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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
8
Robert Garrison, a delivery truck driver for a Manchester bottling company, says two unidentified white men held him up about three miles south of Woodland on December 10 and robbed him of about 80 dollars, then took his truck keys and fled.
Atlanta report says Speaker E. D. Rivers of the Georgia House was listed as a patient at Crawford W. Long Memorial Hospital, admitted December 6 for treatment. Attendants described the illness as not serious and Rivers’ condition as good.
Two Atlanta men were struck and killed by motor cars on the same residential street within a short span, raising Atlanta’s total traffic fatalities for the year to 57. The victims were W. H. Nelson, 35, and W. J. Eason, 55, both residents of Atlanta.
Miss Varina Newsome announces her engagement to Arthur Flemming. Newsome, a Talbotton High School graduate who later attended Shorter College, will marry at her parents home in Talbotton in late December.
Crisp county farmers expect AAA benefit payments for all program types to reach 150000 this year. County Agent W A Lundy cites latest checks totaling 11412 received last week as the first payment on peanut contracts with about 36000 more expected before Christmas.
Griffin Georgia December 9 Barney Cox an employee of a Griffin wholesale grocery company is held in Spalding county jail on murder charges in the death of Willie Malone a delivery driver hit Saturday night Deputy sheriff D Soria said Cox admitted to being in the car and failing to stop after the crash due to fear of the consequences
Gainesville report says $400 stolen from farmer Miles Baker has been recovered. Dave Lee notified Sheriff Kennedy to seize a roll of currency linked to the Glennville incident. Lee Purvin and an accomplice are named in the robbery inquiry.
Carnesville Ga Dec 9 Mrs J O McCoy appointed sheriff of Franklin county by Ordinary R L Sullivan to fill the unexpired term after Sheriff McCoy was killed in an automobile crash. She has not said if she will run in the election. Hoyt McCoy and Will Mason were named deputies to the new sheriff.
Atlanta December 9 Democrats from across the state will be invited to a Jackson Day dinner on January 8 in Atlanta. Mayor Jas L Key, chairing the event, said it will celebrate Andrew Jackson’s birthday and reaffirm democratic principles. Senators Richard B Russell Jr and Walter F George will be asked to deliver keynote addresses. Georgia’s congressional delegation will be invited to participate.
Albert S. Woolfolk of Columbus appointed supervisor of the census of American and manufacturers for the Third Congressional District. The survey starts with the new year to assemble basic facts on business during 1986 and provide a bird eye view of national activity for all enterprises.
Macon Georgia health officer Dr J D Applewhite warns of dangers from fireworks during the Christmas season citing tetanus risks from injuries. He notes deaths in past years and urges extreme caution and medical attention for any injuries, advising parents to avoid purchase for children and to seek a physician immediately if injuries occur.
Cordele Georgia December 10 W H Crandall of Detroit vice president of Sinclair Refining Co died here Tuesday morning from injuries suffered in an automobile crash ten days earlier He was 72 and had been ill two years Mrs Crandall was with him en route to Florida The body goes to Greeneville Illinois for funeral services Crandall was a prominent figure in Detroit business life.
Coalhurst Alabama December 10 sixteen miners died in a blast at a coal mine in the Alberta foothills. The explosion occurred late Monday followed by a cave in. Three others were hospitalized. Rescue squads found five bodies early and later reached eleven more.
The government reports the 1935 cotton crop now estimated at 10,734,000 bales with ginnings to December 1 at 9,362,348 running bales. Revised ginnings before November 14 total 8,439,613 bales. State figures show Georgia and Alabama production and ginnings for December 1 and November 1 compared to 1934.
Atlanta December report says Joe Lipps of Ty Ty Georgia, 20, is praised by Jack Dempsey as an outstanding heavyweight title contender. Lipps began boxing three years ago in Rome Georgia, fought in Carolinas, then was signed by Sam Sobel of Atlanta who brought him to Washington where Dempsey saw him. Ralph McGill notes Dempsey bought a share in Lipps contract.
