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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
4
Canada draws U S tourists with border ease and historic sites in Quebec and Nova Scotia. Fishermen mountaineers and motorists joined regular vacationers. Americans spent about 1,000,000 there while Canadians spent around 1,000,000 here, despite Canada having fewer attractions.
The piece notes Roger Q Williams flying 1560 miles NYC to Bermuda round trip in 17 hours and John and Kenneth Hunter setting a 420 hour endurance record, reflecting rising aviation interest in America. It also recounts Henry Ford’s Dearborn plant, a kildeer nest anecdote, iridium and platinum market notes, Jefferson Davis statue acceptance, and lingering Civil War tensions among Canadian Jacobites, all in a reflective column on progress and memory.
The Georgia selection by the National Boeings and Daughters of the American Revolution names Yamacraw Bluff in Savannah as the state’s most historic spot. The site marks the founding of Georgia by General James Edward Oglethorpe, with a marker unveiled June 20, 1930.
Bartow, Georgia July 12 A 21 year old groom Lional Brown says he was separated from his bride of a week by a ruse and a shot gun order from her father. The couple formerly Miss Julia Bryant daughter of C S Bryant of Bartow married after a bus meeting near Baxley. They honeymooned briefly in the Carolinas then found a telegram urging return home. Brown says he found Mrs Brown with her uncle and later was ordered off the Bryant home by a peace warrant.
Augusta Georgia on July 10 reports a little negro girl swallowed a tack that lodged in her lungs. The city collected from 25 cent pieces to $10 bills for her trip to Philadelphia to have the tack removed. A nurse and physician volunteered free, a Philadelphia specialist offered free services, and railroads provided reduced rates, totaling 828 dollars for the journey and care.
Taylor County will sell at the courthouse steps on the first Tuesday in August 1980 within legal hours. Tax sales include a filling station in Reynolds occupied by Saunders and Windham for A B Carter and wife for 1929 state and county taxes and a brick store building in Reynolds formerly M A Liffey owned by Mrs J G Weaver for 1929 taxes. This July 2 1980. 8 P McGuffin Sheriff.
Reynolds Georgia April 21 1930 C H Neisler announces his candidacy for the Twenty Third Senatorial District in the next Georgia General Assembly subject to Democratic primary September 10 1930 He pledges active energetic faithful representation for all sections and respectfully solicits support.
Yo voters of Taylor County announce J. T. Childs as candidate for the Georgia House of Representatives from Taylor County subject to Democratic primary rules. Primary to be held September 10, 1930. Voters urged to support and influence.
C B Marshall declares his bid to represent Taylor County in the next Georgia General Assembly. He states the campaign is subject to the Democratic primary on September 10 and asks voters for support and influence in his behalf.
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