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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
7
Americus news notes Miss Mildred Dillard, a local cashier, set a 1938 nationwide record for press stores with only three office errors. She will receive a free trip to the World's Fair and a week and a half's salary as the award.
A three story Atlanta rooming house fire on Sunday left L. C. Davis, 50, dead after reportedly panicking and leaping from a third floor window. A second guest suffered minor injuries from a fall near a ladder while several occupants reached safety by crawling to the adjacent roof. Fire Chief C. J. Parker said a discarded cigarette likely sparked the blaze.
Talbotton January 7 report W C O Thomas won re election as mayor defeating C L Funderburke by 110 to 95 votes. Council members named Ey L Braswell C M Calhoun Byp Freeman T A McDowell A P Persons and R B Slade.
Methodist ministers of the Valdosta district met in Valdosta under the direction of Rev. H. T. Freeman. Rev. L. A. Harrell of First Methodist church hosted the gathering. Dialogue focused on the Youth Crusade and the Evangelistic campaign.
Atlanta January 9 Justice Warren Grice of the State Supreme Court administered the oath of office to his son Benning Grice of Macon starting his first term in the Georgia House of Representatives. Grice, 29, said he planned to introduce no bill intended to simplify the state's fetal procedure as one of his first acts.
Savannah January 10 Gov. D. Rivers has accepted an invitation to take part in the first annual Southern Paper Festival to be held in Savannah April 17 to 19 Director D. G. Moon announces A governors banquet and ball will be held on April 18 Governors of 11 other southern states have been invited.
In Ft Valley on January 5 a Peach Superior Court jury awarded Mrs. Cornell Looney $5,000 damages against Central of Georgia Railway. She sought relief for the death of her husband C. H. Looney a bus driver killed in March 1986 when his bus was struck by a Central train near Byron. Twelve bus passengers died in the wreck.
Max Nussbaum of the Moultrie Observer was chosen president of the Georgia Daily Newspaper Advertising Managers Association succeeding H Cannon of the Augusta Chronicle. L B Kelley of the Thomasville Times Enterprise was elected vice president and J P Luther of the Americas Times Recorder was reelected secretary treasurer. Other delegates from Columbus Macon Valdosta and Dublin led discussions.
Superior Judge W A McClellan granted a charter to the Wesleyan Corporation a holding company in Macon Georgia on January 5 aimed at raising funds by subscription to buy Wesleyan College back from bondholders. The college assets were seized last March after foreclosure on a bond mortgage for 908000 dollars. Bondholders protective committee representatives bought the property for 225000 dollars at the sale and hold title.
Leesburg remembered A R Harris a 78 year old Black candidate who sought state representative from Lee County nearly 50 years ago. His white opponent was J T Furgerson. Rumor says a misread ballot pictured Harris with Furgerson’s name beneath it. The tale circulated widely in the North and East.
Americus January 9 The Workers' Council of the Friendship Baptist Association will meet Tuesday at Shiloh Baptist church in Sumter county. Rev. John R. Joyner of Americus, president, announced a program with talks by Dr W H Faust of Atlanta secretary of evangelism for the Georgia Baptist Association Dr L M Polhill pastor of Americus First Church Rev O R Howard of Leslie and Rev W J Adair of Shiloh.
Hugh Peterson Jr of Georgia received the gavel used by Speaker Bankhead to open the 76th Congress and by the president and vice president at the joint session. The same instrument also adjourned the senate in the house chamber after Roosevelt s address.
Atlanta Jan 8 the 1989 legislature convening Monday will have two women in key posts Mrs Susan Tilman Moore of Tifton the 47th district in the Senate and Mrs Helen D Mankin of Fulton county in the House Both are veterans in debate with strong speaking voices and extemporaneous repartee Moore Georgia’s first woman senator in 1932 and Mankin reelected after prior service both return for the new session.
Sheriff J M Bone warns liquor dealers in Taylor county as region faces a week of notices and incidents. Reports list break-in at the sheriff office, bondholders taking Century-old Wesleyan College, cotton allotments, several deaths, accidents, and local events including school performances and public meetings.
Georgia Taylor County sale under power in a deed to secure debt by Tollie C. Dobson to DC W. Foy dated April 5 1937. The first Tuesday in February 1939 at the Taylor County courthouse. Jim Shaw place one acre in Butler bounded by public road Montfort Harvey and other lands. Debt $241.96 plus costs. proceeds to pay costs then debt. remainder to grantor. Cash terms. C W Roy attorney in fact for Tollie C. Dobson.
For letters of dismission Wreens C W Tay administrator of the estate of A F Davis deceased petitions that he has fully executed the estate. The court is cited to show cause why he should not be discharged and receive letters of dismission on the first Monday in February 1939. Witness my hand this January 9 1989. L T Ped Ordinary.
Notice to all concerned that Mrs J B Vissage filed for twelve months support from the estate of J B Vissage deceased. The application will be heard by the Ordinary at the February term 1939 on the first Monday in February. Dated January 8 1939. L T Peed Ordinary.
State lawmakers move to expand beneficiary wards and raise federal share of social benefits while wrestling over liquor control, parole reforms, and a shift to state store systems. Additional bills seek election law simplifications, abolition of the poll tax, civil service expansion, and county reimbursement for tax exemptions amid the bright leaf auctions and farmers markets funding.
Representative Pace of Georgia introduces a bill to establish a peanut research laboratory in the Third Georgia district and to set terms of the federal district court at Fitzgerald on the second Mondays in March and September for the Southern District.
Public hearings will be held by the State Soil Conservation Committee on January 17, 1980 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Taylor County Courthouse regarding the petition to establish the district and its boundaries. Landowners lessees and other interested parties in Taylor Schley Sumter Webster Stewart Randolph Quitman Giray Dougherty Terrell Calhoun Baker Wanly Miller Seminole and Detatur Counties may attend and be heard. December 29, 1988. State Soil Conservation Committee Executive Secretary I Y Asbury.
The Herald announces official candidates for Butler city elections. For Mayor: SAR Wilson. For Aldermen: J Green Leon Theus H B Walker Barnard H Bazemore W H Trussell. The ticket is subject to city election rules and regulations.
I hereby announce myself as candidate for Mayor to succeed myself and am authorized to announce the candidates for Aldermen. Names listed include QO. D. Gorman the mayor and J. F Posey E. E. Jarrell T. B Joiner W. M. Smith. The declaration references a prior term ending Jan 14, 1999.
Butler Mayor O D Gorman releases a public financial statement citing an audit of 1987 and 1938 city accounts. The report lists outstanding notes of 1100, accounts payable 511, and uncollected taxes and rents 1180, with net potential debt of 430 after collection.
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