Grand Jury Presentments for Taylor County April Term 1941
Taylor Superior Court hears general presentments from the April 1941 grand jury. It calls for adoption of secret ballot in elections, public education on forest fire laws, and continued support for the Taylor County Protection Unit. It notes tax arrears, warrants, courthouse repairs, and audits of Tax Commissioner and County Commissioners books, praising efficient offices from the Sheriff to the Welfare Department and Superintendent of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Protection Unit
W. G. Hill
E. C. Gholson
J. B. Amerson
Court House
Superintendent of Education
Welfare Department
Grand Jury
Taylor Superior Court
Funeral Services Held for Mrs S S Standridge at Mount Nebo
Funeral services for Mrs Emily Standridge former Butler resident who died in Williston Florida were held at Mt Nebo church near Charing on Friday at 3 pm Rev F D Gilbert officiated. Interment followed at Bloodworth cemetery. She leaves five sons a daughter and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. The article notes a local visit by Bessie Tift College chorus at the Butler Baptist church and a dinner provided by the Missionary Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Tift
S. S. Standridge
Mount Nebo
Emily Standridge
Butler
Williston
Fla
Mt. Nebo Church
Charing
F.d. Gilbert
Butler Methodist Church
Bloodworth
Standridge
Pickings
S. C
S S Standridge
J. C
Otter Creek
J. V
Dooling
George
Ellaville
W. F. Standridge
Sallie Durham
Pickings, S. C
Butler Businesses to Observe Thursday Half Holiday
Local merchants and firms in Butler agree to close Thursdays at 1:80 p.m. from April 17 to August 14, with after-school adjust ments to 1:00 p.m. barber shops included. The notice lists Palace Market and several Butler shops as participants and asks customers for cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Card of Thanks to Butler Citizens
We express appreciation to the citizens of Butler for acts of kindness shown during our recent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Standridge and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
W. F. Standridge
Piano Tuning Co. Ad Seeks Route Men in Georgia
W Smith piano tuning service at 103 W Gordon St Thomaston Ga lists job opening for a man over 25 with a car to deliver Rawleigh products across Stewart Talbot Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties. Trade well established route experience helpful but not required write Rawleighs dept GAD-42-102F Memphis Tenn or contact J C Fuller Reynolds Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawleigh
Stewart, Talbot, Muscogee
Chattahoochee
Rawleigh's
Dept
Memphis
Tenn
J. C. Fuller
Reynolds, Ga
Taunton Joins State Revenue Department Alcohol Control
Mr Tellie Taunton former deputy sheriff of Taylor County has accepted a position with the State Revenue Department in the division of alcohol control. He will work with federal and state officers statewide and be headquartered in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tellie Taunton
State Revenue Dept
Div. of Alcohol Control
Tellie Taunton
Taylor County
State Revenue Department
Division of
Alcohol Control
Taunton
Atlanta
Easter Sunrise Service Draws Large Crowd at Court House
Easter morning worshipers gathered on the court house lawn for an Easter sunrise prayer service that lasted over an hour. Attendees came from near and far, spurred by ideal weather and a program supervised by organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Court House Lawn
Miss Mary Elizabeth Hay Chosen May Queen at Ga Southwestern
Pretty Mary Elizabeth Hay of Donalsonville has been elected May Queen at Georgia Southwestern College in Americus and will be crowned May 7 on campus. Hundreds of high school seniors from southwest Georgia will attend the exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Hay
Southwestern
Americus
Donalsonville
Georgia Southwestern College
Georgia
Masons Meet Tonight at Fickling Lodge No 129
The regular communication of Fickling Lodge No. 129 F and A M will be held Thursday night at 8 oclock. All members should attend for important business. EB A. de gree will be conferred. T E Tante W M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fickling Lodge No. 129
T. E. Tante
W. M
Three Murder Cases Tried During April Term
Taylor County Superior court adjourned after almost two weeks of sessions presided by Judge Geo C Palmer. Three murder cases were tried along with several misdemeanor cases. Oscar Turner was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 5 to 10 years. Rooster Williams was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 1 to 3 years. James Walker pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and received 5 years probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Superior Court
Geo. C Palmer
Oscar Turner
Reynolds
Turner
Smith
Rooster) Williams
Ruby Carson
Williams
Reynolds- Beachwood
James Walker
L. C. Riley
J. G. Hamilton
Pearl Pennington Hamilon
Patmer
Columbus
Hamilton
Hubert Calhoun
R. S Foy
Sylvester Superior Court Circuit
Macon Woman Lucille Hill Dies in Americus Hospital
Americus April 14 Mrs Lucille Hill of Macon 29 died at the hospital here Monday after a year long illness Funeral will be held at Prosperity church near Rupert Ga Tuesday at 11 am She is survived by a daughter Ann parents Mr and Mrs G A Allmon Sumter county sisters Mrs J T Williams Americus Miss Dollita Allmon Atlanta Miss Willa Allmon Barnesville brothers Alton and M G Allmon Butler TL and CM Allmon Tomaston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Lucille Hill
