Butler's 76th birthday noted with county origins and county figures
The Herald marks its 76th anniversary tracing Taylor and Butler histories from 1852 formation and Gen. Zachary Taylor naming of Taylor County to Butler's charter. It lists early leaders, notable citizens, military figures, and the 1876 founding of the newspaper by Benns descendants. It recalls civil war impacts, town officials, churches, and the Butler Female College and Male Institute.
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Herald
W. B. Burch
Existance
Wm. N. Benns
Talbotton
Talbotton New Era
Ed Montfort
William Benns
Butler
Taylor County
Georgia
Crawford
Talbot
Macon
Monroe
Marion
Old Creek Indian Agency
Flint River
Taylor
Muscogee
Zachary Taylor
Buena Vista
United States
Mexico
White House
Jefferson Davis
John T. Griffith
Co. G
S.L
Pierce Butler
South Carolina
U. S
Cass
Gen. Butler
Eva Butler Maulden
Walter J. Butler
Gov. Towns
Dr. Coleman
H. H. Long
James Ravel Osborn Downing
J. M. Thompson
G. Taylor
A. Adams
John Jones
B. Posey
Thomas Walden
W. T
R. Montfort
W. L. Griffith
R. D. Allen
Battle
D. A. Smith
Messrs Allen
Colbert
John Searcy
Wyatt Brooks
D. J. S. Key
Columbus
Methodist Church
Butler Female College
James T. White
Genie Montfort
School of Learning
First Estab
Mary Ann Moore Elected President of Future Homemakers
Mary Ann Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs B F Moore selected to lead the Butler Chapter Future Homemakers for 1952 53 Other officers include Earline Childree vice president Shirley Harmon secretary Gordene Blackston treasurer Helen Austin parliamentarian Louise Childree historian Emily Allen chairman of public relations Margie Jarrell program chairman Maxlyn Miller recreation chairman Gloria Pike project chairman Judy Hart song leader and Barbara McCorkle pianist.
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Mary Ann Moore
B. F. Moore
Butler
Earline Childree
Shirley Harmon
Gordene Blackston
Helen Austin
Louise Childree
Emily Allen
Margie Jarrell
Maxlyn Miller
Gloria Pike
Judy Hart
Barbara McCorkle
Singing Convention to Meet at Reynolds on Oct 12
The Taylor County Singing Convention will meet at Reynolds Sunday October 12 at the school auditorium. All music lovers are invited. A number of outstanding quartets are expected to attend and assist in the program. For information contact Mr. C R Simmons in Reynolds.
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Taylor County
Reynolds
C. R. Simmons
Talbot County Hog Cull Planned Amid Disease
Georgia agriculture chief Tom Linder says 1,500 diseased hogs on the Faircloth Farm in Talbot County will be slaughtered this weekend. Appraisers begin Thursday, with cull to start Saturday morning after valuations. The herd is infected with vesicular exanthema prompting strict quarantine measures.
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Talbot County
Atlanta
Tom Linder
Faircloth
Linder
Georgia
Williams S Ham dies at 74 in Montezuma
William S Ham age 74 died at his Montezuma home after a brief illness. He was father to Mrs J W Waters of Reynolds and left a wife, three sons Mack Parks Thomas all of Montezuma, three daughters Mrs Tom Swift Sparta Mrs W H Davis Sylvester and Mrs James Poole Columbia S C, plus a sister Mrs W H Brooks Mobile and a brother Ralph Alexander City.
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William S. Ham
Montezuma
J. W. Waters
Reynolds
Mack Parks
Thomas
Tom Swift
Sparta
W. H. Davis
Sylvester
James Poole
Columbia
S. C
W. H. Brooks
Mobile, Ala
Ralph
Alexander City
Ala
Johnston Institute Named for W J Johnston of Macon
Butler historical note recounts land donations by W J Johnston to the Johnston Institute and the local church. It recalls 1876 Herald founders with Dr J Walker as druggist and postmaster, and names W H Heard, E B Waters, Bullock House and Carthers Hotel. It mentions physicians Dr J P Moye and Dr D A Smith, lawyers including W P Edwards and W S Wallace, and merchants R Montfort and W L Griffith.
