Year 1938 Happenings In Taylor County Highlights
Summary of the year 1938 events in Taylor County with notes on accidents, deaths, civic actions, WPA funding, school and road developments, local elections, and community activities. Key items include the Windham brothers accident, Guinn elected president of Georgia Chick Association, Miss Elton named Home Demonstration Agent, WPA post road funding, local mortality and hospital changes, paving projects, tax exemptions impact, golf club tournament results, and forthcoming civic and religious events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Windham
Hoke’ Windham
Public Square
My. al Bi Guinn
Peach’ Valley
Egg' Farm
Here
R. L. Clements
Reynolds
Monttezuma Hospital
O. D. Gorman
Butler
William Hobbs
Aylor County
Vwaylor County
Hon P. Jenkins
Gétton
Taylor County
Pion
J. J. Mangham
Georgia
Janie Nessler
Little Ann Guinn
A. I. Guinn
Butler High Teams Enter Third District Tournament Next Month
Butler High School boys and girls basketball teams will compete in the Third District Class B tournament at Americus the week of Feb 20 26. Other Class B schools include Americus Ashburn Buena Vista Chauncey Cordele Eastman Lillaville Fort Valley Hawkinsville Perry Pitts Rochelle Sycamore Vienna. Committee chairs include J J Finklea Americus J R Burgess Vienna J S Mathews Hawkinsville V P Folds Butler. Detailed game schedules were not set. Butler teams will travel to Americus daily and not stay overnight. Players on the boys team include Millard Stevens Captain Jank Riley Hoke Windham William Adams James Harmon Gray Fountain and substitutes. girls team includes Hazel Standridge Captain Martha Saunders Emily Jarrell Aliénel Amos Doris Goodwin Dorothy Bazemore Wilma Gill Ruth Cook Wynell Goodwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler High School
Americus
Butler
Americas
Pinehurst
Oglethorpe
Parrot
Preston
Ashburn
Buena
Vista
Chauncey
Cordele Eastman
Lallaville
Fort Valley
Hawkinsville
Perry
Pitts
Rochelle
Sycamore
Vienna
J. J. Finklea
J. R. Burgess, Jr
J.S. Mathews
Millard Stevens
Jank Riley
Con ‘Hoke Windham
William Adams
James Harmon
G. Gray Fountain
F. Edgar McGee
G. Grady Trussell
James Bazemore
Hazel Standridge
Martha Saunders
Emily Jarrell
Aliénel
Amos
Doris ‘Goodwin
Dorothy Bazemore
Wilma Gill
Ruth Cook
G. Wynell
Goodwin
Week at Dean Theatre Shows Two Features and Quintuplets
Week program at Dean Theatre begins Sunday with Our Daughters a romantic drama starring Jeffery Lynn John Garfield Gale Page and others. Wednesday and Thursday feature the Dionne Quintuplets in Five of a Kind with a pair of star reporters plot and Broadway setting. Friday and Saturday present a double feature Condemned Women with Louis Howard Sally Wilers and Ann Shirley plus Overland Express starring Buck Jones Marjorie Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our
Dionne Quintuplets
Broadway
New York
Louis Howard
Sally Wilers
Ann Shirley
Buck Jones
Marjorie Reynolds
Overland Express
Clayburn Given Life For Killing Doctor Lee In Georgia
In Brunswick Georgia a jury returned a verdict of guilty with mercy for George Clayburn in the murder of Dr Charles H Lee. The ruling with mercy removes a possible death sentence and may influence future trials of white resort operators H J and W H Cofer on St Simons Island. Dr Lee, 71, was shot at his desk while preparing a sermon at his home on February 6 1088.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clayburn
Doctor C. H. Lee
Brunswick
Chas, H. Lee
H.J
W. H. Cofer
White, Brothers
St. Simons Island
Episcopal
Chipley Peace-Maker Accidently Shot Dies in Ga Hospital
Johnny Smith of Chipley died in LaGrange Sunday from a pistol wound suffered Friday night while trying to mediate a scuffle over a gun. Funeral services set for Monday in Chipley. Smith, a school bus driver, reportedly died after the revolver discharged accidentally during a confrontation between Captain W. P. Langford and Cliff Bass at Harring Sivell’s residence near Chipley. Langford was gravely ill at home. Sheriff M. D. Hadley of Harris County provided the account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaGrange
