Seventeen Years Ago This June in Butler County
Seventeen years ago this June, Sheriff J. C. McCunts of Butler County was fatally wounded in a gunfight with a group of men, while a clash with African American youths occurred on the outskirts of Putten. Auto fatalities, a large Atlanta fire, and wartime preparations dominated local news. The Butler community organized the Butler Van Guards militia for civil defense, with W. S. Steed as chairman and many locals enlisting. the county boasted a notable contribution of Confederate veterans. Page 8.
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Guy
J. CU. McCunts
Quilor
Putter
de Hobbs
Ft. Valley
Georgia
Nat Harris
Atlanta
W. Fountain
Butler
Ruth Adams
Ethel Chapman
Mabel Gauiney
Omilee White
Maude Byrd
Viola Foy
Nettie Jones
Steed
A.J. McGee
A. S. Wallace
H. P. Wallace
J. Adams
Witon
Aks & Company
Butler van Guards
W. F E. Steed
M Chapman
L. Rawls
L. R. Adams
Theo McGee
James Childs
Z. D. Respess
H. V. Adams
R. R. Brewer
J. H. Brewer
KH. Brown
Marvin Brewer
J. D. Childs
R. A. Carson
E. W. Cox
W. F Gray
Words of Commendation Montgomery Hospital
Louis R Dean praises Montgomery Hospital in Butler Herald readers letter, lauding its modern equipment, wards for white and colored patients, X-ray suite, surgical tools, and efficient emergency reach. He calls it a credit to Butler and Taylor counties and a model for community care.
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Montgomery Hospital
Butler Herald
Montgomery
Butler
Taylor County
Louis R, Dean
Americus Woman Flyer Praised For Bravery
Miss Mary Walker secretary of the Americus Chamber of Commerce received praise from aviators after a forced landing 16 miles from Tifton in a cotton patch during Georgia Air Tour. Pilot Seaman of Atlanta Joe Carter of Atlanta Willie Dunlap of Macon and Miss Walker aboard. The craft veered from Thomasville to McRae.
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Americus
Mary Walker
Americus Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Alaphha
Tifton
Dean Theatre Cashes In On New Film Releases
The Dean Theatre lists today and tomorrow showings featuring the Dionne Quintuplets in a 30 minute short paired with Max Miller's Cover the Waterfront. Sunday and Monday premiere a new musical The King and Chorus Girls with Fernand Gravet. Tuesday and Wednesday Grace Moore and Cary Grant star in When You're in Love, with a special 3 pm matinee Tuesday.
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Dean Theatre
Dionne
Max Miller
Hollywood
Fernand Gravet
King & Chorus
Grace’ Moore
Cary Grant
State officials laud county highway upkeep in Butler
Hon Chas N Elliott Director Division of State Parks and Hon Wm M Robinson Jr Chief Engineer Beautification toured Butler yesterday and praised the county's highway work under County Commissioners. They commended Patrolman G H Heath for maintaining the right of way, saying the highways surpass any other section of the state they visited.
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Chas. N. Elliott
Wm. M. Robinson, Jr
Buter
G. H. Heath
Prominent Columbus Attorney to Resume Practice Soon
Robert M. Arnold, a well known Columbus attorney for 20 years, has returned from 15 months in Tallahassee to regain health. He has reopened his law office in suite 208 Murrah building, with offices described as splendidly furnished. Arnold represents major local clients including Central of Georgia and Southern railroads and previously served as vice president of the Columbus public schools board of trustees. Friends welcome his return as he resumes active law work in Columbus.
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Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Butler and
Taylor County
Robert M. Arnold
Columbus
Tallahassee
Florida
Murrah Building
Arnold
Central of Georgia
Southern Railroads
Columbus Public Schools
Columbus Firm Low Bidders On Road Job
The Campbell Contracting Company of Columbus bid 106,912.66 and appears the low bidder for paving 6.287 miles of unpaved Route 22 in Taylor County as bids opened in Atlanta on highway projects totaling over 1.75 million dollars. The state highway board also awarded a 12.6 mile paving contract in Talbot County as the only other unpaved gap on the Columbus Macon route, with another bid opening scheduled for July 2 to use the remaining Georgia federal highway funds.
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Campbell Contracting Company
Columbus
Taylor County
State Highway Department
Columbus- Macon
Atlanta
State Highway Board
Georgia
Addresses Delivered by Honor Graduates Reynolds High School
Henry Pose records a senior class address from Reynolds High School for the class of 1937. The speech thanks parents teachers and friends, praises encouragement and assistance, and frames graduation as a joyous turning point in life with heartfelt gratitude.
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Henry Pose
Reynolds High School
Water service restored at local cemetery
Water is now available in the cemetery with a cut-off tied into the line near the outlet. Keys for use are at Porters Drug Store. users must shut off and lock the outlet and return the key to the drug store. Issued by Mayor C. D. Gorman.
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Porters Drug Store
C. D. Gorman
Credit for first cotton bloom in Butler acknowledged
Credit for having exhibited in Butler from his fine crop of cotton the first cotton bloom of the season is due and hereby acknowledged on behalf of Mr. W. H. Joiner, one of the most industrious farmers of this section. Other crops besides his cotton are in a most flourishing condition, Mr. Joiner's neighbors report.
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Butler
W. H. Joiner
Valedictory by James Wright Joiner
The piece reflects on endings as beginnings, urging reflection on four years of high school life, memories, regrets, and the transition to college or a new path. It frames the final moment as both solemn closure and a fresh start, with emphasis on shared experiences and growth.
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James Wright
Joiner Reynolds High School
Wallace Carson Named Manager of Harriman Hotel
Wallace Carson has been chosen as manager of the Harriman Hotel in Harriman Tennessee. He brings many years of hotel experience across southern states and is the son of the late J T Carson and brother of Bob Carson. Warm Butler friends welcomed W K Jenkins and J H Beall of Ashburn during their visit.
