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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1929
Page
5
Bewley notes potential large crop due to favorable market conditions yet warns heavy rains and winds during bloom hurt pollination. Curculio infestation and hail caused damage last week in May, leading to uneven yields across growers. Agencies forecast the crop will be among the smallest since 1927, around 12 015 cars.
A list ranks major U S disasters from theaters to plants by death toll over 75 years. Entries include the 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire Chicago 575 dead, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist 148 dead, and other fatal incidents across New York New Jersey Seattle Baltimore and Michigan with dates ranging 1898 to 1999.
A sermon by Rev. H. M. Wolfe of Butler Baptist Church extols living for others with lists of philanthropists and missionaries. It contrasts self-centered lives with Christ's example and historic figures who sacrificed for gospel work, urging listeners to deny self and serve others.
The article urges persistent boll weevil control as the crop season begins. It notes early march against weevils in South Georgia fields, praising timely picking and poisoning, while warning against complacency and indifferent attitudes that threaten yields and profits.
Macon May 20 Seventy four Wesleyan seniors will receive diplomas at the annual commencement Monday May 27 at the Greater Wesleyan Chapel Rivoli The baccalaureate address will be given by Dr W F Quillian and the exercises begin at 11 o clock The conservatory graduates also receive diplomas at the ceremony The class of 1929 will be first to receive diplomas in the morning with Dr J S French delivering the sermon at Wesleyan College Sunday May 26 at 11 50 He is former president of Emory and Henry college and has served as pastor in Atlanta Nashville Knoxville and other cities
Macon Georgia May 21. The first Mayflower peaches reached New York for the early market with about 400 crates valued at 350 dollars per crate. The Georgia crop is forecast to total far below last year, with estimates showing large reductions in Elberta Hileys and Mayflowers across regions and districts.
Miss Elizabeth Woodward of Vienna was elected editor in chief of the Wesleyan College weekly newspaper the Watchtower. The paper published a Benefactor's Day edition on May 11. She is the niece of Miss Emily Woodward, president of the Georgia Press Association.
Macon residents report that Will Womack, a carpenter, and Ed Parker, a fisherman, were drowned when a passing speed boat's wake capsized their small boat six miles south of Macon on Sunday. Two other occupants swam to shore.
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