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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1930
Page
8
In Tate Georgia a 38 foot granite shaft honoring General James Edward Oglethorpe was dedicated on Mt Oglethorpe Pickens County. Gov L G Hardman presided with Judge S P Gilbert and Dr Louie D Newton among attendees. Sam Tate Jr presented the monument to the state and J R Anderson delivered the acceptance speech. Dr Thornwell Jacobs gave the benediction.
Atlanta dated Oct 24 Creed Taylor 43 long time governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta dies from burns suffered in a house fire early Friday. Two others injured including his daughter Marguerite as fire destroyed the residence before daybreak firefighters rescued them from a second story window.
Zebulon Ga Oct 22 Sheriff B M Shackleford is recovering from a bite by a drunken prisoner, and is out of danger after a ten day period of concern he might lose his hand. The sheriff wrested a knife from the attacker near the courthouse during the arrest.
Blackshear Georgia October 26 John Mc Mahon long listed as a pauper by Pierce county officials was buried Sunday in a non pauper grave. He was killed by an Atlantic Coast Line freight train near Offerman. A coroner’s inquest found two secret pockets containing 483 in currency which financed a cemetery lot a nice casket and burial clothes.
An ad seeks trustworthy individuals to distribute a utility product to retail and wholesale markets in their district. Requires 1000 to 1500 dollars cash capital, honesty and ambition, not experience. Potential earnings between 6000 and 7500 per year. Apply to Sales Manager, 765 Ogden Avenue, Chicago Illinois for an official interview at a central point in the district.
Atlanta Oct 24 Adjt. Gen H C Parker who lost the Georgia Democratic convention bid for comptroller general to incumbent Wm B Harrison announced on WSB radio that he was retiring from the race without a scar and with his sacred honor He said he was betrayed martyred and helpless and addressed honest men and women in Georgia asserting protest over convention actions and denying any theft of his nomination and plan to have it named by delegates.
Chairman John Barton Payne warns Red Cross services to veterans and disaster relief will stay heavy, with 108 disasters aided last year. Health campaigns in rural areas expand, supported by public contributions during Armistice Day to Thanksgiving period. Expenditures totaled 4.25 million, with over 1.2 million spent on disaster relief. government funds are not received.
The American Red Cross launches emergency first aid stations to aid automobile crash victims nationwide. Last year 31,000 people were killed and over 1,000,000 injured in car accidents. Stations already operate along Westchester County parks, the Valley Forge and Gettysburg routes in Pennsylvania, and the White Horse Pike to Atlantic City in New Jersey.
A bankruptcy sale is authorized by Referee order for the G H Goddard Co store in Reynolds Georgia. Contents include merchandise notes accounts fixtures and more with the Nation Company items sold separately and payment of ten percent to the trustee at sale. The sale is cash and subject to Referee confirmation with sale free of liens. October 29 1930. H P Wallace Trustee.
United States District Court Columbus Middle District of Georgia reports that W I Powell & Son and W I Powell and W H Powell of Reynolds Taylor County have applied for discharge from debts. A hearing before the district judge will occur November 29, 1980 at 10 a.m. in Columbus Courtroom. Creditors must appear and show cause why discharge should not be granted. Deputy Clerk N A Brown signs the notice.
Atlanta Oct 26 Capt J W Barnett chairman of the state highway board announced a meeting early in November to set a number of contracts for highway construction The meeting was postponed this week due to illness of W C Vereen of Moultrie a board member in Baltimore for several weeks Vereen is expected to return next week The contracts to be awarded are in South Georgia within Vereen s highway division
Georgia Governor L G Hardman, during a Mt Oglethorpe dedication near Tate, urged granting idle lands to worthy poor to curb unemployment. He cited Gen James Edward Oglethorpe and proposed counties reclaim abandoned farms, grant them to energetic individuals, and provide farming support to boost prosperity.
Notice from W. A. Anglin of Taylor County warns that all road tax must be paid by November 4. Commissioners will set a day to try all delinquents. defaulters will be summoned and face an extra charge of one dollar. Failure to appear may lead to warrants for contempt of court. Pay now while the total is four dollars.
Federal prohibition officers raided Marion Ghat hoochee and Meriwether counties over several days, destroying six stills and arresting seven men. In Marion near Tazewell a still was found. three men including a white man named Bridges and two Black men were taken into custody. In Meriwether a 30 gallon still was seized and four men arrested. bonds set at 1009 dollars. In Bibb county two 600 gallon stills and substantial beer were destroyed. in Chattahoochee Ida Vesper area a 1500 gallon tank still with stand and a 300 gallon box still were seized with about 300 gallons of beer.
The Butler Herald, Butler Georgia weekly, October 1980 statement lists editor C E Benns and publisher C E Benns as owner. No bondholders or mortgage holders with 1 percent or more. Sworn before notary E Cox on October 24, 1980 in Taylor County Georgia.
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