Butler School Opens With 395 Students On Roll
The Butler High School began its 1946 47 session Monday at 9 AM with Prof. J J Greene in charge. Attendance reached 395 on opening day as Rev L Glenn and County School Supt E H Dunn participated. The day featured music by Mrs J W Edwards and a 9 3 30 schedule with lunch and recess times and a planned school lunchroom opening in October. A list of grammar and high school faculty was announced. In a separate incident an unknown person or persons stole about 500 from Dr R C Montgomery s trousers at his home Friday night. The missing items included the cash while his watch and papers were not taken. The burglars possibly entered by a window and moved through the house to remove the trousers from near the bed. Police are investigating with no arrests yet. this marks the second break in at the Montgomery home in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler High School
J. J. Greene
L. Glenn
E. H. Dunn
J. W. Edwards I
Greene
Grammar School
Verna Jarrell
Hazel Elliston
Louise Parks
Julian Locke
Bessie Childs
Erma Barfield
Herman Elliston
Josephine Dupree
Mable Saunders
Hazel Dyal
Harry Powell
Marjorie Mitchell
Edith Guy
Victoria Whatley
J. W W. Edwards
C. I. Glenn
Myra Byrd
Don Martin
R. C. Montgomery
Dr. Montgomery
Montgomery
Southeastern States Model Airplane Tournament in Macon
Five states send model airplanes to Macon for a full day contest at Cochran Field. Ten classes run from 10 a.m. to dark with speed and endurance flights. The U S Army air forces and Macon Exchange Club sponsor a military demo and a $100 craftsmanship award awaits the best built plane on display. About 200 entries compete for $1000 in prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Cochran Field
U. S. Army Air Forces
Macon Exchange Club
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Alabama
Tennessee
WMAZ
Swain Purchases Butler Service Station
Mr. Elzie Swain buys the Standard Oil Station in Butler from Mr. Joe Willis. The station will operate under the name Swain Service Station. It offers Standard Oil products plus a Recapping outfit and radiator repair shop. Friends wish him success in the new business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elzie Swain
Joe Willis
Standard Oil
Butler
Helen Perkins to Speak at Butler Methodist Church
Miss Helen Perkins of Howard will speak at the Butler Methodist Church Sunday evening preaching hour at 8 o clock. She will share a devotional report and impressions from her summer with Youth Caravans. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Perkins
Howard
Butler Methodist Church
Miss Perkins
Funeral Services Held At Roberta For A J Spillers
Roberta, Sept 9 Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Walker Baptist church for A J Spillers 76 a retired farmer of Roberta who died of a heart attack at his home yesterday Spillers lived near Roberta most of his life and was a church trustee for years He is survived by his wife three daughters Mrs W H Byrd of Roberta Mrs J A Burgen Jacksonville Fla Mrs T H Smith of Macon one son J D Spillers Roberta 22 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
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Roberta
Walker Baptist Church
A. J. Spillers
Spillers
W. H. Byrd
J. A. Burgen
Jacksonville
Fla
T. H. Smith
Macon
J. D. Spillers
Mr. Davis
Taylor County
W. H. Davis
This County
Susie Barswell
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Davis
Turners Chapel
Free-will Baptist Church
Walter, Wade
Oak Grove Church
W. E. Welch
Turners Chapel Cemetery
Ernest
Edward
Wanza
Harrell Davis
Carlton Hortman
W. C. Edmonson
Columbus
William Trawick
Sanders Vann
Butler
G. J. Hartman
Local merchants adopt weekly half holiday year round
We the undersigned agree to close our places of business each Thursday afternoon throughout the year beginning Sept. 12, 1946. Signatories include T. B. Joiner Doyels Grocery Store Doyels Furniture Store W H Trussell The Cross Shop J W McKenzie Mrs Bertha Bazemore Suwannee Setore Maxwell's 5 10 Store Walker's Grocery Store E L Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Joiner
Doyel’s
W. H. Trussell
the Cross Shop
J. W. McKenzie
Bertha Bazemore
Suwannee Setore
Maxwell's
Walker’s
E. L. Wilson
Veteran Service Officer to Aid Veterans at Butler Court House
Mr. Leonard Parker of the State Department of Veterans Service will be at the Butler Court House each Monday and Thursday to help veterans file claims for terminal leave pay and complete other important papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Leonard Parker
State Department of Veterans Service
The
Herald
Court Hose
Butler
Mrs. Mattie B. Shumate Dies At Talbotton
Mrs. Mattie Boggs Shumate 65 wife of W L Shumate Talbotton died Sunday at Nazarene hospital after two days illness. A life long Talbotton resident and Talbotton Methodist member she was born Aug 15 1881 in Taylor county. Survived by husband a son J P Shumate a sister Mrs Alton Franklin and three brothers R W Boggs J D Boggs S H Boggs. Body returned to Talbotton for funeral at Centerville Methodist church with Rev Henry Jordan officiating.
