Death sentence after mistrial in Georgia murder case
Marshall Redding, a Meriwether Negro, was found guilty of murder in the slaying of Manchester Chief of Police W. H. Callaway after a mistrial in his own county. He was sentenced to die in the electric chair on June 29. The case, tried in Coweta Superior Court at Newnan, followed rulings by the Georgia Court of Appeals and original trial in Greenville. Redding shot the chief on September 27, 1927, when questioned about his son on the chain gang. he fled but was captured near Cordele. The prosecution was led by Solicitor General W. Y. Atkinson. defense by N. F. Culpepper.
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Columbus
Marshall Redding
W. H. Callaway
Manchester
Redding
Greenville
Court of Appeals
E. Roop
Coweta
Coweta Superior Court
Newnan
Roop
Cordele
W. Y. Atkinson
N. F. Culpepper
Legislature 18 Held Sole Judge of Right of Member
In Atlanta on May 20 the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that only the legislature can judge a member’s qualifications to sit in the House. Jeff A. Taylor’s quo warranto action to oust T. B. Rainey over a concurrent county school superintendent post was improper, as the house has exclusive authority over member qualifications.
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Atlanta
State Supreme Court
Rainey Vs. Taylor
Marion Superior Court
Jeff A. Taylor
T.B. Rainey
Georgia
Rainey
House of Representatives
Marion County
General Assembly
Frank McLaughlin
Supreme Court
High Court
McLaughlin
Mr. Rainey
Prisoner in Pike County Jail Takes Own Life With Smuggled Pistol
Albert Bethune held on murder charges in Zebulon Georgia, found dead in his cell with a pistol nearby. A note to Sheriff Allen quoted him saying kindness led him to not use the weapon to kill the officer and escape. Bethune's case relates to the January slaying of J B Turner. second trial had not begun. A coroner's jury will probe the weapon smuggling.
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Zebulon
Pike County
Albert Bethune
Allen
Bethune
J. B. Turner
Turner
Harry Irwin
Irwin
Butler and Antioch Baptist Churches Reelect Rev Wolfe
Rev H M Wolfe has been called and accepted again as pastor of the Butler and Antioch Baptist churches. He has served these churches for the past year with faithful service and his unanimous recall is noted by members and the public. The Herald extends best wishes for his continued success and blessings.
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H. M. Wolfe
Butler
Antioch Baptist
List of contributors to M. E. Church building fund
A brief notice lists donors to the Methodist Episcopal Church building fund during the past week. The item also advertises Americus Hatchery offerings of chicks and pullets, including Leghorns and Reds, with contact in Americus, Georgia.
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M. E. Church Building Fund
Georgia Peach Crop Estimate For 1928 Released
Macon Georgia May 19 The Georgia Peach Growers exchange releases a 1928 crop forecast of 15209 cars to be marketed May late May through mid August Yard estimates account for drop rates culls and future shipments. Frost damage has reduced trees with about 600000 uprooted and over a half million killed by cold since January.
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Macon
Georgia
Georgia Peach Growers’ Exchange
W CO. Bewley
Bewley
Express
Middle
Carmen
Hileys
Georgia Belles Elbertas
J. H. Hales
Marty Rose
North
First Peach Crate Shipped From Georgia by Reynolds Grower
Reynolds Ga May 10 E M Payne a leading peach grower shipped the first crate of peaches out of the state. The May flower variety was sent to Wig nall Moore Company Chicago. He notes the crop overall will be shorter than last year and holds the record for the first crate out of Georgia for six years.
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Reynolds
E. E. Payne
Wignall Moore Company
Chicago
Payne
Georgia
Geneva High School Closes With Senior Exercises
Geneva High School concluded one of its most successful years with senior class exercises on Friday night. Prof. H. L. Garland, unanimously reelected superintendent, oversaw the year and Prof. A. E. Shearer of Butler High School gave an able address to the graduates.
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Geneva
H. L. Garland
A. E. Shearer
Butler High School
Bartlett Named Manager at Pan American Retail Station
Warren Bartlett becomes manager of the local Pan American Petroleum retail station Tuesday, succeeding J J Windham. Bartlett, son of IC M Bartlett, returned to Butler with his wife, after living in Barnesville for several years, drawing interest from friends.
