Frier Campaign Visit For Georgia Public Service Seat
Douglas Enterprise publisher W R Frier campaigned Friday in Butler for the state public service commission seat held by Tolin I Boifeuillet. Frier, a longtime newspaper man and Douglas mayor, also serves as city judge and Valdosta State College trustee. He plans to tour all 106 counties before the primary, noting broad reception in more than 20 counties.
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W. R. Frier
Douglas
Public Service Commission
Butler
Georgia State Woman's College
Valdosta
Democratic Executive Committee
Abie Mii Friet
Thomaston Doctor Dr A H Black Dies In Atlanta Hospital
Thomaston Georgia July 27 Dr A H Black of Thomaston died Tuesday afternoon in an Atlanta hospital after several months illness. He was a leading citizen and prominent in Georgia medical circles, among the county's notable figures.
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A. H. Black
Atlanta
Thomaston
Former Georgia Governor Henry D. McDaniel Dies in Monroe
Monroe Ga July 25 Henry D McDaniel 34th governor of Georgia 1883 1886 died at his Monroe home Sunday after unconscious since Saturday He was 88 or 89 survivor widow one son Atlanta attorney H D McDaniel and daughter Mrs E B Tichnor lengthy career in state legislature and governance credited with major state laws including expansion of Milledgeville hospital the present capitol pensions for disabled Confederate veterans and founding Georgia School of Technology the capitol later built under budget with $86 to spare
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Monroe
Henry D. McDaniel
Georgia
H. D. McDaniel
Atlanta
Tichnor
Henry
D. McDaniel
Gorgia
Ira
McDaniel
Pendleton
South Carolina
State Senate
A. H. Stephens
State Hospital For
Milledgeville
State Capitol
Georgia School of Technologys
First Cotton Bale Brinds 991-2 At Savannah
Savannah July 24. The first bale of cotton for 1926-27 was sold Saturday morning to S J Blundell for 99 5 8 cents per pound. The bale weighed about 300 pounds and was grown by T C Getzen who has shipped the first bale for the past three years.
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Savannah
S. J. Blundell
Anderson & Clayton Co
T. C. Getzen
Nebraska Bank Depositors Protected by State Guard
Lincoln Neb July 24 Nebraskas record shows Fifteen years with no depositor loss in any state bank In reforms from deflation banks paid off fully Runs are rare and experts credit the state guaranty law for protecting state bank depositors The law covers state banks only not national banks
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Mrs John Champion Dies in Roberta Georgia
Mrs John Champion aged around 80 died near Roberta Saturday night after heart trouble following several months illness. Survived by two daughters Mrs R F Ricks and Beulah Champion both of Roberta. three sons Homer and Walter of Roberta and Robert E Champion of Moultrie.
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Roberta, Ga
John 1 Champion
Roberta
R. F. Ricks
Beulah ‘Champion
Homer and
Walter Champion
Robert E. Champion
Moultrie
Third District Masons to Meet at Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald Ga July 24 The Ma Bonic Lodges of the third district are slated to attend a district meeting in Fitzgerald on August 8 4 The program opens at 10 a m with sessions at the courthouse and masonic hall Tuesday August 3 at 10 30 a m Includes welcome addresses by city officials duets and remarks by Charles R Crisp and others A barbecue dinner at 2 p m features a reception for Grand Master W S Richardson and a master convention address The schedule also lists an automobile race and exemplification of the master's degree with officers to be elected by August 4.
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Fitzgerald
Fitzgrald
Court House
Masonic Hall
Courthouse
J. F. Singleton
Mra
A. B. Fellers
J., H. Mayes
Robert Littlefield
W. R. McLendon
Charles R. Crisp
Lodge
N. H. Ballard
Walton Tribune editor Ernest Camp visits New England states
Monroe Ga July 28 Ernest Camp editor of The Walton Tribune and Georgia Press Association president returned from a two weeks’ trip to New York City Boston and New Hampshire as guest of Governor Winant. He described friendly receptions, a nationwide interest in the Stone Mountain memorial, and tours from Nashua to Portsmouth including the navy yard and the submarine S-19.
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Monroe, Ga
Ernest Camp
Walton Tribune
Georgia Press Association
New York City
Boston
New Hampshire
Camp
State Press Association
Winant
Granite State
Boston & Baine
Hampshire
New England
Stone Mountain Memorial
Nashwa
Portsmouth
Navy Yard
Severe Macon County storm injures and damages several
Montezuma Ga July 28 a severe electric storm struck near sundown. Lightning hit the J B Easterling packing house with 100 workers inside killing one man Buff Daniels and injuring two others seriously. O J Taylor roof torn away and Mrs Minner Lewis house set ablaze. A Morgan Chastain plantation barn struck, four mules killed.
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Montezuma
J. B. Easterling
Buff Daniels
O. J. Taylor
Minner Lewis
Morgan
Chastain
South Georgia Power Line Extends to Butler by September
South Georgia Power Company reports rapid progress on a 11,000 volt extension from Whitewater to Butler via Reynolds and Potterville. The project aims to supply manufacturing and domestic power, expanding to a wide list of towns and linking with Columbus power resources. Estimated cost ranges from one to one and a half million dollars.
