Crazed husband kills 1 wounds 2 in Georgia shooting
In Homerville Georgia May 18 a farmer slain in a quarrel with his young wife opened fire on a veranda killing a nine year old girl, wounding his wife and seriously wounding Jim Lee before surrendering to the sheriff. The shooter admitted responsibility.
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Georgia Farmer
Homerville
Anna Belle
Chauncey
Ruby Anderson
Jim Lee
John Anderson
Lee
Said
Anderson
Ruby
Registration Lists In Preparation For Fall Election
Registrars work this week on compiling voter registration lists for the fall election with Mrs G G Smith serving as chairwoman of the board.
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G. G. Smith
Butler High to Host Commencement Address by Alfriend and Donehoo
Prof K T Alfriend and Rev B E Donehoo will deliver the commencement address and sermon for Butler High School. Alfriend, secretary of the Georgia Education Association and former dean of Bessie Tift College, is a renowned educator. Donehoo, pastor of First Baptist Montezuma, is a sought after baccalaureate speaker with ties to Talbotton and Junction City.
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Butler
K, T Alfriend
B. E. Donehoo
Butler High School
Alfriend
Georgia Education Association
Bessie Tift College
Taylor County
Jin Butler
Donehoe
First Baptist Church
Montezuma
Donehoo
Talbotton
Junction City
Georgia editors leave Canada for trip home
Montreal May 14 Georgia Press Association members finished two days of cordial hospitality in Montreal boarding the City of Chattanooga to Savannah and home. They toured Mount Royal and the St Lawrence river, enjoyed a Mount Royal hotel dinner, and heard welcoming remarks from city officials. John Paschall of The Atlanta Journal praised cross border friendship.
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Montreal
Quebec
Georgia Press Association
New York
Chattanooga
Savannah
Home
Mount Royal
St. Lawrence
Georgia
Mount Royal Hotel
Canada
John Paschall
The
Atlanta Journal
Paschall
Emily Woodward
Evelyn Harris
Atlanta
Rivers to seek Georgia governor race in Democratic primary
Atlanta Ga May 15 State Senator E D Rivers of Lakeland announced he will run for governor in the Democratic primary this fall opposing Dr L G Hardman Rivers said he will publish his platform and campaign across every county facing the people directly Rivers who presided over the state senate last session helped block Governor Hardman from removing John Holder as highway board chairman Hardman also said he will seek reelection and unveil his platform later The candidate filing deadline is June 28.
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Atlanta
E D. Rivers
Lakeland
L. G. Hardman
Georgia
Jevery
Rivers
State Senate
Senate
Hardman
John Holder
State Highway Board
Chattahoochee Circuit Bar Association Forms in Columbus
In Columbus Georgia on May 18 the Chattahoochee Circuit Bar Association organized at a banquet at the Ralston hotel attended by circuit lawyers. A. L. Hardy was elected president H P Wallace vice president and T B Bagley secretary treasurer Judge Pottle gave the principal address and a line of toasts followed.
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Columbus
Chattahoochee Circuit Bar Association
Circuit
Joe B. Pottle
Georgia Bar Association
Ralston Hotel
Chattahoochee
W. G. Love
A. L. Hardy
Hamilton
Frank McLaughlin
Pottle
A. W. Cozart
T. Hicks Fort
B.S. Miller
George P. Munro
J. A. Smith
Talbotton
Homer Beeland
Reynolds
H. B. Howard
Cusseta
H. H. Revill
Greenville
J. O. McGehee
Judge Pottle
Kentucky
New York
Ed S. Villmoore
Missouri
Smith
Villmoare
James A. Reed
Villmoore
Houston
Magnolia Hill Farm Butter and Milk Daily Delivery
Oscar and Hollis Hammock promote Magnolia Hill Farm butter sweet milk butter milk and chocolate milk with daily delivery and appreciation for orders.
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Magnolia Hill Farm
Oscar
Hollis
Robbers Enter Dreizin's Store in Bold Early Morning Theft
Unknown offenders robbed Oscar Dreizin's dry goods store in the early hours stealing many high quality clothes shoes shirts hats and ties worth about 300 to 400 dollars. Entry was gained by breaking a rear window light and removing iron bars. back door used as exit. Recovery efforts follow clues as police pursue suspects after a second robbery earlier in the week.
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Oscar Dreizin
Dreizin
Prof L H Davis Elected Superintendent At Byromville High
Prof L H Davis and Mrs J H Davis are elected superintendent and faculty member at Byromville High School in Gas. They previously served on Butler High School faculty and have earned wide praise. Davis has also served as a gospel minister filling Baptist pulpits in the area, a role colleagues will miss.
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J. H. Davis
Byromville
Gas
Butler High School
Davis
Baptist Church
Tifton Young Man’s Birthday Suit Adventure
In Tifton Georgia a young man stripped to wade a stream at night. He fell into a hole, swam for safety, climbed a tree, shivered until dawn, then returned to a schoolhouse and lit a fire to keep warm. Neighbors saw the smoke, found him naked, and supplied clothes.
