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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1958
Page
6
Eleven Houston county youths receive 4 H achievement honors. The list highlights youths from Georgia counties and local clubs earning recognition for project work and leadership.
Roy F. Jones, County Office Manager, says 1958 peanut marketing cards will be mailed to farm operators. Cards go out August 25, with office pickup for urgent needs. Operators with excess planted acreage must sign an agreement not to harvest beyond the allotment before a card is issued.
The 1958 General Assembly enacted changes for the Ordinary of Taylor County Georgia. Wills may be filed for safekeeping with confidential access before death, a public docket tracks deposits and withdrawals, and a $1 filing fee applies. Marriage licenses have waiting periods and pregnancy affidavit exemptions, with certain hours restrictions and a September 15 1958 effective date. Blood tests remain required. P. B. Childs Ordinary Taylor County August 11 1958.
H Bernard Walker files with Taylor County Democratic Party to seek the Georgia State Senate seat for the 23rd District. He vows to promote education facilities better roads expanded health facilities and more industry while promising efficient government and lower tax dollars. Walker asks for voters support and voice in the upcoming primary on September 10.
The speaker announces candidacy for Georgia State Senate representing Taylor Crawford and Peach Counties. They aim to spur new industry in Butler and Reynolds, expand road, education, health, and welfare programs, oppose further tax increases, and push efficient government and sound business practices while serving Taylor County residents.
Taylor County resident announces run for State Senate District 23 comprising Taylor Crawford and Peach counties. He cites four decades of home service, pledges economy measures not new taxes, focus on education roads health welfare and veteran affairs, and seeks votes in the September 10, 1958 primary.
A large explosion occurred when liquid gas was pumped from a truck into underground tanks in Augusta. The blast ricocheted off a brick wall, leveled three houses, damaged another, and injured six people.
For Representative of Taylor County in the General Assembly of Georgia and under Taylor County Democratic Executive Committee rules, Cheek pledges support for health and education programs, welfare benefits, better roads and markets, veteran services, and vocational rehabilitation if re-elected. He expresses gratitude for past support and asks for continued votes and influence.
In Ralph H. Martin v Harriette Margaret Martin a libel for divorce is filed in Taylor County Superior Court. Defendants are commanded to appear at the January 1959 term. Witnesses Judges Hubert Calhoun and J R Thompson. Clerk Thelmon Jarrell dated July 11 1958.
Notice to Hughie Lawrence Tanner in a case captioned Mrs Edna Geraldine Fincher Tanner plaintiff versus Lawrence Tanner defendant. Proceedings concern a libel or divorce filed in the court. The notice identifies the parties and signals impending legal action or response requirements.
Mrs Betty Jean Woodall Crosby files suit against Wallace Co Crosby as plaintiff in a civil action. The filing lists Wallace C Crosby as defendant in the matter.
Thelmon Jarrell as administrator of Miss Jeffie Harris and Mrs Annie L Fountain Smith seeks court action. Thelmon Jarrell petitions for discharge and letters of dismission on the first Monday in September 1958. He also seeks leave to sell all land belonging to the Estate of Mrs Annie L Fountain Smith to pay debts and distribute assets. Hearings set for the first Monday in September 1958.
In Taylor County Georgia on August 4 1958 the appraisers on Nellie Hootens application widow of Dink Hooten for twelve months support for herself and three minor children have filed their return all persons concerned are cited to show cause at the next regular September term of this court why the application should not be granted P E CHILDS Ordinary.
Thelmon Jarrell guardian of Wovine Suggs applies for discharge. Interested parties must file objections by the first Monday in September or Jarrell will be discharged from guardianship.
The Agriculture Department reports cash receipts from farm marketing up 1 percent in the first six months of 1958, with higher prices and volume. Production expenses also rise, but net income at an annual rate reaches about 13.3 billion dollars, 22 percent above a year earlier, partly due to delayed marketings of crops like corn and cotton.
A proverb-like line notes a man who struts with grand dreams and vague footing faces a sharp collapse. The saying warns that lofty rhetoric without solid support leads to disappointment.
Purdue University researchers Dr. W. M. Beeson and Dr. T. W. Perry found that a concrete strip beside a feed bank increases gains. In a 112 day trial, steers with a 16 ft concrete strip averaged 95 lb gain versus 62 lb for unpaved lots, with higher feed efficiency and labor savings noted. A full report is available from the Portland Cement Association in Atlanta.
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