Guard beaten by prisoners on Cochran road escape
Six convicts overpowered guard B A Bishop and abducted Cochran veterinarian Dr T M White on the Macon Cochran highway. A captured escapee, Johnniers Negro Ralph English, said to be serving 40 years for burglary, was found later. other escapees include two whites and four blacks. Mrs White and two children were forced from their car and remained missing as details of the pursuit continued.
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Cochran
Cochran-Macon
Ralph English
John Nears
Chatham County
T. M. White
Macon
Bishop
Dr. White
Cross Roads W H D Club Elects Officers for 1935
The Cross Roads Women s Home Demonstration Club met at Cross Roads school for a December session. Officers elected were President Mrs J E Locke President Mrs S A Hollis Secretary Treasurer Mrs Howard Mott Assistant Secretary Treasurer Mrs B F Kirksey Press Reporter Mrs G T Theus. Miss Leonora Anderson demonstrated Christmas candies then the pound party honor for Miss Anderson followed with an emblem exchange and festive plates. Members enjoyed fruits salads candies and cake and Miss Anderson thanked the club.
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Cross Roads
G T. Theus
Leonora Anderson
Louise Parks
Cross Roads School
Miss Anderson
Miss Parks
Hollis
Marine Corps Enlistments for January in Macon Georgia
The Marine Corps District Recruiting Office in Macon will accept 20 high school graduates in January from Georgia Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky. Interested parties should write to Lieut. Col. HW Stone in charge for full information and application blanks.
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Macon
US. Marine Corps District
Municipal Auditorium
Orgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Stone
County Wide Poultry Meeting Planned for Jan 15
County poultry leaders announce a county wide meeting in Butler on January 15. Two Poultry Department experts will discuss incubation and brooding, inheritance effects on production, feeding, grading and marketing, and fresh eggs. A round table will answer farmers questions, boosting plans for spring chick development and fall profits.
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Butler
Butler Herald
Poultry Department
Taylor County
Leonora Anderson
Daniel
Twenty five thousand census workers begin farm enumeration
Washington January 2 about 25 000 federal census employees started the vast task of listing more than six million farms and ranches in the United States in the centennial agricultural census. Director Wm L Austin of the Bureau of the Census said the canvass should finish by month end and cited the Fifteenth Decennial Census Act guiding the 1934 calendar year statistics.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Wm. L. Austin
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Austin
Death Of Mrs. Whittle Occasion Of Sorrow Here
Funeral services were held for Lena Heath Whittle a prominent Riverside Baptist Church figure in Miami where she lived with her daughter Mrs. Bearman. Surviving relatives include daughters and a son along with several brothers and extended family members. Whittle died shortly after finishing Christmas presents on Friday morning. Services were at Spring Hall with Rev. Lauier Newton officiating and burial in West View cemetery.
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Lena Heath Whittle
Taylor County
Spring Hall
Lauier. Newton
Druid Hills Baptist Church
West View Cemetery
Miami
Bearman
Ellaville youth sentenced to death for police chief's slaying
In Ellaville Georgia 17 year old Charlie Dotson, a Black youth, was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the December 24 killing of Ellaville Chief of Police W K Souter. The trial followed a special Schley County session, with the verdict reached shortly after noon.
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Ellaville
Charlie Dodson
W.K. Souter
Dotson
Schley County
Souter
Columbus
A. A. Arrington
Lucy Dyess
J. R. Jordan
Millard Arrington
B.C. Rigsby
Clark D. Gill
Negro
Superior Court
Hollis Fort
Americus
J. C. Rainey
E. J. Hart
Cordele
Court House
E. C. Rigsby
Spectators flock to Payne Motor Co for 1935 Ford V-8 debut
Local crowds gathered Saturday as Payne Motor Co displayed Ford's new V-8 for 1935. Nationwide previews echoed the praise, noting the car's smooth ride and luxurious appointments. Described as the biggest, most comfortable Ford with modern styling and a front-seat ride for back-seat drivers.
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Payne Motor Co
Payne Motor Company
Ford
Important Farm Meet For This District Set For 18th
The Thomaston Production Credit Association invites all farmer borrowers and stockholders from Lamar, Pike, Taylor and Upson to an annual meeting on January 18, 1985 at ten o'clock a.m. in the Thomaston courthouse. Directors will be elected, a year-end report will be presented, and Hiram L. Gardner will explain Farm Credit Administration operations for the district. Mr. Summers urges members to bring non members to learn about the association's services.
