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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1923
Page
1
The Grand Theatre presents The Brides Play starring Marion Davies a Cosmo production for Paramount. A romance of love and the wedding day with a large cast and lavish romance. Added feature comedy Winter Has Come. Admission 15c and 30c.
Wallace Reid stars in a rousing Golden West tale about a man fighting for a girl and her father amid a feud over wealth. Lois Wilson co stars in a captivating cinema feature. Added attraction Speed Chapter No 5.
Washington reports total cotton production forecast at 11,516,000 bales for the year, based on July 25 conditions at 67.2 percent of normal and a projected yield of 143.9 pounds per acre. Georgia’s state condition is listed at 48, with other states ranging from 52 to 91 in the survey.
Washington reports a LaGrange banker identified as L H Adams died by suicide Monday near the Washington Monument after firing twice into his stomach as a Park Police officer approached. Adams carried $600 and was observed acting suspiciously by William J Davidson near the monument entrance.
Mathew Henry notes the workers who arrived at the Lord's vineyard at the eleventh hour. The remark illustrates patience and reward in biblical parables, reflecting on timely faith and diligence.
A call to farmers in Taylor County urging cooperative marketing to raise and sell farm produce locally. The author stresses diversifying beyond cotton under boll weevil pressure, propose hiring an agricultural adviser, building farmer participation, and monthly purchases to improve prices and county prosperity. He notes Turner's success and Crisp County meetings, inviting letters to Mr Benns at the Herald Office.
Columbus Ga Aug 5 applica tion for a new trial in the Bank of Mauk embezzlement case in Taylor county was submitted in writing to Judge Geo P Munro by G C Robinson of Montezuma and by former Solicitor G Frank McLaughlin and Solicitor Walker Flournoy The motion was set for hearing but submitted without argument Judge Munro to read the arguments before deciding The defendant would face a jury for the fourth time if granted The prior rulings included a guilty verdict with 2 to 3 years and a mistrial followed by a second guilty verdict with two years The bank later closed.
Revival meetings at Butler Methodist Church progress with Rev N M Lovein of Macon preaching his first sermon. Lovein, a Conference Evangelist, has led successful meetings. One hundred new song books provided as music by Mrs W J Braddy. Services run daily 11 am and 7 30 pm to Aug 19, excluding Saturday night. Community and other churches cooperate for souls salvation. Public invited to prayerful participation.
General Henri J. B. Gouraud paid tribute to the 151st machine gun battalion from Macon, placing a wreath on a memorial. He left for the north at 5 20 p.m. and planned a brief stop at Hamlet, N. C. before hurrying to Washington, D. C. for President Harding's funeral.
An optimistic Taylor County subscriber urges farmers to join a poultry and eggs cooperative. The letter argues for shared buying, centralized processing, and collective marketing to lower costs, cut middlemen, and build local infrastructure. Members would contribute $2 to join, with plans to elect officers and organize soon.
A Seattle newspaper item reports H G Royal of Lynden automobile dealer escaped with his life after being slugged and robbed by two bandits on the Pacific Highway north of Everett. Though badly battered he was not seriously hurt and returned home. Royal, son of Mrs S A Royal and brother of Mrs Grady Killebrew of LaCrosse, was reared in Ellaville and has many friends.
Gov. Walker convenes a conference with legislative leaders to decide on immediate tax measures. The aim is to push through an emergency tax law or repeal the tax equalization law before adjournment, signaling a likely extra session and delaying constitutional amendments.
The Taylor County tax books show a small decline in taxable property, with a reported decrease of 60,026 from 1922 figures. Despite economic strain and low spirits, the county’s overall tax return stands at 2,269,846, reflecting measured improvement under Tax Receiver C. C. Cooper and current incumbent Mr. Kecper.
Atlanta August 4. Issuance of 2 600 000 in bonds for pension payments due Confederate pensioners in Georgia for 1922 and 1923 is urged as the best method. McClure of Walker Langley for Floyd and 35 other legislators support a bill in the state House proposing this bond plan under existing circumstances.
Georgia Senator G. C. Smith writes to taxpayers from the 23rd district criticizing the Market Bulletin and Bureau of Markets spending. He argues high costs burden farmers, questions tax policy, and urges limiting appropriations while noting past Senate support to fund the director. He stresses fiscal restraint amid state revenue limits and calls for accountability in state departments.
From the Marion County Patriot at Buena Vista comes word that Gov. Walker may face opposition in the spring election. Potential challengers include Hon. E F McMichael and Commissioner J J Brown. Observers fault the governor's lack of a program and failed pledges, arguing Ed McMichael stands head and shoulders above the others in intellect and could mount strong opposition.
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