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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1924
Page
7
Pastor O L Kelley urges that all things work for good for those who love God. He argues life’s valleys show the highway of faith and that success comes from right relations with Him. He illustrates with seeds and people, stressing divine control and providential purpose for believers.
large social events mark the year with banquets for sophomores and seniors. The student government will have Miss Elizabeth Enecks as president next year, with Miriam Riley and Eunice Glenn as senior representatives. YWCA installs new officers led by Miriam Riley and Dorothy James. WCTU and social committees name others. holidays and hospital stays noted among campus life.
Atlanta May 3 Jesse Mercer plans a gubernatorial bid with no funds committee or headquarters promising a direct speaking campaign. Friends say entry is near and Mercer known across Baptist and Methodist communities and among prohibitionists and women.
A satirical piece mocks human frailty from birth to death. It riffs on money woes taxes luck and misfortune with comic episodes including debts a bank draft a damaged life and a farcical ending about marriage and loss.
Pure American White Leghorn hatching eggs offered at 1.00 delivered or pickup. Carrier returns accepted. Contact R. C. Peterman Butler Georgia for details. Date appears as 5-20-24.
Atlanta April 28 Representative A J Woodruff of DeKalb County announced his candidacy for Georgia Public Service Commissioner and began a state wide campaign. He will canvass county to county in South Georgia after touring the northeastern part of the state. His platform is A Business Man for a Business Man Job. He has served in the Georgia legislature from DeKalb County and has been active on major committees.
Mississippi's new law requiring drivers to stop at grade crossings took effect May 1. The rule mandates stopping 10 to 50 feet from the track and looking for trains. violations are a misdemeanor. Railroads must place large "MISSISSIPPI LAW STOP" signs on the right side forty to fifty feet from crossings.
The Atlanta Journal reports it now carries full twenty four hour Associated Press and United Press wire services. Subscriptions are listed with rates for daily and Sunday editions, including annual and half year options. The notice promotes rapid delivery of news to subscribers in Atlanta Georgia.
Peach growers in Middle Georgia face heavy curculio infestations with worms found in many drops. Officials urge immediate collection and burial of fallen fruit 18 to 24 inches deep, lime layered, with three harvest cleanups 5 to 6 days apart to cut second brood worms by about 90 percent.
The South Georgia Sunday School Conference will be held in Cordele on July 10 and 11 under the South Georgia Conference Sunday School Board. Delegates include one from each department when organized and all presidents elders pastors and superintendents, with a 50 cent registration to cover expenses. Renowned speakers are sought and Cordele awaits a large gathering of Sunday school workers.
Cabbage plants in Nice Jersey and Flat Dutch varieties offered at 2.00 per thousand and 25e per hundred by J H Hildreth of Howard Georgia. Local talent to perform a blackface minstrel in the school auditorium Thursday evening May Sth at 8 00 admission 25c for adults 16c for children under 12.
Atlanta judge G H Howard, in the criminal division of Fulton Superior Court, announced plans to run for a full term after a gubernatorial appointment. He has tried numerous cases with only two appealed, and is noted for managing campaigns of Governors Hardwick and Walker. He joined Howard Weitner Cheatham law group four years ago.
Petitioners A E Whittle B T Slade and A J Jones seek dissolution of Whittle Slade Lumber Co a Georgia corporation formed April 5 1923 in Crawford County. All stockholders attended the special meeting to surrender the charter and dissolve. No debts exist and stockholders are protected. A public notice and court order set a hearing for May 31 1924 in Columbus GA.
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