Heard County GaArchives News.....Newspaper Notices for JANUARY 1946 January 1946 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 December 29, 2004, 3:43 pm The News and Banner NEWSPAPER NOTICES FROM "THE NEWS AND BANNER", Franklin, Heard County, Georgia for JANUARY 1946 NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, January 11, 1946 GLENN Community News I wish to thank Mrs. Jim Crockett and Mrs. I.Q. Adams for the news they sent to me before Christmas. I was unfortunate in getting it printed, but I think most of it will be of interest to most people from away now. Helen Wilson, the only girl who left the immediate vicinity of Glenn community to join the Service, is back home with Uncle Otis Williams who has sought valiantly to keep the home fires burning for his nieces and nephew. Helen was a Wave. We are happy to have her back. Her Navy brother, Ernest Wood Wilson, spent ten days home before and during the holidays. Ralph Williams has a discharge from the Air Force. At the time Mrs. Crockett sent the news to me he and his family were at Mrs. Beulah Barret's home sick with flu. Hope by now the family is well and happy. Due to the illness of Mrs. Mixon, there were only three at the December Home Demonstration Club meeting at Mrs. J.B. Crockett's. The three report a pleasant afternoon exchanging gifts. ___ ROCKALO News Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Nixon have moved into our community. We are glad to have them. __ Miss Mayhalay Lancaster made a business trip to Franklin last Tuesday. __ EPHESUS News Mr. Charlie Talley and family of Bremen, visited Mr. W.L. Rogers on Saturday, who continues ill. __ In a recent letter to Mrs. Lovie Fincher from Pvt. Vineyard Fincher, he stated he had arrived in Italy. __ Mr. Green Kelley has been visiting here for the past few days. __ Mr. and Mrs. L.J. Brazel have moved into their new home near Black Jack Mountain. __ CAMPGROUND News Mrs. Alma Cavender visited Mr. and Mrs. Blake Hall Friday. __ Mr. and Mrs. James Nelson have moved into this settlement. We are glad to have them. __ Terrel Laster is at home after being in the Army for three years. Glad to have him back and all the other boys. __ Mr. O.H. Harris is real sick of flu, also Arthur. __ Mrs. Amanda Minick is not able to be out yet. __ MIDDLEBROOKS X-ROADS News Mr. Cliff Middlebrooks is in the Roanoke Hospital in a serious condition with a large carbuncle on his neck. All of his friends wish him a speedy recovery. __ Mrs. W.A. Linderman and children are spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Wingo. __ Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Allen and family were made happy last week by the return of their son, Ford, who has been given a discharge. He has 32 months overseas service. __ WARESVILLE News Bill Jackson and Cook Oneal are home in Hogansville with discharges. __ Mr. Turner Holden is real feeble. __ Luke Almon visited his children at Milner at Christmas and made a trip to Florida also. __ Jep Brand died last week and was buried at Bacon Level on Thursday. __ ROOSTERVILLE News Weems McIntosh of the U.S. Navy returned to camp Sunday after spending a leave at home with his family. __ Mr. and Mrs. L.O. McIntosh had all their children home for Christmas except Otis. __ Webster Denney is spending a furlough with home folks. __ Mrs. Horace Noles is recovering after an operation. __ Sorry to hear of Betty Zane Caswell's sickness which seems to stay with her. __ LOCAL News Friends of Mr. J.O. Lee will regret to learn of his illness. __ Mrs. Viola Bevis continues ill at her home. __ Ben Oliver Adams of the U.S. Navy, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Miller on Sunday. They all visited Mr. and Mrs. B.T. Adams in Glenn. __ Mr. Hugh Goodson is recovering from an attack of pneumonia. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, January 19, 1946 CHURCH News We were disappointed Sunday in that we did not get to go to Wesley Chapel. We have always made it a practice to allow funerals precedence over everything else, so we attended the funeral of Mrs. Frank Potts at Mt. Pleasant. While at Mt. Pleasant Sunday we visited Mrs. Cott Middlebrooks. We always feel it a privilege to go see her. We do not know that we do her much good but she does us alot of good. She has been a great sufferer. People should be more attentive to the shut-ins. In our haste, we often neglect them. J.C.A. ______ CAMPGROUND News Sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Jennie Potts. She was buried at Mt. Pleasant Sunday afternoon. __ Mrs.Nicey Cooley is real sick. __ Mrs. Mary Dunlap visited Mr. and Mrs. Flat Harris the past weekend. __ ROCKALO News We are sorry to hear of Carolyn Yates' illness. __ Rev. and Mrs. Lovic Bryan received a letter from Pvt. Wheeler Bryan last week saying he had landed somewhere in Europe. __ Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hill were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bryan and family. __ Pfc. Herschel Bryan with the U.S. Army somewhere in Italy, writes he will be home by April. __ We are sorry to learn of the illness of Marvin Ball who is in the hospital in Carrollton. __ CENTRALHATCHEE News Mrs. B.M. Modisett attended the funeral of her mother, Granny Potts at Mt. Pleasant on Sunday. __ EPHESUS News Mr. B.R. Wood celebrated his 82nd birthday Thursday January 10th with all the children being present except Mrs. Dura Graham of Bowdon. __ Mr. W.L. Rogers continues seriously ill in the Bowdon hospital. __ LOCAL News Mr. Turner Holder of near Rock Mills, Ala., and well known in Heard County, died last Saturday and was buried Monday at Paran. