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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1930
Page
1
The narrator and Hands plot escape aboard the Hispaniola after a tense night at sea. Israel, armed with a hidden dirk, menaces the captain while a risky approach to a beached vessel is planned. An abrupt shout signals imminent danger as Raney moves toward the narrator.
Three escaped convicts from West Virginia were captured near Macon after a strenuous twenty four hour pursuit. Two were seriously wounded and Basil Childres was shot in the hand during the half hour gunfight. Police initially mistook them for Weatherford prison escapees from Connecticut who had shot two detectives in Jacksonville.
W Edwards Jr of this city passed the State Board of Embalmers exam after studying at Cammichael School of Marttion East Point. He ranked second in a class of 41 applicants with 81 passing overall. Locals hope he locates here to meet growing county demand for professional embalming services.
The spelling contest between Butler and Reynolds premieres Friday night February 7 at 7:00 p.m. Admission 10 cents for adults and free for those under 15. Proceeds go to both high schools for playground projects. local officials warn of strong attendance.
Taylor County Board of Education vows strict enforcement of the Compulsory Education Law this spring to ensure every child attends a public school. Officials cite reports of children not enrolling or missing classes last fall and appoint an attendance officer to oversee compliance in the county.
Henry M Slaughter 26 of 1419 Summerville road Phenix City died at 6 30 pm Monday from injuries after being crushed between two freight cars in Central of Georgia shop yards. He had lived in Phenix City six years, worked as shop apprentice, and was a Wesley Methodist member. Survived by wife, father C Slaughter of Howard, three sisters Mrs O Brown Mrs Clyde Wilson Miss Quentine Slaughter and three brothers G W Slaughter of Thomaston C F Slaughter and T Slaughter of Columbus. Funeral at Wesley Methodist church near Howard Wednesday 9 30 am with Rev G N Rainey and Rev J R Potts officiating. pallbearers named.
The Butler Insurance Agency invites visits to its new office in the Masonic Temple, in rooms formerly used by Dr. B C Montgomery. Managers welcome inquiries on rates terms and openings of companies they represent.
Contractors at work on the Ol Butler Insurance Agency building to remodel and enlarge for O Dreizin whose store and stock were burned December 28. Dreizin will travel to New York to buy new stock, expecting the largest inventory yet. Reopening planned promptly after completion. The new building will be one of the county's finest pave. Also, Mrs Mary Baird Bryan widow of William Jennings Bryan died Tuesday at her daughter's Hollywood California home.
Members of Fickling Masonic Lodge are urged to attend an important communication tomorrow night with work in the A. degree. Visiting Masons are cordially invited to be present. C. Be. Benns, W. Master.
Hon and Mrs Walter B H Steed entertained the County bar association and a few friends Friday evening with an informal 6 o'clock reception followed by a six course dinner for ten. Col Steed acted as toastmaster and extempore addresses closed the evening with wit and serious remarks. One member, Hon CG B Marshall, was absent on urgent business in New York. The host’s ease and homelike presiding made the event memorable.
County and district agents in agricultural and home demonstration work travel to Georgia State College of Agriculture in Athens for Farmers Week and Market Center events. Among those attending are agents from Taylor County and Piney Wood. A note mentions Kentucky’s peach crop reportedly wiped out by a recent sudden temperature drop.
Mr I F Peebles owner of property is building a concrete dam on Beaver Creek west of highway three two miles north of Butter to form a breastwork for a large pond and lake for boating and bathing intended as a pleasure resort for local residents. He plans to install a model grist and flour mill machinery at an early date.
Earl Fricks former head bookkeeper and assistant cashier and Herman Smith former head teller of the Ensley Alabama bank that closed its doors a few days ago confessed to appropriating about three hundred thousand dollars of the bank's funds.
Sixteen supervisors tasked with directing Georgia's April 1980 census were announced by W M Steuart at Washington. Taylor heads the Tenth district with Charles M Young of Columbus as supervisor, covering Chattahoochee Harris Marion Muscogee Talbot and related counties.
Sycamore Ga Jan 18 R J Widdon 82 World War veteran and local family member is hospitalized in Cordele with a pistol wound to the head. Miss Clara Odom 27 of Turner county is jailed in Ashburn charged with firing the shot during a late night ride in Widdon's automobile.
Georgia reports a busy week with weather turning fair and warmer, a Macon poultry talk by Prof John Ivey, and fading recovery hopes for Mrs Rebecca Felton. Deaths include Dr Frank Gordy and Judge C R Brown. Jail escapes, robberies, and a wave of public notices shape county concerns from Dooly to Jenkins. Local projects span a new 28 story Atlanta Union Station site, a Crawford county chamber of commerce, and school building plans.
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