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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1929
Page
1
In the town during harvest season residents express pride in ample resources and resilience despite wider monetary stringency. They voice confidence in progress and mutual improvement as fall arrives and the community looks ahead to better months.
F Adams a traveling representative for major manufacturers visits his father Rev J T Adams in Cairo. Edwards Monk mourns his mother Elizabeth Monk while editor H H Wind and O T Davis of Cairo Banking Co visit the Herald. Eubanks of Reynolds requests Herald mailed home as local readers share condolences and update on community ties.
An outside philanthropist offers Georgia a funding push to stamp out illiteracy. The piece argues widespread education reduces crime and urges strict school attendance for all American children amid concerns about underage truancy and migratory families.
Market notes present prices for cotton middling and seed per ton as reported by Dr H J Porter. Data shows crude entries for strict middling and middling grades alongside seed value, detailing per ton pricing and market context.
Mrs W Trox Bankston presents highlights from the Georgia division United Daughters of the Confederacy at the 85th annual convention in Moultrie. She thanks officers and chapter presidents, notes Georgia prizes at Houston, and outlines efforts to mark Confederate graves, awards, and highway beautification while urging proper use of crosses of honor and insignia pins.
A string of Georgia items about violence and accidents dominates yesterday's page. Notable deaths include Lee R. Sandefur 76 of Crawford county and Col J W Clark 82 longtime pension commissioner. A truck overturn near Covington kills several negro cotton pickers. Frost first appears in several sections. A 13 year old boy from Avera dies in a hunting accident. Bond votes pass for Millen school district with 96 in favor. Esker W Manley on trial for mail fraud. State court actions include Muscogee Bank of Cusetta ruling and six cent gasoline tax decision. A Georgia Ice Manufacturers meeting convenes in Albany. The Chattahoochee Valley Exposition is set for Columbus late October.
The county superior court recessed at noon Saturday after a two week term. The December session may not reconvene the grand jury though traversers will be recalled for civil and criminal matters. Eleven inmates were sent to the convict camp and several jail cases resolved. Bennett was convicted of assault with intent to murder and carrying a pistol without a license, with fines of 300 and 250 dollars respectively and for which an appeal was filed.
Mr D C Parks died at his daughter’s home near Charing after weeks of frail health. He was 86 or 87, a veteran of the War Between the States, and survived by four daughters, 23 grandchildren, 68 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Surviving daughters include Mrs A J Gill and Mrs W H Ivey among others.
A deeply regretted death within the colored community follows a brief illness. Mary Lizzie Crumphich, wife of Charlie Crump and daughter of Lucy Huff, is survived by her husband, mother, and several children. Both families are prominent and respected by white and colored residents alike.
Funeral services for Elizabeth Wallace Monk were held at Reynolds with Rev. M. O. Williams presiding. Born December 24 1860 in Butler she taught in Georgia schools thirty years and was active in the Methodist church. She is survived by three children Wallace Monk Leonard Monk and Mrs C E Whatley and several stepchildren and siblings.
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