Johnny Smith
Chipley
Smith
M. D. Hadley
Harris County
W. P. ‘Langford
Langford
Cliff Bass
Harring Sivell
Collins Seeks 2 Million For Georgia School Program
Atlanta Jan 21 The state department of education plans to ask the legislature for an additional 2 000 000 to fund the current school program in 1940 and 1941 Superintendent M D Collins said in his biennial report Public schools were appropriated 10 764 974 for the year ending June 30 1939 They will require 12 670 928 for 1940 and 12 091 417 for 1941 If funds are not more available the present salary schedule for teachers will be reduced or the minimum seven month term shortened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
State Department of Education
M. D. Collins
Collins
Card of Thanks and Lost Husband Notice
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends for kindness after the recent loss of husband and father, with blessings wished. Additionally a help wanted ad seeks a table-model office desk, two-drawer style, calling Herald Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Booth
Pope Booth
Ellis Garrett
Call Herald
Reynolds Officials Burn Bonds At Recent Meeting
At a meeting of the Sink ing Fund commission in Reynolds Dr. S. H. Bryan burned 38000 in Light and Water bonds. Present were Mayor W. E B. Marshall City Clerk H C Whatley City Marshal A J Payne and others. Payne said the city has paid bonds due to date leaving 17000 still to be paid none due now and that retirement funds come from city taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinking Fund Commission
Reynolds
S. H. Bryan
W. E B. Marshall
City of
H. C. Whatley
A.J. Payne
E. H. Joiner
R. L. Bell
Payne
Keller to Plead Guilty in Embezzlement Case
Columbus Ga January 20 Solicitor General Hubert Calhoun said Mrs Wm Keller former Talbot county tax collector will plead guilty at the March term of Talbot superior court The case stems from an embezzlement charge involving about 9000 dollars and relates to her tenure from 1928 to 1941 with resigning in 1988 A special court session was canceled as jurors and witnesses were released due to the adjournment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Hubert Calhoun
Wm. Keller
Talbot County
Talbot Superior Court
Keller
R. B. Russell
Georgia
U. S
Russell
E. D. Rivers
Calhoun
POULTRY TRUCK COMING TO BUTLER SATURDAY AFTERNOON
County Agent W. F. Bembry announced a produce truck will be in Butler Saturday January 29 from 2 to 4 PM. Local residents can market poultry at this time and place. Prices listed include Leghorn hens 14 cents, roosters 8 cents, ducks 10 to 10.5 cents, geese 10 cents, turkey hens 28 cents, toms 20 cents, guineas 80 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. IF. Bembry
Butler
Taylor
Turkey
Taylor County to Host Roosevelt Ball This Saturday
Col Stone chairs Taylor County infantile paralysis committee as Georgia Welfare Federation appoints county chairmen for National Welfare Restoration Week 1989. Ben E Chatfield says W H Suggs named Taylor County wildlife restoration chairman. Campaigns begin Feb 1 with posters and stamps sold for education restocking and reforestation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Macoh
Ben E. Chatfield
The
Georgia Welfare Federation
W. H. Suggs
Taylor County
Chatfield
Young Georgia Wildlife Federation
Washington, D.C
Georgia Wildlife Federation
South
To be Given at Mauk School Next Friday
A three act musical comedy Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick will be presented at the Mauk school auditorium Friday Jan 27 at 7 30 p m by the faculty and community. It is a clean rural comedy with a country thick ahead of city slickers. The cast includes Aaron Slick H H Lumpkin Mr Merridew Harmon Montgomery Mrs Rosa Berry Nettie B Hill Sis Riggs Ruby Austin Gladys Mae Nell Pittman Clarence Green Gerson Waller Girl in Red Reba Callier Admission 10 16 and 25 cents will go to the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauk School
