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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
2
The Democratic Executive Committee for the Twenty third Senatorial District is called to meet at Fort Valley at 11 o clock A. M. on August 20 1920 to organize a new committee adopt rules for the coming primary election and transact business before the committee. August 9 1920 A C Riley, Chairman.
Mrs. J E Davidson was taken to an Atlanta hospital for treatment with her husband Mr Davidson accompanying her. Doctors do not consider her condition serious though several weeks of hospital care are expected. Davidson, a State Senate candidate, may curtail campaign visits while caring for his wife.
The Taylor Motor Company, led by manager H. R. Thornton, has taken charge of the Ford agency in Reynolds Taylor County. Thornton, from Jackson Georgia, will relocate his family soon and plans a large new showroom and full Ford product line.
The Crisp County fair premium list is released in Cordele Georgia on August 7. Officials and county agents have received many inquiries about the list and prizes are described as handsome. Last year’s fair was strong and expectations for this year are high.
Cox urges League of Nations defense and ratification of the treaty with good faith interpretations. He contrasts Democratic insistence on sustaining the League with Harding’s separate peace, condemns profiteers, touts farm aid and housing, pledges tax cuts, budget reform, and restraint on war laws while praising American youths and railroads under regulation.
The Herald calls for neutrality in state politics, arguing for peace over partisan strife. It contrasts American prosperity with Europe’s distress, urging readers to be content, constructive, and united for community and state progress.
The federal government collected 5,410,284,875 in taxes for the fiscal year ending June 30 despite some evasion. The piece notes that counterfeit chill and fever tonics are common but dangerous as medicine.
Resolutions fix dates and rules for the September 8 1920 Democratic primary for Congress across fifteen Georgia counties Americus hosts a September 14 convention to certify results and select delegates. Proceedings outline eligibility constraints, contest notices, funding assessments, and publication requests.
Dr Solon B Cousins Sr aged 71 died at his Luther sville home after several months illness. He was one of the most respected residents of the community and practiced medicine for many years in the area. He is survived by family and will be mourned by friends and colleagues.
In Atlanta the senate rejected a bill to make burglary of an occupied home a capital offense. The measure failed 25 to 21, short of a senate-wide majority. House actions included minor appropriations and bills raising salaries, funding repairs for Confederate facilities, and pensions for veterans.
In Ashburn Georgia on a Thursday afternoon Dick Hallman was shot twice and killed by Jim Martin during a game of checkers behind a store on Gordon Street. The feud spans years with past threats and a prior failed shooting. Martin surrendered and is jailed.
County Democratic Executive Committee called to convene at ten in the morning this Saturday to arrange for the State primary on September 8 and to assess candidates for defraying primary expenses, with other business to come before the body, signed C. E. Benns, Secretary.
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