Barnesville Hosts Georgia Editors Convention Festivities
Georgia editors enjoy the Barnesville hosted convention with social events, luncheons, a barbecue, and a reception at the Woman’s Clubhouse. Local groups including Kiwanis and the American Legion Auxiliary help organize activities, while Georgia Industrial College facilities host sessions and a parade of hospitality marks the annual gathering.
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Brunswick
Seaavannayy
Siate
Ance
Hiddle
Georgia
Ben H. Hardy
Kiwanislab
Thomaston
Arnesville
Barnesville
Bamesville
Lamb County
Phelmingly S
Ls Aetation
Georgia Industrial College
Gordon
Woman's Club
Hy English
Powell Cotter
D.C
O. H, Willis
W. C.T
Je R. Meillen
Diat
Ben Turner
Dfrs
AL Hi
Bae
American Legion Auxiliary
Torn von Recreation
Ack
Aux
Georntys of
Griffin
Bia
Amer- Th Bion
Athe Pyers
Damesvil A. R
Garden Glub
Ike Collier
H. Smith
Mise Mamie
Bres
Lowie
Ly Morris
Ind Tage'ell
Sun
Bate
Veteran Editor Charles Brantley Dies in Macon at 63
Charles Brantley 63 longtime editor of the Valdosta Times died in a Macon sanitarium after a brief illness. Stricken with paralysis at the Georgia Press association meeting in Barnesville he never regained full consciousness. He previously edited The Telegraph and served as Secretary to Governor Joe Brown before returning to Valdosta. Survived by widow Florence Williams son Frank three brothers and three sisters.
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Macon
Charles Brantley
Valdosta ‘Limes
Georgia Press Association
Barnesville
Dan G. Bickers
Anti Morning News
Eand
Ed Rivers
Valuosta
Brantley
CR. Pendieton
Valdosta
Friends
Georgia State Sanitarium
Milledgeville
Rotary Club
Emory University
Georgia
Florence Williams
Frank
Tay Brothers
M. N
Quitman
Tallahassee
Fla
We 'T. Crawford
Augusta
R.B. Moore
J. R. Crawford
Dothan
Ala
Rivers Pays Tribute To Chas C Brantley In Georgia Death
Dalton Ga July 1 Former Senator E D Rivers candidate for governor canceled his speaking engagements after learning of the death in Macon hospital of C D Brantley of Valdosta campaign manor. In Butler news arrives of the death of Grace Young eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs C F Young of Florida aunt of Mrs Julian Edwards II of Butler and sister of Mrs Re L Brown of Howard.
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Dalton
E. D. Rivers
Macon
C. D. Brantley
Valdosta
Butler
Grace Young
C. F. Young
Floridia
Stone Visits Butler Voters To Promote Georgia PSC Candidacy
Hon. Guy O. Stone of Glenwood Wheeler county campaigned in Butler on Tuesday greeting voters. He made a favorable impression on local residents during the brief stop as he seeks membership on the Georgia Public Service Commission.
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Guy
Stone
Glenwood
Wheeler County
Georgia Public Service Commission
Butler
Death Shocks Taylor County Friends of J R Sandefur
The Crawford County News reports the sudden death of J R Sandefur at his home Sunday morning after a routine day. He had been in frail health for months, and his passing came as a great shock to those who knew him.
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Crawford County
Taylor County
J. R. Sandefur
Georgia Tobacco Crop to Yield Eighteen Million Dollars
Georgia’s 1930 tobacco season opens across 60 warehouses with a projected 18 million dollar output from 121000 acres. Government grading will assist at Tifton Douglas Baxley markets. Moultrie warehouse opens as a large event.
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Georgia
South Georgia
Tifton
Douglas
Baxley
Moultrie
Talbot Prisoners Escape From Jail By Hand Made Key
Talbotton Ga July 24 Five white men and a negro were counted in their cells Wednesday night and by morning no one answered roll call. Sheriff J H Ferguson found the jailhouse door unlocked indicating an inside escape likely achieved with a handmade key.
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Talbotton
J. H. Ferguson
Ganns Return to Butler for Friendly Visit
Dr and Mrs W Fy Gann two early Butler icons now prominent in Columbus visit old friends. Former Butler druggist and postmaster, they led civic church and social efforts here. They left for Reynolds yesterday to spend time with friends before returning to Columbus.
