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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1936
Page
8
Bleckley County Chamber of Commerce organized in Cochran. Radium Springs golf set for Aug 19 22. Noted deaths include W V Rochelle editor Co W Ham and Dr Jus M Baird Columbus physician. Indian Springs Holiness camp opens Aug 6 for ten days. Chamber votes and bank reports sweep through many Georgia towns.
In Macon Georgia on July 14 approximately 300 condemned freight cars will be burned to recover metal for scrap. Most cars had served at least 25 years.
Silvertown Georgia announces a new branch post office opened with Melvin Kersey in charge. The locality will appear in the next U S Postal Directory.
Americus Georgia July 10 Rance Wright 47 a Seaboard Airline railroad trainman was killed today at Lanier Georgia the Seaboard office reported Wright stumbled across the track in the path of the train the report said
All persons interested in the upkeep of the cemetery at Union Camp Ground are urged to come or send help to clean off the grounds on Wednesday July 22. The grounds need general cleaning and any helpers are requested to assist.
Athens Ga July 13 T A Hart a captain in the Athens Police for six years was discharged by the Civil Service Commission after admitting theft of dues paid by firemen to him on a group insurance policy.
Thomaston Ga July 13 The electric light department of Thomaston city announced a 10 percent reduction in current charges. Thomaston’s rates have been lower than most Georgia cities and the cut improves its standing further.
Governor Eugene Talmadge commuted the death sentence of Bill Gossitt to life imprisonment after a plea that he shot Charlie Bryan in Jackson county in self defense. Gossitt was scheduled for electrocution next Friday at Milledgeville.
Mrs. D. L. Brannan, 22, of McDonough Georgia, will have funeral services tomorrow after being killed by a lightning bolt yesterday while hanging clothes on a washline at home. She leaves a husband and three young children.
Ft. Gaines Ga July 10 Clay county officials declare ample funds and no taxes for the year while displaying a $25,000 cash deposit slip to support the claim.
Geo. L. Anglin, 62, died during a prayer at a service for orphans at Cavalry Baptist Church in East Atlanta. Rev. Billy Odom, son-in-law of the deceased, requested the oyer to proceed with the service for the Hapeville Baptist Home orphans.
Savannah July 14 J A Zipper Effingham county farmer near Marlow reports lightning during a storm killed 125 head of hogs on his property. Hogs were gathered before a garage door when struck, leaving a dramatic livestock loss for his farm.
Cordele Ga July 10 W M Tol son building construction superintendent of Cordele drowned last night at Crystal Lake while swimming about 30 feet from shore He was about 80 and formerly lived in Columbus Ga His widow and three children survive Searchers dragged the lake for his body.
Macon police chased K P Teague a former Macon resident who escaped from Buena Vista jail Thursday. Teague once worked for Southern Bell in Macon. Police describe tattoos on his left and right arms. A $60 reward is offered for his recapture.
In Macon Georgia on July 15 Capt W A Little secretary of the local O R C and a noted railroad man remained in critical condition at Macon hospital. Physicians said he was holding his own though growing weaker and not expected to live through the night despite earlier signs of slight improvement.
Dr T B Rice Greene County historian writes to W W Howes first assistant postmaster general urging the department to change the town spelling to GREENSBORO to reflect General Nathaniel Greene Revolutionary War hero and place the extra letter in the city name
Young Harris Ga July 11 officials and alumni of Young Harris College expect to announce completion of a 100000 endowment fund at a home coming on August 6 Invitations have been issued to the 10000 alumni and former students of the mountain institution statement by Dr W T Hamby of Decatur chairman of the board of trustees and Marion Dobbs of Marietta president of the Alumni association said
Joe H Cox of Dublin announces purchase of the Manchester Mercury from S. R. Owen of Milledgeville. He assumes control and pledges the paper will remain a Democratic weekly with the same high standards. A. T. Coleman Jr. of Manchester will handle editorial duties.
Funeral services were held for W. P. Anderson 67 superintendent of the Georgia Baptist Home in Hapeville. Anderson known as Uncle Pat served as Fulton County Board of Education president for four years and was mourned by Georgia supporters and about 300 children at the home.
C F McLaughlin Jr Columbus attorney was injured in an automobile accident at 17th Avenue and Talbotton Road. He suffered severe facial lacerations chest and mouth injuries and shock and was admitted to the city hospital after being extricated from a wrecked Ford coupe by county police officers.
Senator Richard J. H. Russell Jr. spoke in Columbus promising nomination in the September primary over Governor Eugene Talmadge. He argued Georgia voters will not back Roosevelt critics Rasph and DuPont and oppose actions against the president.
Winchester Virginia July 13 four members of the Smallwood family were found shot to death in their Blue Ridge mountain home near Providence chapel Clarke county The victims were Mrs Mary Smallwood 50 divorced wife of Nathaniel Smallwood sons Elbert 21 and Alfred 19 and Mrs Smallwoods mother Mrs Virginia Elsen 90 A shotgun lay on the floor near the beds Mrs Smallwoods husband a son of Sheriff William Smallwood of Clarke county is believed to be living in Pennsylvania
Chester H. Kessler Irvington New Jersey, a picnicker visiting Mrs Wilmer W. Shepherd’s family near Macon, drowned at a summer resort when he stepped into water beyond his depth. Lifeguards recovered him after friends searched half an hour.
Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge cut the state's property tax to 3 mills the lowest since 1888. The 1994 rate drop from 8 to 4 mills was the second Talmadge action, with savings projected at about 1 million dollars annually for taxpayers and a digest near 1 billion dollars. the 8 mill levy would raise roughly 3 million dollars per year.
In Toccoa Georgia Mrs Joseph Herring wife of a retired army major shows signs of returning animation after being slugged at her mountain home. She opened her eyes and spoke to her nurse saying it hurt. Officers seek a description of the assailant with no fingerprints found on garden tools.
Albany Georgia July 10 Will Moore of this city found a wallet in Atlanta on the Fourth of July containing a ten thousand dollar United States treasury note and a five dollar bill. He brought the note to a local bank for collection where it was accepted for collection but its validity has not yet been determined.
Dr S Perkins Cadman, 71, the Brooklyn pastor whose radio voice charmed millions, died at Champlain Valley hospital Plattsburgh after peritonitis from a ruptured appendix. He had emergency surgery after falling ill while giving a lecture the previous night. Family members were at his side.
Residents report numerous detours blocking routes to Barnasville Columbus Fort Valley with only Reynolds road offering exit. Merchants lament delays as naval stores rebound and local rivals Bankston and Bankston pursue competitive filling stations amid road hindrances.
A federal grand jury in Gainesville on July 14 indicted five corporations and 24 individuals on charges of using the mails to defraud and violating the securities act. Prosecutors allege the defendants used manipulative devices to alter stock prices bought by investors on a time payment plan. The case stems from a year of investigation by postal inspectors the department of justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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