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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1954
Page
8
Mercury hits 98, drought harms crops in Middle and West Georgia, and fatal incidents include drownings in Putnam County and a rabies death in Georgia. Mercer University grants 225 diplomas, new veterinary hospital opens in Montezuma, and board promotions at Agnes Scott College.
St. Philip A. M. E. Church of Butler plans to entertain the Americas District Annual Conference next fall. A rally raised 792 dollars with more pledges hoped to reach the needed total. Members thank all friends for support in raising the sum.
Slaughter Watson of Ashburn dies at 64. Bessie Tift Forsyth marks Golden anniversary with 1929 class Silver celebration. Queen Esther pageant crowns Rose Lancaster and Carl Allen in Macon. A Moultrie woman found dead with granddaughter’s death noted. Mrs Miles Nesmith suicide noted. Columbus bar honors late City Attorney Wm de L Worsley. Georgia State Chairman McManus named for 1955 March of Dimes. Georgia pond costs and ponds built across state. Georgia Supreme Court upholds death sentences for King and Jones. Mercer University grants honorary degrees to four ministers and R A Chappell. Washington bound singers convene in D C. Duke grants 40 Georgia degrees. Carbide and Carbon plant explosion injures 25 in Charleston. Housing goals urged by officials in D C. Los Angeles teen deaths signal rising suicides. A Chattanooga centenarian recalls Confederates. Circus tragedy near Oil City ends with deaths of workers and horses.
St. Louis June 4 Georgians received top honors at the Southern Baptist Convention where Dr J W Merritt was elected senior secretary after Nashvilles J P Edmonds withdrew His 28 year Georgia secretary tenure ends this year Other officers elected include Dr J W Storer president Dr Homer G Lindsey first vice president Dr O R Shields second vice president Dr J W Burton Nashville registration secretary and Dr Peter Routh Nashville treasurer The convention rejected the Atlanta based radio commission transfer proposal and its debt plan to borrow three million and campaign for eight million to fund church building programs
A 14 year old boy detonated a firecracker during a Georgia theatre show causing a stampede of about 700 to 800 people. In Bibb county two Black children drowned in a lake near Walnut Creek bridge after one fell from a boat and the sister tried to help. their bodies were recovered four hours later.
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