Destructive Fire Hits Danville Georgia Businesses
Fire originating in a grist mill owned by O N Maxwell in Danville Georgia on Friday night burned for over two hours, destroying four buildings on Railroad Street including Maxwell Brothers offices and a Danville Telephone Company space, two large Tidwell and Maxwell mercantile stores, and a post office building. Volunteers saved much property as flames were checked by dynamiting a barber shop structure. The blaze threatened the west side of the town. aid from Dublin and Macon was sought but not received.
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Danville
O. N. Maxwell
Railroad Street
Maxwell Brothers
Danville Telephone Company
C. W. Tidwell
W. F. Linder
Maxwell
Aleze
United States Post Office
B. Grimsley
Dublin
Macon
Bread in the Staff of Life Quote Noted in Chicago American
A brief Chicago American item cites Dean Swift in his Tale of a Tub with the saying Bread in the Staff of Life. The snippet reflects a literary attribution noted in the paper’s page content.
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Dean Swift
Chicago
Grand Theatre Reynolds Georgia Weekly Program
The Grand Theatre in Reynolds Georgia presents a weekly lineup. Friday March 27 features The Net a Fox Special with Barbara Castleton and Pathe Comedy Love's Sweet Piffle. Saturday March 28 showcases Gallooping Hoofs with Alene Ray plus a chapter film with first chapter and admission 10c 25c 35c
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Fox
Barbara Castleton
Alene Ray
Holder Obtains Writ of Mandamus In Bibb Court
Macon Ga March 21 John N Holder through attorneys obtained a writ of mandamus in Bibb county superior court requiring W T Anderson and Stanley Bennett members of the Georgia highway commission to show cause why Holder should not be recognized as chairman. Judge M D Jones set April 3 for the hearing. The petition filed by Sam L Olive asserts Holder never resigned and asks for a writ of mandamus absolute. It charges the governor's executive order revoking Holder's commission as null and void. The suit says Holder was appointed January 1 1922 to January 1 1928 and that on March 14 the defendants met without notice and transacted board business.
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Macon
John N. Holder
Bibb County
W. T. Anderson
Stanley
Bennett
Georgia Highway Commission
Holder
M. D. Jones
Sam L. Olive
Richond County
State Highway Department of Georgia
State Highway Board
State Highway Department
Gerard
Atlanta
Highway Board
Anderson
Buena Vista Evangelistic Club Comes to Howard
The Buena Vista Evangelistic Club will conduct morning and evening services at Howard Methodist Church next Sunday. An interdenominational group, it has aided religious life in many communities and invites everyone to attend. The club is expected to visit Butler soon for two services at a local church.
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Howard
Buena Vista Evangelistic Club
Methodist Church
Evangelistic Club
Butler
Noted eye specialist flimflams Georgian with colored water
Mansfield Georgia March 14 two men solicited eye repair for Mrs Starr claiming a New York specialist vacationing in Georgia would assist They persuaded Mr Starr to let the outside specialist perform a painless operation using colored water The con men left with cash and Mr Starr urges wider exposure to warn others in Newton County
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Mansfield
Sir. Starr
Starr
Newton County
Baptist Sunday School Convention in Columbus Assn.
The regular fifth Sunday rally of the Columbus Baptist Association Sunday Schools will be hosted by Junction City Church on March 29 1925. Miss Edwina Wood will present a program with L C Shepard F W Winthoft Rev W M Burns and J A Smith among participants. Discussions will be non sectarian and open to Sunday School workers of other denominations. All association Sunday Schools are urged to send representatives.
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Columbus Baptist Association
Junction City
Edwina Wood
Columbus Association
Miss Wood
L. C. Shepard
Columbus
F. W. Winthoft
Fort Valley
W. M. Burns
Mercer University
J. A. Smith
Cotton Seed For Sale Covington Toole seed
Re cleaned Covington Toole cotton seed advertised for sale. Inquiries requested to W. T. Whatley at Reynolds Georgia.
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Covington Toole
W. T. Whatley
Reynolds, Ga
Court Upholds Death Sentence for Bloodworth and Jones
Georgia Supreme Court, in three and a half days, sustains fourth and fifth death sentences for Gervis Bloodworth and Willie Jones over the slaying of Howard F Underwood. A new term of court will set a fresh execution date as juror connections and earlier injunctions feature in the ongoing case.