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Herald
South Georgia Power Company
Butler Oy
Butler
Rey- Molde
Whitewater
Potterville
Reynoldshich
Georgia
Albany
Americus
Baconton
Ler
Cobb
Cochran
Cordele
Cuthbert
Dawson
DeSoto
Flintside
Leesburg
Lennox
Leslie
Marshallville
Meigs
Montezuma
Ocilla
Pelham
Perry
Pinehurst
Poulan
Putnam
Reynolds
Shellman
Smithville
Summer
Sylvester
Tifton
Ty ‘Es
Unatlilla
Vienna
Teir
Columbus Company
Great Southeastern Super
Chambers of Commerce Boards of Trade
New Industries Committees
Standard Growers' Exchange Will Quit Georgia Peach Trade
Macon July 24 The Standard Growers' Exchange plans to withdraw from Georgia peach business after this year's contracts. Manager S B Hungerford cites repeated unsatisfactory dealings with Georgia growers and being forced to accept inferior peaches. A recent lot of about 1500 baskets had only one fifth suitable for shipping, crippling the Georgia peach industry. The company, headquartered in Orlando with a Miami branch, has run a Macon office for years as part of about 20 years in the peach trade.
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Macon
Standard Growers’ Exchange
Georgia Peach
S. B. Hungerford
Hungerford
Georgia
Orlando
Fla
Miami
Woman bound over in involuntary manslaughter case
Janie Davis a 20 year old negro girl was bound over to the October term of Taylor Superior Court on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the killing of Henry Clay Wiggins a negro near Mauk on Sunday afternoon July 18 Judge J T Adams set a $600 bond
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Janie Davis
Henry Clay Wiggins
Mauk
Taylor Superior Court
J.T. Adams
Glover Found Guilty and Sentenced to Die
Ed Glover was convicted in Bibb Superior Court for the July 10 murders of E. W. Wilson and Hilda Smith. He received a death sentence for Sept. 9 at the State Prison farm after a 10 minute jury deliberation. Defense motions were overruled and Glover claimed a white man Bars Davis hired him to kill the couple.
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Macon
Ed Glover
Bible Superior Court
E.W. Wilson
Hilda Smith
Glover
Warren Grice
H. A. Mathews
Grice
Bars Davis
Davis
Georgia peach growers urged to expand small markets
Georgia peaches sent 88 percent of 1924 shipments to cities over 100,000, with only 7 percent to those 25,000 to 100,000 and under 1 percent to smaller towns. The USDA advised developing small and medium markets. 1925 unloads in New York City lagged 1921 while western markets grew.
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Atlanta
Georgia
United States Department of Agriculture
New York City
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
License tag price cut in half after August
Automobiles license tag prices will be cut one half the regular rate beginning August 1. S. G. McLendon secretary of state announced the half price applies to tags for the last half of the fiscal year and to vehicles meeting certain conditions such as purchases after August 1, interstate exemptions expiring after August 1, or cars unused since March 1.
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S. G. McLendon
Macon Perry Road Soon to Be Paved
Macon July 24 The road between Macosa and Ferry Mousten county will soon be paved all the way a distance of nearly 80 miles. The contract calls for an expenditure of 90 000 the work to be completed by December 15. The paving will have a limestone base and it is expected that Houston county limestone will be used. The surface of the paying will be stone and asphalt.
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Macon
Macosa
Ferry
Mousten County
Houston County
Beloved Butler Woman Nellie England Dies at 77
Nellie R England widow of W T England died at her Butler home Friday at seven. A devoted Howard Methodist Church member born in Summerville she lived in Butler three years. Funeral 9 30 Saturday at her residence with Rev L T Rogers and Rev H G Hobbs. interment Horeb Cemetery. Pallbearers Hamp Riley W J Riley C H Neisler H E Neisler W E Neisler Herman Vanlandingham. four sisters survive all in Butler or Texas. The Herald extends condolences.
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Mrs. England
England
Howard Methodist Church
Summerville
Butler
L. T. Rogers
H. G. Hobbs
Horeb
Messrs
Hamp Riley
W. J. Riley
C. H. Neisler
H. E. Neisler
W. E. Neisler
Herman Vanlandingham
Julia Riley
Caddie Neisler
Sara L. Harris
B. L. Mitchell
Texas
Herald
Nunn Named Campaign Manager for Carswell
Macon July 23 Sam Nunn former legislator has accepted the role to manage George Carswell’s bid for governor. He will open campaign headquarters at the Kimball House in Atlanta and begin organizing soon.
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Macon
Sam.a. Nunn
Perry
George Carswell
Mr. Nunn
Kimball House
Atlanta
Dooly County camp meeting opens in Vienna
Vienna Ga July 23 With an attendance rivaling past years the first Dooly County camp meeting began in Vienna Friday Morning and evening services are led by President Elder I P Tyson and county ministers. Bishop W B Beauchamp arrived Wednesday to preach at mid day services during the remainder of the meeting which runs until August Participants include Rev S C Cliff Fitzgerald Rev W M Haywood Marshallville Rev M R Heflin Montezuma and others listed from Pinehurst Unadilla Lilly Byromville and Fitzgerald areas.
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Vienna
Dooly County
I. P. Tyson
W. WM. Blitoh
J. K. Chambers
Pinehurst
W. A. Mallory
Unadilla
WM. Hobbs
Greene and Dunbar enter the Houston County state senate race
Messrs F M Greene and R E Dunbar have paid entry fees for the State Senator race. Greene's candidacy was announced in this issue of The Herald. Greene has long served as Perry High School superintendent. Dunbar is a prominent Houston County planter. Both men represent Houston in the race as the county seeks its senator.
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F. M. Greene
R. E.dunbar
Greene
the Herald
Houston County
Perry High School
Dunbar
Houston
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