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Willie Eugene Bone
Taylor County
Montgomery Hospital
Bone
E. L. Wilson
Mr. Bone
This County
Taylor Bone
Middle Georgia
Sand Bethel Methodist Church
Rupert
Rev. Roebuck
Ft. Valley
C. L. Glenn
J. H. Stanford
Butler
Sand Bethel Cemetery
George Hammock
Marjorie Bone
John M. Bone
Fred Bone
City
Mae Cox
Mattie Boggs Shumate
W. L. Shumate
Talbotton
Nazarene Hospital
Shumate
Alton Franklin
Thomaston
R. W. Boggs
J. D. Boggs
Atlanta
S. H. Boggs
Jacksonville
Fla
Centerville Methodist Church
Rev
Henry Jordan
Attendance urged for Antioch Baptist Sunday services
Members and friends are urged to attend Antioch Baptist Church services this Sunday. The day features Sunday School at 10 30 a m, a 11 30 a m sermon by Pastor J H Stanford on The Greatest Christian of the Old Testament, and Sunday evening worship at 7 30 p m. Bring a friend and pray for blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends
Antioch Baptist Church
J. H. Stanford
For Sale Delco Light System in good operating condition
For sale one 32 volt Delco Light System in good condition. Currently in operation. Brannon Montgomery Mauk Ga.
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Delco
Brannon Montgomery Mauk, Ga
Believer in Good Pastures Advocates Managed Pasture Practices
W A Jarrell advocates pasture management including mowing to control weeds and maintaining diverse pastures. The Middle Western Ocmulgee River Soil Conservation District urges farmers to improve soil with liming fertilizing and seeding and notes AAA payments for these practices on 1946 allotments.
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W. A. Jarrell
Taylor County
Bermuda
AAA
Jones
Middle Western Ocmulgee River Soil
Miss Ann Halley Wounded In Accidental Gunfire
Miss Ann Halley seriously wounded by a 45 caliber pistol fired accidentally by former Marine Edward Gilchrist at his Ellaville home. The bullet pierced her chest area and lodged in a piece of furniture. she is hospitalized at Boyette's Clinic in Americus with hopeful prospects for recovery. Miss Halley, of Reynolds, is a Wesleyan Conservatory student and noted musician.
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Ann Halley
Edward Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Okinawa
Ellaville
Americus
Miss Halley
Reynolds
Paul Gill
Americas Hospital
Boyette’s Clinic
Miss ‘Halley
Eva Gill Halley
Meats Scarce Again As New OPA Ceiling Prices Hit
New ceilings raise aggregate retail meat bills by 600 million dollars annually and push prices higher for prime cuts and choice beef, pork, and lamb as OPA predicts potential scarcity next week. Porter travels to Chicago for packer assurances while officials note ceilings restore last June levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Geoffrey Baker
ABC
Baker
Porter
Chicago
1942 Model B Farmall Tractor with Cultivators
Farmall Model B tractor from 1942 with cultivators, planters and a tiller plow for sale in Reynolds Georgia. Item in good condition and suitable for farm use. seller D. W. Payne. Local transaction in GA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Payne Reynolds
New Rules For Entering Taylor Co. Schools
Taylor County Board of Education restricts first and second graders from missing classes for seasonal farm labor. First graders may not start if their sixth birthday occurs after November 16 in the starting year. Late starts harm foundation and later grades, so parents are urged not to keep young children from school for farm work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Board of Education
Board of Education
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Butler School
W. E. Bone
Walter Davis
Turners Chapel Church
Walter Henry Davis
Mattie B. Shumate
Antioch
Columbus Baptist Assn
Columbus Baptist Association of Georgia
Eastern Heights Baptist Church
John L. Henderson
Thomas J. Holmes
First Baptist Church
Manchester
A. B. Cash
City Missions
T. W. Tippett
O. P. Gilbert
Christian Index
Rev. Reese
Georgia Baptist Hospital
J.L. Fortney
Children’s Home
Hapeville
Gaynor Bryan
Baptist
Spright Dowell
Mercer University
C. L. McGinty
Bessie Tift College For Girls
Forsyth
W. H. Whitner
Evangelism
Arthur Jackson
Georgia Baptist Foundation
Norman Lovein
Georgia Temperance League
Carey C. Willis
Judson M. Cook
Irby Cook
R. Howard Hendrix
Istor
Friend
Ellabille
C. P.A
Taylor Co
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