Butler Welcomes Magic Mist Plant and 4-H Winners
Butler in Taylor County welcomes Conrad Chemical, led by Bruce Hansen and Carl Pointer, to produce Magic Mist oven cleaner at the old Ed wards Warehouse, with 16 cleaners on the market and 35 000 to 40 000 dollars payroll. Forty eight Georgia 4-H members earned trips to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago after state championships in Atlanta. Barbara Snead of Harris County won the dress revue and state leaders praised the 4-H program while Atlanta Chamber hosted the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Griggs
Butler
Taylor County
South Main Street
Edwards
Conrad Chemical
Georgia Corporation
Middle Georgia
Bruce W. Hansen
Carl Pointer
R. C. Brooks
J. W. Edwards, II
Washington
Chicago
Texas
Hansen
Food Service
Howard Johnson
Windy City
4-H
Dinkler Plaza
Atlanta Chambers of Commerce
Barbara Snead
Harris County
Atlanta
B. S. Gilmer
Chamber of Commerce
Farmers Club of the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Grayle Hill
Pulaski County
Johnny Akins
Berrien County
Jimmy Jordan
Bibb County
Patricia McWhorter
Pickens County
Mary Gale
Pickens
Travis Usher
Stewart
Andy Borders Wins Kiwanis Golf Tourney
The Labor Day Golf Tourney at Kiwanis Golf Club Reynolds GA was won by Andy Borders club champion. Marion Newsom preserved her ladies title in a sudden death playoff with Liz Forsling runner-up. Mercer Byrd won the men’s first flight after a playoff with Jack Cochran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Golf Club
Reynolds
Andy Borders
Marion Newsom
Liz Forsling
Mercer Byrd
Roberta
Jack Cochran
Macon
John Scarborough
Mike Brunson
Sue Whatley
Byrd Returns to Reynolds After Macon Hospital Stay
Lt Governor Garland Byrd discharged from Macon Hospital after six days of therapy for a hurt right foot. He plans a week at home in Reynolds before resuming his unofficial 1962 governor campaign. Visitors and calls numbered in the high hundreds daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Byrd
Macon
Byrd
James Griffith
Reynolds
National Guard
Ft. Stewart
Lt Sonya Riddick Completes Special Training at Letterman
Lieutenant Sonya Riddick of Rupert Georgia, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Harvey, completes five months internship in Physical Therapy at Letterman General Hospital Presidio of San Francisco California after seven months of didactic training at Fort Sam Houston Texas. She will receive a graduate Physical Therapist certificate and join the Letterman staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonya Riddick
Fred Harvey
Rupert
Georgia
Allen Laubscher
Letterman General Hospital
Presidio
San Francisco
California
Riddick
Army Medical Specialist Corps
Medical Field Service School
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Letterman ‘General Hospital
Georgia State College For Women
Milledgeville
Fulton County Board of Education
Atlanta
Army Hospital
Army
Sonya
Lt. Riddick
Pacific
Atlantic Seaboard
Three Taylor County Youths Injured In Wreck Near Pebble
Three Taylor County youths from Butler were injured Thursday afternoon when a pickup driven byJimmy Bone skidded on wet pavement near Pebble and overturned three times. Bone 18 Almgren 18 and Harris 20 suffered fractured collar bones head injuries and broken ribs. Bone and Harris were released Sunday Almgren remained in hospital likely through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Pebble
Jimmy Bone
Larry Almgren
Calvin Harris
Butler
Bone
Almgren
Harris
Jall
State bids open for 12 million resurfacing of roads
The state highway department opened bids totaling about 12 million to resurface 1 038 miles of state roads. Highway Board Chairman Jim L Gillis announced 45 apparent bidders. Major work covers U S Highway 41 from the Tennessee line to cartlersville and stretches near Vienna Unadilla and other sections in Dooly and Pulaski counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Highway Board
Jim L. Gillis
U. S. Highway 41
Tennessee Line
Cartlersville
Dalton Paving Company
Dalton Asphalt, Inc
Ledbetter-Johnson Company
Rome
Dooly
Pulaski
Vienna
Unadilla
Middle
Five year old Saunders boy injured by car in Butler
John Saunders Jr. 5, son of Mr and Mrs John Saunders of Butler, was struck by a car while crossing the street on the South side of the Court House square Tuesday afternoon. He received several stitches for a head wound and was reported in good condition Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Saunders Jr
John Saunders
Butler
Court House Square
Revival at Assembly of God Through Sunday Sept 10
Evangelist Rev H C Wilson brings nightly gospel messages at 7 45 in the Assembly of God church. Public invited. Pastor Rev J B Weldon urges attendance through Sunday Sept 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly ‘of God
H. C. Wilson
Assembly of God Church
Luckie Confirmed as U S Marshal for Southern Georgia
The U S Senate confirmed James E. Luckie as U S Marshal for southern Georgia with headquarters in Savannah. Luckie, a presidential nominee, is currently deputy marshal in the southern district’s Waycross office, succeeding James F. Brophy who was appointed under Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Senate