Aaron’ Slick
Punkin Crick
Rosa Berry
Nettie B. Hill
Sis Riggs
Ruby Austin
Gladys Mae
Nell Pittman
Clarence Green
Gerson Waller
iGirl
Reba Callier
Cotton Plan Gains in Georgia
Athens Georgia January 23 192 Westbrook Georgia Extension Service cotton specialist said today 23 850 farmers in 192 Georgia communities followed the one variety plan during 1988. County reports show an increase of 80 communities since 1997 with one variety work in five new counties that year. Georgia had 162 one variety communities in existence at the lendset 11987.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Westbrook
Georgia
Extension ‘Service
Lendset
President Ball to Aid Infantile Paralysis Effort in Butler
Col Charlie Stone, Butler attorney and Taylor Marion county committee chairman, announces a Presidents Ball at Persons Lake near Butler Saturday with Sam Pears Orchestra of Macon. Proceeds support the national fight against infantile paralysis. Dance at Buena Vista Community House Monday night Jan 30. Admission one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie ©. Stone
Butler
Taylor County
Pasralysis
Sam Pear
Macon
Stone
Marion County
Buena Vista
Joe
Burgin
Mittee
Taylor
Marion
County. Com
Mittees
Citi’zens
Taylor and Marion
Services at Methodist Church Sunday
The church will hold regular morning and evening services next Sunday, the fifth Sunday of the month, with Rev. E. B. A. Martin in charge. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend both services at the local church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Martin
Theipergy
Lces
Martin
Reverend Joiner to Preach at Reynolds Church
Rev H W Joiner, former Reynolds pastor now at Calhoun Methodist, will lead services at 11 o clock Sunday January 29 at Reynolds Methodist church, according to pastor Tinsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W
Joiner
Reynolds
Tinsley
Reynolds Methodist Church
W. Joiner
Reynolday Church
Aalbotton Methodist Church
Reynolds Methodist
Georgia House Endorses Wesleyan College Drive
The Georgia House of Representatives gave unanimous endorsement to Wesleyan College’s campaign to raise 600000 to repurchase its physical properties lost in foreclosure. Presented by John W. Carrington Bartow the resolution urged support from all denominations to ensure the college’s continued service and survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia House ‘of Representatives
Wesleyan College
Rais
John W. Carrington
Bartow
Atrgedic
Little Bobbie Moore Breaks Leg in School Accident
Ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Moore of Butler suffered a broken leg last week while playing. The injury occurred at Central School. The girl, reported by Gee, is recovering rapidly though the femur is fractured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbie Moore
Mra.l. Moore
Ears Butler
Balyat
Central Schooliys
Gee
Ito
Henlen
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Flint ‘River
Talbotton
Mavoi
B. H., Joiner
Reynolds High School
Oscar Hammock
Orlando
Fla
Lawrence Camio
U.S. Senate
Rubin ‘Perkins
University of Georgia
Franklin’ D. Roosevelt
Brown Marshall
Senate Club
Ini Reynolds
Saug
Taylor County Home Demonstration Club
Stephen Pace
Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary of ‘Agriculture
Wallace
Hoke Windham
Wi M, Allen
Melvin
Hanley
C. E
Havenor
Roy Havenor
P. A.’ Havenor
Puritan Candy Co
Paul McMilon
Emanuel McMillion
Mauk
C. B. Hartman
Hugh Howell
Georgei
Court House
Ylor
County “Electric
Corporation of Reynolds
Dean Theatre
Glynn
Cofers
Burns
Georgia Sportsmen
Aaron Slick
H. H. Lumpkin
Mr. Merridew
Harmon Montgom
Persons Lake
Toibe
Methodist Church
Sun
Georgia House
Raul
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