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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1962
Page
6
Rep Jas C Davis urged switching to a majority vote to decide the 5th District Democratic primary winner. Murphey Candler Jr. said the Democratic committee will meet soon to act. The April 17 committee vote favored a popular vote and a plurality would win a nomination without a runoff.
In Bibb County Georgia a 59 year old Macon Negro Lemon Taylor who has spent most of his life in jails wed 59 year old Lillie Mae Whipple in the Bibb county jail on Monday. The bride said she met Taylor during a brief period between jail terms and accepted only after he promised to reform.
In Irwinton Georgia a 22 year old Toomsboro man John Oliver drowned while wading in the Oconee River below Middle Creek. He stepped into a deep hole as two companions watched. Douglas' Landrum of Toomsboro attempted a rescue and nearly drowned. Sheriff George Hatcher reported.
In Tifton Georgia Mr Swan R Carlton 90 and Mrs Carlton 84 were struck by a car on upper Ty Ty Road near the city limits and died at Tift County Hospital. The couple had lived together 70 years and were buried together Tuesday.
A 1957 Ford trailer truck rolled from its parking space and smashed through Bayne’s Army Store in Milledgeville Georgia damaging the front of the building and resulting in loss of display counters and merchandise according to city police.
Harvey Hester aged 41 perished in an early morning blaze that destroyed his Dublin residence on Claxton Dairen road near Dublin City limits. The cause remains undetermined as Dublin Fire Department investigates after Policeman J D Hightower alerted responders. Hester reportedly directed his family to safety then reentered the flames to save belongings and succumbed to heat and smoke.
Classified notice from L E Spillers of Butler Georgia seeks light eating companion and board arrangement. Will pay $25 per month. Also offers housekeeping and requests immediate contact with address. Rt 2 listed.
Classified notices list a 1961 model 14 ft boat with Mercury motor and trailer for sale in Mauk Georgia, a supply of African Giant Wigglers in Butler Georgia for fishing, a 1939 Chevrolet four door in Reynolds Georgia, and a full time Rawleigh business agent job in Taylor County Tennessee. Contacts provided with partial area codes.
Five room dwelling offered for rent with modern conveniences located opposite the local Methodist church. Call for details.
Georgia will operate the new fiscal year starting July 1 on a record budget of 4249 million. Gov. Ernest Vandiver approved the plan and added 5.3 million to legislative appropriations. Ironically 452000 of the added funds go to meeting expenses for a legislature that failed to provide enough spending money for itself.
Milledgeville State Hospital staff will receive a pay raise effective Monday after Gov. Vandiver approved the measure. Health department director Dr. H. Venable said this marks the fifth salary increase since the department assumed control in 1959.
The Georgia Teen-Age Traffic Safety Association plans the ninth annual conference at Georgia Southwestern Americus from July 29 to August 3 under the Georgia Department of Public Safety Safety Education Division led by Capt. Eugene Thomas. Delegates are high school students with leadership in safety, from sophomores to seniors, joining sessions, forums, and activities.
A Ware County man A. M. Harrell and his son Walter Harrell were each bound over for trial on murder charges after a Superior Court hearing. Walter testified he fatally shot his uncle Alvin Hargraves in self defense after bringing him to Memorial Hospital in Waycross on June 16. He said they left the scene without identifying themselves and his father, who was reportedly drinking heavily, advised them to go home.
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