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W. R. (Warren) Bartlett
Pan-American Petroleum Corporation
J. J. Windham
Bartlett
IC. M. Bartlett
Barnesville
Butler
Democratic Primary Set for September 12 in Third District
The Democratic Executive Committee of Georgia's Third Congressional District met at the Windsor hotel in Americus and unanimously set September 12, 1928 as the date for the district primary to choose the Democratic candidate for Congress to the 71st Congress. The convention also approved rules for vote consolidation across 15 counties and authorized a Sept. 20 Americus convention to declare the nominee and elect a new district committee.
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Third Congressional District
Windsor Hotel
Americus
T. M. Furlow
John M. Greer
Congress
Crisp
Third
Congressional District
Margaret Benns
H. J. Porter
Butler
J. C. Moulton
Ellaville
Oglethorpe
Sandalin
Bluffton
Grady
Georgetown
Martha Hicks
Montezuma
Ludge Crisp
L. B. West
Cuthbert
Democratic Congressional Executive Committee
Georgia
Sai
Democratic Executive Committee
J. M. Greer
Oglethorpe, Ga
Congressional Executive Committee
Congressional Committee
Louise shines as Butler Highs junior operetta
Butler High School junior students present Louise a tuneful light opera with strong plot music and costumes. Miss Lillian Brown as Evelyn Lawrence depicts a woman choosing talent over pretense. The show features new numbers Climbing Vine and Dresses and a charming Kiddie Chorus.
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Butler HI
Louise
Butler High School
Lillian Brown
Evelyn Lawrence
Cotton Growth Slow in Georgia Weather Delays Harvest
Georgia cotton advances two weeks late as wet cold then dry cold weather hampers germination and growth. Planting continues with replanting in progress, especially in North Georgia, while rains and later warmth may improve outlook. Weevils loom as June to August conditions will largely shape their impact.
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Georgia
North
Butler Baptist Church Sunday services announced
Sunday School starts at 10 a m with B Y P U at 7 00 p m and prayer meeting at 8 00 p m On Sunday at 11 a m the pastor speaks on The Challenge the World Gives to the Church of Today and at 8 p m on The Condition of the Lost He invites members and friends to attend and to bring someone Mr H H Gee and Mr Hugh Peterman will be baptized at 3 00 p m Sunday H M Wolfe pastor.
Ethridge Welch Seriously Injured in Fall at Rome Georgia
Friends in Taylor County mourn a serious accident that sent Ethridge Welch a Central of Georgia railroad car electrician to Rome, where he fell from a two story building. He was transported to Savannah after the injury. his brother Wesley Welch left for Savannah following the news.
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Ethridge Welch
Taylor County
Rome
Welch
Central of Georgia Railroad
Wesley Welch
Savannah
City
Hon A H Sealy Passes After Long Civil War Service
Hon A H Sealy died at his residence three miles north of Howard at 5:80 oclock last Friday afternoon and was laid to rest in Howard cemetery Saturday. He served in Co K 27th Georgia Regiment and fought at Petersburg. Survived by several children and long serving as county official and banker. funeral led by Rev J H Wilson.
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A. H. Sealy
Howard
J. H. Wilson
Centenary Methodist Church
Macon
W. E. Hightower
H. S. Brooks
Messrs
R. I 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
Prattsburg
Talbot County
Sealy
Taylor County
Theounty
Georgia
Colquitt
Petersburg
Mary I. McGee
Mildred Gelle Carroway
D. N. Sealy
H. K. Sealy
Reyolds
O. F. Sealy
Atlanta
H. A. Sealy
W. H. Sealy
Columbus
J. E. Brown
Board of Commissioners of Roads
W. W. Foy
R. G. Tomlin
County Board of Education
Howard Methodist Church
Taylor and Howard
Free Butler Reynolds phone line faces five minute cap
The Herald reports that the longtime free telephone line between Butler and Reynolds may end if users exceed five minutes per call. Authorities warn the public to limit conversations to five minutes to avoid switching to a toll system and to preserve the service.
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Butler-Reynolds
Butler
Reynolds
The
Herald
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