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Lished
Butler
Johnston Institute
W. B. Johnston
Macon
Mr. Johnston
Herald
John Walker
W.H. Heard
E. B. Waters
Bullock
J. P. Moye
D. A. Smith
Cols. W. P. Edwards
W. S. Wallace
O. M. Colbert
A. A. Carson
Charlie C. West
Messrs
R. Montfort
W. L. Griffith
Woodland Youth Wins Scholarship For Third Year
Jackson P. Braddy of Woodland has been awarded Emory University a scholarship for the 1952 53 academic year. For the third consecutive year this honor has gone to Braddy based on scholarship leadership character and his prior year’s record. He is a Talbot County High School 1950 graduate and ranked in the upper one fifth of Emory’s sophomore class. Braddy is a junior in Arts and Sciences Assistant Manager of the Emory Glee Club and bass section member. he participates in Wesley Fellowship and other campus activities and ushers for the all star and Atlanta Symphony Concert series. he studies pipe organ with Mrs B S Smith.
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Taylor County
Jack Braddy
Woodland
Emory College
Talbotton New Era
Jackson P. Braddy
W.J. Braddy
Emory University
Jack
Talbot County High School
Emory
College of Arts and Science
Emory Glee Club
Bass
Wesley Fellowship
Glee Club
Atlanta Symphony
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium
B. S. Smith
Friends of James Fort Move to Columbus Law Firm
Jas H Fort resigns as assistant U S district attorney for the Middle District effective Sept 30 1946 He joins the firm Young and Hollis of Columbus with W H Young Jr and Howell Hollis beginning Oct 1 He and Mrs Fort nee Jene Taylor Battle of Memphis and their son will relocate to Columbus Fort born May 31 1914 Americus is son of Hollis Fort and member of the Americus law firm Fort and Fort
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Macon
Jas. H. Fort
U. S
Columbus Girl Maps Path to White House in Coming Years
Moultrie Ga September 17 13 year old Kaye Howe a ninth grader envisions becoming U.S. president as a Republican. Born in Pittsburgh she has lived in Florida and Ohio and plans Yale Law School eight years hence. Her inspirations include Abraham Lincoln and she leads school activity as class president student council parliamentarian and district finalist in the American Legion oratorical contest. Her father Pete Howe runs a flying school business.
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Moultrie
United States
Kaye Howe
Georgia
Kaye
Pittsburgh
Florida
Ohio
Yale University Law School
Abraham Lincoln
American Legion
Pete Howe
Reverend J O J Taylor Dies At Cusseta Age 59
Reverend J O J Taylor 59 a longtime South Georgia Methodist pastor and former China missionary died at Cusseta from heart ailment. He served Savannah Macon Waycross Dublin McRae Montezuma and most recently Cusseta as pastor. Funeral held in Marshallville with burial in the family plot. Survivors include wife Emma Myers two sons T H Taylor Atlanta J O J Jr Waynesboro two daughters Mary Atlanta Ruth Kobe Japan and two sisters Mrs Walter Purdom Sparta and Harriet Taylor Atlanta.
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J. O. J. Taylor
South Georgia Methodist Conference
Cusseta
Taylor
China
Savannah
Macon
Waycross
Dublin
McRae
Montezuma
South Georgia
Wesleyan Advocate
Emma Myers
T. H. Taylor
Atlanta
Waynesboro
Mary Taylor
Ruth Taylor
Kobe
Japan
Walter Purdom
Sparta
Harriet Taylor
Marshallville
Worship at Midway Baptist Church
The Midway Baptist Church invites members to attend a Saturday conference at 11 30 a m and Sunday services with Sunday School at 10 30 a m and preaching at 11 30 a m by Pastor J H Stanford. The message focuses on Romans 8 28 and urges full attendance and a cordial invitation to all.
