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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
8
Georgia week notes a 7 year old boy hit by a car in Winder and a log crush injury at a Presont lumber mill. Obituaries recall Dr John M Reade and Judge A I Head. Traffic collisions near Adel and Macon claim lives and injuries. State news covers daylight saving defeat in Thomaston, vehicle registrations peak, and a ministerial dedication in Waycross.
Atlanta on May 9 Marcus Mc Whorter director of the state motor vehicle division announced the new tax on buses and trucks has yielded 162,249 dollars to date through registration of 10,441 vehicles. May 15 is the last day for registration without added penalty of 20 percent.
Waycross Ga May 8 Henrietta Henderson testified before a coroner's jury Nick Summerlin was killed by Betty Smith an employee at the roadhouse after he called her fat woman The woman was arrested following the shooting and the case proceeds.
Marshallville Ga May 9 Henry A Lee a Marshallville businessman has been named county commissioner from the Marshallville district to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Capt S C Rumph who has accepted a permanent position with the Federal Land Bank James P Lester Marshallville grower and former worshipful master of the Hunter Masonic Lodge at Marshallville named to serve on the county welfare board
Americus, Ga, May 8 Arrested on a fugitive warrant sworn to by W H Espy and J F Scarborough, Americus man, was taken to Daugherty county jail at Albany Friday after a hearing before H B Williams US commissioner. Williams set bond at 10000 for Scarborough's court appearance. The affidavit alleges Scarborough alias J A Hill alias J W Adamson transported from Philadelphia to Miami eight $1000 bills obtained by fraud from H F E Davison of Philadelphia. Scarborough, a native of Americus, had been living there with his wife.
Two men on a farm near Vienna Georgia died in separate accidental gun incidents. Guy Moon a 28 year old overseer died from a firearm discharge while climbing a fence on a Dooly County property owned by Mrs. Lizzie McKenzie of Montezuma. In the same period a four year old boy fatally shot his infant sister. coroners ruled this death accidental.
Talbotton Georgia May 7 a two year old boy died from a scalding burn when a tail pipe on a saw mill boiler failed as a mother and her younger child were visiting to bring the father his dinner. The mother Mrs David Frank Day suffered burns and was hospitalized in Columbus. The father Grover B Day and the boy's mother and brother were treated at Talbotton. Two daughters were uninjured. The mill is owned by Buck Carlisle about five miles from Talbotton.
Kathleen Arteaga of Camaguey Cuba files federal suit in Macon claiming guards at a mental institution left her son Armand Arteaga 31 alone for 20 minutes before he hanged himself in a ward. He had been admitted March 7 as a manic depressive and was kept in the facility's death by own action ward.
In Atlanta on May 8 a motorcycle accident killed Willard B. Medlin Jr., 21, and Agnes Hunter, 21. Medlin, from Miami, and Hunter, from Atlanta and formerly Griffin, were thrown 50 feet into a field after the bike struck a curb. Police reported 60 mph on the speedometer. A second couple on a following motorcycle stopped to help and carried the victims to a hospital where they died shortly after arrival.
Macon Georgia May 10 Plans for the Wesleyan College commencement program May 27 81 have been announced by Dr Dice R Anderson president Dr Jnc C Broomfield Fairmont West Virginia president of the General Conference of the Methodist Protestant church will deliver the baccalaureate sermon Sunday May 30 and Dr D Martin Key Jackson Mississippi president of Millsaps College will be the principal speaker at the graduation exercises Monday May 31. Preceding the program new member of the organization will be received.
Camden May 8 The Savannah 10,000 ton U S Navy cruiser was launched at New York Shipbuilding yard into the Delaware river. More than 3,000 people attended including naval officials and members of Congress as Miss Jane Mayo Bowden of Savannah broke a 64 year old bottle of champagne against the boat.
No 1 From Page No 1 From Page championship junior section receiv ing silver cups for same Sarah Mel Cowart of Beauregard Lee county was victor in the East Alabama division senior section and J Ralston Cargill won the Columbus senior contest both being awarded silver trophies Pelham Ferrell of Seale Russell county was winner of the East Alabama championship junior section and Charles Peacock of Cuthbert Randolph county was victor in the West Georgia division junior section Both were presented silver cups Fifteen counties participated in the highly interesting contest which began at 7 45 o clock and ended at 11 15 three hours and a half later A large crowd keenly enjoyed the big event Fifty odd spellers participated many of whom had fought their way through one or more contests to the championship of their respective counties It was only with real difficulty that the six officials of the finals who gave out the words succeeded in spelling the lines down to determine the champion of the various divisions as well as of the valley The officials who gave out the words soon found they had on their hands a highly difficult task in trying to find terms in the spelling book and dictionary that the contestants both juniors and seniors could not spell.
Americas Ga May 8 F B Patterson may claim the world’s longest sitter on ice after enduring a 400 pound block for three hours and forty five minutes. He won a case of beer offered as a prize and outlasted his closest competitor by two minutes.
Americas May 7 Sumter county paid 4000 to Georgia to clear unpaid gasoline tax debt totaling 28000. The dispute arose when Georgia counties refused to pay taxes on gasoline used by county agencies. A recent supreme court opinion upheld the state’s right to collect the tax.
Atlanta police questioned 16 year old Warren Everett after he shot and killed his father A W Everett during breakfast. He said the father attacked his mother with a knife, prompting him to seize a revolver and fire twice, killing the veteran meat inspector. Emilise and Richard were at home upstairs.
Macon May 8 Rufus S Cheatham Sr veteran printer died Saturday at a Macon hospital He was 70 and had lived in Macon for about 60 years He joined the International Typographical Union 49 years ago a year after the Macon union organized He retired as a linotype operator and had received a pension from the ITU R L McKenney who started the Evening News brought a new linotype machine and assigned Cheatham to learn to operate it
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