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Tifton
Negro peace maker shot loses sight of both eyes
According to M C G McCarty Jr colored 21, he was seriously shot in the left shoulder and face by Brown Floyd while acting as peace maker in a race related dispute near Reynolds Whatley Settlement. Doctors say he will probably lose sight of both eyes. Floyd is under bond $750 pending commitment trial before Judge Adams Saturday at 2 p.m.
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M. CG. McCarty, Jr
Brown Floyd
Whatley
Reynolds
McCarty
Floyd i
Adams
Reynolds Negro Dies From Knife Wounds In May Incident
Warrants charging murder and accessory before the fact issued for Messia Jack Hobbs and Charlie Peterman in the death of Arthur Miller a black man. The fatal wounds followed a Sunday dispute at Hobbs store on the Marshall plantation near Reynolds. Preliminary hearing set. bond posted. Local interest high due to white defendants' prominent family ties.
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R. P. McGuffin
Messia
Jack Hobbs
Charlie Peterman
Arthur Miller
Mr. Hobbs
Marshall Plantation
Reynolds
Tax Equalizers Review County Digests This Week
The county board of tax equalizers led by chairman Mr. Austin and including J. L. Rustin W. J. Gostin and E. E. Jarrell began scrutinizing tax digests returned for valuation. They meet daily to examine entries and will notify those with raised valuations to show cause. A follow up meeting will be held about ten days later to allow appearances before the board.
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County Board of Tax Equalizers
Messrs
J. L. Rustin
W. J. Gostin
E. E. Jarrell
Fred Rustin
Austin
Country Home on Route 3 Burns Saturday Morning
Early Saturday Mr W M Harris woke to find the rear half of his country home on Route 3 engulfed in flames near White Water Creek. The family escaped in night clothes while Harris, overcome by heat and smoke, could not save possessions. The old landmark home had no insurance. Neighbors offered sympathy.
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W. M. Harris
McCants Hurt After Motorcycle Wreck Near Baptist Church
Mr Willie Joe McCants was thrown from his motorcycle late Friday night near the Baptist church. He was found unconscious and rushed to Dr Montgomery's office, then moved to his grandmother Mrs Jennie Brooks's home to recover for several days. He lost control of the bike on a high road rise and was tossed several feet before hitting the ground.
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Willie Joe McCants
Baptist Church
Adams Loses Saw Mill to Fire on Saturday
Mr H E Adams saw mill in the county burned Saturday noon after workers left for the week. Fire spread beyond control. no lumber on the yard. Loss valued about $1000, with no insurance. rebuild expected.
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H. E. Adams
Adams
R. Terry Enters Judgship Race In Chattahoochee Circuit
Columbus Georgia May 18 R Terry Saturday announced his candidacy for judge of the superior courts in the Chattahoochee circuit. He will seek the nomination at the September primary. Terry is the first to oppose C Frank McLaughlin who may seek re election. Terry is a University of Georgia graduate and longtime lawyer in Columbus with prior service as Randolph County representative city attorney of Cuthbert and mayor of Cuthbert in 1913 and 1914.
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Columbus
R. Terry
Chattahoochee
Terry
C. Frank McLaughlin
McLaughlin
George P. Munro
University of Georgia
Randolph County
Georgia
Cuthbert
Mr W C Kirksey Taken To Macon Hospital Died Tuesday
Mr W C Kirksey Cliff Kirksey known locally died Tuesday after weeks of illness. He was taken to Oglethorpe Infirmary in Macon for X ray and treatment, then returned home to Butler area where he passed away Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held at 10 o clock at Kirksey home and Crowell Cemetery with Rev M T Gaultney. Survived by his wife Effie Byrd and four children aged 8 to 20, plus parents two sisters five brothers and a number of relatives. The Herald offers sympathy to the bereaved family.
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W. C. Kirksey
Clifford Kirksey
Oglethorpe Infirmary
Macon
Kirksey
Tuesay
Hospital
Butler
Crowell Cemetery
M. T. ‘Gaultney
The
Baptist Church
Midway
Effie Byrd
Panhandle
FY Kirksey
Co, D, McInvale
Lew Harmon
Messrs
Howard
Montezuma
Herald
Negro Convict Escapes From Taylor County Camp
Louis H. Anderson a 22 year old black man 6 foot 9 inches tall 145 pounds wearing number 6 shot with scar on his forehead and slight speech impediment escaped Thursday from the county convict camp near Rupert He had been serving over 20 years for multiple felonies in Muscogee County and had worked with the Taylor County convict squad for about two years A reward of 60 dollars was offered for his capture by Warden Helms.
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Anderson
Superior Court
Muscogee County
Taylor County
Marion County
Andersson
Helms
Tal
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