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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1936
Page
8
Georgia reports multiple fatal stabbings in Atlanta and Rome lawyer located in Rossville. Emanuel county family illness from poison mix, farm crops loom large with Colquitt oats. Convocations, church changes, school appointments, and civic projects thread a busy public calendar across cities like Valdosta Americus and Macon.
Ludowici Ga May 5 Mrs Helen Williams Coxon the only woman member of the Georgia general assembly expects to seek re election to the house She has served two terms from this county When she first offered she won over three men The next time she was unopposed
Waycross Georgia May 11 two Black men drowned in the Satilla River at Bailey's Landing Sunday afternoon. Bodies recovered this afternoon identify Lucius Anderson 36 and Will Mitchell 50. Anderson went under while attempting to rescue a woman. Mitchell died while searching for Anderson.
Waycross Georgia May 11 two drownings occurred during mercy attempts as rescuers searched the Satilla River for a man and a woman. Lucius Anderson drowned while trying to save a woman who was rescued by others. Hours later Will Mitchell, aiding the body search, exhausted and drowned before help could reach him.
J N Talley referee in bankruptcy in the U S District Court for the Southern District of Georgia suffered a stroke of paralysis at his Macon home Tuesday morning. He could not speak but recognized family members. his condition is critical.
The Public Service Commission in Georgia ordered higher public liability insurance on buses on a sliding scale from 10 000 to 75 000 dollars. The increase affects buses carrying multiple passengers, while the single passenger injury limit remains unchanged.
Americas Ga May 10 Lachlyn Eve 16 J C McMillian Breenden Argo 16 and Margaret Moore 16 injured when a car driven by Americas High School principal Prof McMillan was struck by an unidentified car near Andersonville Sumter county returning from the state school meet in Athens The injured were taken to Americus area hospitals Miss Eve hardest hit with a deep cut under her right eye and bruises Prof McMillan cut about the face and head شده.
The Talbotton consolidated school elected its coming year faculty. High school staff includes Superintendent J. E. Hutcheson and teachers Mildred Mooty Sharman Spivey Wynn. grammar school staff lists Carter Smith Battle Mitchell Hill. three new high school teachers elected. all grammar staff reelected. KE McGehee named supply teacher. Elizabeth Boras reelected for expression. Estelle Walker reelected as music teacher.
A Nevada page notes prizes for outstanding cotton displays offered by Columbus merchants. The entry lists a Glee Concert at 7:30 PM by the CCC Glee Club featuring 40 trained voices at Broadway.
On Friday May 15 events at Golden Park and Broadway showcase cotton fashion for men and women with a queen pageant, a crowning, and sashes. The day includes a Sally League baseball game Columbus vs Savannah at 3:30, an automobile show, a boxing wrestling show, and a Cotton Festival Ball with notable music.
The notice invites all residents to Columbus for a day in the valley with events at Golden Park featuring Columbus against Savannah at 4 PM and a 2 PM Broadway show at Twelfth Street. Prizes will be awarded at Pestivw Headquarters, 1140 Broadway, after the baseball game.
Norris Whitlock, 12, drowned while wading in Vickery creek near Roswell, Georgia. He and two companions, Bob Scott and Guy Blaxton, were in the water when Whitlock slipped into a deep hole and could not swim. Scott attempted a rescue. Blaxton sought help. The body was recovered within an hour but revival efforts failed. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Whitlock, mill village residents. his father is blind.
County records show peanut acreage near last year with a likely small rise from nonparticipants. Cotton stands uneven but farming activity faster, weather delays recovered. A pneumonia death ends decades of service for F A Peed, veteran rural mail carrier, aged 30 years in service.
In Taylor Mr. W. J. Butler and his wife run a prosperous branch of farming focused on flowers. Their home gardens are famed in Butler for beauty and inviting directions for visitors to view the blooms, praised for community charm alongside productive farming.
Taylor County reports over 600 miles of roads and multiple bridges in good condition with a county convict crew of about 40 under Warden J F Helms. Board members H H Riley Butler W M Brown Howard and Dr G W Fickling discuss mules, tractors, and Georgia’s effort to raise sufficient stock for farming.
An unclear fragment discusses a Tennessee Valley Authority plan to supply permanent pastures and covey, mentioning a farmer and cheap commercial options. The text is garbled but centers on government land use and pasture provision discussions.
Musslewhite and Aultman dispute over a Reynolds to Tyler land purchase ends with arbitration in Musslewhite’s favor. Musslewhite agreed to 22 bales of cotton annually until payment. arbitrators decree 100 acres per year deeded, totaling 1,400 acres for 12 children from two marriages. The Musslewhite farm remains a landmark classed by the dispute and trade remembered as Aultman’s fool trade.
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