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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
4
Butler residents note a week of visitors and hosting across families. Calvin Cox from Montezuma and Mrs. John Adams of Thomaston holiday with locals. Edgar Fountain and Joe Cox visit relatives. Catherine Byron, Laura Scott, and several Atlanta and Macon guests appear. A party for Sunday School led by LC Walden and multiple kin hosts mark the season amid illness notices and travel to West Palm Beach and South Carolina points.
Christmas Day passed like a quiet Sabbath with peace and goodwill. Homes celebrated with family gatherings trees and parties for youngsters. No serious accidents were reported. the sky was clear and the air chilly yet pleasant around fires. The county saw minimal sadness or sickness, marking Christmas 1928 as especially quiet and happy.
Christmas shoppers flooded Butler on Monday filling counters and overflowing clerks. Post office staff hurried mail in and out as cards and remembrances poured in. Merchants report stock sold out before the holiday and a robust spending pace showing local finances remain strong.
Mrs. F J Dudley died Friday night after a two week illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 PM at St Luke Methodist Church. Her husband Frank J Dudley and many friends in Butler extend heartfelt sympathy.
Mr and Mrs Z M Passmore of Garden Valley mourn the loss of their infant daughter Leila Mae on December 14 after two weeks illness. Whooping cough and flu led to pneumonia despite efforts. Survived by parents and two sisters Margaret and Pauline. May God grant them comfort.
Columbus Georgia December 22 Charles F Pekor longtime Columbus citizen and founder and president of Pekor Iron Works one of the city's largest industries died yesterday afternoon after a lengthy illness Pekor led a prominent local business career and helped shape the local iron works industry.
From the Talbotton New Era Sheriff Ferguson and United States Marshall Henderson captured a mammoth still six miles south of Geneva in Marion County. The 600 gallon still was destroyed and 1000 gallons of beer and 80 gallons of whisky poured out. Ural Montgomery and Bud Irvin were arrested and jailed in Columbus for Federal Court trial.
Macon witnesses report two grocery stores robbed Monday night just before 9 o'clock. Victims claim robbers Leland Harvey and Aubrey Smith, both escaped convicts, netted about 126 dollars. Police believe the pair also carried out a fat store and another grocery robbery the preceding Saturday night.
In Forsyth Georgia on Christmas Day 1927 Tom Goolsby, once active locally, remained unable to recognize family or recall past events despite a party hosted by Dr and Mrs R Goolsby. Friends and family attempted by familiar games to jog his memory after emerging from a coma on the New Orleans waterfront in late July 1927.
Paris Christmas messages to the United States, sent to the Associated Press by Cardinal Dubois Archbishop of Paris and Henry Soulie leader of the Hugenot Church in France, urged peace and goodwill among men.
A fireworks store explosion in Cartersville Georgia at 145 PM Monday killed four children who were working as temporary clerks earning Christmas money. A fifth child was severely hurt in the blast caused when a drunken man lit a Roman candle inside the store.
Macon on December 24 reported three influenza deaths including Morris Harris a longtime Macon insurance agent aged 64 J F Eubanks a 64 year old Central of Georgia railroad passenger car department foreman and F L Dunwody a 64 year old master mechanic with the Cherokee Brick Co. The illness is identified as the cause in each passing.
Governor L G Hardman, visiting Valdosta for the holidays and confined by illness, wired Georgia Tech president Dr M L Brittain in Pasadena that Tech must uphold the state's gridiron traditions in the Rose Bowl. He said, I am expecting great things of Tech and you cannot fail.
President and Mrs. Coolidge depart Washington for a mid winter vacation in Georgia. They head to the sea islands for a semi tropical escape after spending Christmas Day in the White House.
Ginners report shows 6971 bales of cotton ginned in Taylor county from the 1928 crop before December 18, 1928, versus 10041 bales by December 18, 1927.
Washington reports a peaceful nation at Christmas as the government rests and the president and first lady join Americans in preparations for Christmas Day. The article notes peace and good will prevailing as the capital observes the holiday.
Edward W. Pickard reports that Paraguay and Bolivia agreed to submit the Gran Chaco quarrel to mediation and to potentially withdraw troops. The move pleases the League of Nations, though Geneva submission was not pursued. Paraguay halted mobilization. Bolivia formed a coalition war cabinet. discussions emphasized arbitration under the 1927 Argentine plan and a protocol to end fighting. Prohibition debates dominated Senate and House actions, with figures like Senator Bruce pressing for expansive enforcement funding, while Kellogg anti war treaty work advanced in committee.
Senators clash over coercive or punitive measures against offending nations and treaty obligations for non-parties. Hale seeks action on the administration cruiser bill but faces a fili buster from a small navy group. Secretary West faces sharp questions on his past and Insull ties as Nye opposes the appointment. Congress adjourns for Christmas recess until January 8.
Cartersville Georgia December 25 an additional death occurred from burns in a fireworks display fire at C D Shaw store. Hugh Padgett 11 died of injuries bringing total child deaths to five. Victims include William Shaw 12 Frances Shaw 15 Mary Dodd 16 and Mary Kenedy 16. An unidentified man lit a Roman candle inside triggering the explosion that trapped the young workers who were selling pyrotechnics.
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