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Thomaston Production Credit Association
Lamar
Pike, Taylor and
Upson
Court House
Thomaston
Riley Summers
Summers
Production Credit Corporation of Columbia
Hiram L. Gardner
Farm Credit Administration
Third District
Local Auxiliary Units Thank Members For Toy Donation in Butler
Butler Auxiliary Unit 124 extends sincere thanks to citizens who donated toys for Santa at Christmas. The supply exceeded expectations and a toy shop vibe emerged as deliveries were prepared. Appreciation also goes to those who organized and lit the Christmas tree on the public lawn. The Legion remains ahead in the membership contest and urges bringing in new members. The next unit meeting is at 2 30 Friday afternoon January 4 at Mrs Howard Riley's home. A full attendance is anticipated.
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Butler
Legion
Howard Riley
Record of Marriages Births And Deaths In Taylor County 1934
A Taylor county year end record shows 195 marriages 195 total with 79 white and 116 colored. Births total 263 with 83 white and 180 colored. Deaths total 109 with 49 white and 60 colored.
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Taylor County
L. T. Peed
Sollee
Asi
Butler Methodist Church Next Sunday Service Times
Pastor W. E. Hightower invites all to attend at Butler Methodist Church next Sunday. Sunday school 10 a.m. League service 6 15 p.m. Preaching 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Messages encourage weekly worship and personal acts of kindness to improve the town. Visitors welcome.
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The
Butler Methodist Church
W. E. Hightower
Mail Pouches Rifled and Depot Entered by Thelves
The first robbery of its kind in years was discovered early Sunday morning when a depot was entered. The thief rifled the ticket window cash drawer robbed the express office and broke into the mail box. A first class mail pouch and at least one parcel post sack from train No. 4 from Columbus were taken. Sacks were found later nearby with contents scattered. Authorities search for the culprit continues.
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Columbus
Butler
Eee
Two Day Session Columbus Macon M E Conference at Ft Valley
A two day joint meeting of the Columbus and Macon Methodist districts will be held at Ft Valley today and tomorrow. The sessions focus on spiritual life and missionary work as the first in a series across Georgia. Bishop W N Ainsworth will direct, with eight more conferences planned and attendance open to ministers lay members and invited clergy.
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Reynolds
Columbus
Macon
Ft. Valley
W. N. Ainsworth
North
South Georgia
Christmas Day Reflections From Butter Community
The article recalls a peaceful Christmas with laughing children lighted trees and firecrackers. It notes kindness from good wives, some food shortage for a few, fewer fatal accidents statewide, and communal gratitude as the year ends. The writer hopes 1995 will echo the hearty 1934 celebration.
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Daily Press
New Year Outlook Good Says Outler
At a Columbus Methodist district board of stewards session in St. Luke church, Presiding Elder John M. Outler announced the new year outlook is gratifying. The elder’s salary remained fixed, benevolences for each presiding elder were deputized, and business matters received attention. The meeting showed optimism and strong responses from church leaders.
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Board of Stewards
Columbus
Three Men Halted in Dreizin Store Burglary Heist
Sheriff and city marshal captured three men linked to a pattern of robberies across the state after a Sunday night burglary at Dreizin’s Store and Edwards Bros grocery. The trio, Charles J. Elliott Z. W. Byers and T. H. Latham, shared a 1931 Ford truck and were held at Taylor County jail. Police recovered a damaged $750 cash register and substantial stock loss estimated between $1,000 and $1,200. The men claimed ownership of the truck and provided little explanation for its presence near the crime scenes.
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R. P. McGuffin
Butler
H. ©. Walker
Taylor County
O. Dreizin
Messrs
Edwards Bros
Dreizin
Walker
Charles J. Elliott
Z. W. Byers
T. H. Latham
Florida
Packit
T. L. Fountain
Fickling Masonic Lodge Elects 1986 Officers
At the December 27 meeting the Fickling Masonic Lodge elected 1986 officers led by Worshipful Master Dr. Lewis Beson and Senior Warden E H Bazemore. Also named were Junior Warden A E Guinn Secretary B F Moore Treasurer F A Peed Tyler J H Amos Sr Deacon O Q Dreizin Jr Deacon T B Joiner Sr Steward Henry T Blakely Jr Steward C E Benns Chaplain.
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Fickling Masonic Lodge
Lewis Beson
E. H. Bazemore
A. E. Guinn
B. F. Moore
F. A. Peed
J. H. Amos
Tyler L. R. Adams
OQ. Dreizin
T. B. Joiner
Henry T. Blakely, Jr
C. E. Benns
Ginners Report Shows Cotton Bales Ginned in Taylor County
Ginners report 7 558 bales ginned in Taylor County from the 1984 crop prior to December 13, compared with 6 618 bales ginned by December 13 for the 1983 crop.
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Taylor County
Lost white dining table cloth at Cross Roads schoolhouse
A white dining table cloth disappeared Friday afternoon December 21 at Cross Roads schoolhouse. Finder should return it to Mrs Ed Locke located one and a half miles north of Rosds school.
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Cross Roads
Ed Locke
Rosds School
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Columbus-Macon
M.E
Dreizin’s
Masons Elect
Ginners Report
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