Death Sentence After Mistrial in Georgia Murder Case
Marshall Redding, a Meriwether County Negro, was found guilty of murder in the slaying of Manchester Chief of Police W H Callaway after a mistrial in his county. He was sentenced to die in the electric chair June 29. trial began in Greenville November 27, 1927, moved on appeal, and was transferred to Coweta Superior Court at Newnan where the verdict was guilty without recommendation. Redding shot the chief September 27, 1927 during questioning about his son on the chain gang. captured days later near Cordele. Prosecution by W Y Atkinson. defense by N F Culpepper.
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Columbus
Marshall Redding
W. H Callaway
Manchester
Redding
Greenville
Court of Appeals
C. E. Roop
Coweta
Newnan
Roop
Cordele
W. Y. Atkinson
N. F. Culpepper
Legislature Is Sole Judge Of Member Seat Rights
Atlanta May 20 The state legislature has exclusive jurisdiction to judge a member's qualifications for the Georgia House of Representatives. The Georgia Supreme Court reversed a Marion County ruling in Rainey vs Taylor, holding the house alone may determine Rainey's seat eligibility despite his county school superintendent post.
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Atlanta
State Supreme
Rainey
General Assembly
Frank McLaughlin
Marion Superior Court
Supreme Court
High Court
McLaughlin
House of Representatives
Mr Rainey
Prisoner in Pike jail ends life with smuggled pistol
Albert Bethune held for murder in Pike county, Georgia, killed himself with a pistol smuggled to him in his cell after a note praised the sheriff for kindness. The weapon was intended to help him slay an officer and escape. a coroner's jury will probe the smuggling.
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Zebulon
Pike County
Albert Bethune
Allen
Bethune
J. B. Turner
Turner
Harry Irwin
Irwin
Butler and Antioch Baptists Extend Call to Rev Wolfe
Rev H M Wolfe has been called and accepted as pastor for the Butler and Antioch Baptist churches, serving these churches for the past year with unanimous recall. The communities and congregations appreciate his sacrifices to remain in service, and wish him continued success and blessings.
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Butler
Antioch Baptist
Wolfe
H. M. Wolfe
List of Contributors to M. E. Church Building Fund
Local notice lists donors who contributed to the Methodist Episcopal Church building fund in the past week. Also includes a hatchery advertisement for six to eight week old chicks and pullets from eight to twelve weeks old Leghorns and Reds with prices, from Americus Hatchery, Americus, Ga.
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M. E. Church Building Fund
Georgia peach crop estimate reaches 15209 cars this season
Macon Georgia May 19 The Georgia Peach Growers exchange estimates the 1928 peach crop at 15209 cars to be marketed between late May and mid August. Shipments north of Macon are expected to rise while those south are lighter. Vari ety details list Mayflowers Untiedas Early Rose Carmen Hileys Georgia Belles Elbertas and J H Hales among others. Mr Bewley notes heavy tree losses from cold and frost damage since January.
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Macon
Georgia
Georgia Peach Growers’ Exchange
W C. Bewley
Bewley
Express
Carmen
Elbertas
J. H. Hales
Exchange
North
First Crate of Peaches Ships From Georgia
Reynolds Ga May 10 E F Payne a prominent peach grower shipped the first crate of peaches out of the state Saturday The May flower variety was consigned to Wig nall Moore Company of Chicago The peaches were of good size and color Mr Payne says the peach crop overall will be short of last year He holds the record of the first crate out of Georgia for the last six years
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Reynolds
E. E. Payne
Wignall’Moore Company
Chicago
Payne
Georgia
Geneva High School Says Farewell to Senior Class
Friday night marked the close of a highly successful Geneva High School year under Prof. H. L. Garland who has been reelected superintendent. Prof. A. E. Shearer of Butler High School delivered an able address to the graduating class.
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Geneva
H. L. Garland
A. E. Shearer
Butler High School
Pan Am Retail Station Changes Hands in Butler
Mr W R Warren Bartlett became manager of the local Pan American Petroleum retail station Tuesday, succeeding J J Windham. Bartlett, son of G M Bartlett, was reared in the city and has lived in Barnesville recently. His return with his wife to Butler excites many friends.
