Butler Welcomes New Industry Magic Mist Plant
The Butler community celebrates the arrival of Conrad Chemical with Magic Mist, an oven cleaner, locating its home office on South Main Street in the old Edwards Warehouse. Bruce Hansen and Carl Pointer lead the project, promising 6 full time jobs, 35 000 to 40 000 dollars yearly payroll, and production of 1000 cases daily.
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
Andy Borders Wins Kiwanis Golf Tourney
The Labor Day Golf Tourney at Kiwanis Golf Club Reynolds Ga crowned Andy Borders as club champion. Marion Newsom captured the ladies title in a sudden death playoff over Liz Forsling. Mercer Byrd of Roberta won the men's first flight after a playoff with Jack Cochran of Macon, with John Scarborough Roberta taking second flight and Mike Brunson third. Mrs Sue Whatley won first flight ladies. Curt Hammond praised the course condition.
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 Completes Hospital Therapy Returns to Reynolds
Lt. Governor Garland Byrd was discharged from Macon Hospital after six days of therapy for a foot injury. He said he felt pain yet appreciated 100 to 150 daily visits and planned a week of rest at his Reynolds home before resuming his unofficial 1962 governor campaign. The injury occurred on National Guard duty at Ft Stewart last July when he tripped on a metal sprinkler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Byrd
Macon
Byrd
James Griffith
Reynolds
National Guard
Ft. Stewart
Riddick Completes Army Physical Therapy Training at Letterman
Second Lieutenant Sonya Riddick, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Harvey of Rupert Georgia, completes five months of internship at Letterman General Hospital Presidio of San Francisco after seven months of science training at Fort Sam Houston Texas. She will be awarded a graduate Physical Therapist certificate and join Letterman General Hospital 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 Jimmy Bone 18 Larry Almgren 18 and Calvin Harris 20 all of Butler were injured Thursday afternoon when Bone’s truck skidded on wet pavement and overturned three times near Pebble. Bone and Almgren suffered fractured collar bones Harris had a head cut and several broken ribs. The wreck occurred about 2 00 a m and the three were admitted with broken bones and lacerations. Bone and Harris were discharged Sunday Almgren remains in hospital jall this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Pebble
Jimmy Bone
Larry Almgren
Calvin Harris
Butler
Bone
Almgren
Harris
Jall
Bids Opened for 12 Million in State Road Resurfacing
The state highway department opened 12 million dollars in bids to resurface 1038 miles of state roads. 45 apparent bidders were shortlisted led by projects on U S Highway 41 from the Tennessee line to Cartlerville and related segments in Dooly and Pulaski Counties. Dalton Paving and Dalton Asphalt bid 448 399 for 34.6 miles. Ledbetter Johnson won 353 486 for 27.2 miles. Middle Georgia Paving bid 393 395 for 12.54 miles near Vienna Unadilla.
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. a five year old son of Mr and Mrs John Saunders of Butler was struck by a car near the Court House square in Butler while crossing the street. He received several stitches for a head wound but was reported in good condition the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Saunders Jr
John Saunders
Butler
Court House Square
Revival at Assembly of God Through Sept 10
Evangelist Rev. H. C. Wilson brings gospel messages each evening at 7 45 at the Assembly of God church. The public is cordially invited to attend, says Rev. J. B. Weldon, pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly ‘of God
H. C. Wilson
Assembly of God Church
Luckie Confirmed U S Marshal for Southern Georgia
The U S Senate confirmed James E. Luckie as U S Marshal for the southern Georgia district with headquarters in Savannah. Luckie, a former deputy marshal in Waycross, succeeds James F. Brophy who served as marshal under the Eisenhower administration.
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 a late Monday night crash two miles north of Butler on Highway 19 at Fountain's Lake. The 1954 Ford, driven by John Thomas Russell who is in critical condition, spun off the road injuring Clifford McCrary and Diane Roquemore. No charges have been filed as investigators continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
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
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 Draws 700
About 700 ministers from the North and South Georgia Methodist conferences attend the five day pastors school at Wesleyan College Macon. The event features workshops lectures and demonstrations on counseling church administration and ministerial duties with daily addresses from Bishop John Smith and speakers from Ohio and SMU.
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 Ranks Second In Aid To Disabled
The U S Department of Welfare reports Georgia ranked second nation in the proportion of disabled persons rehabilitated and third in total rehabilitations during the latest 12 months. Georgia led by 152 per 100000 population, behind West Virginia, with a national average of 51 per 100000. New York tops rehabilitations with 6733, Pennsylvania second at 6456, Georgia third at 6014.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
U. S. Department of Welfare
West Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Carl D. Johnson Dies at 63 in Butler After Illness
Carl Dewey Johnson, 63, of Butler, died at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, after a year of ill health. Born June 22, 1898 in Taylor County, he worked in plumbing and was a longtime Butler Baptist Church member. Funeral services were held at Butler Baptist Church with Rev. E. H. Dunn and Rev. Walter Doggrell officiating. interment followed at Bethel Baptist Cemetery. Survivors include wife Ruby Andrewood Johnson, daughters G. R. McKenzie and Charles Hubbard, four grandchildren and one great grandchild, six brothers Allen, Valse, Clarence, Phillips, Wanzie, Beeland, and two sisters J. B. Selph and G. L. Blackston. Funeral arrangements by Edwards Funeral Home.
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
Tragedy at Midway: 78 Die as TWA Constellation Crashes
A Trans World Airlines Constellation with 78 aboard crashed near Chicago's Midway Field on Friday sending a orange flame into the sky. The infant James Chamberlain was among the victims, bringing the death toll from 77 to 78. The night flight from Boston to San Francisco carried vacationers bound for Labor Day weekend.
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 for registration with 475 students enrolled for the fall term. Principal Robert L. Sheets expects the count to reach 500 within two weeks. The district also reports 24 teachers in the Crawford County system and 949 students at Crawford County Training School for Negroes, with a projected rise to 1,000 as the month progresses. the training school has 31 teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta
Crawford County High School
Robert L. Sheets
Crawford County
Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon For O G Wilson
Oliver G. Wilson age 81 died recently and funeral services were held at 3 p m Tuesday at Roberta City Cemetery with Rev A W Rollins officiating. Burial followed in the cemetery. Survivors include three sisters Mrs Sam Shapples Mrs Annie Mae Shapples both of Danton and Mrs Gladys Lumpkin of Ft. Valley and five brothers Mike Wilson Claud Wilson Clarence Wilson of Musella Lee Wilson and Jess Wilson of Forsyth. Bankston Funeral Home managed 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
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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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