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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1931
Page
5
A Taylor County agricultural page highlights dairy sire care and herd management, urging proper housing, feeding, and handling for mature bulls and calves. It notes Georgia farm data showing equipment priorities, milk nutrition, 4-H club pig projects, and South Carolina style farm finance insights, with campaigns for Parks Pond camp and pig loans.
Mrs Bessie McGullough Anthony wife of Dr Bascom Anthony a Georgia minister died in Macon Sunday after a two month illness She had suffered ill health 25 years Dr Anthony a long time South Georgia Methodist conference teacher and pastor He is now superannuated and living in Macon Mrs Anthony was 70 years old
In Macon on a sunny Washington park hill a crippled girl, Florence Elaine Carswell, loved the park until her death on May 8. Her parents ordered a sundial pedestal with the inscription Time takes all things but memories and a bronze tablet reading Florence Carswell Memorial Erected by Her Parents 1931. Breve Toole helped select the sundial. it will be placed soon.
J B Murphey a Crawford county boy and leader of Crawford counties Boys Agricultural Club was killed Saturday while riding on a truck with about 23 others. The vehicle stalled on a detour road between Zenith and Ft Valley and rolled backward overturning twice crushing him to death. He was the son of Mr and Mrs B B Murphey of Zenith and attended Zenith school.
The Rev. A. Veals, pastor of Jefferson Street Methodist Church in Atlanta, was found shot in a woods patch. A note to his widow stated this was best for all concerned. He had been in ill health and a double-barrel shotgun lay by his side, leading authorities to believe it was a death by his own hand.
Sam Tate of Tate Georgia dies at 72 after a life of local leadership. A family picnic at Tate Mountain School Lake marked his birthday and civic service. Tate built a mountain lodge tourism hub, Minneretta camp, and a Dude Ranch, and served as highway board chairman before retiring to ensure efficiency.
Chicago reports cartoonist Sidney Smith and wife robbed of jewelry worth 51200. Two bandits in evening clothes, one guarding the driver, forced the car to a cross street. They seized a diamond necklace, bracelets, rings and a wristwatch, left the wedding ring, and fled in their car after locking the Smiths out.
Taylor county friends of Mrs. Fannie Mae Griner nee Adams formerly of this county will be pleased to know she has been employed by the State College of Agriculture as home demonstration agent of Marion County for another year. Griner has served Marion and Schley counties as pastry and is widely recognized for efficiency and community benefit.
Mrs Gallio Miller Crawford widow of Judge Crawford of Marion county died at her Buena Vista residence after a short illness. Born in 1867 she lived in Marion county all her life. She married Judge Crawford in 1891, who served as county judge and Buena Vista mayor before his death about two years ago.
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