Fourteen Years Ago From Herald Files 1924
Herald Files of year 1924 recounts students leaving for college with parties and new friendships. Lists include Lillian Dent Roberta Highghooly Emmett Wilson James Slade Horace Slade Ernest Foy Yount Harris Louise Pope Georgia Baptists hospital Julian Edwards Gordon Institute Thelma Cox Louise Hammock Wesleyan Virginia Foy GSCW Edgar Fountain Jack Hammock Amert M. College Americus Bussey Childs Emory University Miriam Riley Margaret Benns Andrew College Cuthbert. Also notes the thirty eighth annual session of the Apatole Primitive Baptist Association convening at Bethel church near Butler with sermons and a large attendance.
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Herald Files
Lillian Dent
Roberta High
Bussey Childs
Emory University
Miriam Riley
Margaret Benns
Andrew College
Cuthbert
Primitive Baptist Association
Apatole Primitive Baptist
Bethel Thurch
Butler
Ilder Lytle Burns
Eld
J. M. Murray
Ellaville
Bier
T. D. Roberts
Murray
Roberts
Reece
Clek
Bethel
Baptist Church
Lytle Burns
B. J. Williamson
W. T. White
D. c. Nicks
J. M. Woodward
W. 0. Meeks JR
Hunt
B. F. House
A. A Garrett
J. A. Monsees
P. J. Washburn
H. Casey
M. &, Petty
A. J. Bank JA
Adams
J. A. Brown
D. Roberts
J. M, Murray
H. H., Phillips
B. C. Coleman
Delegates Entertained at Two Day Methodist Meet
The Columbus District Conference of the Methodist church met in Talbotton Tuesday and Wednesday with traveling delegates from across the district. A special program included welcome by Col. John McGehee, sermons by Rev. Osgood Cook and Rev. Jno. M. Cutler, and women’s society lunches at Straus-LeVert Memorial Hall. The 1939 session will go to Richland. delegates and alternates were elected, and district statistics were shared, including 25 charges and 77 churches.
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Talbotton
Columbus
The
Methodist Church
Jno. M. Cutler
John McGehee
J. M. Outler
S. Sawyer
Fort Gaines
Osgood Cook
Kathleen Bardwell
Woman’s Missionary Society
Straus-LeVert Memorial Hall
H. G. Shearhouse
All Highlands Church
Straus-Le- Vert Hall
Sally Leonard
Woman’s ‘Missionary Society
Richland
Columba
J. M. Rogers
Theo J. McGee
Lucius Lamar
R. S. Wimberly
Ralph Hobbs
W. C G. Woodall
E. E Humber
Woman’s Missionary Societies
Shows at Dean Theatre for Week
Sunday and Monday feature Bluebeard’s Fightin Wife with Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper and a strong supporting cast led by David Niven Edward Everett Horton. Thursday and Friday present Swing Your Lady with Humphrey Bogart and Louise Fazenda. Saturday offers Lost Ranch with Tom Tyler in the lead.
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Bluebeard
Claudette Colbert
Gary Cooper
Zoon
David Niven
Edward Everette Horton
Lady
Humphrey Bogart
Louise Fazenda
Tom Tyler
Daniel Family Returns to Butler to Make Home
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Daniel, Mr. Thomas Daniel and Miss Lorena Daniel have returned to Butler yesterday and are making their home in the city. They left Butler five years ago and have since resided in Atlanta. Butler citizens welcome the esteemed family back into their midst.
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George M. Daniel
Thomas Daniel
Lorena Daniel
Butler
Daniel
Atlanta
Bac
Georgia Editors Choose Calhoun as 39 Meet Site
Savannah hosts Georgia Press Association session ending in Swainsboro with policy talks and sight visits. President Jere Moore adds board members Gordon Chapman and Otis Brumby. Discussion covers a southeastern newsprint plant, new constitution, and a tribute to long-serving members.
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Savannah
The
Georgia Press Association
Calhoun
Jere Moore
Milledgeville
Gordon Chapman
Sandersville Progress
Otis Brumby
Cobb County Times
Marietta
Swainsboro
Savannah Beach
Tattnall
Reidsville
W. G. Sutlive
Georgia
Jere N. Moore
Milledgeville Union Recorder
R. F.C
J. Roy McGinty
Hal M. Stanley
Atlanta
C. BE Benns
Butler
Ben Hardy
Barnesville
Association
Ray Nixon
Emory University
Last Schley Veteran Remembers Shaking Hands With Gen. Lee
Ellaville Georgia June 11 Frank M DeVane Schley counties sole surviving Confederate veteran turns 94 Wednesday He lives in Chattanooga with his daughter Mrs Jesse Clonts His memory centers on meeting General Robert E Lee after the April 1865 farewell address He recalls soldiers tearing up an apple tree for souvenirs He fought in many battles including Gettysburg and Wilderness He volunteered in 1861 at age 18 with Company B of the 17th Georgia Regiment He was born June 15 1844 in Schley County to Liza and J T DeVane He married Polly Wall and fathered eleven children six living He has 99 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren
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Ellaville
Frank M. DeVane
Schley County
Chattanooga
Jesse Clonts
DeVane
R. E. Lee
Gettysburg
Mr. DeVane
Co. B
17Th Georgia
Liza DeVane
J. T. DeVane
J. M. Chapman
Polly Wall
Rolling Chair Wanted for Sale or Rent in Butler Ga
Notices seek a rolling chair for sale or rent in Butler Georgia. Contact R N Jones at phone 60 for availability and pricing.
