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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
1
Sheriff McGuffin and deputies raided a major local liquor operation a few miles north of Howard. An unidentified black man fled. J J Jinks, a white county resident, was arrested on the scene and later released on bond. About ten gallons of whiskey were seized as the plant was dismantled.
Birmingham, Oct 4 The freight wreck at Parkwood on the A B and A railroad raised the toll to three. Engineer Harding died in a Bessemer hospital from scalds and blood loss after the engine toppled. Victims also include Walford Phillips fireman and Emory Harris brakeman. All three were Birmingham residents. Suffering cars were crushed and mainline traffic to Atlanta was halted for hours.
Henry M McIntosh longtime editor of The Albany Herald and dean of Georgia journalism died at an Albany hotel Friday night after a heart attack. Born January 19 1852 in Glasgow he began as a printer in Quitman then led Albany News and Advertiser before editing The Albany Herald. He refused political office yet led the Democratic executive committee for the Second District.
Ashburn Georgia October 5 The Turner county fair opens Thursday morning with the cow hog and hen program of diversified farming and a special Thanksgiving service conducted by all county ministers.
The Atlanta Trust Company representative Luther Allison argues North Carolina farmers are likelier to move closer to Georgia than Iowa farmers. Emigration should come from nearby states as Georgia should attract tobacco and other crops through productive land, with locals benefiting from steadier growth and permanent settlement. The piece endorses soil-based growth over syndicates and urges welcoming farmers who move to Georgia to farm lands and build communities.
A large crowd gathered at Butler high school for the Taylor County Singing Convention with singers from across the county and neighboring areas. Hospitality was extended by local citizens, a barbecue and basket dinner were served, and the event featured high quality talent. John M. Cox was re-elected president and Gervis Locke secretary for the coming year.
Hon. L. T. Peed Ordinary of Taylor County is appointed chairman of the Tom Watson Memorial Movement in Taylor County. The effort aims to erect a $100,000 Monument in the Georgia State Capitol honoring Thos. E. Watson, a longtime Georgia and southern political leader and former U S Senator.
R G Currington, convicted in Talbot superior court last month of murdering his brother H H Currington, will not be electrocuted October 16. Judge Frank McLaughlin continued the motion for new trial after counsel requested time to file an amended brief. The hearing now set for October 17, and the execution date stay remains in effect. Currington remains in Muscogee county jail.
Fort Valley residents heard plans at the blossom festival mass meeting to erect an 80 room hotel. A committee, led by Kiwanis president Edwin T. Murray, will outline the purchase of a suitable site and start construction at once.
The October term of Taylor Superior Court opened at 9 am with Judge C F McLaughlin presiding. The grand jury organized with C E Benns as foreman and committees named. jurors planned to tackle county books, roads, jail, and presentments as a crowded docket awaits. The day saw one civil case disposed by jury trial, a mistrial in McCrary v Peebles, and adjournment until Wednesday due to a Supreme Court motion. The term plans to run through the week with about 150 civil cases and limited initial criminal progress and few jail cases pending further arrests.
Mrs Willie Suggs of Butler narrowly escaped serious injury after being struck by an automobile driven by Richard L Etter. Witnesses called the incident unavoidable and both parties described crossing light glare as a factor. Suggs suffered bruises and cuts, confined briefly to bed, with well wishes for recovery.
The Jones and Bloodworth case reached the State Supreme Court for a new trial hearing. Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth, convicted of murder in Muscogee County in December 1923, faced the gallows five times with one escape prompting an injunction.
Atlanta Oct 6 The remains of J P Leonard 80 who shot himself Sunday night at his mother Ella Leonard’s home were taken Tuesday to Talbotton for funeral services and interment A coroner’s jury ruled death by own action Leonard had armed himself to guard the house after burglars robbed it Saturday night He had recently accepted a position with the Travelers Insurance Company in Florida He is survived by an aunt Mrs F H Shumate.
The common troupial of South America, a relative of our own songbirds, is noted for brilliant orange and black plumage. The tame birds are fearless and entertaining. their natural song is a clear whistle, and some have learned to imitate elaborate military airs.
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