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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1931
Page
8
The price of cigarettes advanced to 20 cents per pack in Macon on Saturday, up from 18 and 19 cents. Other local items include multiple hospitalizations, fires, and notable community events with names of residents, officials, and businesses affected.
In Barnesville Lamar County, Major J. M. Howard was seriously wounded in a dawn gunfight with a Lamar County man. The father J. H. Haywood and his sons Douglas 25 Herbert 18 Denver 24 are jailed on charges of assault with intent to murder and aiding and abetting. Herbert was arrested, Douglas had previously been booked for drunkenness. The incident followed a warning by police that the Haywoods were “up to something” after attending a tent show. Major Howard exchanged fire with Douglas, who fired a 16 gauge shotgun, but Howard returned fire five times. A motorist later took him to a physician.
A disastrous fire of mysterious origin broke out in a row of cotton seed houses at Smithville Sunday night and in spite of heroic work five of the six buildings burned.
Bishop William Benjamin Beauchamp 62 of the Methodist Episcopal Church South died Sunday night in a Richmond hospital after years of poor health. A renowned foreign ambassador and diplomat for the denomination, he led the centenary campaign raising 36000000 for world mission causes. He served as head of European missions after 1922 and in 1926 led the World Brotherhood at London, also attending Oxford’s Wesleyan anniversary with American Methodists.
Wm. Henry Gray an 18 year old of Augusta the son of T. W. Gray drowned while swimming Monday in the Savannah River. His body was recovered.
The City Bank and Trust Co in Ma con will begin operations at 9 o'clock today. T Rad Turner serves as president of the corporation.
Randolph Fort of Decatur County has taken the editor role at the Milledgeville Times after completing a master's in journalism at Emory University. Fort earned his degree and now leads the paper's editorial direction.
Ellaville Georgia June 27 John Yates of Stewart County held in Schley County for murder of Zach Aileywine of Lumpkin near Ellaville last Sunday refuses to discuss affair and says he remembers nothing His case will not come up in superior court until the October term Aileywine's body was found in an automobile along the Ellaville to people highway two and one half miles east of Ellaville last Sunday June 21 He had been shot five times with a 38 calibre revolver Yates who had been seen in the car with Rileywine earlier in the day was arrested after being found asleep under a tree along the highway Maine
Montezuma Ga June 28 Interest of peach powers of Macon county centers in a bill to repeal the peach and apple inspection law. Growers in Macon county favor repeal arguing the 1927 1929 act cost thousands and mainly benefited commission merchants and peach buyers by forcing growers to mark packages as condemned without affecting retail sale at destination.
Ft. Valley Ga June 28 Sheriff Briegs Faran Peach county Saturday arrested a negro named Frank Riley wanted for killing another negro Jacob Gates in Deland Florida about three years ago. Riley escaped at the time and was arrested in Houston county. He is held for Florida authorities who will transport him back to that state.
In TelFerse County Superior Court a petition seeks an injunction to stop the alteration of Highway Route No. 4 from Sandersville to Louisville. The filing targets the Georgia State Medias Department to preserve the current Davis borough through traffic alignment. The case aims to prevent the planned highway realignment and preserve local routing.
The sheriff will sell on the first Tuesday in July 1981 at the court house door in Butler Taylor County Georgia the south half of lot 99 in the 16th district containing 101 14 acres more or less. Levied to satisfy a superior court fi fa in favor of KR Perkins Court Reporter against Butler Payne Lumber Co and G A Weaver. Weaver currently in possession. Sun day June 1981 R P McGuefin Sheriff.
Executor COX will sell the late James Rogers estate Buick Sedan at public outcry before the courthouse door in Bauer Georgia during legal hours on the first Tuesday in July July 7 by cash to highest bidder.
G W Dobson of Taylor County has applied to be guardian of the persons and estates of minors Fannie, John R, James D, and Wisie Suggs ages 10 to 12. The next Taylor County Court of Ordinary convenes on the first Monday in July 1981 for action on the petition. L T Peed, Ordinary, signs the notice.
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