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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1931
Page
8
The new Methodist church at Trenton will be dedicated May 24. The area has seen a string of civic events and religious activities reflected in multiple church dedications and community projects across Georgia this spring.
Americus Ga May 7 The Sumter county Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution urging teachers and pupils at approaching commencement to wear clothing made entirely of cotton to show support for the souths greatest staple and invite other school boards to adopt similar measures to boost cotton usage and market.
Thomaston Ga May 9 Brig Gen J C Hardy of Barnesville commander of the West Ga division of Confederate veterans has announced his staff for the annual Confederate reunion in Montgomery Ala in June The staff lists Col J A McMichael Jackson Lieut Col A G Harris McDonough Capt M L Patrick Marshallville Colonels B Reeves Thomaston J T Carson Jackson Matrons of honor Mrs Oscar McKenzie Montezuma Mrs Mark Smith Thomaston Chaperons Mrs O H Sullivan Barnesville Mrs L C Bittick Forsyth Sponsors Mrs J A Pennington Forsyth Mrs Pearl Cotter Barnesville Mrs N B Ellington Thomaston Mrs W A Florence Jacksonville Mrs Gordon Holmes Gulloden Mrs Mabel Cole Griffin Mrs H B Hill Forsyth Miss Mary Bethel Thomaston
Chicago May 9. The bodies of two youths, both apparently killed when the freight train on top of which they rode passed through a tunnel, were found on two cars in the Illinois Central yards at Banteau. In the pocket of one man was a card bearing the name Ehner Brown, Bowdon, Ga.
Albany Georgia May 11 Georgia Forestry Association president T G Woolford outlines the group s role in pushing forestry progress through a state forestry service, tax parity for timber, and school forestry courses The convention in Albany May 20 21 at the Gordon Hotel promises a strong program to expand membership and support for forestry efforts nationwide.
Rev. J L Jackson 68 a noted Southern Baptist pastor of Kirkwood Baptist Atlanta died in a car crash 13 miles north of Gainesville while returning from Murphy North Carolina with five others injured in the wreck. The party included Mr and Mrs J A Steele their son Richard 21 Miss Georgia May Stovall 21 and J A Hall 74. The car left the highway and struck an embankment. Injured were treated in Gainesville Hospital. Jackson served on Georgia Baptist convention executive committee and home Mission board. educated at Howard College and Southern Baptist Seminary.
Montezuma Ga May 9 a flood in a livery stable sent a mule up to a second story while a hog climbed a buggy runway as water rose the animals became local heroes and rumor spread that freight cars carrying bacon fell into Hog Crawl creek attracting crowds seeking meat for corn pone season.
At Lakemont Georgia on May 10 three Atlanta residents drowned when a small boat capsized during a weekend outing. J P Wall a Fulton County commissioner candidate, S Griffin and Edna Griffin were among the dead or missing with Wall and Mrs Griffin recovered. four others survived. Eyewitnesses blamed overload as the boat sank quickly, throwing all into the water. Wall chaired the City Democratic executive committee. Griffin worked for National Biscuit.
Gov. L. G. Hardman urged 100 acre land grants for residents to boost population and activity. He touted reforestation as a cash source, saying waste land could earn money without harming farms. Bleckley won best parade float. Eastman and Dodge took second. Jones and Sumter placed elsewhere. About 40,000 attended. The festival crowned King R. M. Gamble and Queen Miss Mannette Ruff.
Moultrie Ga May 9 The water melon crop in Colquitt Thomas Brooks and Lowndes counties chief producing area in the Georgia belt is well advanced The first cars will go forward about June 20 A belt survey shows acreage in melons this year at least 20 percent smaller than last season Florida reports indicate shipments will be considerably smaller than in 1930
In Summerville Georgia on Thursday night Edmond Peppers 20 and his younger brother Harrold were killed. Their 18-year-old brother Bill was seriously wounded when Robert Bryant 20, a former reform school inmate, shot him as he tried to flee after witnessing the killings. Bryant reportedly grew angry after a dispute earlier in the week and is said to have carried a pistol. Bryant’s reformatory sentence stemmed from a burglary conviction. The Peppers brothers had strong community reputations.
Waycross georgia May 9 The surviving letters SOS written on cigarette paper and a match head were the only message left by Calvin W Fullwood 80 alleged slayer who killed himself in the Ware County jail by slashing his throat with a safety razor blade He was held in connection with the Christmas Eve brutal slaying of Henry Barber near Waycross and indicted by the Ware County grand jury Now in session Fullwoods death clears a heavy murder docket for next weeks Ware County Superior Court session in one of the counties most spectacular cases
Richmond Virginia May 9 Mrs Martha P Vandergrift of Severnby Gloucester County Va who just marked her 99th birthday recalls four wars her family endured. She saw her father and brother march to war with Mexico. She watched her brothers leave for the Civil War. She bid farewell to her son in law when he went to the Spanish American War and sent her son to the World War.
LaGrange Georgia May 11 Two thousand Legionnaires marching at dusk in a parade over a four mile route will be aided by red white and blue flares and music from several bands and drum and bugle corps The parade is a key feature of the State American Legion convention July 2 4 It will assemble at 7 pm on North Greenwood street proceed to Broad street La Grange College and return via Vernon street Memorial exercises at the courthouse will feature Quimby Melton editor of the Griffin News The La Grange post drum and bugle corps will be joined by units from Atlanta Athens and other cities with at least three bands and fifteen hundred fuses ordered to light the route
Atlanta April 24 Georgia state librarian Ella Mae Thornton announced a project to record biographical details of Georgians who attended the old Litchfield Law School in Connecticut. The effort aims to recover data on early students including Alexander M. Allen and Nathaniel Bond among others, to complete the national legal history with Georgia’s contribution. Citizens with information are urged to contact The Capitol Atlanta.
A readable OCR fragment lists many individuals with years ranging from 1798 to 1830 alongside surnames and initials, including Patrick Ta Houstoun and John Hwa Tee Johnstone. The text appears as a roster-like collection of names and birth or event years without clear context.
A May 5 1931 notice from the County Board of Education announces trustee elections on June 6 for four vacancies across districts Butler Reynal Crowells Turners Central Wesle Mauk and Rupert. Ballots and consolidation sheets must be sealed and returned to the County School Superintendent.
Bob Towns has applied to cite all heirs and next of kin of Sarah Towns late of Taylor County deceased to appear and show cause why letters of administration should not be granted to the petitioner. Witness my hand this 24th day of April, 1931. L. T. Pred, Clerk.
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