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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1929
Page
9
Millen to acquire a modern hotel and the New Wayside Inn to be formally opened within a week. The Lane building at Gray and Winthrop streets converted into a first class hostelry as part of the town’s development.
Rev Williams officiated as a large crowd gathered to honor Mrs Monk. Following services at Reynolds, the remains were taken to Butler for interment in the local cemetery. Pallbearers included B Saunders, C B Marshall, T Whatley, H C Whatley, W J Butler, and C E Benns. G A Goddard & Co. directed the funeral.
The article notes eight acres of peanuts on Mr. Eubanks farm yielding four and a half tons and 382.50 dollars at 85.00 per ton, with a neighboring farmer also netting 2,500.00 from 30 tons on 40 acres. It highlights diversification and community letters about subscriptions and local visitors including MR. B. F. ALLMON and MR. & E. BARROW in Reynolds.
Mrs. Bankston outlines Georgia Division UDC activities including pension lobbying, Children of the Confederacy progress, and records recovery. She notes efforts by Mrs. Ormer, Mrs. McKenzie, and Mrs. Perdue, plus museum and educational projects at Liberty Hall, Bartow Memorial, and Winnie Davis Hall. The piece highlights fund totals, aid to the Soldiers Home, and ongoing preservation goals.
The Citizens and Southern National Bank of Atlanta announces acquisition of Thomaston Banking Company of Thomaston Ga. The Thomaston bank shows capital and surplus of 241000 with assets of 1440853.31 as of Oct 4. Board additions include William Murphey and H L Young. Murphey to chair, Atwater to president.
The chairman Mrs Walter Coleman reports 358 books placed in two libraries this year as contributions. One hundred seventy six valued at over 19000. Loan funds total 14145. The president stressed causes, endorsed Georgia products dinners, and supported malaria aid. Duties included issuing 2000 letters, publishing the Calendar, and distributing convention literature and certificates.
B S Tice, formerly living on C D McInvale’s farm, was arrested in Columbus Tuesday and jailed on a warrant from McInvale accusing Tice of larceny after trust in the sale of two bales of cotton Tice allegedly disposed of.
In an 1876 Columbus Weekly Times reprint, John H. Martin details Taylor County’s 1852 organization and its naming for President Zachary Taylor. It recounts his Virginian birth, Whig ties, military service, and the 1849 California statehood push, plus the Omnibus Bill and his death in 1850.
Judge E. E. Calloway Florida Republican leader predicts a militant Lilly-white movement to reorganize the party across the South with limited membership and the aim of forming a strong white Georgian faction aided by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union the Anti Saloon League and the Ku Klux Klan. A conference of white Republican leaders in Atlanta was announced for an Atlanta meeting to push the southwide plan.
A brief reflection on the priceless value of true friendship. The quote highlights how understanding and supportive friends provide comfort, trust, and emotional security in everyday life.
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