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Newspaper
Dawson County Advertiser
Location
Dawsonville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1961
Page
1
A flurry of weekend visits and gatherings includes Hoke and Larry Anderson visiting their aunt Cora Seay, Betsy Gilleland with Myra Stowers in Lula, and multiple trips to family homes across Dawson and Lumpkin counties.
Mrs. Martha Gilreath 79 of Route 1 Dawsonville died Monday morning. Survived by sons Heremar in Atlanta and Clyde Guy Arthur of Route 1 Dawsonville Curtis of Monroe Louisiana. 31 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. Funeral held Tuesday July 11 at 2 from Vernon S Baptist Church Dawson Co. Rev Lawton Sewell officiated. Burial in church cemetery. Chapman Funeral Home Jasper Ga in charge.
Pleasant Union Baptist Church holds a Decoration on the 3rd Sunday July 16 with service at 10 30 preaching at 11 lunch at noon and singing in the afternoon by the Happy Harmony Five and other singers. Revival begins Sunday night and runs all week. Rev Calvin Simmons invites all to attend.
Revival at Dawsonville Baptist Church starts July 16 and runs through July 22. Services are at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Evangelist Claude Hood from Cleve and Pastor Rev Hugh Fields will lead.
In loving memory of Will R Chambers who passed away July 8 1943. It’s been 18 long lonely years The Family.
Mr and Mrs J D Ralston announce the birth of a daughter Betsy Lee on July 6 at Woodward Clinic Daaionega with the location spelled as given in the notice.
Mr. R. C. McWilliams has left Forsyth County hospital after a few days and is now at home. Mr. and Mrs. Watson Hethcock of Atlanta visited Mr. and Mrs. John Darnell on Wednesday and renewed their Advertiser subscriptions.
Mrs Callie Willis visits her brother Henry Dale near Silver City before returning to Leesburg Florida. Dessie Pruitt of Silver City visits the R H Kelley family. Calia Castleberry Marietta visits with daughter Marcel Young. Gordy Holtzclaw visits son Dean and family at Lula. Carlton Gilleland and Dwight visit Roger Gilleland at Columbus. Clay Summerour family and friends from Atlanta visit over the weekend. A reflective note ends with a statement on predicting behavior.
The Ford Motor Company Fund donated 870000 dollars to Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia to restore the Lee Memorial Chapel. Built by General Robert E Lee when he led the university 1865 to 1870 the chapel shelters his tomb an art collection and the Recumbent Statue of Lee.
Dawson County 4-H Club boys and girls enjoyed a week at Camp Rock Eagle with Curtis Ayers Lillian Grant and Odel Berry serving as leaders and bus driver. About 1000 attendees toured cabins won tribal shield for cabin and grounds cleanup and the girls earned the Feather for cleanest cabin. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Vearl Waters and their sons.
The Dawsonville Cannery announces it will be open Friday July 14. Operator: Boyd Vaughters.
Recent visitors include Mr. and Mrs. James Chester and children W J Gall and Mr. and Mrs Wesley McClure Doris Tanner of Atlanta spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Wesley McClure visited Mr and Mrs A L Burt Saturday Burt has returned home from the hospital after eye surgery Mrs Dean Burt and children visited Mrs Golda Burt last week W R Wilkie and family visited the Wesley McClures Mr and Mrs Lee Teems and son of Duluth visited Henry Chastain and Henry Chastain and his sister at Clarksville over the weekend Clyde Tanner and family were visitors Sunday Farmers busy with crops gardens hay and grain Marcus and M F Meders of Macon visited Mr and Mrs W E Dollar last week
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