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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
1
Georgia editors plan the annual gathering in Carrollton July 19 21 with 185 publishers registered. Official program led by President J Kelley Simmons features welcome by Mayor H W Flournoy and talks on advertising, editorial pages, and community service.
Woodward editor and Georgia tech journalism instructor host sessions on modern county newspapers The program features talks by Geo H Carswell John L Her ring Frank C Bunting W T Bacon and Will Burner plus committee reports and discussions A basket dinner and outings are planned with visits to Bowdon Villa Rica Douglasville Rome and Chickamauga Park over July 21 22 and 23.
Governor Dorsey signed the parole application for Edna Perkins Godbee, serving a life term at the State Farm after conviction for murdering her former husband Judge Walter S Godbee and his second wife in the Millen post office. Attorney A S Anderson of Millen represented her.
A Friday hailstorm and strong winds swept the county, damaging telegraph poles and roofed freight cars while causing near total loss to crops on the farm of Rev. M T Gaurtney. The storm covered about one mile by two miles, centering north of Butler with widespread agricultural destruction.
A severe hailstorm from the east and west spares the peach belt but devastates the heart of the county farm country. Crops are beaten down and shredded, livestock injured by hail, and many farmers suffer near total losses led by Rev M T Gaultney and tenants E M Gaultney D M Haywood F M Foy E T Haywood M L Gholson D E Byrd J E Peterman Josiah Mills G B Greathouse and F C Peed.
Rev G L Sinclair of Ellerslie will occupy the pulpit next Sunday, preaching both morning and evening as part of a revival series in South Georgia, replacing Rev L A Harrell who is assisting in the events.
The Thirty-fourth Annual Session of the Georgia Press Association convenes in Carrollton July 19 20 21 1920. President J K Simmons and Corresponding Secretary H M Stanley say the meeting will attract large attendance and cover day to day paper topics with Carrollton Carroll County hosting varied entertainment and historical showcases.
Former United States Senator Thomas W. Hardwick spoke at the Taylor County court house Tuesday at 4 PM to one of the largest and most enthusiastic audiences. He defended his Senate record, opposed the League of Nations, criticized Wilson, and endorsed the Frisco convention platform while praising the Democratic ticket and outlining goals for Georgia’s governor race.
Tomorrow night Butler College hosts a minstrel program with blackface acts and band music. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. the public is invited to attend a full house.
A fire destroyed the Grand Theatre at Reynolds on Saturday night July 3. Sam Fagin, a Reynolds resident, has confessed to carrying kerosene for others the night of the blaze and was jailed in Macon. A preliminary hearing was set for Friday but postponed to Tuesday. Fagin remains jailed without bail. Crowds from Reynolds attended, and officials pursue further arrests if warranted.
The regular teachers license examination will be held here on July 30 and 21. Reading and study: School Code and Manual for Georgia Teachers free. Wooster's Teaching in Rural Schools, Dressler's School Hygiene. Two titles available from Southern School Book Depository Atlanta at 1.20 each. High School supervision: School Code and Manual for Georgia Teachers free Hollister's High School and Class Management All the Children of All the People Smh 1.05. (Southern School Book Depository, Atlanta, Ga.) H P Wallace Supt.
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