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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
7
A sweeping Georgia summary notes injuries from accidents and polio cases, a Savannah boy’s death from an unloaded gun, and civic events including the Sixth Annual Horse and Mule Show in Athens. It reports tobacco and cotton market updates, road safety concerns, and local officials changing hands in multiple counties.
Cordele Georgia August 5 The May wood Silk Hosiery Mill in Cordele closed temporarily Monday afternoon the manager E Sachenmaier announced When the factory reopens cotton and rayon hose will be made
Plains Ga Aug 2 Twenty five cents a pound was paid for the first bale of cotton from the 1941 crop sold in Plains this year. Oh Stephens brought in the bale weighing 500 pounds and it was sold to the Plains Cotton Warehouse. The bale was the third in Sumter county from the 1941 crop.
Five vacancies exist on the Georgia Southwestern College faculty at week’s end. Two teachers resigned for other positions and three more were disqualified by a Board of Regents rule preventing more than one family member from serving in the same unit of the University System.
J. D. Mosley of Butler Georgia is recommended as a reliable tradesman. He was born in Taylor county and has never faced a court case or jail time. Mosley has worked in carpentry and cement finishing, with recent work for Interstate Construction Co. of Nashville in 1939, and is a first class painter endorsed by Douglas J. McThumb of Nashville. Contact his home on the Butler Reynolds Road beyond Dr. Benson's residence.
Walter Paschall news editor of Radio Station WSB was escorted to Army headquarters at Ft Benning Ga after ignoring a caution sign on the reservation. He explained his identity to soldiers who knew his voice and the incident ended with a light moment as a private quipped about his age and calm look.
A detailed ledger itemizes payments for convicts, guards, and office expenses including salaries for personnel such as J. R. Cooper and H. L. Hardage, supplies for the courthouse, gas and oil for roads, and various court and jail charges. Notable entries include salaries for jail guards, per diems, jury scripts, hospital bills, and payments to Ga Power Co for courthouse and camp current.
A ledger fragment lists sheriff J. M. Bone with items for trips to Reynolds and Milledgeville, service in July summons, board and turnkey charges, plus per diem for A. M. Halley. Other entries show Gulf Oil Dist fuel charges, one day Supreme Court service, Butler Lumber for WPA and camp, and A. S. James disinfectant costs.
Macon August T Hoyt Davis United States attorney for the Middle District of Georgia announced the transfer of Grady Rawls from his role as assistant district attorney in Macon to the position of land acquisition attorney in Albany. Rawls has served as an assistant district attorney for several years.
Atlanta July 31 Chairman Eugene Wilburn of the State Highway Board said the board fired 50 Atlanta office employees to save 64 060 dollars a year. He noted the Atlanta staff dropped below 200 for the first time in years and said savings would aid highway construction. Gov. Talmadge said the payroll had been reduced by about 1 200 since January.
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