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Newspaper

Butler Herald

Location

Butler, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1935

Page

9

Georgia News Briefs From Mews Summary Week

Miss Edith Hillman of Macon wins fourth prize in an international essay contest sponsored by Civitan Clubs. Marshallville votes against beer licenses. Sheriff Robert Pyles of Glynn County dies after long illness. R. A. Bedgood of Arabi dies after a year illness. Car crash near Lua Fayette claims Hall Graham life and injures Oliver Leath and Jim Heywood. Georgia Court of Appeals orders medical costs for an employee injury. Numerous local deaths and civic notes across the state.

Edith Hillman Macon Civitan R. A. Bedgood Arabi Lua- Fayette Hall Graham Oliver Leath Jim Hey- Wood

Macon Woman Elected President of South Georgia Methodist Group

Miss Dorothy Tinsley of Macon is elected president of the South Georgia Conference Your People's Division of the Methodist church. Other officers include Kirk Jones of Columbus, Grace Freeman of Americus, and Oscar Powell of Arlington.

Macon Dorothy Tinsley Your People's Division The Methodist Church Kirk Jones Columbus Grace Freeman Americus Oscar Powell Arlington

Georgians to England on Rotary Club exchange

Macon June 16. Lee Wood will leave Macon Saturday night for Savannah to join three other Georgia boys for a six weeks trip to England sponsored by Rotary Club of Georgia. Four English boys will visit Georgia to be entertained in return.

Macon Lee Wood Dry Savannah Georgia England Rotary Clube of

Ww. T. Comer Shot to Death in Auto Near Avondale

Atlanta report: W. T. Comer of the Coca Cola Co. was found dead in a lake area automobile near Avondale Friday afternoon. He was shot through the heart and a 38 calibre Spanish model pistol with one cartridge discharged lay on the car floor.

Atlanta W. T. Comer Coca- Cola Company Avondale

Two Georgia Men Die in Chair at State Pen

Milledgeville Ga June 14 Two murderers were executed in the state pen the first double electrocution in months Robert Mullinax a Floyd county farmer died for fatally slaying his step son Ne vin Harcock Charlie Beasley a LaGrange resident was put to death for killing a white man The cases were carried out in the death chamber Friday with both men confirmed dead in the electric chair

Milledgeville, Ga Milledgeville Robert Mullinax Floyd County Nevin Harcock Charlie Beasley

Hatley Fire Devastates Town of Hatley Georgia

Cordele Ga June 15 The small town of Hatley ten miles from Cordele was struck by a severe Thursday afternoon blaze destroying several business houses. Firefighters and residents fought the flames from a blacksmith shop to adjoining structures. The Masonic Hall mercantile ground floor residence a grist mill and an unoccupied building were damaged.

Cordele Hatley Masonic Hall

Charles K Stout Veteran Georgia Editor Dies at 80

Charles K Stout aged 80, longtime editor of the Hamilton Journal, died in Hamilton after a lingering illness. A Indiana native, he had lived in Georgia for many years, farming and running the paper. He was to be honored at the Georgia Press Association convention in Carrollton for his decades of service.

Hamilton Charles K. Stout Georgia Stout Hamilton Journal Georgia Press Association Carrolltor Indiana

Market Bulletin focuses on farm markets amid NRA codes clash

Atlanta June 18 The Market Bulletin official bulletin of the state department of agriculture prints a front page on farm markets instead of attacking the federal administration. Commissioner Tax Linder briefly references the NRA, noting its unconstitutionality, while inside the paper a claim that the fertilizer trust is busted by the NRA code invalidation is stated.

Atlanta Market Bulletin State Department of Agriculture U. S. Post Office Department Federal Administration Tax Linder NRA Fertilizer Trust

Columbus Man Paroled From Penitentiary

Perry L. Borom, former Columbus Bank teller, is paroled by Governor Talmadge after 7 months of a 1 year sentence for embezzlement. Clemency granted at the request of Representatives Wm A Leonard and J R Thompson Jr. Borom embezzled about 1500 dollars at Muscogee County Superior Court in December term.

Atlanta Perry L. Borom Columbus Bank and Trust Company Talmadge Wm. A. Leonard J. R. Thompson, Jr Borom Muscogee County State Penitentiary

Woman Found Dead Forces Suspects To Jail In Franklin Case

In Franklin Georgia on June 15 sheriff C W Bledsoe announced the arrest of C C Wyens and his mother Mrs Mitt Wyens on murder charges in the death of Mrs C C Wyens found shot near the Wyens farmhouse. A material witness, a negro woman, is detained in Heard county jail. Mrs C C Wyens was dead for some time before discovery.

Franklin C. C. Wyens C. W. Bledsoe Heard County Wyens Mitt Wyens Matt Wyens Carrollton Bledsoe

Pneumatic Tires for Farming Imple ments Shift to Rubber

Mr. W. A. Payne, local Goodyear dealer, discusses pneumatic tires for farm implements. He notes thousands of farmers switching from steel wheels to rubber, citing fuel savings of about 25 percent, greater speed and efficiency, and improved operator comfort. The tires, based on the Goodyear airwheel used in airplanes, are expected to transform farming like pneumatic tires did for trucks.

W. A. Payne Goodyear Tire Goodyear Payne

DIST POSTMASTERS ADJOURN CONVENTION AT SAVANNAH

Savannah June 18 Mrs L Bertie Rushing Glennville postmistress president of the Georgia Branch of the National League of District Postmasters and officers were reelected at the convention closing at the Hotel Savannah Gainesville won next year s convention over Macon and Albany successors named to committees and plans discussed for the national convention in Atlanta with nine Georgia votes expected at the meeting.

