includes highways state parks points of interest and maps of Atlanta Macon Augusta Columbus and Savannah with entry and departure points. Copies are available from the State Highway Department No 2 Capitol Square Atlanta motor clubs and Chambers of Commerce.
Rev H W Joiner longtime pastor of Reynolds Methodist church 1913 to 1915 died at 82 in Waverly Hall after a long illness Funeral held at Waverly Hall Methodist Church with Rev Ralph Brown officiating Survivors include wife three daughters Mrs James Alford and a sister Nancy Katherine Joiner of Decatur and Miss Janie Joiner of Decatur Georgia
Sunday services resume at Butler Methodist Church with regular attendance expected. Pastor J W M Stipe urges continued devotion and references Evangeline Booth’s father on keeping the holy flame alive in the Kingdom’s interests.
Our annual revival starts at Mauk Methodist Church on Sunday Sept 11 with worship at the usual morning hour. The meetings continue from Sunday evening through Friday evening Sept 16 led by Billy Childres assisting the pastor. Plan now for a long remembered revival.
Atlanta detective Samuel W. Roper aged 54, retired chief of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, was announced as the new Imperial Wizard of the Association of Georgia Klans, Inc. He spoke from Sam Greene Jr.’s offices and did not reveal election timing or dates for the 26-state chartered Klan group.
Two Macon residents, C. Fred Rustin and Howard Laney, were named to the board of governors of the Georgia Accountants Association. The appointments were announced at the Savannah meeting held last week, with Rustin noted as secretary of the association in the prior year. The convention spanned the last three days of the week and drew delegates from across the state.
Reynolds Baptist church faces the departure of Rev W B Heats with his wife and two children. Deacons of Abbeville’s Baptist church extended an invitation after strong endorsements. A decision is pending as Heats may resign Reynolds to lead the Abbeville church, which has remodeled its pastorium at a cost of 3000 dollars and will be ready soon.
The notice invites churchesgoers to Sunday preaching at Midway and Horeb Baptist churches with a 11 30 am service at Midway and a 3 30 pm service at Horeb. Baptismal services are planned Sunday at 10 30 am at the usual location with the pastor preaching on Ephesians 5 32. The public is urged to attend and bring someone. Pastor J H Stanford signs the notice.
Revival services at the Howard Methodist church have drawn large crowds with Billy Childres and the pastor alternating in singing and preaching. Miss Helen Perkins led children and youth in pre service sing songs and Mrs Stipe will present a chalk talk before services at 7 30 p m with regular worship at 11 a m and 8 p m urging all to attend for blessing.
Taylor County 4-H Sears Roebuck Poultry Chain show announced for 10 a.m. on September 9 on the local courthouse lawn. Ten chain members will exhibit six or twelve pullets. those selling will show twelve. All poultry enthusiasts invited to view the 4-H project work by the boys and girls. Tom Hawkins, Co. Agt.
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