Rivers Explains Sales Tax to Large Wesley Audience
Lakeland legislator Hon E Rivers Speaker of the Georgia House addressed a crowded Wesley school auditorium. He urged a general retail sales tax to fund education, arguing current ad valorem taxes burden homeowners and that sales tax would relieve rural districts while keeping schools open. He cited gasoline and tobacco taxes as key current funds and praised free school books and education access for all Georgia children.
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Wesley School
Rivers
Lakeland
House of Representatives
C. E. Jens
Butler
Georgia
South Georgia
Profk
C. Pinkard
Wesley
Atlanta
State of
Mr. Rivers
Bone
Tom Watson
Son
Tom
Mr. Watson
Apston
Rivewu
Prents
Eleven Counties Enter Chattahoochee Valley Spelling Bee
In Columbus at the Springer Opera House eleven counties fielded sixty spellers in the finals of the Chattahoochee Valley Spelling Bee. Wheeler Tolbert Jr won the senior bee by outspelling his mother for a trip to the World's Fair in Chicago and four days of expenses. Gordon Ferrell claimed the junior title, earning a silver cup. Miss Mary Muirhead tied Ferrell briefly. she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs A R Muirhead of Muscogee.
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Columbus
Ledger-Enquirer
Springer Opera House
Wheeler Tolbert, Jr
Wheeler Tolbert
Muscogee County
Chicago
Gordon Ferrell
Arch Ferrell
Seale
Ala
Mary Muirhead
Rosemont
Elizabeth Shaddix
Eleventh Street School
Lillian Brinson
Rose Hill
Woodpeckers win in extra innings at Rohrer Field in Albany
The Woodpeckers of Co. 1430 defeat Pt Benning Supply 7 6 in 11 innings as Thornton steals second and scores on Carmichael triple. Anthony allows four hits. The piece notes camp life, morale stunts, local bets, and upcoming games with Bible Manufacturing at Columbus and Albany hosting the visitors.
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Woodpeckers
Pt. Benning Supply Co
Rohrer Field
Thornton
Carmichael
John Bell Anthony
Lets Keep The Schools Out of Politics Editorial
A Georgia editorial attacks political meddling against State Superintendent Dr M D Collins and urges educators and supporters to back his leadership. It condemns unnamed opponents who oppose funding and teacher salaries, warns of risks to schooling, and calls for unified support to keep Collins in office and sustain school year progress.
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Terald
Friends of Education
Georgia
M. D. Collins
Herald
Dr. Collins
Atlanta
Georgia Education Association
Ship of Education
Energtic
Despond
Farm Record Books Aid Farmers Says County Agent
County farm agent G C Daniel announced new farm record books distributed countywide by the University of Georgia Extension and USDA. He said daily records reveal leaks in farm business, aid budgeting, leasing, and credit, and help complete AAA contracts while primarily benefiting farmers to stay out of the red.
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G.C. Daniel
University of Georgia Agricultural, Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Daniel
Man Bitten by Moccasin Kills Snake Then Carries It For Evidence
Wilber Hall, a young Black worker at a turpentine still near Charing, was bitten three times by a moccasin while cutting turpentine boxes. He killed the snake with a stick, dragged the carcass to a settlement as evidence, and after several days of illness is recovering.
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Wilber Hall
T. J. Davis
Charing
Hall
Sister of Rev Pafford Wins Pulitzer Prize For Her First Novel
Mrs Caroline Miller of Baxley, sister of the late Butler pastor Rev B A Pafford, won the Pulitzer Prize for her debut novel Lamb in His Bosom. The award includes a $1000 cash prize and she is invited to speak at Wesleyan College in Macon where her niece Helen Pafford studies.
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Butler
B. A. Pafford Toremr
Butler Methodist Church
Caroline Miller
Baxley
Butler Methodist club explains Kalico Kids no show
The Butler Methodist church committee sponsoring Tuesday night’s school building entertainment featuring Snowball and Sunshine explains the Kalico Kids failed to appear. Management substituted other features unexpectedly and unavoidably. The committee thanks the public for its cooperation and attendance.
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Butler
Methodist Church Next Sunday Service Times
Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. League at 7:15 p.m. Preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Public invited to worship. If pledges paid, church debt may be retired this week. Preaching at local OCC Camp next Sunday at 8:30 a.m. W. E. Hightower, Pastor.
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OCC
Former Taylor Co. Citizen Seriously Injured in Auto Crash
Mr Homer Chapman longtime Taylor county resident and convicts warden of Houston county suffered serious injuries in a Tuesday night head on collision near Echeeconnee on his return to Perry from Macon after attending the state county commissioners convention. He was taken to a Macon hospital with a broken right elbow and lacerations to scalp face and left leg.
