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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
3
A grand jury returned a not guilty verdict for Willie B Feagin, charged with murder in the March 12 shooting of 22 year old Willie Perry at Feagin's cafe. The defense argued Perry threatened Feagin during an earlier altercation.
Atlanta August 21 a top state school administrator said Roy Harris is in error and that the State School Department has no money to hire additional teachers. Dr J I Allman administrative assistant said Harris was wrong to claim 3 million dollars was available to hire 690 teachers for fall term.
A Reynolds District Georgia resident announces candidacy for Justice of the Peace in the August 26 1950 Reynolds District election. The candidate pledges to administer justice impartially and asks voters for support and confidence.
An Albany city court jury awarded 11 year old J N Peacock Jr 1500 in his 30000 damage suit against W F Glisson a local businessman charged with shooting the boy The verdict came almost 23 hours after deliberations with Peacock claiming malice and Glisson saying he fired only to frighten the child
Atlanta reports that an injunction to stop Agriculture Commissioner Tom Linder from blocking milk imports into Georgia from Florida was withdrawn. A similar petition awaits hearings in Hazlehurst and a federal case in Atlanta. Plaintiff G. E. Darlington of Folkston says a permit to bring dairy products into Georgia was never acted on and alleges Linder agents tampered with his milk.
Macon Georgia family notified that Cpl Clyde G Dixon of Macon died in action in Korea. Dixon, a member of the First Cavalry Division, reenlisted two years ago and was killed August 12 per the War Department. He is survived by his mother Mrs J L Jackson and three brothers all of Macon.
Dr E C Colwell president of the University of Chicago will be the consultant at the Georgia Association of Colleges summer conference August 27 30. The session will be at Camp Bay the North Georgia recreation camp of the Georgia State College for Women on Lake Burton near Clayton.
Atlanta alumnus Alma resident Andrew J. Tuten, a longtime Talmadge ally and Bacon County legislator, will become an aide to Gov Talmadge succeeding John Ham of Cartersville after his convention loss in Macon.
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