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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1936
Page
8
Georgia notes report 1935 deaths from accidents. indictments. and local developments. A mill accident at Shiloh kills Roy Mann while a wire injury claims Walter McCullough. banks sell Millen assets May 15. West Georgia dorm bids open June 1. Fort Valley mill adds storage. Local leaders plan commemorations as Georgia crops forecast strong.
Savannah Ga May 2 Plans were completed for the official opening of Savannah Beach on May 20 A statewide beauty contest will be included on the program and a record turnout of visitors is expected.
Atlanta on May 3 reports from Cocke show Guineaville tornado damage at 10 million dollars with 210 deaths and 1,000 injuries, amid a national emergency council note. Cordele damage tallied at 341,400 dollars with 22 killed and 200 injured, based on federal and associated agencies involved in reconstruction efforts.
Baxley Georgia announces the opening of its new post office on May 22 with postmaster A L Cox stating that Smith W Purdom fourth assistant postmaster general from Washington Senator R B Russell and Congressman Braswell Dean of the Eighth district will attend. Addresses will be delivered from the rear platform of the building. The post office building cost about 60000 and was erected by J M Saymond Construction Company of Jacksonville Florida.
Former Georgia governor and Commerce resident Dr L G Hardman was honored at Athens in a University of Georgia College of Agriculture service. He spoke briefly at a luncheon, received a Saddle and Sirloin Club gift, and was lauded for long service on the college board of trustees as he celebrated his 80th birthday.
Augusta Ga May 4 Jams C Harrison publisher of Augusta and Athens newspapers died at his residence after a severe illness two weeks. Harrison became publisher in 1910 after Bowdre Kinzy’s death and spent 40 years of his 60 in the newspaper field. Born 1876 in Columbia County, he started as a printer and rose to management roles, working with the Columbia Sentinel and later the Chronicle and Herald.
Belgians Rock and Tom, owned by Statler Farms Co. of Piqua Ohio, are hailed as the strongest team of horses in the world and have never been defeated in pulling meets nationwide. Their 3600 lb tractive pull is highlighted in a natural nitrate advertisement, linking their vitality to the fertilizer’s claimed benefits for crop growth.
Georgia Southwestern College in Americas Georgia held its first annual May Day celebration with a morning dance by eight college girls led by Edith Gurr and Elizabeth Mathis crowned queen of the day. The queen and court, including Lucy Claire Johnson and Marguerite Webb, processed before a campus audience as the Glee Club performed. A pantomime drama, Pyramaus and This, closed the ceremony, followed by boys and girls events with freshmen and sophomores winning respective cups.
J K Orr, 79, founder of the Atlanta shoe factory bearing his name and formerly a Columbus resident, announces retirement as director. The Atlanta Constitution notes he founded the company in Atlanta 52 years ago, tracing its origins to Joseph Kyle who started the Columbus retail and wholesale firm in 1836.
Athens May 2 Kyle J Alfriend editor of The Georgia Education Journal will discuss the value of school journalism as an extra curricular activity at the ninth annual Georgia Scholastic Press Association meeting to be held at the Henry W Grady School of Journalism University of Georgia Friday Other speakers include Ernest Rogers of The Atlanta Journal Dr S V Sanford chancellor of the University System and former Grad school head and Dr Harmon W Caldwell university president and former Harvard Law Review editor Silver loving cups will be awarded outstanding school papers at the convention Certificates will be given to prize winners
Gulf Oil offers a new Georgia road map at about 40 000 Gulf stations nationwide. The chart details state highways and byways, key cities, scenic attractions, and tourist points. It promotes safe driving with a Dos and Donts guide and notes Gulf’s early history of free road maps in Western Pennsylvania.
Miss Annie Ruth Infinger presides as senior class president with Elizabeth Buff as vice president Hilda Strickland secretary and Julia Mae Tyre treasurer among a list of senior members from cities including Jacksonville Edison Blakely Fitzgerald Bainbridge and Camilla. The passage names numerous students by first and last names and places.
A WPA funded project has completed a modern school facility for Crawford county, replacing an older burned building and supporting local education. The community plans a large celebration with a dedication program, personal entertainment, and a big barbecue dinner, hoping to highlight educational advancement and local pride.
Americus Georgia May 5 Americus Baptists of the First Baptist congregation have extended a call to Dr. Lucian Polhill to become pastor. He currently serves as pastor in Vinton Virginia and is a Souther Baptist Theological Seminary graduate. He would succeed Rev O M Seigler who recently resigned.
Bartow Florida May 4 Alfred D Weaver 35 died from a rattlesnake bite he handled at a revival meeting He told he would lay down his life for his Lord A coroner jury blamed the death on his own carelessness Witnesses including a shouter and a home caregiver testified about handling the snake The preacher George W Hensley described how Weaver grabbed the reptile from a wire box and returned it to a cage The inquest noted the group refused medical aid and the camp meeting atmosphere fueled the incident
Atlanta May 4 Superior Judge G I Howard blasted liquor and gambling in his charge to a new grand jury. He warned the law remains on the books and noted liquor’s role in cases sent to the electric chair. He joked about not charging on gambling while referencing the lottery bug and urged inquiry into all governmental bodies. May or James L Key and Chief T Sturdivant were criticized by the latest jury.
Gainesville Ga May 4 citizens marked the loss of 21 lives from a tornado with a double funeral for an unknown boy and girl. The service at First Methodist church featured a choir, sermons by regional pastors, and graveside rites at Vista cemetery where plots were donated by the city. Sixteen high school students served as active pallbearers with officials and Red Cross nurses as honorary pallbearers.
Atlanta April 30 all consideration of Georgia's delegates to the national Democratic convention will be postponed until after June 8 the date of the Presidential primary Marion Allen manager of the Roosevelt campaign in Georgia said in conferences with the President party leaders and Georgia delegation in Congress made the unanimous decision Allen said
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