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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
1
Alice Joyce stars in The Vengeance of Durand adapted from Rex Beach. The Rivoli screens October 22 with Joyce portraying Marion and Beatrice Durand in a tragic tale of flirtation, revenge, and self sacrifice.
The marshal W A Anglin impounds a white spotted heifer yearling with marks crop and split in right ear and split in left ear. Owner urged to call and pay expenses to recover the animal.
State and County Tax is due now with payment locations listed for Butler Reynolds Panhandle Perkins Daviston Howard Norwich Mark Charing Rupert Southland Potterville Mrs Mat Riley's Store Neisler and Gaultney's Mill No J J. McCANTS Jr T on specified dates through December 1920.
Georgia Grand Lodge of Progress Brothers and Sisters of Light holds its forty ninth annual session in Butler with 122 camps represented from across the state. About 400 members attend under Rev. Wm G Bivins of Memphis as Worthy Grand Master. The event runs this week at the enlarged colored Baptist church with host districts Lee Sparks and Lem Harmon coordinating hospitality for visitors.
Miss Corliss Palmer of Macon Ga won the Fame and Fortune beauty contest among 50 000 entrants judged by Mary Pickford Olga Petrova and others. She appears in Ramon The Sailmaker a Brewster Production five reel feature from Brewster Company.
The Grand Jury reports jail sanitation and repairs to bottom-cell doors to segregate colored prisoners, plus courthouse and jail window repairs. Recommends appointing J. G. Hill as N. P. and Ex-officio J. P. for Reynolds district and J. W. Gholson for 748 District. Calls for destroying seized liquors publicly with records. condemns officers taking settlements for offenses. Recommends pauper support for Mary Jane Emerson, pension rolls reviewed, county officers bond with corporate surety, and daily pay for Clerk and Treasurer. Thanks judges and Solicitor General. orders publication in Butler Herald with $15 fee.
The following gentlemen were appointed as delegates and alternates to attend the state convention in Macon on the 25th to formally nominate United States Senators Thomas E. Watson and Governor Thomas W. Hardwick. State and District democratic executive committeemen will also be chosen at this convention. The Taylor delegates include Hon. C. W. Foy of Butler and Hon. Homer Beeland of Reynolds with alternates Hon. R. M. Suggs and Hon. W. W. Douglas.
J Fred Edwards former Talbotton marshal convicted of murdering his wife has been denied a new trial by the Georgia Supreme Court after appeals from Talbotton and Griffin judges. The lengthy case featured sensational testimony and a life sentence, with state counsel building a strong prosecution case against Edwards.
In Columbus Georgia a fire at the Atlantic Ice and Coal plant caused 75000 dollars in damages with the entire plant valued at 250000. Shipping clerk Joseph King of Eagle and Phoenix Mills was fatally injured by debris from an exploded ammonia tank while a fireman and an elderly woman died en route to safety. Officials reported 20 mules died in a nearby corral burned by the blast.
Prominent Mauk official H Hendrix and his wife and children disappeared on a Wednesday night, leaving town for Heard county then unknown. Bank officials froze holdings as an audit begins while a potential $16,000 embezzlement shortage is noted and Howard Riley is named cashier candidate.
All parties having claims against the Bank of Mauk are notified to file sworn proof within ninety days. The proof is to be filed with J. O. Hardwick, State Bank Examiner in Charge, at the Bank of Mauk, Georgia. October 21, 1920. T. Rp. Bennett, Superintendent of Banks of Georgia.
A posted trespass notice warns all persons not to trespass on lands listed in the 12th district including Lot 154 except 50 acres and all of Lots 135 and 126. Prohibitions include hunting removing timber or molesting the property, with posting in the clerk’s office as the formal notice.
Four head of cattle missing from lower edge of Talbot county near Taylor county line. Two mild cows and two large yearlings, black yearlings with dove coloring. One steer and one heifer. Marks include crop left ear and split right ear. Reward for information.
Several good milch cows are for sale. Call and see them. J A Heath and Son, Howard Georgia, R F D 1.
A terse remark links unkindness to law with Hosea Balfour cited as a reference. The note suggests avoidance as a practical response in a legal or social context.
The adjourned Taylor Superior Court sat with Judge G H Howard presiding. The grand jury was discharged after a one day session. Jurors found Jim Lowe guilty of murder with a life sentence. Other defendants including Jim Small, Will Johnson, and Clifford Towns faced varying charges and outcomes. Judge Howard may soon end his Taylor circuit duties and relocate to Atlanta.
The Macon Telegraph quotes local bankers defending Federal Reserve policy on cotton credits. They argue banks can extend loans on cotton receipts to prevent hoarding, asserting no bias against cotton growers while targeting speculation and middlemen.
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