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R. N. Jones
Butler
LINE UP GIVEN FOR PRIMARY NEXT SEPT 14
Atlanta Georgia faces a crowded campaign with four Senate contenders and four for Governor in the September 14 primary. The field includes Lawrence Camp Walter F George Wm G McRae Eugene Talmad for Senate and E D Rivers Hugh Howell J J Mangham Robert F Wood for Governor, plus multiple unopposed or shared races for state offices and courts.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Senate
Capitol
United States Senate
Lawrence Camp
Walter F. George
Wm. G. McRae
Eugene Talmade
E. D. Rivers
Hugh Howell
J. J. Mangham
Robert F. Wood
Jno
M. Wilson
M. J. Yeomans
John S. Wood
Geo. B. Hamilton
Zack Cravey
Wm. B. Harrison
Homer Parker
M. D. Collins
Matt McWhorter
Albert Woodruff
Lee Council
Georgia Supreme Court
Warren Grice
Supreme Court
K. C. Bell
Justice Jno
B. Hutcheson
W. H. Duckworth
Dave Parker
R. J. Travis
Monne Stephens
Judge Court of Appeals
Alex W. Stephens
B. Guerry
Commissioner of Labor
B. T. Aes
Tolly Whitaker
Alton
Cog
Bobby Adams Fatally Hurt After Fall From Wagon
Four year old Bobby Eugene Adams of Thomaston was fatally injured Tuesday when he fell from a wagon and sacks of wheat crushed him. He died shortly after the accident. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Pasley’s Funeral Home with interment in Shiloh cemetery. Survived by his parents, four brothers and a sister. nephew of A L Waters and Mrs Bonard Bazemore.
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Bobby Halgene Adams
W. A. Adams
Thomaston
Adams
A L. Waters
Bonard Bazemore
Little Lad
Pasley
Shiloh
A. B. Hawkins
Bobby Tugene
Smallpox Vaccination Clinic At Butler On Monday
A smallpox vaccination clinic will be held in Butler at the Se house on Monday morning June 20 for preventive treatment. Hours are 830 a.m. to 1240 noon. Price 50 cents per person. Sara Windham Taylor County Nurse urges vaccination for children and community protection.
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Taylor County
Butler
Se House
Sara Windham
Livestock Dealers’ Licenses Expire Prompt Renewal Notice
All livestock dealers in Taylor county whose licenses expired June 1 must renew to avoid operating without a license, a misdemeanor. Notices issued June 14 1964 by L. T. Peed Ordinary.
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Taylor County
L. T. Peed
Fry to shift big factory to Columbus Georgia
Detroit June 14 Walter L Fry prominent sit down boss said he will move the major manufacturing division of Dry Products Inc to Columbus Georgia due to rising Michigan wage rates. He reported an 1987 gross of 1 817 000 and only a five thousand dollar profit after costs. The transfer would cost about 350 Detroit jobs and Fry stressed no quarrel with labor.
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Detroit
Walter L. Fry
Dry Products, Inc
Columbus
Michigan
Fry
Taylor County Motorists Pay High Gasoline Taxes
Taylor County officials report Georgia gasoline tax revenues rose to 19.56 million dollars in 1987, up from 17.50 million in 1986 and 14.37 million in 1984. J A Payne of the Taylor County Petroleum Industries committee urges reasonable taxation, notes motorists fund road building, and calls for eliminating duplication with a federal tax.
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Taylor County
Georgia
J. A. Payne
Taylor County Petroleum Industries Committee
Pay
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Payne
Many Taylor County Men Risked Lives In The World War
The article notes 385 Taylor county men enlisted and served in World War I with counts by locality: Reynolds 148 Butler 108 Howard 84 Mark 82 Charing 11 and Rupert 11. It also states Georgia has 11 425 qualified American Legion members and that Taylor county hosts two posts, Butler led by J Green and Reynolds led by E P Hodges.
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Taylor County
Reynolds
Butler
Howard
Mark
Charing
Rupert
Georgia
American Legion
J. Green
E. P. Hodges
Wage Hour Bill Advances as Congress Near Adjournment
Washington June 14 The 75th congress moved toward adjournment as the House approved the compromise one hour wage hour conference report and sent it to the Senate for action. President Roosevelt expected to sign after Senate approval. Also advancing were a recovery bill conference report and railroad loan amendments. Senate and house leaders outlined further adjournment steps and smaller measures.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Alben W. Barkley
John L. Lewis
Committee of Industrial Organization
Hig
Wim. B. Bankhead
Senate Audit and Control Committee
Millard Tidings
Survey for underpass on Highway Three at Butler
The State Highway Department is surveying for a proposed underpass to route Highway Three under the Central of Georgia railroad. If authorized, the project would remove a dangerous grade crossing and two sharp curves within Butler city limits. The underpass would start near Vanlandingham's Service Station, pass behind the West Hotel, and rejoin the highway south of R. L. Sutton's residence.
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State Highway Department
Central of Georgia Railroad
Butler
Vanlandingham
West Hotel
R. L. Sutton
Sidewalks In Butler Now Being Paved, Mayor In Charge
Work has begun to pave and widen sidewalks in Butler's business district under Mayor O. D. Gorman. Some funds come from a government grant and the rest from property owners. Residential sidewalks have been reworked with a PWA grant. The project aims to beautify the city.
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Butler
O. D. Gorman
Gorman
PWA
Businness
Father’s Day Sermons Held at Local Baptist Church
Reverend R C Howard of Butler Baptist delivered a Father’s Day sermon to a large congregation Sunday morning. Reverend S H Macorkle of Ellaville and Primitive Baptist church preached the evening service at the invitation of Howard. Macorkle’s message drew a large crowd.
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R. C. Howard
Butler Baptist Church
S. H. MaCorkle
Ellaville
Friders for Sale Sell Carriers for Sale
Fr iers advertised for sale listing carriers and contact details. The note mentions Bubanks and Reynelde Ga as references.
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Bubanks
Reynelde, Ga
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