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W. R. (Warren) Bartlett
Pan-American Petroleum Corporation
J. J. Windham
Bartlett
G. M. Bartlett
Barnesville
Butler
Democratic Primary set for September 12 in Georgia district
The Democratic Executive Committee of Georgia's Third Congressional District met at the Windsor hotel in Americus. They adopted rules for a party primary to select a candidate for Congress to succeed Judge Crisp, naming September 12, 1928, as the primary date and outlining district and county procedures for consolidating votes and forming a convention in Americus on September 20, 1928.
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Third Congressional District
Windsor
Americus
T. M. Furlow
John M. Greer
Congress
Crisp
Third
Windsor Hotel
Margaret Benns
H. J. Porter
Butler
J. C. Moulton
Ellaville
Oglethorpe
Sandalin
Bluffton
Grady
Georgetown
Martha Hicks
Montezuma
L. B. West
Cuthbert
Democratic Congressional Executive Committee
Georgia
Conress
Democratic Executive Committee
3. M. Greer
Oglethorpe, Ga
Congressional Committee
Louise light opera staged by Butler High juniors
Butler High School junior students present the light opera Louise with Miss Lillian Brown as Evelyn Lawrence. The performance features new numbers Climbing Vine and Dresses and a Kiddie Chorus with optimistic songs like Let a Smile be Your Umbrella.
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Louise
Butler High School
Lillian Brown
Evelyn Lawrence
Cotton Growth Sags as Weather Delays Planting in Georgia
Georgia farmers report cotton growth lagging two weeks behind normal due to a sequence of wet cold followed by dry conditions. Planting continues with replants in many fields as germination remains poor and weed pressure increases, while warmer spells may improve prospects. Boll weevil impact hinges on forthcoming June to August weather.
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Georgia
North
Butler Baptist Church Sunday Services and Baptisms
Butler Baptist Church holds Sunday School at 10 a m B Y P U at 7 00 p m and prayer meeting at 8 00 p m Friday The pastor preaches at 11 a m on The Challenge the World Gives to the Church of Today and at 8 p m on The Condition of the Lost Baptisms are planned for 3 00 p m Sunday for H H Gee and Hugh Peterman H M Wolfe pastor invites all to attend with friends.
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H. H. Gee
Hugh Peterman
H. M. Wolfe
Ethridge Welch Injured in Fall at Rome Georgia
Friends in Taylor County report Ethridge Welch a Central of Georgia railroad carpenter and painter was seriously injured last Thursday in Rome Georgia while working on a two story building. His brother Wesley rushed to Rome but arrived after Welch had been moved to Savannah where he was shortly taken.
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Ethridge Welch
Taylor County
Rome
Welch
Central of Georgia Railroad
Wesley Welch
Savannah
City
Hon Al H Sealy crosses great divide obituary
Hon Al H Sealy died at his Howard area residence Friday afternoon aged about 81. He served in the Confederate Army, was a longtime Taylor County farmer, county official, bank director, and a steadfast Howard Methodist Church member. He was interred Saturday in Howard Cemetery beside funeral services led by Rev J H Wilson with several local pallbearers.
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A. H. Sealy
Howard
J. H. Wilson
Centenary Methodist Church
Macon
W. E. Hightower
H. S. Brooks
Messrs
R. L Brown
W. J. Caldwell
L. S. Whatley
J. R. Williams
W. C. Childs
W. J. Willis
Ansley Harris Sealy
Chester
S. C
Wyatt
Mary A. Sealy
Pratt
Petersburg
Mary McGee
Mildred Belle Carroway
D. N. Sealy
H. K. Sealy
Reynolds
O. F. Sealy
Atlanta
H. A. Sealy
W. H. Sealy
Columbus
J. E. Brown
Sealy
Board of Commissioners of Roads
Taylor County
W. W. Foy
R. G. Tomlin
County Board of Education
Howard Methodist Church
Georgia
Taylor
Church
Five Minute Limit Warns Butler Reynolds Phone Line
The Butler Reynolds free telephone service faces possible discontinuation and a toll system unless users restrict calls to five minutes each. The Herald reports an authoritative source urges the public not to abuse the privilege, warning line owners may end the service if abuses continue.
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Butler-Reynolds
Butler and
Reynolds
The
Herald
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