Relief Sought for Stricken Georgia Farmers
Atlanta reports heavy rains in Central and South Georgia damaged cotton by 25 to 30 percent and harmed corn and tobacco. Commissioner G C Adams asks Senator Walter F George to start a relief movement like the Midwest farmers. Weevils threaten a 15 year high infestation while tobacco leaves and roots rot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
South
Georgia
G. C. Adams
Adams
U.S
Walter F. George
Middle West
Tift County
Farma
Tift
Holders of Old Cotton Urged to Apply for Bale Tags
Farmers in Taylor county are urged to apply for bale tags by July 1 1934 for cotton harvested and ginned before June 1 1934. Tags are serially numbered metal lock tags attached by authorized taggers. Applicants must state bale count, location, and that bales were ginned prior to June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Daniel
Securary of Agriculture
Taylor County
al- Tidy
Unpaved Gap on Route 19 Seeks Quick Paving Action
Lumpkin county officials press the state highway board to pave the 14 mile unpaved stretch of U S 19 and State Route Three through Lumpkin county before winter travel from the north to Florida begins. The call extends to county, regional, and state cooperation to close the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle
South Georgia
Florida
Erie
Penn
Lumpkin County
State Highway Department
Herald
State Highway Board
Woodpeckers face first hurricane in camp at Vicksburg
In a June 11, 1934 dispatch from Vicksburg, Perry E. Hill details the Woodpecker Company 1430 unit weathering a hurricane while maintaining high morale. The team boasts wins in five straight games against Tyitr, Port Gibson, Culkin Academy, DeSoto Island, and others, with standout players like Shine Thornton and Carmichael contributing big numbers. Moonbeam, the camp’s private detective, is praised for reports on multiple cases. A second radio broadcast from WQBC highlighted performances by Burkes, Thornton, and Cowboy Fancher amid ongoing camp activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry E. Hill
Woodpecker” Company
Mississippi
Woodpeckers
Tyitr
C. of
M. Mormsey Independents
DeSoto Island
Gripy Evans
DeSoto
Woodpecker” Athletics
Oulset
Shine Thornton
Piggly Wiggly
Carmichael
Jackson Road Saunry
Woodneckers
WQBC
Post- Herald
Vicksburg
Burkes
St Louis
W. C. Handy
Fancher
Wm. R. Meyer
Georgia
Miss Whitehead Assigned To This Territory For Expansion Activities
Miss Sarah Whitehead home economist is permanently assigned to Butler and nearby communities. She joins Georgia Power Company home service division as expansion activities increase staff. Her duties include assisting customers with efficient appliance use, service information, complaint handling, and home management guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Whitehead
Butler
Ome
Georgia Power
Whitehead
McDonough
Washington
Atlanta
University of Georgia
Columbia University
New York
Power Company
Piedmont Hospital
Georgia Military Academy
County Agent Praises Farmers on Dairy Cow Program
County Agent Daniel thanks farmers for cooperation as 12 applications flow in for cows under a relief program. Officials note uncertainty on totals and credit terms, with Georgia's statewide allotment of 95000 cows and 45000 yearlings. County seeks rule changes to allow borrow with option to buy to meet Taylor County needs. A survey referenced is continued on Page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Daniel
Rally Day Home Demonstration Work At Butler School
A county wide Rally Day for Home Demonstration work will be held at the Butler school auditorium on Saturday June 30 from 10 am to 3 pm. Families with members in the Girls and Boys 4-H clubs or Women and Home Demonstration clubs are invited to attend with a picnic lunch. A style show for girls and for women, a team demonstration contest for boys, and a barbecue lunch are on the program. The event showcases home demonstration achievements in Taylor County and is sponsored by the Woman's Home Demonstration club with community club support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler School
Woman's Home Demonstration Club
Taylor County
Leonora Anderson
First Cotton Bloom Report From Montgomery Farm
Residents hear complaints about heavy rains but praise at least one positive sign as Mr. Seah Montgomery reports the first cotton bloom of the season from his county farm. Local observers note the early bloom as a hopeful indicator for the crop in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seah Montgomery
Able Dr M D Collins Delivers School Address At Butler High
The Butler high school closing exercises feature Dr M D Collins state superintendent of schools delivering a timely address and Herbert Etheridge of Columbus giving a Sunday sermon. Supt Chas R Brown and the teachers receive praise for an evenly balanced ten day program that drew tremendous crowds and visitors from afar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. R. Brown
Butler High School
Julian Edwards
Department of Music
Herbert Etheridge
Columbus
Prof Jarrell Sponsors Trip To Chicago Fair For Cusseta Graduates
Under the direction of Prof A P Jarrell Cusseta high school graduates and friends began a motor bus trip to the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. They plan about ten days of sightseeing and study of exhibits. Arthur Jarrell, brother of the superintendent and Butler high school alum, is among the travelers, delaying his diploma delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Jarrell
Cusseta High School
County
F. C. Jarrell
Chicago
Arthur Jarrell
Jarrell
Butler High School
Hollis Stanford Named TVA Appointee in Dam Project
Adel native Hollis Stanford son of Rev J H Stanford has been chosen for a key government post tied to the Norris and Wheeler dam construction in the Tennessee Valley. A Mercer University junior and former Abraham Baldwin College student, he played varsity basketball and belonged to Kappa Sigma. He is praised for scholarship leadership and athletic ability and plans to return for senior year.
