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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1929
Page
1
In Cleveland authorities reported 128 dead with 36 buried Saturday and 16 of 50 survivors in hospitals unlikely to recover. Coroner Pearse led inquiries with Battery Hoggs detailing the blast from X Ray film storage that released lethal gases.
Cleveland reports a deadly yellow gas cloud at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital disaster. Victims choked in hallways and elevators, as firemen and police evacuated the building. The main room clock stopped at 11 31 a m, with lasting odor of burning materials and medical trauma lingering.
Mr J J Windham reports losing $50 in paper currency on Butler streets yesterday. The two $20 bills and one $10 bill were folded together and he offers a liberal reward to the finder if returned to him. A caution notes that under 16s are prohibited from driving motor vehicles.
In Macon Georgia a seven year old boy Harold Johnson died at a city hospital from a bullet wound accidentally fired by his mother. The incident occurred Saturday when Mrs M W Johnson moved a pistol from a trunk to a scabbard. The hammer discharged as the safety slipped. The father was away seeking work.
Talbot county Sheriff J. H. Ferguson seized an automobile at Talbotton. The search uncovered 440 pints of rye whiskey. A man and woman identified as Mr. and Mrs. B. Sackler were occupants. they claimed travel from Miami and sought bond arrangements with Cincinnati contacts.
C W Bazemore has been reappointed by President Hoover and confirmed by the U S Senate for a fourth year as postmaster of Butler. The list includes numerous Georgia towns with several reappointments, Braselton and Smithville noted as exceptions. The slate shows several named individuals in other counties and towns across the state.
The Third District Rural Letter Carriers Association will meet at Ellaville in May. Local carriers plan to participate. A barbecue dinner will be served and representatives of the post office department will address the convention.
Mr M T Chapman is improving after a dangerous illness of several days, bringing relief to his many friends and supporters who had feared for his health.
The operetta The Clever Conspirators by Mrs. Marguerite White Bennett will be staged by the Junior Music Club next Friday night. Betty Sinclair loves Lieut Smith while a fortune hunter pursues her. The story set during World War I ends happily with help from friends. Admission is 20 or 35 cents.
Rev H M Wolfe of Butler Baptist will preach at the First Baptist Church of Newnan Georgia Sunday. Rev G C Hedgepeth of Macon will lead both morning and evening services. Hedgepeth, expert on rural life, is writing a valued book on the Farm Home. People of Butler invited to attend 11 am and 8 pm.
Dr. R. C. Montgomery left an Atlanta hospital after a brief stay and resumed his practice. He was considered quite ill on arrival, but doctors concluded an operation was unnecessary as his condition was not as serious as first reported.
Chester Hicks, a Black man, was captured near Southland Friday while operating a small whiskey making outfit. The plant with whiskey and mash was destroyed and Hicks faced a $300 bond.
By order of the Board of Education trustees will be elected in Butler Reynolds Crowells Turners Central Wesley Mark Rupert and Said districts to fill expired terms. Election set for June 20 at the usual polling places. May 14 1929. W T Austin C S S Taylor County Georgia.
Freemasonry activists from Talbot and Taylor counties organized a quarterly convention led by Fickling Lodge with representatives from Talbotton Reynolds Mauk and Jimelion City. Officers elected include J T Adams W M and J W Trussell Sr D as secretary treasurer with details of by laws to be printed and shared.
The long running Butler Methodist protracted meeting began May 12 and concludes tomorrow night. Led by Rev. H. C. Griffin with Rev. J. C. G. Brooks assisting, the McRae district presiding elder, it drew steady attendance, with school children present daily. Brooks delivered deep spiritual sermons and leaves Butler held in high regard by attendees.
Eva Belle Streetman 20 wife of Lemmie Streetman of this county died Sunday night after a major operation at Columbus hospital begun last Wednesday. Her remains were brought home Monday for funeral and interment at Crowell cemetery conducted by Rev. M. T. Gaultney. A life long resident and Midway Baptist member she is survived by her husband her mother and three brothers.
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