James E. Luckie
U. S
Georgia
Savannah
Luckie
Southern
Waycross
James F. Brophy
Auto wreck near Butler leaves one dead three hurt
A 16 year old girl Mary Lois Wilbhar died at a local hospital after an automobile crash two miles north of Butler on Highway 19 at Fountain's Lake. The 1954 Ford left the road at high speed, fell 15 feet into a spillway, and did not overturn. Driver John Thomas Russell is in critical condition. Clifford McCrary and Diane Roquemore are lightly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lois Wilbhar
Butler
Fountain’s Lake
Taylor County
Charles Young
John Thomas Russell
Clifford McCrary
Diane Roquemore
Russell
Georgia
State Safety Department
Pastors School At Wesleyan College In Macon
About 700 ministers from North and South Georgia attended a five day pastors school at Wesleyan College in Macon. The event features workshops and lectures on counseling church administration and ministerial duties with speakers including Dr Rupert and Bishop John Smith guiding daily addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gealy
Ohio Methodist Theological School
Franklin Littel
Perkins School of Theology
Southern Methodist University
John Smith
Atlanta
Ofa
Christian Education Ministry
Georgia Ranked Second in Disabled Rehabilitation Aid
The U S Department of Welfare reports Georgia ranked second nationwide in the proportion of disabled persons rehabilitated and third in total rehabilitations under the state federal program in the past year. Georgia posted 152 rehabilitations per 100 000 population, behind West Virginia 188 and the national average 51. New York led with 6 733 rehabilitations, followed by Pennsylvania 6 456 and Georgia 6 014.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
U. S. Department of Welfare
West Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Death Claims C. D. Johnson in Butler at 63
Carl Dewey Johnson, 63, died at his Butler home on Tuesday morning after a yearlong illness. A Taylor County native, he operated a plumbing business and was a Baptist Church member. Funeral services were held at Butler Baptist Church with Rev. E. H. Dunn and Rev. Walter Doggrell officiating. interment at Bethel Baptist Cemetery. He leaves wife Ruby Andrewood Johnson two daughters G R McKenzie and Charles Hubbard, six brothers two sisters and many nieces and nephews. Edwards Funeral Home, Butler, handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Dewey Johnson
Butler
Mr. Johnson
Taylor County
W. A
Elizabeth LaGrove Johnson
Butler Baptist Church
Johnson
E. H. Dunn
Walter Doggrell
Bethel Baptist Cemetery
John W.(bubber) Hinton
Kenneth Barrow
Taylor Harris
James Barrow
Robert Blackston
Neal Hinton
Ruby Andrewood Johnson
G. R. McKenzie
Charles Hubbard
Columbus
Messrs
Allen Johnson
Haines City
Fla
Valse Johnson
Lakeland
Clarence Johnson
Immokalee
Phillips Johnson
Wanzie
Beeland Johnson
Tampa
J. B. Selph
Lakeland, Fla
G. L. Blackston
Edwards Funeral Home
Butler Ln
Plane crash kills 78 in Chicago over Labor Day weekend
A Trans World Airlines Constellation carrying 78 people, including an infant, crashed near Midway Field Chicago at 2 06 a m enshrouded by a ball of orange flame. The Boston to San Francisco flight was en route to Las Vegas Nevada with families aboard for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinsdale
Ill
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Chicago
James Chamberlain
Boston
San Francisco
Midway Field
Las Vegas
Nevada
Crawford High enrolls 475 for fall term
Crawford County High School opened Friday with 475 students registered for the fall term. Principal Robert L. Sheets expects enrollment to reach 500 within ten days. The Crawford County Training School for Negroes has 949 enrolled, with 31 teachers, and is expected to rise to about 1,000 in a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta
Crawford County High School
Robert L. Sheets
Crawford County
Funeral Services Tuesday for Oliver G. Wilson
Oliver G. Wilson 81 died recently and funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p m at Roberta City Cemetery with Rev. A W Rollins officiating. Burial followed in the city cemetery. Surviving sisters are Mrs Sam Shapples and Mrs Annie Mae Shapples of Danton and Mrs Gladys Lumpkin of Ft Valley. brothers Mike, Claud, Clarence of Musella, and Lee and Jess of Forsyth. Bankston Funeral Home handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta
Oliver G. Wilson
Roberta City Cemetery
A. W. Rollins
City
Sam Shapples
Annie Mae Shapples
Danton
Gladys Lumpkin
Ft. Valley
Mike Wilson
Claud Wilson
Clarence Wilson
Musella
Lee Wilson
Jess Wilson
Forsyth
Bankston Funeral Home
Also Mentioned on This Page
Freddie Jown
Indu
Congress
Conrad Chemical Corporation
Kiwanis
Macon Hospital
Letterman Hospital
J. B. Weldon
J. E. Luckie
U. S. Marshal
Wesleyan College
C. D. Johnson
Baptist Church
Bethel City
Crawford High
O. G. Wilson
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