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Homer Chapman
Taylor Co
Taylor County
Home Chapman
S .T. Chapman
Butler
Houston County
Echeeconnee
Perry
Macon
Chapman
J. J. Sparrow
Hawkinsville
Macon Hospital
Georgia Baptists Travel to Fort Worth for Southern Convention
A large Georgia Baptist delegation left Butler for Fort Worth Texas to attend the 79th annual Southern Baptist Convention beginning there yesterday Prominent Georgians on the program include Dr Louie D Newton Dr W H Knight Dr J B Lawrence Mrs A F McMahon Mrs Ben Thompson and Dr Ellis A Fuller Also noted are the convention's historical ties to Augusta and the Georgia church leaders who will report and participate in sessions through the week Representatives from the nations four million Baptists will attend the gathering.
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Baptist Churches of
Georgia
Fort Worth
Texas
Southern Baptist Convention
E. E. Jarrell
W. H. Trussell
T. L. Fountain
Butler
Augusta
Washington, D. C
Ft. Worth
Louie D. Newton
Atlanta
Southern Baptist Convention Executives Committee
W. H. Knight
First Church
Shreveport
Large Crowds Attending Services at Baptist Church
Large crowds attend ongoing services at the Baptist church led by Rev. J E Pate with Mrs Julian Edwards in charge of music. Attendance was especially high Sunday with extra seats needed. services held at 11 am and 8 pm with a cordial welcome to all.
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The
Baptist Church
J. E. Pate
Julian Edwards
Fiddlers Convention at Charing Sunday May 25 Night
At Charing Yes! a fiddlers convention on Sunday night May 25 features top fiddlers and prizes of one two and three dollars for the best performances. A circle cake walk and ladies beauty contest add to the lineup with 25 cent admission and proceeds to remodel the Methodist church building.
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Charing
Pine Mountain Hill Billies to Appear in Wesley Show
The Pine Mountain Hill Billies, a group of radio entertainers, will perform at Wesley school building Saturday evening May 19 at 8 o’clock. A stage show with blackface and rude comedians and music is planned. Public invited. admission 10c and 20c.
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Pine Mountain Hill
Charlie Coulter Murdered in Own Yard Near Butler
Charles Coulter, a 45 year old Taylor County farmer, was shot at close range in his yard about seven miles west of Butler Sunday night. Jessie Smith, 30, was arrested and later indicted by a coroner’s jury on circumstantial evidence for the crime. Smith faces possible trial or grand jury action in October. Coulter is survived by his wife and several children.
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Charlie Coulter
Taylor County
Butler
Coulter
Mr. Coulter
Jessie Smith
Mr. Smith
A. J. Parks
Smith
Negro Thought Mortally Wounded In Card Dispute
A dispute over ownership of a dime in a card game near town Saturday led to a stabbing. Nan Lawson, about 25, was wounded in the left side with a turpentine worker’s file and is reported to have a fair chance of recovery. Clinton Burk, about the same age, is jailed pending the outcome. both men work for T. J. Davis Naval Stores Co. near Charing.
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Nan Lawson
Clinton Burk
McGuffin
Taylor County
T. J. Davia Naval Stores Company
Charing
Lawson
Jere
Ister
Shooting in Panhandle district ends in victim’s serious injury
Grady Hicks a 21 year old black man was shot in the abdomen Sunday night on the Duke plantation in Panhandle district. Sap or Henry Stern a young black man was arrested by Sheriff McGuffin and jailed in Butler as witnesses backed the event. Hicks was brought to the local hospital in serious condition with a slim chance of recovery.
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Grady Hicks
Bee
Sap
Henry Stern
Duke Pantation
Panhandle
Jimits
McGuffin
Stern
Butler
Hicks
John Purvis Injured in Butler Head on Crash
A car driven by John Purvis of Charing collided head on with a car driven by W M Mathews of this city near the residence of J J Windham in Butler Thursday night. Purvis sustained considerable bruises and was taken to the local capital for medical attention before being sent home. Mathews was shaken but uninjured.
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John Purvis
Charing
W. M. Mathews
J. J. Windham
Butler
Mr. Purvis
Mathews
Mr .Purvis
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Horace Isabell
Butler Herald
Toaily
Moonbeam
Draughon
Precious Doll Baby Rooster Hill
Evans
Shine” Thornton
Coconut” Bennett
Sgt. R .E. French
Acc
Albany
Ole Man” Meyer
Capt Meyer
Oreman
Bible Manufacturing
Albany Nine
Forman
Precious Doll Baby Hill
Mississippi
Post Exchange
L .A. Scott
Scott
Coconut Bennett
Cooner Drive
Billy” Anderson
Pate
Farm Record Books
Rev. Pafford
Methodist Church
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