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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
2
This hopeful passage urges leaving behind the past year and planning anew for 1930. It compares time to dawn and renewal, notes no one achieves all in one year, and encourages wise action, prayer, and small daily improvements to make the year better.
Local and long distance service will be restored today between Butler and Reynolds after a heavy freeze damaged lines on December 22. Repairs are underway but residents may experience several more days of inconvenience as crews work to replace wires and poles damaged by sleet and ice.
Charles Fickling, young son of Mrs C Fickling, sustained a deep cut over his right eye while playing Tuesday morning. The gash required several stitches after a fall caused by tin, leaving him injured but conscious.
Mangham announced in Butler this morning that he has leased the Grand Theatre building and will move in moving picture equipment. He expects to screen the finest pictures this year and anticipates talkies as an improved feature soon.
Reynolds Georgia Grand Theatre offers Thursday and Friday showings featuring Richard Barthelmess and Betty Compson in Scarlet Seal a romance and adventure aboard the Seven Seas with Loretta Young as a driftwood sweetheart Open House a comedy adds laughs from start to finish per the weekly program
Georgia shows a stronger watermelon crop forecast this year. The Atlanta Shrine temple mosque dedication is noted alongside a spate of crimes in Atlanta and policy actions across the state, including highway funds retirement and public notices. Charles W. Cooper dies by self-inflicted gunshot. Macon prepares for conventions. several incidents of fires and robberies are reported.
Mr. W. A. Lundy, recently chosen Taylor County Agent for 1980, arrived from Cairo Georgia with Mrs. Lundy to begin outreach. He has begun rounds in Butler to meet residents and will expand across the county, asking citizens to seek his cooperation and discuss how he can best serve this year.
Mr and Mrs Dan Brosnan of Albany suffered serious injuries when their car left highway three Sunday about 2 pm striking a telephone pole. The machine was demolished. Brosnan had a severe facial cut while Mrs Brosnan was bruised. They were en route to Atlanta for a business engagement and were taken home by Edwards Bros ambulance.
Rev J H Stanford will serve as pastor of Antioch Baptist church in this county for another year preaching there on the third Sunday morning and evening each month. Formerly a prominent Methodist minister in Georgia, his switch to the Baptist church surprised many, but his doctrinal sincerity is not questioned. The community extends him a cordial welcome back to ministerial service.
Following a blaze that destroyed the Dreizin building and damaged the adjoining Butler Insurance Agency, Mrs. F A Peed's office has been temporarily relocated to a former Dr. R G C Montgomery room in the Masonic Building.
A truck of Black workers wrecked on the Ellaville to Butler road December 23 left Pearline Afoxd of Lumpkin dead December 27 after being taken to Butler for aid. Burial followed at the colored cemetery as locals recall the event and the limited medical care provided.
A fire around 2:30 a.m. Christmas Eve wiped out O. Dreizin's Butler shop just before a major sale. The store, center-block location, lost dry goods, clothing, shoes, and a cash haul from a prior sale. Building uninsured. stock valued near $50,000 with $20,000 insured. Rebuilding plans and reopening anticipated by February.
Samuel W Huey, connected with Butler Drug Co and former Mercer medical student, ranked third to highest and was among 12 of 91 candidates passing the December 10 11 pharmacy examination in Atlanta under the Board of Pharmacy guidance.
William Thomas Rogers, 47, longtime resident of Albany, died suddenly at his home on Christmas Day. He was born in this county to Janick and [surname] Rogers, survived by his widow, five children, his parents, three brothers, and four sisters. Funeral services and burial were held December 26 at Bloodsworth Cemetery.
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