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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1941
Page
8
A wide range of Georgia items cover upcoming events and local incidents. The chick and egg show in Aiany is set for March 20 while the MacDowell festival unfolds March 11 to 15 in Atlanta. Fire destroys two Wrightsville landmarks, and lightning damages Boys High School in Rome.
Americus March 8 Dr. J. M. Kellum well known Americus physician and surgeon leaves today for Thomaston where he has accepted a contract as physician for the Silvertown Mills. He will also practice privately in Thomaston and Silvertown.
Two persons die after a Central of Georgia passenger train collides with a farm truck at a city crossing in Tennille Georgia. Mrs Ollie Meeks is killed instantly and O C Boone dies later at Sandersville hospital officials report.
A bill introduced in the House by Mann of Whitfield and Smith of Carroll proposes a 20 percent tax on bottled soft drinks and a tax of ice a gallon on syrup used in manufacturing soft drinks. Another measure by Rep. Jack Williams of Ware would create a state park authority to ensure completion of Stone Mountain Memorial.
Cecil Niles May a 17 year old Berlin youth died after being caught in machinery at a grist mill in Moultrie while inspecting the equipment. He was taken to a local hospital but died shortly after arrival. His family is among the best known in the eastern part of the county.
Mrs Ethel Myrle Windham age 24 died Wednesday morning at her home in Manchester Georgia after six weeks residence there. She is survived by her husband Boss Windham two daughters Edith and Millie three sons Allen Felton and Robert three brothers William Roy and Walter Davis one sister Mrs Bell Hinton Funeral services were held at Mt Olive church Taylor County with Rev C H Moore officiating
Talbotton reports the new $17 000 jail will be completed and turned over to the county on April 1. Construction superintendent A Eagleton said interior furnishing contracts were awarded to Manly Jail Works. The reinforced concrete jail replaces a condemned structure and is financed by a bond issue.
Savannah notice reports Joseph V Doyle formerly of the Savannah Evening Press is appointed editor of Park East in New York City. The issue features his byline on men’s clothes and a sketch of Ward McAllister, published under the pseudonym Jacques de Joux.
Georgia Southwestern College in Americus advances drama and pageant fun as the drama club stages Everybody's Getting Married in the Carnegie Library auditorium with Grace Hogg directing. Camera club judges 40 to 60 candidates to pick the campus's most photogenic boy and girl for The Gate yearbook.
Howard R. Dunwody 39 assistant manager of Cherokee Brick Co. died after a machine started while he repaired it at the Waterville road plant in Macon. Witnesses reported the accident and authorities said no formal investigation was needed. Dunwody was a Macon native and Georgia Tech alumnus. Funeral held at St Pauls Episcopal Church. Also, L. R. Langley, former Cobb county agricultural agent, was sentenced to six months in prison for false claims to the U S Department of Agriculture.
A farmer warns about protecting woodland from fire as a threat to future timber revenue. He notes young forests grow fast and stressing the risk of careless burning, urging strict controls to safeguard timberland value and future yields.
Macon March 3 two anonymous citizens mediated a settlement to the Macon Dublin and Savannah Railroad strike. A conference with 65 striking trainmen’ representatives led to a 25 to 50 cent daily pay raise compromise. All crews returned to work and services operated Monday.
Charles Coates, under a death sentence for killing Georgi Highway Patrolman Fred Black, faces execution March 6 after a Ringgold conviction last month. Coates claimed a fellow fugitive fired the fatal shots as his bride and he denied the crime. He was captured in Tennessee December 26 following a five day manhunt from north Georgia.
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