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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
6
A Monday inspection led by Louise Trussell and Charlton County officials documented devastating tornado damage in a South Georgia stricken area. Homes collapsed or were ripped apart, trees uprooted, and several families escaped with minor injuries while one woman suffered broken bones.
Mrs. F L Penn wife of Monticello News editor and mayor died Saturday in Macon hospital from multiple injuries after a Friday night crash near Monticello. Her husband Mr Penn is reported much better and two Penn siblings remain in recovery. The Penn car collided with one driven by Miss Eula Pye of Jasper county five miles north of Monticello on the Atlanta highway. Mrs Penn leaves husband three children and multiple siblings with roots in Forsyth Dublin and Milledgeville.
About 150 men will be recruited at Fort Benning to raise units to full strength. Most vacancies are in the 29th Infantry and 83rd Field Artillery, with 85 and 35 openings respectively. Other posts include 2nd Battalion 66th Infantry light tanks, Medical Corps, and various Quartermaster units. Interested men should apply in person or write for information.
Talbotton Ga March 5 The Board of County Commissioners voted to abolish the Talbot County convict camp as soon as feasible. The State Penal board condemned the barracks and no new ones will be built. Convicts will be turned over to the state and county roads will be done by free labor. WPA labor expected for much of the work. There are 30 convicts in the camp.
Mrs. Raulerson was pinned under wreckage as a heavy hammer crushed the area. Mr. Raulerson freed her and the baby then sought aid. Rain hampered relief while neighbors called for help from Maniac and victims were taken to doctors in McClenny, Pla.
Washington February 26 Representative Cox of Georgia endorses a compromise bill on governmental reorganization, joining a special committee set to meet next week. The measure omits controversial items of past drafts, aims for efficiency, and Cox predicts no piecemeal legislation. Pace of Georgia to seek a twine procurement amendment favoring American goods and domestic cotton. The post office buys over $300,000 in twine annually.
Cordele Georgia March 7 The body of Marvin P Bussey 50 a former Bibb Manufacturing cotton buyer at Macon was found hanging from a tree in woods eight miles from Cordele A coroner jury ruled Bussey likely killed himself noting a letter to whom it may concern called his life a failure and his past efforts futile.
In Jenkins County Millen Georgia Roy Johnson won the unexpired term after the death of Sheriff D W Johnoon. Johnson defeated Frank Marbach and Clifford Parker with 548 votes to 485 and 148. He filed a murder warrant against Winnie Ernest Johnson, wife of Dan Johnson, who is free on bond. A coroner's jury said Dan Johnson was fatally wounded by a pistol shot accidentally fired by his wife.
The U.S. Public Health Service warns of a shipment of shaving brushes infected with anthrax. Marked Japan 382 and Imperial-Sterilized, the brushes sell cheaply and have been found in Georgia in three locations. If possessed, wrap in clean paper and hand to a health officer.
Americans, Ga March 3 Election officials report 610 votes for legalization and 610 against in Sumter county referndum on liquor. Proponents want another election. others call for a two year wait. Attorney general declined comment. ordinary to decide. Lovelace Eve urges a new vote.
In Savannah Beach, Mayor Jas E McMillan and six council members were ousted by the court. Former Mayor C E Bright and six former council members were restored to office. Judge John Rourke Jr ordered transfer of town records within five days. A special election for mayor and a bipartisan council was planned for May 1.
The Associated Press reports in Columbus on March 8 that the retail sales tax is seen as dead with a state wide vote proposed. The House rejects cutting the state ad valorem tax if a new levy is approved and allocations to counties schools welfare are rewritten to fund Superior Courts. Culpepper says present revenue finances the state making the new tax unnecessary.
Acworth Georgia March 6 two children were injured and buildings leveled or damaged as a violent windstorm ripped through the area early Monday. The heaviest destruction occurred near a lumber mill where a roof blew off and homes were torn from foundations disrupting communications. Farms near Alpharetta south of Acworth suffered leveled barns and damaged houses as flying timbers struck the Westbrook children, causing slight injuries.
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