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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1936
Page
3
The concluding Kiwanis convention session in Georgia named Dean Owens as the new district governor, succeeding Joseph Shaw of Atlanta. The body urged clubs to support driver licensing reform, including revocation for habitual traffic violators, and elected officers L. W. Allen of Swainsboro as treasurer and ten lieutenant governors from various cities.
A Marion County Soil Conservation Association committee met with county commissioners in Buena Vista to request purchase of a tractor and terracer for erosion prevention work. A demonstration will be held soon to support the need. The group formed about a year ago and has worked on 15 farms to date.
Dr. William F. Tabb of Emory University has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The honor cites his Liberia research on native culture and language, part of a three year mission supported by the Methodist church the Phelps Stokes Foundation and the African Institute of London.
Rhodes Browne, 71, Columbus banker and civic leader, died after a weeklong illness diagnosed as bronchitis and heart disease. Former mayor, longtime county board chairman, he led multiple banks and businesses, and was active in the Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club. Surviving are his wife, daughter Marjorie Browne Hunt, a grandson, a sister, a granddaughter, and several nieces and nephews. The Georgia WCTU convention opened in Cartersville and runs through today.
In Lakeland Georgia on October 2 Mrs E D Rivers wife of the governor elect and a sixth grade teacher welcomed a Merotone news reel crew from New York to film her class. Students answered rapid questions on Georgia crops the state capital and the leading seaport as a transport plan to Valdosta was discussed for viewing.
Lunch kitchens sponsored by the WPA are being established at two consolidated Marion County centers. The aim is to provide hot lunches to children who otherwise would go without.
The Third District P T A meets in Perry on Friday starting at 10 a.m. with local president Mrs. T A Summers welcoming and health talk by a guest speaker. State president Mrs A L Fitzgerald introduced, followed by by law revision discussion and afternoon sessions covering reports and Q A on P T A work. Lunch at 1 p.m. for out of town delegates.
The Christian Science Lesson-Sermon titled Doctrine of Atonement will be read in all branches of The Mother Church on Sunday. It includes John 17:20 21 and a correlative passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy stating that atonement shows man’s unity with God and Jesus’s demonstration of oneness with the Father.
Georgia marks 11 legal holidays with Columbus Day honoring the discoverer of America. Gov. Talmadge declared Sunday a special day to honor Casimir Pulaski, and the legislature sets dates for New Year’s Day, Robert E. Lee’s birthday, Washington’s Birthday, Confederate Memorial Day, Jefferson Davis’ Birthday, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Armistice Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Dublin Ga Oct 3 Sheriff G R Barwick said he had arrested a Wayne County man named in a murder indictment returned in Montgomery county 34 years ago and was holding him for trial. The suspect George Troup was indicted for the murder of a Negro girl in the area that became Treutlen County.
On Oct 1 1986 Central of Georgia Railway will place in service between Smithville Ga and Montgomery Ala a fast passenger train. Train 16 runs daily from Smithville to Montgomery with connections at Smithville to Atlanta Macon and Savannah trains and to The Seminole via South Georgia. Train 15 connects at Montgomery with routes to Mobile New Orleans Tuscaloosa Columbus Artesia and Selma. For details inquire at the ticket office.
Mrs. B M Montgomery and Mim C H Adams visited Mrs. P E McDaniel. Grady Pyle and a relative from Augusta joined Mr. and Mrs. B R Rife for Sunday with Mr and Mrs J B Goodwin. Numerous locals spent Sunday with friends, including the Fullers, McCrays, Windham and Goodwin households. A Quarterly Conference at Raynolds attracted many residents.
Roscoe Jinks of Ca. 4465 OOC at Andersonville died Aug 1936 after heat illness. He was treated at Prather clinic, improved then worsened and died about 2 AM. Funeral held near his home. He leaves parents, three brothers, two sisters, and many relatives. Poignant verse and prayers accompany the notice.
Ford R G used cars and trucks are now offered to the public through a nationwide used car clearance sale. Payne Motor Co head W A Payne says the emblem-backed vehicles have been renewed and guaranteed, reflecting a reliable guide to quality and a strict inspection standard set by Ford Motor Co.
A man killed in a motorcycle crash near Augusta was identified as John McNair, 23, of Wrens. He becomes the fourth member of the Rofla family to die in traffic incidents this year.
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