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Mrs. Gann
Butler
W. Fy Gann
Columbus
G ‘Dm Gann
Reynolds
Antioch Baptist Church Adds Eight New Members
One of the best meetings in Antioch Baptist church ends with eight persons added to the membership roll. Soul-stirring sermons were delivered throughout the series by Rev J H Stanford, a pastor perhaps the most popular the congregation has known.
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Antioch Baptist Church
J. H. Stanford
Antioch
Holder's Record Indorsed In Introductory Remarks By Steed
Hon John N Holder, candidate for Governor, spoke a second time at Butler last Wednesday. Former State Senator Walter Steed introduced him and urged Georgians to unite under a state in poor condition. Steed praised Holders record and called him the ideal major Governor. The speech appeared in part in last week's Herald.
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John N. Holder
Butler
Walter HW. Steed
Holder
Steed
the Herald
Middle Georgia Hit By Electrical Storm and Hail
A severe electrical storm with hail and wind swept across Middle Georgia Sunday afternoon. Two deaths from lightning are reported along with numerous shocks to people and livestock losses. Roofs were torn from homes, trees uprooted, and cotton crops damaged in several areas. strong rain and vivid lightning were noted locally.
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Middle Georgia
Senator Rivers to Speak to Voters Here Tomorrow
Hon Ed Rivers of Lakeland Ga candidate for Governor will address Taylor county voters at the Butter courthouse tomorrow Friday afternoon at 4 o clock. A cordial invitation goes to citizens of the county and adjoining counties to hear him discuss campaign issues with four other Georgians in the race. Rivers speaks with fluency and has appeared in many counties statewide in the past two years drawing large audiences. This will be his first public appearance in Butler and a record crowd is expected.
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Ed Rivers
Lakeland
Taylor County
Court House
Rivers
Butler
Two Negroes and Three Mules Killed by Lightning in Meriwether
Meriwether county reports a Sunday electrical storm killed two local Black laborers, Rocco Miller and James Buller, at Persico near Reynolds while at a peach packing shed. Three mules also perished, with several workers knocked down. one recent county arrival from Florida.
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Meriwether CO
Persico
A. B
Meriwether County
Roscoe Miller
Jamnes Buller
Reynolds
Florida
Italy hit by quakes and storms kill thousands and leave many homeless
Last week disasters in Italy caused the deaths of more than 3,000 people and left thousands injured. Hundreds of thousands were left homeless as earthquakes and hurricanes battered cities and countryside alike.
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Italy
Daytona Beach party nets 1675 pounds of fish in five hours
Old home visitor O T Parker relates a Titusville newspaper account of a Daytona Beach party fishing at the Canaveral wreck who hauled 1675 pounds in five hours. Sharks attacked. six jewfish ranged 75 to 400 pounds each. caviah, triple tail, blue fish, shepherd, queens, and 100 barracuda were also landed.
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O. T. Parker
Titusville
Fla
Parker
Macon
Daytona Beach
Canaveral Harbor
Watermelon Car Leads Parade With 40 Pound Averages
Mr. H. L. Wilchar leads a shipment of watermelons hailed as the finest car moving from the section. The lot averages 40 pounds per fruit. The price received for the car is reported as 225 dollars.
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H. L. Wilchar
Wilchar
Taylor-Schley Delegation Before State Highway Board Hearing
A large Taylor and Schley county delegation travels to Atlanta to appeal to the State Highway Board for prompt action on Route 3 paving from Butler to McCants mill and grading from Butler to the Schley line via Rupert. Officers of the Route Three Association and local officials accompany the group expecting paving and grading contracts soon.
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Atlanta
State Highway Board
Tixty
Th ‘Nasville
Taylor County
Schley County
Taylor
Tyler County
Elleville
Americus
Highway Board
J. A. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Bany
Frank Pittma
Board of County Commissioners
Thomas County
Lec-Treas
C. B. Benns
Butler
Taylor-Schley
Tragic Death of Mr. H. L. Joiner in Taylor County Barn Project
Mr. H L Joiner, about 65, died Tuesday morning when timber swung down during unloading at a Watson farm in Marion county near Taylor county. The accident occurred while he assisted a barn erection for Perry Watson. Surviving are his widow, five daughters, four sons, a brother in Mariana Fla, and two sisters. Funeral held at Woodworth cemetery led by Rev J L Whitley. Watermelon season opens this week with markets stronger. prices 1.25 to 2.25 per hundredweight and an expected 600 to 800 car loads from about two thousand acres planted.