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Gervis Bloodworth
Willie Jones
Supreme Court
Howard F. Underwood
Frank McLaughlin
McLaughlin
W. E. H. Bearcy
Griffin
Messrs
Homer Beeland
C. W. Foy
Taylor Superior Court
Georgia
Columbus
Bloodworth
Jones
H. F. Underwood
Butler
Civil service examination at Junction City
Applicants for postmaster at Junction City must file applications promptly to reach Washington by April 15. Blank forms available at Junction City Post Office. Examination date and place will be announced later by J. J. Green Jr., Postmaster.
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Junction City
Washington
J. J, Green, Jr
Revival Services at Butler Methodist Church Begin
Revival services started Sunday at Butler Methodist Church and will continue at least a week. Rev. G M Spivey, conference evangelist, preaches a plain gospel in a forceful style, with a growing audience. Music by a youthful choir and Miss Katinel Adams on piano enhances worship. Services run 11 to 12 in the morning and 7:30 evenings, with a 30 minute prayer service each morning from 6:30 to 7. All are invited to attend and support the revival in Butler and surrounding area.
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G. M. Spivey
Butler
Katinel Adams
Butler's Oldest Citizen Passes Away In Butler
Mrs Addie Jones died Monday morning at about 8 oclock at the home of her niece Mrs George Booth in Butler after a year of declining health She would have been 94 in November Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 oclock at the city cemetery conducted by Reverends J D McCord and J T Adams A large gathering paid tribute to a long lived resident of the area She was a Free Will Baptist member whose husband James M Jones died about 40 years ago She was a sister of C A Pope a former Taylor County sheriff and of Mrs Charlie Mulker a leading local figure
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Addie Jones
George Booth
Butler
J. D. McCord
J. T. Adams
Jones
Redeemed Saints
Free Will Baptist Church
James M. Jones
C. A. J. Pope
Taylor County
Charlie Mulker
Ginners Report Shows Cotton Bales Ginned in Taylor County
The 1924 crop yields 8,782 bales to be ginned in Taylor County, up from 6,294 bales for 1923, reflecting a larger harvest and processing activity in the period.
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Taylor County
Prominent Macon Man Killed by Fast Train at Vineville
Thomas A. Bardwell a leading Macon hardware firm president was killed when his automobile was struck by the Southland fast Central of Georgia train at Vineville station. An inquest found the death due to the accident, with no fault by the railway. Funeral services were held in Macon and he was buried in Talbotton. He leaves a daughter Mrs. A M Peeler and three brothers.
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Macon
Thomas A. Bardwell
Southland
Central of Georgia
Vineville
H. A. Shouse
Bardwell
Vineville Station
Talbotton
R.N. Bardwell
Alanta
Rev . B. Bardwell
Havana
Cuba
Candler University
Jack Bardwell
Whittle and Slade Move Planing Mill to Eufaula
The Whittle and Slade Lumber Company will close its planing mill in Butler this week and relocate its large plant to Eufaula Alabama. They cite sale of local timber to Butler Payne Lumber Co and access to fine timber near Eufaula as reasons. The move is seen as a significant loss to Butler with many families leaving, though residents hope they may return perman ently in the future.
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Whittle & Slade Lumber Company
Eufaula
Ala
Butler
Butler-Payne Lumber Co
Mrs R W Trussell of Talbotton Dies After Illness
Mrs R W Trussell of Talbotton died Tuesday after a short influenza illness. Her mother died a week earlier at home. Survived by sisters Mrs Maund of Birmingham and Mrs R B Searcy of Huntsville, brother R D Pye of Butler, husband Rt W Trussell a Tarbotten merchant, and two adopted children Clifford and Billie Trussell.
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Talbotton
R.W. Trussell
Trussell
Fannie Emma Pye
Maund
Birmingham
Ala
R. B. Searcy
Huntsville
R D. Pye
Butler
Rt. W. Trussell
Tarhotten
Clifford
Billie Trussell
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Mr. Linder
Grand Theatre
the Net
Rudoph Valentino
Leighton Shepard III
Co. L. Shepard
Shepard
Taylor
Baptist Sunday School Convention
Ass’n
Butler Methodist Church
Ginners Report
T. A. Bardwell
Whittle & Slade CO
R. W. Trussell
Coolik
David Coolik
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