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Newspaper

Butler Herald

Location

Butler, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1929

Page

5

Sargon Soft Mass Pills Credited by Railroad Conductor

Capt. Chas. F. Donaldson, former Southern Pacific conductor and member of the Order of Railroad Conductors, reports relief from long standing constipation and indigestion after trying Sargon treatment. He claims improved energy, appetite, and general health following many other remedies.

Chas. F. Donaldson Suthern Pacific Avannah Capt. Donaldson Order of Railroad Conducts

Faculty Swept As Des Moines College Closes

Des Moines Iowa May 18 Dr T Shields president of the board at Des Moines University ordered the college closed indefinitely and placed police protection after a mob of students disrupted the closing session of the board. A second student uprising saw 150 undergraduates threaten administration staff as they retreated to a closet. The action, framed as reorganizing the faculty, prompted widespread campus talk of a clash between modernist and fundamentalist factions with calls for resignations from Shields and Edith Reb 45.

Des Moines T. Shields S of Des Moines University Wells Uulay Harry Wayman Shields Edith Reb W. ‘Yman Es Bennett BE. L Rebam Shia Lds Wasman

Living for Others Sermon by Rev H M Wolfe at Butler Baptist

Rev H M Wolfe preaches on Matthew 20 26 27 urging Christians to serve others not self. He contrasts self centered figures like Lucifer and Saul with inventors doctors and workers who serve for the good of others, warning that living only for self leads to failure and hell.

H. M. Wolfe Butler Baptist Church Zebedee Christ God Lucifer Fellowship of God Heaven Saul David Herod Bethlehem Hell Dives

John D Walker Acquitted but Reincarcerated in Georgia

John D Walker former Georgia power broker was acquitted by a federal jury in Macon on a 9000 dollar embezzlement charge tied to Sparta bonds. Minutes after verdict sheriff J R Hicks Jr jailed him on a bench warrant from Emanuel county over 40 shares of Jefferson County Bank stock. Walker had lived under assumed names since 1922, returning Nov 1924 to face further charges.

Macon John D. Walker Georgia First National Bank of Sparta Walker J. R. Hicks, Jr Bibb County Emanuel County Jefferson County Bank of Summertown Wallace Miller J. A. Lowrey S. H. Wiley J. C. Lewis Sparta A. G. Foster Madison U. S W. A. Bootle L I Department of Justice Hicks Harris Hancock Jefferson County Bank Summertown Walker Financing and Securities Company Miller Hancock County

Central president warns motorists of danger at rail crossings

A. E. B. Clift of the Central of Georgia warns TM automobillsts to check for trains before crossing tracks citing 2,568 killed at grade crossings and 25,000 autos killed yearly on streets. He notes railroad safety record and 187 grade crossing accidents on his line in 1928 with 19 killed and 81 injured.

United States A. E B. Clift Central of Georgia Cuift Mr. Clift

Wesleyan trustees open finals at session in May

Macon on May 12. The Wesleyan College board of trustees will open the commencement season May 28. Alumnae Association meeting May 25. Graduation for the Conservatory of Music and School of Fine Arts on May 25. Baccalaureate sermon May 26 by Rev J S French of Bristol Virginia. Liberal Arts graduation May 28 with literary address by S C Dobbs of Atlanta. Diplomas conferred by Dr W F Quillian president.

Macon S. C. Dobbs Atlanta W. F. Quillian

Air Clift Calls for Abolishing Grade Crossings

Air Clift argues that removing all grade crossings is possible only at about 20 billion dollars. He says the public must bear the cost through higher railroad rates or taxes since no reserve funds exist. He notes the Supreme Court ruling placing driver responsibility on checking for trains before crossing, and says enforcement would solve the crossing issue.

Air Clift Supreme Court Mr. Clift

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