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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1935
Page
9
Georgia items report cotton prices rising, a $4.50 per bale ginning rate in Macon, a fatal freight train strike near Rome, and Miss Emily Winship engaged to Harry Leadingham. Local officials discuss road and school funding, new administration building plans, and notable deaths including Lieut. Col. J. Stapler Dozier.
A son was born Monday to Mrs Hugh Peterson wife of the Georgia district representative. The Georgetown hospital reported mother and child were doing fine. Mrs Peterson is daughter of Georgia's Chief Julie Richard B Ragseell and sister of Senior Richard B Russell Jr.
July 24. Dismissal of any restraining payment by the state treasurer to the board of regents of the University System will be asked this week. Indicated at the attorney general's office.
Peoria July 22 a sequence of explosions and fire wrecked three buildings at the Hir on Walker distillery. Early estimates put losses at about 2.1 million dollars. Two men were reportedly trapped. firemen were rushing to verify the report as the blaze was fought.
Albany sheriff O F Tarver announced the recovery of 1461.98 dollars of 1611.43 taken in a payroll heist on July 6. A man named Sanlin confessed to staging the robbery alone, and the money has been recovered.
Americus Georgia July 19 Dr W S Prather a physician who has practiced in Americus for 45 years was named the citys most useful citizen in a street poll by the Americus Kiwanis club The Harlem native attended high school there and medical college in Augusta he came to Americus in 1889 and built Prather clinic a private hospital and doctors office building in 1928
Valdosta Georgia hosts the Georgia Rural Letter Carriers Association two day meeting. Deputy Postmaster General aide Jesse H. Donaldson spoke on rural mail delivery issues as Mayor J D Ashley and Postmaster Cam Young welcomed attendees. Mrs T J Hamby and W A Wilson answered questions. A watermelons cutting and a banquet with dance followed morning sessions.
Grading has begun for the new administration building at the Hattahoochee Valley Exposition grounds in Columbus Georgia. The brick and concrete one story structure measures about 120 by 66 feet and will include offices a stage and exhibit space as a PWA project with ten thousand dollars allotted.
William D. Giles, 21, hailed as perhaps the first down and outer to seek work in Russell, Georgia, lands a job push from Senator Russell’s office after a hungry plea. He told magistrate he wanted food, not money, and was briefly jailed before Russell aide Leland Anderson took him in. Two companions were arrested for interfering with the arrest. Giles traveled from Trion, Ga, and faced a guilty finding with a judge’s tepid mercy.
Valdosta Ga July 23 T A Kennedy of Mannesas Evans county was elected president of the Georgia Rural Letter Carriers Association succeeding G H Thompson of Jackson Gainesville chosen as 1986 convention city at the closing session of the two day convention Other officers named include T G Walters of Toccoa secretary treasurer C Wall Ellaville and W J Thornton Hul executive committeeman Auxiliary officers named N F Land Jackson Mra T G Walters Toccoa and Mrs A G Adams Augusta Wall was elected editor of the Rural Letter Carrier age in The Atlanta Journal Addresses by J W Cole inspector in charge and Ralph E Able national committeeman were heard during the morning
Macon Ga July 22 W W Hackett division passenger agent for the Central of Georgia railroad at Macon for 25 years will enter the railroad hospital at Savannah for rest and observation. He has served the railroad and traveling public in Augusta and Macon for 85 years. John W Blount assistant general passenger agent arrived to assist as long as needed. Hackett will be treated for a general run down condition and eye trouble.
Waycross Georgia July 20 educator leader William Kirk Sutlive urges teachers to enter politics as remedy for state education woes. He criticizes the red schoolhouse as inferior and offers ten policy ideas: bold leadership, adult education, vocational training, higher teacher salaries, restructured county systems, state accountability, merged county and city schools, unified curriculum, and stricter compulsory education.
Baxley Ga July 22 Tommy Thornton 28 of Alma Ga was jailed in Appling county on a charge of fatally stabbing 21 year old Johnnie McNeill after a country dance fight sparked by McNeill resenting Thornton s attention to a girl Witnesses said McNeill bled to death before hospital arrival Thornton had reportedly visited Baxley repeatedly to see the girl
Americus Georgia July 21 engineers report the overhead bridge linking Central of Georgia railway tracks with a new highway is completed except for a final dressing on the top pavement. Officials expect a formal opening next week. The bridge grading and paving cost about 115000 dollars and the project took roughly nine months to complete.
Atlanta July 23 The first allotment of Works Progress Administration funds for Georgia reached Atlanta Tuesday and is expected to shift relief workers from FERA to WPA within 24 hours. The initial $294 060 finances 81 of 881 approved Georgia projects, with more units expected soon. Wages for transferred relief workers will range from 19 to 75 dollars monthly depending on skill level.
Macon Ga July 23 Peyton T Anderson Jr named business manager of the Macon Telegraph and Macon Evening News announced by P T Anderson and the general manager. The 28 year old has been assistant general manager since 1930 and began with the Telegraph as a nine year old office boy. He attended Riverside Military Academy 1924 and spent two years at the U S Naval Academy before knee injury. He later served in merchandising and service, then national advertising and circulation management. He became assistant general manager when W T and P T Anderson bought The Macon News in 1930.
Albany Ga July 22 Arthur Mitchell of Chicago the only African American to sit in the national House as a Democrat will deliver the principal address at Bethel A M church 68th anniversary services Friday night in Albany on August 2. Mitchell a Alabama native and Talkeegee Institute graduate is remembered for teaching in Daly County Georgia and is an advocate of better reverations.
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