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Bobby Spillers
Midway Church
Grand Jury Re-indicts Dodge County School Superintendent
Eastman September 25 Grand Jury in Dodge County Superior Court re indicts Manning Tripp superintendent of the Dodge County schools for embezzlement The second indictment repeats charges with the stolen amount ranging from 17850 to 18626 dollars and cites a challenged first indictment on witness swearing.
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Dodge County
Eastman
Manning Tripp
Dodge County Superior Court
Roger Lawson
Tripp
Sumter Man Sues Prominent Physician Over Potency Loss
Americus, Sept. 29 Trial for a $50 000 damage suit began in City Court Judge J E Smith. J R Hodges 57 year old Sumter County farmer sues Dr H A Smith claiming the operation deprived him of sex power. Wednesday trial jury returned a verdict in favor of the physician.
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Americus
J. E. Smith
J. R. Hodges
Sumter County
H. A. Smith
Ledger Enquirer Invites Public to National Newspaper Week
Columbus dailies announce the launch of National Newspaper Week with the theme Your Newspaper Lights the Way to Freedom. Readers are invited to tour the plant and watch the four color press in action as part of a week long observance.
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Columbus
Ledger and Enquirer
Ledger-Enquirer
New Muscular Dystrophy Chapter Formed in Columbus
More than 50 Georgia journalists joined the Bruce Wilder Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Associations in Columbus to fight the unknown killer. The group funds medical research and conducts statewide educational campaigns following the death of Bruce Wilder, who contracted the disease in youth and died at 32 after warning about the lack of research.
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Columbus
Georgia
Ben
Columbus Ledger
Bruce Wilder
Wilder
the Ledger
Reynolds Baptist Church Week Schedule and Bible Lectures
Reynolds Baptist Church posts a week of services including Sunday School at 10 am and two worship services with sermons on World Wide Communion and When Jesus Spoke of God. Also listed are Missionary Society, Sunbeam Band, and Prayer Meeting lectures titled The part that we can't tread.
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Reynolds Baptist Church
World-Wide Communion
Baptist Training Union
Jesus
God
Women’s Missionary Society
Sunbeam
Death of Rev. James W. Hayes Elicits Local Mourning
The death of Rev. James W. Hayes occurred September 26 at John D. Archbold Hospital in Thomasville after a brief illness. Born near Mauk in 1889, he joined the South Georgia Methodist Conference in 1921 and served many churches, including Pava and Rochelle. He is survived by his wife Minnie Jinks, two daughters, two sisters, and two grandchildren, with a funeral held at the First Methodist Church.
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James W. Hayes
John D. Archbald Hospital
Thomasville
Rev. Hayes
Taylor County
Mauk
Bert Hayes
Talbot County Man Bonded in Son Shotgun Death
Hicks Huff was charged with murder in the shotgun death of his son Sam Huff in Woodland Georgia after a family quarrel on Sept 20. A preliminary hearing led to initial no bond order, then Judge Hicks Fort released Huff on a 1000 dollar bond. Solicitor Russell C. Davison Jr. prosecuted. Robert Jordan represented Huff.
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Talbotton
Hicks Huff
Sam Huff
Justice of the Peace
Hicks Fort
Chattahoochee
Montezuma firms lose heavily to thieves and safeblowers
Thieves entered two Montezuma business firms and the high school, stealing about 1500 dollars. Montezuma Builder's Supply Co. reported 500 dollars in checks and 80 to 90 dollars in cash plus freight bills. Consolidated Gas faced losses of 800 to 900 dollars. Both safes were broken into by the same crew. no money was taken from the school.
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Montezuma
Montezuma Builder's Supply Co
Consolidated Gas
Highway Projects Underway Across Georgia Rise to 971
State Highway Department figures show 971 road projects are under construction in Georgia, an all time high after several contracts were completed, with a prior total of 1,005.
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Atlanta
State Highway Department
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Mr. Ham
Woodland Youth
W. J. Braddy
James Fort
J.O. J. Taylor
Midway Baptist Church
J. H. Stanford
Sumter
J. W. Hayes
Bond
Son
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