Savannah L. Bertie Rushing Glennville Georgia Brach National League of District Gainesville Strong Macon Albany Roosevelt James A. Farley Sallie Purvis Pembroke Paul L. Miles Metter W. B. Bennett Molena R. A. Waters Alpharetta Rosa Lindsey Irwinton J. A. Meeks Washington Atlanta Georgia Rushing Miss Milliemitts Newborn W. G. Hastings Piedmont Hotel Meeks

Two Negroes Killed in Head On Crash Near Macon

Two Negroes died instantly and three others were badly injured when a small sedan carrying them crashed into a Greyhound bus near the south end of Echeconnee bridge about 12 miles west of Macon in Houston County. The accident occurred shortly before midnight Saturday.

Macon Greyhound Echeconnee Bridge Houston County

Bowdon Alabama area notes and cotton market highlight

A Bowdon overview details postal routes, carriers, and local scenery. It notes Bowdon as a strong cotton market in the Piedmont region with up to 12 000 bales bought in a season and about 9 000 bales stored for government loans. It mentions Louvor n s Corn and Wheat Mill near In Han Creek and Bowdon s location on the Bankhead highway near Carrollton and the Alabama line.

W. C. Adamson H. M. Bird Bowdon P. C. Morris J. W Hamil G. L. Downs C .D. Teague Bowden Wei Piedmont Louvorn In- Han Creek Bankhead Highway Carroll County Carrollton Alabama Line

Progress by Methodists in Cuthbert Session Opens

The Columbus district conference met in Cuthbert at Andrew College convening June 18 with about 200 delegates. Reports showed gains in professions and credentials, strong finance, high lay leadership, and plans to elect delegates to the Americas annual conference.

Cuthbert Lumbus Andrew College Ov Joey T. M Ajou W. B. Cheshire J. W Waverly Hall Dawson Butler Columbus J. M. Heath Joe H. McGee J. D. Norris J. H. Woodall E. E. Humber Dawson, Butler Cowalley

Child killed by lightning at Plains, Ga.

Walter Linwood Jones, 10, son of Mr and Mrs Linwood Jones, was killed instantly at 8 30 Monday night when lightning struck the Jones residence as the boy turned off an electric light in the bathroom. The bolt followed the electric wires into the home and struck Walter and his two younger brothers Howard and Jack, who were in the bathroom during a severe storm. Howard and Jack were badly shocked but not injured.

Health official to establish three branch malaria labs in Albany

Dr T F Abercombie State Director of Health announces three branch malaria laboratories with four full time technicians in charge. The project proceeds through cooperation with the Dougherty County Board of Health and state department of health.

T. F. Abercombie Georgia Board of Health Conference of North America Atlantic City N. J Albany Dougherty County Board of Health Sy State

Also Mentioned on This Page

Marshallville Robert Pyles Glynn Brunswick R. E. Gibson LaGarge Geo. W. Clifford Georgia Relief Headquarters Institute of the Georgia Congress of Parents and Teachers University of Georgia Georgia Retail Lumber and Builders’ Supply Association Friendship Baptist Association Rehoboth Church Dawson Road Margaret Burdette la Grace United Children of the Confederacy W. B. Redding Mittie Shea Bilb County Susie E. Deuch Columbus Hospital Anutomobile Georgia Court of Appeals J. D. Guy Guy Blackshear Eric Chapman Georgia Supreme Court Act of Education Lorenza Mack Davis A. G. Davis Thomasville Ochlocknee James L. Skinner Augusta Eell Department of Architecture Georgia School of Technology Harvard University Georgia Junior Chamber of Commerce Manchester James Woodruff W. A. Woodruff Bibb Manufacturing Company Southerfield Army Josephine Brown G. C. Brown Miss Brown Thomas H. McCall Atlanta Georgian Grady Hospital Journal Way Emma Burrus Jones L. T. Jones City Hospital Rose Hill Baptist Church 8. W. Sanford University of Georgia System Philip Eltner Clifford Yancey Yancey Grayson Cullie B. Crawford America Central of Georgia Americas J. S. Harden Upson County Lamar County A. J. Nitzeschke Chatham County Superior Court Covington Public School Charles Candler William F. Haney R. P. Haney Grace Marie Griffin EB. A. Griffin Waycross St. Simon's Island Maddox Park Public Works Administration PWA Eee Spalding County Griffith Chamber of Commerce Omer Bond Jack Haley Carlton T. L. Henley Madisoon Walter Hardman Ford Bedenbeaugh American Library Association Denver Atlas Beverly Wheatcroft Georgia Library Commission J. L. Brunson Brunson Georgia Southwestern College At State University System Peyton Jacobs J. D. Ashley Valdosta Georgia Mayor's Association Maggy James L. Key R. W. Randell Fort Myers Fla Ellijay Rahndells H. G. Vandiviere Covington United States Attorney-General Ke Hay H. C. Smith Columbus Co-Ordinating Council Columbus Chamber of Commerce Civic Building Appalachicola Chattahoochee Gulf Jackson Georgia-Alabama Coca-Cola Bottling Company Henry Grace Lyons C. W. Culpepper Toombs County Sammy Mann Grace Mathew Ramsey Glossett Mills Anderson S. C D. H. Burgess Kelsey McCoy Georgia B. Y. P. A Shorter College Rome Ruth Ross Park Avenue Baptist Churen Dixie Miller Gordon Street Marion F. Tucker Tucker Hubert Lee Dixie Business Lee Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church Norristown State Prison Commission AAA Atlant Journal Herman L. Yates Hartwell U. S. Veterans’ Hospital Royston Chemical Department Betty Lou Smith M. B. Smith Smith Washington Park Marian Davis Bureau of Vital Statistics State Department of Public Health T. Comer Chas, K. Stout Methodist Cuthbert Well Columbus Churches Coca Cola Bottling CO Manchester, Ga
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