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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
8
Maj. Gen. Ernest Vandiver Jr, State Civil Defense Director, urges every Georgia family to prepare a home first aid kit with 19 items for shelter areas. He warns against reliance on water purification tablets if water is tainted by radioactivity and stresses packing kits in dust and moisture protected containers.
Mrs Theo Nakas of Macon wins first prize in the 11th National Sewing Contest. Her linen dress with diagonal wrap and buttoned cape is showcased at the Waldorf Astoria before fashion designers. A separate note reports a nine year old Moultrie boy charged with stealing his uncle's car.
The Georgia Citizens Council promotes June and July Vacation Safety as part of Operation Safety to cut fatalities. It cites rural 1950 crash data and urges drivers to use common sense and strict caution to ensure a safe, enjoyable trip with no vacation from highway dangers.
Augusta letters report three people to stand trial for conspiracy to murder in the strangling of 7 year old Lois Janes. Detained are Lovey Ivey 56 Mamie Price 52 and E H Price 35. Sheriff Whittle suspects the slaying aimed at collecting a $4000 policy.
Cross Roads residents and relatives visit in Montezuma Macon and Americus over the week. Mrs. Worthen Taunton stays with D E Peterman family in the area. Visitors include Hankinsons, Winters, Lanes, Tauntons, and Harris from Miami Atlanta Thomaston Columbus and other nearby places.
creditors of the estate of W A Payne deceased in Taylor County Georgia are notified to render their demands and all indebted must pay immediately. Administrators H H Payne and W S Payne sign this notice dated June 5 1951 and offer address Butler Georgia.
William Taunton sues Helen M Taunton in Taylor County Superior Court for divorce in the July term 1951 Libel for Divorce commands Helen M Taunton to appear at the next term of court to answer the petition witnessed by Judge T Hicks Fort and clerk Thelmon Jarrell with attorney H Thad Crawley noted for the plaintiff.
The regular monthly afternoon singing at Cross Roads school building will begin at 2 p m Sunday. Everyone invited to come and bring their song books.
Taylor Superior Court, July Term 1951, petition for divorce. Lemuel N. Lewis is nonresident. notice by publication. Defendant to appear at the next term on the first Monday in July 1951 to answer. Fort, Judge. Thelmon Jarrell, Clerk. May 23, 1951.
Columbus Georgia reports the sudden death of Col. Frank S. Mansfield Jr husband of the former Miss Golfo Mitchell of Columbus He died in Chicago on Thursday His wife is the daughter of Mrs Alex Mitchell of Columbus He was the son of the late Col. F S Mansfield Sr of Bowling Green Kentucky
Harold A Miller Jr. of Decatur Georgia and his 9 year old daughter Kitty were found dead in a tourist cabin at Kadoka South Dakota. A coroner jury ruled the cause as gas poisoning caused by a gas water heater that had gone out. Sheriff Harold Bradfield reported the heater failure.
The 9th Annual Encampment of the Department of the Georgia Veterans of Foreign Wars is scheduled for June 22 24 at Athens.
A 90-year-old Lizella man, Thos. H. Duncan, died in a Macon hospital hours after being struck by a car Sunday. The driver was William G. McLendon, 21, of Camp Gordon, a soldier. no charges filed yet.
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