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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
8
Two Atlanta youths, Wendall Nylee and Fred Schoeck, 17, launched a 14 foot boat they built themselves. They plan a 350 mile cruise from the Chattahoochee river to the Gulf with a small outboard motor and a screened cabin. The craft cost about 75 dollars in parts and labor.
In Savannah, a man carrying 56000 in counterfeit $20 bills was arrested. Secret service agents testified that they found the money on A. Paul Thomas, 38, when he was arrested on a downtown street. Thomas was held under a 25000 bond and linked to operating a bingo game at Savannah Beach.
Thomaston Chapter No. 29 invites all members to attend a ladies night dinner and entertainment at the Masonic Shrine Club on the Barnesville Highway Friday night June 24 at 8 o’clock. Each member may bring one female guest, and expenses are paid by the Chapter. An orchestra and other entertainment are planned.
Athens reports the Rural Development Council of the Athens Chamber of Commerce formed a new egg marketing corporation and selected the name Georgia Eggs, Inc. for it.
Governor Herman Talmadge announced the appointment of Francis Allen of Statesboro as an aide on his staff. Allen is a University of Georgia graduate.
A collision eight miles from Montezuma on State Highway 49 left one dead and several hurt. Mrs. R. L. Harrison of Eatonton died. Pat Harrison, 12, uninjured. Henrietta Ray of Coleman suffered a broken leg and serious injuries. Edward Harris of Albany had head injuries. James Michael Austin of Acworth, the truck driver, escaped with no injuries. Sheriff W T Jolly noted the truck struck the two cars after a high speed descent.
Montezuma reports the first Macon county cotton bloom this season brought in by Carl Maxey. Maxey has held the honor for six years running and farms 120 acres of cotton with a promising crop. This year’s bloom arrived five days later than last year’s first bloom.
Athens stockholders of the Flue Cured Tobacco Stabilization Corporation will hold their annual meeting June 24 on the NC State College campus Raleigh. Rep Steve Pace of Georgia will be guest speaker and all Georgia stockholders are invited to attend. About 60 000 Georgia and Florida tobacco growers are stockholders in the nonprofit cooperative operating across several states.
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