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Hollis Stanford
Adel
Norris and
Wheeler
Tennessee Valley
Stanford
Mercer University
J. H. Stanford
Abraham Baldwin College
Tifton
Mercer
Kappa Sigma
Dowell
Mutiny at Georgia prison ends with tear gas and shooting
A brief mutiny at a state highway prison car near Lakeland Georgia was quelled with tear gas on Monday. A Black prisoner was shot in the leg during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeland
Judge And Mrs. Davant Return To City For Long Overdue Visit
Judge Davant and his wife Mrs. Davant arrive with their daughter and daughter in law Hortense Davant and Mrs Edwin Duavant for a several week stay in the old home town Corsicana Texas. They are hosted at Col H P Wallace home with open house and cordial entertainment from friends and relatives during their visit back home after more than ten years away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. &. Davant
Col
H. P. Wallace
Corsicana
Texas
Inlaw
Hortense Davant
Edwin Duavant
Judge Davant
Dedication Date of Butler Methodist Church Moved to July 29
At Bishop W A Candler request the dedication of Butler's new Methodist church is rescheduled from July 1 to July 29. The bishop's prior engagement for the first date prompted the change as his calendar shows openness for the fifth Sunday in July. Church officials anticipate a large gathering and have extended invitations to former pastors and relocated members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Candler
New Methodist
Butler
Church Training Classes at Butler and Wesley Churches
A training class will be taught at Butler Methodist church next week. Students meet Sunday at 3 p.m. and every evening next week at 8 p.m. The course is The World Program of the Christian Religion. Rev. D. G. Mann leads. A Wesley church class runs same week at 3 p.m. daily, instructor same, course Is Teaching. Cooks Brother Mann will preach at Wesley and Union next Sunday morning. W. E. Hightower, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Methodist Church
D. G. Mann
South Georgia Conference Board of Christian Education
Wesley Church
Butler
Price of
Cooks Brother Mann
Wesley
Reward Offered for Return of Dog in Liberal Call
A lady visiting the office offered a liberal reward for the return of a Boston Bull dog with Fox Terrier head, female, brown mix, collar and ring, last seen near Route Three and Route Twenty-two intersection. The dog belonged to Mrs. O. W. Horne at the Bivins place and was left in the owner's car without being noticed until several miles away toward Butler.
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O. W. Horne
Bivins Place
Boston
Route Three
Route Twenty-two
Butler
Milledgeville business man Floyd Frederick dies in pistol wound
Milledgeville prominent citizen Floyd Frederick, about 60, died from a pistol wound in his bathroom. The tragedy, deemed a personal safety incident, was discovered by his wife, Mary Horne Frederick, formerly of Butler. Frederick, a Houston county native, had moved to Milledgeville to run his brokerage. he left behind his mother, two sisters Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Owen, and two sons Owen Frederick of Portsmouth, VA and Floyd Frederick Jr. of Milledgeville.
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Butler
Floyd Frederick
Frederick
Milledgeville
Frances Frederick
Martin Chapman
Mary Horne
Horne of Lee
Houston County
Macon
Mr. Frederick
J. D. Owen
Owen Frederick
Portsmouth, Va
Floyd Frederick, Jr
Funeral Services Here For Mr. Bobbie Burnette
Funeral services were held Sunday at 10 a.m. at Bloodworth cemetery near Charing for Bobbie Burnette of Columbus. He died after a four year illness from general paralysis at age 52. Survived by wife Virginia Watson, several children, three brothers Jackson Burnette of Jacksonville Florida Phelam and Newton Burnette of Atlanta, and the late Jim and Jane Burnette of the county.
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Bloodworth Cemetery
Charing
Bobbie Burnette
Columbus
Taylor County
Virginia Watson
Jackson Burnette
Jacksonville
Fila
Messra Phelam
Newton Burnette
Atlanta
Burnette
Jim
Jane Burnette
Renowned ventriloquist set for Butler Friday night
Clem Hackney, famed for ventriloquism and Marionettes, appears at the school auditorium under Circle No 1 of the Methodist church. The Friday program includes magic, ventriloquism, and puppets with singing and dancing. Show starts 8:30 p.m. Admission 10 and 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Hackney
Circle No. 1
Methodist Church
Plum Crop Contest Awards Prize to Mrs Gray
In the 1934 plum season a crop display wins first prize for Mrs. A. W. Gray. She sends a basket of choice fruit and branches showing heavy fruit clusters, while other crops fail. The awards come from this office as several bidders submitted specimens for judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiies
A. W. Gray
Words of Appreciation from Butler High Senior Class
The Butler High School senior class thanks all who contributed to parties trips and dinners during our time here. We greatly enjoyed every kindness and consideration and bid farewell to teachers and fellow classmates with best wishes for their future. We look forward to remaining friends after graduation.
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Butler High School
Beau
Schoo
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TVA
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