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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1934
Page
3
A police officer writes that Kruschen helped him drop from 272 to 210 pounds and improved energy and health. The ad claims Kruschen is a safe method to reduce excess fat and promises lasting benefits, with a bottle lasting four weeks and availability at drug stores worldwide.
Five Adel women injured in a car crash near Lynchburg Virginia a week ago were reported resting comfortably at their homes Saturday. Mrs H Lewis Dr Mrs V Rooks Miss Blanche Rooks Miss Martha Wiseman and Miss Ouida Carter were named among the injured.
In McDonough Georgia on Thursday L G Brannan a 40 year old World War veteran shot himself at his home after grieving over his father L G Brannan who had died the previous week G O Brannan a prominent Henry County farmer was his father The wife witnessed the suicide and pleaded with him not to shoot
Americus Georgia July 9 Sunday afternoon M E Thompson state school supervisor and educator at Georgia Southwestern college during the summer session spoke to Y members. He portrayed the Christian religion as free from dogma and full of service. He stated teaching is a noble profession embodying Christian service and edifying the Master. Other features included prayer by President Peyton Jacob scripture by Dale Smith and the song Follow the Gleam.
The West Point senior class, 283 cadets, will travel from July 23 to August 15 to Fort Benning Georgia for a two week training program. They will observe infantry demonstrations, stay in new barracks, and ride the Chateau Thiery to Savannah then return via the Grant to West Point.
Americus Georgia July 9 Posture week was sponsored at Georgia Southwestern college here Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday under the direction of Miss Inez Morgan physical director and by members of the physical education class of the summer session. Talks by local physicians teachers and an exhibits room featured posters on correct and incorrect posing by art students. A style show on Thursday and a reception on the college campus closed the observance with support from local business concerns.
The Savannah Beach rescue tale involves a mother father and a small child who could not swim. They used an inflated automobile tire tube to stay afloat as they were swept out to sea several hundred yards north of the pavilion.
In Macon Georgia twins born at Macon Hospital will celebrate on separate days. A girl arrived at 10 30 p m Tuesday weighing five pounds two ounces while a boy followed at 12 05 p m Wednesday weighing seven pounds four ounces.
Early Friday thugs drilled open the safe in the Royal Theater in Gainesville and escaped with about $1000 in cash, the theater receipts from the holiday Wednesday.
Frederick Maryland dated July 7 reports a William Pennsylvanian Gazette tale of a nudist wedding in Frederick County. A New Jersey bride married unclothed with two women shielding her as a minister officiated. The bride removes cap, shirt, and clothes while the groom cites debts and propriety as the ceremony proceeds.
The Third district of the Georgia Congress of Parents and Teachers elected officers. New leaders include Mrs A L Bowden as president at Fitzgerald and Mrs Howard Arnold as first vice president at Parrott, with numerous vice presidents, secretaries, treasurer and directors spanning Dawson, Columbus, Sasser, De Soto, Buena Vista, Cuthbert, and Fitzgerald.
In Waycross Georgia Edward Lawhorne ten and Robert Newsome eighteen fought off a snarling wildcat during a family outing. The boys used pine knots to drive the animal off and finally killed it after a fierce struggle, dragging a twenty pound carcass from the brush while worried parents looked on.
O H Bradberry assistant manager at the Fox theater was tied by three men who looted the safe of about 3000 dollars and escaped. B E Whitaker manager found Bradberry lashed hands behind his back when he arrived at about 11 am. The trio departed quietly from the theater.
Atlanta July 7 A man named Mack Stanley of Columbus was bound over to the federal grand jury under a $1,000 bond on charges of raising a government compensation check from $20.15 to $820.15. Officers said the alteration was made on a typewriter and a bank clerk alerted police.
Dr J H McHatton of Georgia State College of Agriculture will supervise the Chancellorville Homestead project in Jasper and Putnam counties. The 16 000 acre site in lower Piedmont Georgia will receive a 2 500 000 public works grant and house 100 families. Each unit includes a 50 acre farm with 30 acres arable and 20 marginal or forest land, with homes and equipment valued at 4 000 per unit. More than 1 200 farm families have applied. Dr McHatton, a WWI veteran and noted horticulturist with degrees from Springs College Michigan Cornell and Iowa State, has held leadership roles in multiple scientific and professional societies.
Former Governor J. M. Slaton announced that 81 students earned bar admission out of 107 who sat the Georgia examinations. Examinations are offered twice yearly in June and December, with judges from the superior court circuits conducting the tests and reports sent to the state board.
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