Butler to Host July Fourth Gala Day With Parades and Speeches
Butler residents plan a big patriotic celebration for the upcoming Fourth of July. The event includes parades, speeches by notable Georgians, and a barbecue with contributions from citizens across Taylor County. A mass meeting at the court house formed committees to organize decorations, baskets, food, and music, with Major O Meltor among invited speakers and the Industrial Home Band of Macon set to perform.
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Butler
Taylor County
Eorgia
Macon
Major O ' Meltor
Georgia
France
Court House Square
Court House
J F Posey
County Receives Government Road Equipment Allocation
County commissioners with Judge T E Patterson secure for the county from the federal government road machinery long sought. Georgia’s allotment distributes tractors and trucks to meet road building needs, costing only loading and transport charges. The county, including Taylor, gains a 3 ton truck and a caterpillar tractor valued at 3000 dollars each, totaling 6000 dollars, to be shipped soon.
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T E Patterson
Highway Commission of Georgia
United States
Georgia
Taylor
No Tagee No Jutnee Says The Sheriff
Sheriff Beeland has begun detaining every automobile found without a license tag from the State. He warned repeat offenders to obtain a tag, and is holding several cars and trucks until license plates are affixed. Citizens are urged to secure tags at once and avoid public use of untagged vehicles.
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Sheriff Beeland
Beeland
Local Names Listed in Charity Fund Drive
A roster of individuals including J L Austin C O White A T Cox Fred Harvey J W Cooper Edgar Stewart W D Sanders W Mill W G Hill A Shirah H H Harmon B M C Taunton F R Purvis J T Hart L T Peed M Foy J J McCants Sr J T Childs J H Childers W L Caldwell H W Cox H L Wilbar J A Scott W M Gee W A Williams C A Windham G R Windham A P Pilkinton S A Montgomery Ge J Huey J I Jinks E W Jinks appears in the donor or participant list for the community fundraiser.
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J L Austin
C O White
A T
Cox Fred Harvey
W Cooper
Edgar Stewart
D Sanders
W Mill
G Hill
A Shirah
H H Harmon
M C Taunton
F R Purvis
J T Hart
L T Peed
M Foy
J McCants, Sr
J T Childs
J H Childers
W L Caldwell
H W Cox
H L Wilbar
J A Scott
W M Gee
W A Williams
C A Windham
G R Windham
A P Pilkinton
S A Montgomery
Ge J Huey
J I Jinks
E W Jinks
Marketing of Georgia Belles Opens Week of Peach Shipment
The Georgia Belles market began last Monday with larger early shipments and rising daily totals. Elberta peaches remain favored for canning and shipping, though not ready for three weeks. Central of Georgia Rail reports 1700 cars moved to date, 300 fewer than last year, with rain delaying picking. Many workers, including youths and women, are paid high wages for crop gathering while influenza reappears in the county with four cases among the colored population.
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Georgia Belles
Georgia
Camp lands near Columbus sell for 439000 to government
Major J Paul Jones confirms the Bussey property sale to the government for 439000. The transfer covers 1780 acres of reservation set to become part of a vast military camp with deeds filed in Muscogee county.
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Jones
Bussey
Columbus
J. Paul Jones
Muscogee County
Superior Court
Leila K Smith
Amanda Benning
Estelle Copeny
F V Schley
Frank Kilpatrick
Fourth of July Picnic at Parks Pond Announcement
The annual Fourth of July picnic at Parks pond near Howard will occur again this year with expected larger turnout. The Herald extends a cordial invitation to all county citizens to attend and enjoy the day with friends. Mr Lawson Wilson, a popular Butler youth, greets visitors at the drug store.
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Parks’ Pond
Howard
Lawson Wilson
Butler
Butler Water Works System Expansion Plans Approved
At a stock holders meeting last Wednesday, Butler Water Works adopted plans to enlarge the system. A 40,000 gallon steel tank and tower, cement reservoir, a large new pump, and a bigger gasoline engine will be installed at an estimated cost around 5,000 dollars. Construction bids will be sought and work will begin after bids are accepted. The company views the town’s growth as necessitating the upgrade.
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Butler Water Works Company
Water Works Co
Butler
Water Company
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F C Jarrell
J A Heath
R M Suggs
A T Jarrell
F S Holmes
H E Neisler
T J Spillers
E Neisler
E C Perkins, Jr
M T Gaultney
John Lock
O Cox
W W Douglas
E C Garrett
J T Garrett
Equipment
Starlight Respess
Elder
John R. Respess
Butler Water
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