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Wallace Carson
Harriman
Tenn
Carson
J. T. Carson
Bob Car
Butler
W. K. Jenkins
J. H. Beall
Ashburn
Mr. Jenkins
W. H. Jenkins
Taylor Superior Court
Mr. Beall
Thomas Beall
Extension Courses Offered To Teachers Of Taylor County
Extension courses via University of Georgia and County School Superintendent benefit Taylor County teachers not in regular summer schools. Prof. R B Sheppard leads sociology and history classes at Butler School, with ten hours credit. If demand exists, a second term offers two additional courses.
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Theniversity of Georgia
R. RB. Sheppard
Butler School
County Board of Education
Taylor County
Georgia
Thomaston Attorney Dies After Tack Injury
Thomas P. Stephens, 52, a Thomaston attorney, died in an Atlanta hospital from blood poisoning after stepping on a tack in Thomaston last November. Survived by wife Mattie Carswell of Adrian, two brothers E L and R J Stephens of Dublin, and three sisters Zimmie Bradshaw Wrightsville, Sallie Lamb Dublin, Eva Barnes Jefferson Fla. Injury led to infection. left leg amputated December 23, then worsening decline for months.
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Thomas P. Stephens
Thomaston
Atlanta ‘Hospital
Mr. Stephens
Mattie Carswell
Adrian
E. L
R. J. Stephens
Dublin
Zimmie Bradshaw
Wrightsville
Sallie Lamb
Eva Barnes
Jefferson, Fla
Stephens
Local Barber Shops Set Uniform Hours in Butler Ga
Barbers in Butler Taylor County Georgia pledge new weekday hours from 6 a.m. to 7 30 p.m. and Saturday 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. All times use Central Standard Time. Signed June 24, 1987 by M R Williamson O C Kh en H B Walker V L Beckwith.
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Butler
Taylor County
M. R. Williamson
C, Khen
H. B, Walker
V. L, Beckwith
Ice cream supper to fund piano at Cross Roads school
Friday night at Cross Roads school building an ice cream supper will be held to raise funds for a piano for the school auditorium. A nearby lumber plant fire caused by sparks from a shaving pit threatened destruction of thousands of feet of lumber, but was quickly extinguished by the city fire department on a prompt three recent calls.
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Cross Roads
L. L. Minor
Fruit truck overturn injures driver in Georgia to Atlanta route
A large fruit and vegetable truck overturned early Sunday in North Butler injuring the driver. The vehicle was en route from South Georgia to Atlanta when the crash occurred, and authorities are investigating the cause.
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North Butler
South Georgia
Atlanta
Montezuma Man Hal Fisher Dies After Short Illness
Hal Fisher 68, native of Newnan, died Tuesday at Montezuma hospital after a brief illness. He leaves wife Janie Chastain Fisher, son Harry Fisher of Montezuma, daughter Mrs Irwin Stolz of Columbia SC, and stepfather to A A Marshall Macon County representative. Former Coweta Fertilizer executive, he organized Fisher Fertilizer Co in 1919, later managed Virginia Carolina Chemical and moved to Montezuma in 1932 to continue in fertilizer business. Funeral held in Montezuma at 10 am and body taken to Newnan cemetery for interment at 4 pm.
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Hal Miller Fisher
Miller
Montezuma Hospital
H. O. Fisher
Luke Miller Fisher
Newnan
Atlanta
Janie Chastain
Montezuma
Harry Fisher
Irwin Stolz
Columbia
S. C
A. A. Marshall
General Assembly
Macon County
Coweta Fertilizer Company
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Go
Fisher Fertilizer Co
Columbus Baptist Association Wins State Training Union Award
The Columbus Baptist Association earned top recognition at a Georgia State Training Union service, sharing the honor with Atlanta in an event marking the 1987 award. Associational President Woodrow Miller accepted the prize from State President Grady A. Lee, with Rev. Gil Gibson of Rose Hill also honored.
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Baptist Training Union
Columbus Baptist Association
Baptist Churches
Taylor County
Solittary
Georgia
Atlanta
Woodrow Miller
Grady A. Lee
Columbus
Te. Gil Gibson
Rose Hill
Trainin Unon
State Training Union
Columbus Association
Chtis Spear
Bennett Hunter
Gordon Hunter
J. C. Rowe
Arithinta Harper
Mary Ellen McDowell
Atyrusta, Haywood
Lucile David
Dorothy Murdock
Louise Weaver
Mary Pearl Wigner
Mat Matheson
Bobby Deaton
Nora Mell Tolbert
Vivian Tolbert
Columbus Associational Organization
Vanlandingham Store Adds Telegram Service
The Vanlandingham store announces it is connected with Western Union and offers telegram service. For night requests call manager T. E. Tante at his residence. staff will provide prompt attention. People desiring this service are invited to contact Mr Tante for access to the new feature.
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Vanlandingham
Western Union
T. E. Tante
Tante
Ladies Missionary Society to Sponsor Film at Dean Theatre
The local Baptist Woman Missionary Society will sponsor the film When You're in Love at the Dean Theatre in Butler on Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Grace Moore and Cary Grant star in this release. Tickets available from Mrs. W. H. Trussell, Mrs. W. H. Riley, Mrs. J. S. Green, and Mrs. W. A. Childs.
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Baptist Woman Missionary Society
Dean Theatre
Butler
Grace Moore
Cary Grant
W. H. Trusssell
WH. H. Riley
J. S. Green
W. A. Childs
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RKO Radio Ptetus
Rutler
Tennessee
Hal M. Fisher
Ladies Missionary Society
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