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H. L. Joiner
Perry Watson
Marion County
Joiner
Watson
Taylor County
Charing
Jas
Butler Party in Auto Mishap Near Manchester
Returning Tuesday night from Manchester where they had been engaged in packing, a Butler party of ladies narrowly escaped serious injury when their car reversed on a steep grade and crashed into trees off the right of way. Mrs Joiner Mrs Phillips Mrs J G Joiner and driver Henry Jones sustained bruises and minor injuries. Jones repaired the line and the women were leaving the car when it lunged backward. Jones jumped on the running board but was dragged several hundred yards. Mrs Joiner resumed her trip after treatment while Mrs Phillips was taken home for the night and is improving.
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Manchester
Puch Packing
Butler
J. B. Joiner
W. 2. Phillips
J. G. Joiner
Henry Jones
Jones
Mr. Jones
J. G. Toiner
Women’s Missionary Society Meets at Crowell Church
A zone meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Columbus district was held yesterday at Crowell Methodist Church. Delegates were well attended and entertained by Crowell community ladies. The program was interesting and instructive, marking one of Taylor county's best sections.
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Woman's ‘Afissionary Society
Columbus
Crowell
Mr. Charlie Shepherd Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Garden Valley for Mr. Charlie Shepherd who died Monday night after several months illness. Aged 48, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Shepherd, esteemed Macon County family. He was unmarried and survived by six sisters Mrs. John W. Poe, Mrs. J. L. Oliver of Macon. Mrs. H. W. Shepherd of Atlanta. Mrs. Ella Bess Hembrick of Ideal. Miss Imogene Shepherd of Ideal. and Mr. Foy Austin of Garden Valley, plus half brother LJ. Shepherd of Pulaski County, Ga.
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J. T. Adams
Garden Valley
Charlie Shepherd
Shepherd
P. “G. Shepherd
Macon County
John W. Poe
J. L. Oliver
Macon
H. W. Shepherd
Atlante
Ella Bess Hembrick
Ideal
Imogene Shepherd
Foy Austin
LJ. Shepherd
Pulaski County
Ellaville Mourns Miss Kula Mae Pilcher Dies After Illness
Ellaville Ga July 26 The Ellaville community mourns the death of Miss Kula Mae Pilcher 18 at home of her parents Mr and Mrs Charlie Pilcher after a brief illness linked to blood poisoning She was a junior at Ellaville High School and honorary pallbearers were her fellow juniors Survived by parents three sisters Una Annie Sara and two brothers L T and Charlie Jr plus four uncles in Mooresville Leslie and Ellaville
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Ellaville
Elleville
Kula Mae Pilcher
Charlie Pilcher
Miss Pilcher
Ellaville High School
Una Pilchher
Columbus
Annie Picher
Sara Pilcher
L. T
Charlie Pilcher, Jr
Rev. W. G. Pilcher
Mooresville
Mr & R. Pilcher
Leslie
L. R
Ras Pilcher
Rev and Mrs Dunn Return to Butler for Homemaking
After a month in Thomaston and a bridal Florida trip, Rev EB H Dunn and his wife return to Butler and will settle in at once. They will be at home to friends after this week at the residence of Mr and Mrs James Gray. Rev Dunn is the pastor of the Butler Baptist Church.
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Thomaston
Florida
EB. H. Dunn
Butler
James Gray
Dunn
Butler Baptist Ureh
Revival services this week at Union Church
Rev H Griffin is assisting in a revival series led by Ron Was F Jackson of the Howard circuit at Union Church this week, continuing a period of religious outreach and communal gatherings.
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Rev. H. ©. Griffin
Ron Was. F. Jackson
Howard Circuit
Union Ehurch
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Chas. C. Brantley
Faylor County Friends
Senator Rivers
Herald
E. C. Perkins, Jr
Route 3
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