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, January 25, 1946 FIVE SONS RETURNED FROM OVERSEAS ARE WELCOMED HOME A Sunday or two ago there was a happy reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Davis at the Camp Ground. The occasion celebrated the return from overseas safe and sound, their five sons who have been in service in several parts of the world. The sons present with their overseas service are: Truitt, 30 months in the 60th Infantry 9th Div.; Dewell, 28 months with the 61st Seabees Bn.; Edward, 26 months with the 45th Inf. Division; Newman, 33 months with the M.P. Bn; Austin, 10 months in service but not overseas. At the table also was Freeman who was called twice but was turned down for service on physical defects. The five boys, with splendid service records are given cordial welcome by many friends. ____ SHORT NEWS ABOUT OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE Pfc. Render Davis came home recently with an honorable discharge. He has been in service for three years and overseas for 30 months. He wears the E.T.O. Ribbon with 4 battle stars, Good Conduct and Victory Ribbon. He served in England, France, Germany Belgium and Holland. Before going into service he worked in the Testing Laboratory at Callaway Mills. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Davis of Franklin. ___ S. Sgt. Robert D. Sheets came home with an honorable discharge the 19th of December. He was in the E.T.O. and was overseas for 17 mo nths. He wears the Eastern Theatre of Operations ribbon with 4 battle stars and the Bronze Star medal, the American Theatre Ribbon. He is the son of Rev. and Mrs. O.S. Sheets. He attended West Georgia College before entering the Army. He taught school at Glenloch. ___ CAMPGROUND News Sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Nicey Cooly. She was buried at Union Grove on Saturday at 3:30. Many friends grieve over her death. She leaves only one son, Linton. I think he has done his part. We all sympathize with him. __ Mr. D.A. Duke is spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. William Dunlap. __ Mr. and Mrs. MIllard Williamson visited Mr. and Mrs. Blake Hall Sunday last. __ If Mr. Earnest Cook doesn't hurry and gather his corn, the cows will. __ Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Cooly are spending some time with Mr. Lint Cooly. __ MIDDLEBROOKS X-ROADS News Mrs. Elton Middlebrooks of Waresville has taken a "hop" to Tennessee to see one of her brothers in a hospital there and from whom they haven't received any word in months. __ The family of Mr. Zach Lucas will move within a few days right in the "heart of Waresville". __ Mr. Cliff Middlebrooks is home from Roanoke hospital and is doing splendid. __ Mickle Arrington, son of Mr. Hoyt Arrington, is home with a discharge after being overseas several months. __ Mrs. Mattie Kitchens is in bed with flu and a bad cough. Her friends hope she will soon be up and around again. ___ ELERY News Tom Folds is still strutting around after making a good crop. __ All Mr. H. Prince needs now is a new rubber tired buggy to hitch his mule to, and then take out the girls. __ CENTRALHATCHEE News Mr. Lewis Montgomery was recently discharged from the Army. __ Mr. Lee Shadrix has recently been discharged from the Army. __ Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jackson had all their sons with them for Sunday dinner except Cecil. Cecil, Sidney, Condie and Cleburne are all discharged from the services. Cohen and Carter left Monday for their pre-induction examinations. ___ Ralph Norwood has been discharged from the service. ___ FROLONA News Mr. and Mrs. Brewer Lee Paschal and James visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Paschal of Centralhatchee on Sunday last. __ Glad to have Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gore and family of LaGrange move in our community. __ Those returning from overseas with discharged are M. Sgt. Rafus Vaughan of Japan; Sgt. Leon Arrington of China; Cpl. Howell Arrington of the South Pacific. ______ EPHESUS News Mr. and Mrs. Rathmel Stephens of Athens visited homefolks thru the weekend. __ Pvt. Chester Mitchell is now on his way to Germany, according to a message received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I.J. Mitchell. __ MT. PLEASANT News Mrs. Frank Potts was laid to rest here Sunday beside her husband who was buried some two years ago. Mrs. Potts was in her 78th year and was the mother of fourteen children, but only six are living. Rev. J.C. Adams preached a very interesting sermon. On account of such muddy roads not so many attended the funeral. ___ John Arrington who has been in the Army some three years, has a discharge and has returned to his wife and son. She was Mary Lou Kitchens before her marriage. They have moved back to Hogansville. ____ Hubert Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Harris, returned home Saturday last with an honorable discharge. __ ROCKALO News Joseph George of the Navy and wife are spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. M.L. George and children. ___ Miss Bessie Hill spent the weekend with Mrs. Rich Dukes near Bethel. __ LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Elmore of Atlanta spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Hill. __ Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Lancaster recently celebrated their 51st marriage anniversary. They were born, reared and married here and have spent most of their life in Franklin. Their children are Mrs. Leon Tarpley of Villa Rica; Bradley Lancaster of Greenville; Brown Lancaster of Atlanta. ____ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/heard/newspapers/gnw427newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 11.5 Kb