Atlanta December 7 Georgia motorist cannot buy 1986 license plates until 1936. The Atlanta Automobile Club urged members to buy early to avoid the rush. Revenue Commission Chairman Paul Doyal said the law department advised against early purchase and swaps for old plates. Tags go on sale at midnight December 31 but New Year’s Day closes the capital, so sales start January 2. 1986 Georgia plates will be blue with orange numbers and two index letters starting from one.
Atlanta December 7 Assistant Solicitor John Hudson said a proposed anti love theft bill will be introduced in the next legislature. He notes a court case where Mrs John Mayfield killed Mrs Lucille Dixon during a dispute over a husband. The proposal would make love theft a felony to protect homes and moral atmosphere.
Atlanta December 9 The rescue plane carrying Lincoln Risworth to aid an Antarctic explorer search ended in a crash among trees at Candler Field. Pilot R W Thaw and mechanic Wm H Klenke Jr were not hurt. The heavily powered low wing monoplane from Caldwell NJ plowed into trees as it failed to start on the second leg southward. Wings and landing gear were smashed. Thaw said the plane would be dismantled and shipped to the California factory. They planned to fly an airliner to Kansas City Monday night with the damaged ship's equipment. No reason for the trip was given.
Twenty applicants will be enlisted in the U S Corps in December at the Macon District Recruiting Office in the municipal auditorium. Candidates aged 18 to 25 from Georgia Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky must show high school evidence parental consent if under 21 and letters of character from prominent locals. If December completes are not received in time they enter a January waiting list. Macon HQ will provide forms and information.
The Rev J A Harris 64 a Baptist minister and 25 year general manager of the Georgia Industrial Home near Macon died at his Atlanta home after an extended illness. A native of Penfield he had served in South Georgia and Florida including Fort Valley Thomson and Lake City. He is survived by one brother the Rev R E L Harris of Hogansville with two other deceased brothers. Harris family was well known in Georgia.
Plains Georgia December 10 Miss Carolyn Channell a Plains high school teacher became the center of an unusual incident when her finger became stuck in a desk hole carved by a pupil. After unsuccessful attempts with soap and water fellow teachers aided. Agriculture instructor H L Simpson bored two holes and used his knife to release her finger sustaining cuts to both. The ordeal lasted from 2 20 p m to 3 30 p m and ended after students had left.
Secretary J T Anderson of Crisp County Chamber of Commerce and W A Lundy county agent investigate a proposition for a potato starch manufacturing converts factory to be established in Cordele.
Atlanta December 9. Attorney General M J Yeomans ruled that to participate in county primaries a voter must pay poll tax by October 1 1984 and have their name added to the voters list by the registrar. The opinion states payment before voting and registration makes the voter eligible for the general election and the primary, but applies only after 1985. The ruling was unofficial and not binding until next year, with several county primaries before that date.
Bank of Oglethorpe acting as attorney in fact for Z B Barfield will sell on the first Tuesday in January 1986 at the courthouse door in Taylor County during legal hours for cash the 90 acre tract off lot 144 in the Butler District. The sale secures a note dated June 10 1981 due Sept 15 1981 with balance $115.85 at 8 percent interest, renewing earlier notes, all transferred to Bank of Oglethorpe and to be conveyed to the purchaser.
The Bank of Oglethorpe as attorney in fact for W. Barfield will sell on the first Tuesday in January 1986 at the courthouse door in Taylor County Georgia the property of L Lightner described as 197 1/2 acres parallelogram across parts of Lots 177 and 176 in the 2nd Land District bounded by A B Shehee Dukes Place Southland Land Company and W J Barfield to satisfy a note of 266 dollars dated June 2 1931 payable to The Peoples Bank Ideal Georgia bearing 8 percent interest with a security deed duly recorded in Deed Book T page 492. A conveyance will be made to the purchaser by the undersigned authorized in the security deed.
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