Macon
Prosperity Church
Rupert
M. G. Allmon
Butler
T L
Allmon Tohmaston
Taylor County Among Seven Count ies to Get Soil Aid
Washington approved a 95000 program for seven Middle Georgia counties to be run co operatively by Middle Western Ocmulgee Soil Conservation and WPA. The Taylor Bibb Crawford Macon Dooly Pulaski Wilcox counties will employ about fifteen men for one year under W G Wallace and M P Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Georgia
Washington
Middle Western Ocmulgee Soil Conservation
WPA
S. W. Hickson
Houston County
Conservation District
Taylor
Bibb
Crawford
Macon
Dooly
Pulaski
Wilcox
Messrs
W. G. Wallace
M. P Dean
Soil Conservation District
Rev Reese Griffin to Preach at Butler Methodist
Rev Reese Griffin of Macon will preach at Butler Methodist Church Sunday night at eight. He will stay in Butler the following week conducting a study course each evening on The Methodist Church Its Message and Work. Attendance urged for all meetings. study hour to be announced at church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese Griffin
Methodist Church
Macon
Butler Methodist Church
F. J. Gilbert
Griffin
Butler
Evangelistic Rally at Bethel C M Church
Dr. Anna McGee, renowned missionary, to speak at Bethel C M Church Thursday morning April 24 at eleven. She has led evangelistic tours worldwide. Mrs Nellie Hairt of the National Holiness Missionary Association visits May 1 and 2. Watch the columns for further service announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna McGee
Servant of God
Bethel C. M. Church
Ofelock
Nellie Hairt
National Holiness Missionary Association
Final Notice to Creditors for Cash Market Dudley Harris
Final notice to all creditors of Cash Market Dudley Harris proprietor warns accounts are long past due and unless satisfactory adjustments are made immediately stricter collection methods will be used. Geo W Harris Butler Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Harris
Geo. W. Harris
Butler, Ga
Five Room House for Rent in Butler Ga
Five room house with lights and bath in a desirable Butler residential area. For rental details contact Mrs. T. L. Fountain at 4321 Butler Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
T. L. Fountain
Tragic Death Of Taunton Child In Easter Tractor Accident
Five year old Thomas Taunton of Taylor county died Sunday afternoon after falling from a tractor trailer and being run over by a wheel near Butler on the Butler Potterville highway. He was a son of Mr and Mrs Ossie Taunton and survived by parents a sister Betty and three brothers Edward R C and Leslie. Funeral services were held Monday at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist church with burial in Bethlehem cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Taunton
Ossie Taunton
Taylor County
Butler
Butler- Potterville
Bethlehem Primitive ‘Baptist Church
F. J. Gilbert
Butler Methodist Church
Bethlehem
D. R. Theus
Cecil Pennington
Durward Theus
Willie Colling
Thomas
Betty
Edward
R. C
Leslie Taunton
Taylor County Bar Assn Dinners In Honor Of W E Steed
Members of the Taylor County Bar Association entertained their president Hon. W. E. Steed with a dinner at the City Cafe Monday at seven. Judge Geo C Palmer served as toastmaster and other guests included Hubert Calhoun and R O Perikns. Steed has led the association for ten years or more. attendees listed include W E Steed J R Lunsford C B Marshall Homer Beeland DanFeeland C Stone and C W Foy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Bar Association
W. E. Steed
City Cafe
Bar Association
Geo. C. Palmer
Chattahoochee Court
Hubert Calhoun
R. O. Perikns
Thelmon Jarrell
Taylor Superior Court
Palmer
Prominent Gov Official Visits Butler
Hon L J McPhaul a leading Col quitt county citizen and Deeran postmaster visited Butler on Monday to the delight of friends. He heads the Georgia branch of the National Association of Postmasters and discussed plans for the association’s annual Savannah session June 18-20 with organizers promising a comprehensive program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. McPhaul
Colquitt County
Butler
McPhaul
Deeran
Georgia
National Association of Postmasters
Savannah
Thas
League Union Meeting at Crowell Methodist Church
The Taylor County League Union will meet Friday night at 8 oclock in Crowell Methodist church. Everyone is invited to attend and bring sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County League Union
Crowell Methodist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
County
Baptist Church
C. L. Mainty
Bessie Tift College
Forsyth
L. B. Stabler
McGinty
Hugh Dozier
Doris Burson
Winder
Vanda Burson
Martha Parrish
Pavo
Helen Nees
Albany
Charlotte Reed
Social Circle
Catherine Newton
Emma Julia Wallace
Waynesboro
The
Ladies of the Missionary Society
Butler Business
J. R. Wilson Doyel
W. H. Trussell
Cross Shop Cash Grocery Company
Maxwell's
Bertha Bazemore
J. W. McKenzie
Suwannee Store
Joiner Brothers John M. Cox City
J. H. Bazemore
H. B. Walker
Alone
Bert‘s Beauty Shop
W. Smith
W. Gordon St
Thomaston, Ga
Masons
Americus Hospital
W. G
Evangelistic Rally
Betheldm
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