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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1957
Page
6
Bainbridge citizens voted bonds for local improvements last week. The item reflects community finance actions amid broader Georgia news including elections, accidents, and civic projects across the state.
In Columbus Georgia two youths aged 17 and 18 are charged with murder in the drowning of a 53 year old minister in the Chattahoochee River. Charles Busby and Jimmie Harris allegedly threw rocks and bricks to prevent him from reaching shore after he fell or jumped into the water.
District Governor C H Orrick Sr states the 36th Annual Lions State Convention will be June 2 to 4 in Atlanta with Decatur Lions Club as host and Dinkler Plaza as headquarters. It marks the 25th anniversary of Decatur Lions, with dinners, programs, fashion shows, tours, and special events for ladies. Reservations urged.
The 5th annual Putnam County Dairy Festival will be held in Eatonton on Tuesday. Highlights include a 30-float parade a barbecue free rides for children a Rock Eagle 4-H Center tour a hillbilly band dance and appearances by Miss Georgia 1957 and State Agriculture Commissioner Phil Campbell as honored guests.
In Buford near Atlanta a new leg smashing incident injured seven prisoners at the Rock Quarry Prison, four of whom were Black. State officials announced a plan to test all inmates as part of a psychiatric exam to address unrest at the maximum security facility housing about 150 incorrigibles.
Maj. Robinson Risner of Tulsa piloted a F100F Spirit of St. Louis II on a transatlantic dash echoing Lindbergh's 1927 flight. The jet completed the crossing in 6 hours 37 minutes, about 30 seconds longer than Lindbergh’s record, highlighting aviation advances since May 21, 1927.
Classified items include registered Hampshire boars and gilts with unregistered stock, septic tank cleaning services approved by the State Health Board, an upstairs apartment for rent in Butler, Georgia, a request to buy timberland and cut-over lands in Southwest Georgia, and contact details for each offering.
The Jekyll Island Authority tentatively approves a housing plan for retired persons at the state resort but ponders whether construction will be by the authority or private capital. Hon. L. C. Ricks urges Macon residents to report medical fraud and quack advertising involving mail use to his office promptly.
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