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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1929
Page
1
Bank Trust Board Reports Short Funds for President
The Columbus Bank Trust board announced accounts show a shortage of 492 184.43 under President Henry B. Crowell as of the close of business Wednesday night. The notice implies financial shortfalls and board action by Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Bank Trust Company
Henry B. Crowell
Automobile mishap injures Blair and Williams on Rigsby hill
Friday night in descending the grade on Rigsby hill, C. M. Blair lost control of his Ford touring car which ran into the ditch. The crash caused damage to the car and injuries to Blair and E. G. W. Williams, though the latter injuries are not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rigsby Hill
C. M. Blair
E. G. W. Williams
Speculative Buying Lifts Cotton Market to New High
New Orleans reports cotton prices rising to new levels on Tuesday with gains of 16 to 23 points from the prior close. Traders cited private crop yield estimates and stronger Liverpool cables as drivers, with October and January futures advancing sharply in early trading before closing near session highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Jedge
Vance
Liverpool
Emand
Texas
Caron
Talbot Superior Court Opens for Fall Term
Talbotton Georgia September 2 Talbot County Superior Court opened for the fall term at 10 o clock led by Judge C F McLaughlin. Opening exercises at Woodland were well attended as the grand jury with Solicitor General A Jones Perryman begins work on about 50 criminal cases including a negro murder and several assault to murder cases. The court is expected to sit most of the week to clear civil dockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbotton
Talbot
C. F. McLaughlin
Talbot County
McLaughlin
Woodland
A. Jones Perryman
Local Negro Church Gets Big Publicity in State Papers
Columbus Ga August 31 a bitter fight among members of a negro Baptist church near Butler over reinstating a former convict pastor has led to sheriff supervision of services. A faction opposing the pick contends the pastor was recently released from a three year term for a shooting at Junction City. The dispute led to court action and a judge postponed permanent injunction until revival services end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Chlords
Butler
Mascus
St Veuve
Harmony
TaUons
Peniar
Associated Press Dispatch
Columbus
R. P. McGuffin
Taylor County
Davidson
Junction City
C. Frank McLaughlin
No Bill Returned in Dewberry Murder Case
Talbotton Ga September 3 a grand jury returned a no bill in the case of G W Dewberry spectacle salesman charged with murdering Eagle of Camilla in a fatal collision near Manchester weeks ago on a funeral trip from Hogansville The fatal crash occurred when Dewberry entered the main road from a side road on the return journey
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbotton
G. W. Dewberry
Eagle
Camilla
Manchester
Hogansville
Auspicious Opening Of Local School For Fall Term
Monday morning marked the end of vacation as students returned to the local school with opening exercises in the high school auditorium. Speakers including Superintendent Chas R Brown and County Superintendent W T Austin highlighted educational gains and community support while Col H P Wallace and others outlined tasks. The 400 strong enrollment anticipated rise prompted adding a high school teacher. the faculty list covers grades one through high school with preparations for the year and new athletic director J Kenneth Brown to make announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. R. Brown
Chas, R. Brown
J. T. Adams
W. T. Austin
Col. H. P. Wallace
Julian Edwards
Brown
Butler School
Board of Trustees
Alex Goldstein
Hazel Stevens
Ruth Wilson
Beulah Barrow
Juanita Smith
Chas R. Brown
Ellen Griffin
J. H. Newton
Ruth Wolfe
Martha Maxwell
J. Kenneth Brown
County Schools Open With Bright Outlook for Year
Most county schools opened with full attendance Monday though Wesley, Rupert, Turners and Cross Roads delayed openings for two to four weeks. State revenue measures and a six cent gasoline tax provide funds to operate on a cash basis. Taylor County outlines a five year program for school improvement, prepared by Superintendent Austin, signaling strong growth for the consolidated system. Several schools had speakers at opening exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Wesley
Rupert, Turners and
Cross Roads
Taylor County
Twenty Years Ago This Week Highlights and Local News
This week recalls a Parks lake picnic and dance with hundreds in attendance. Luminaries include the Montgomery county lynchings after sheriff and deputies were shot. Texas flood losses reach 400 lives and extensive property damage. Reynolds hosts a Chamber of Commerce chapter with F A Ricks as president. Evans Mitchell moves to The Big Oak hotel in Reynolds. ex Governor Hoke Smith defers Butler school speech due to a drowning in the Panama Canal incident. Marshallville beats Butler in a fast baseball game. Butler’s Monfort and Riley star. Rev R M Booth begins a protracted meeting at Butler Methodist Church. Butler builds a new cotton gin run by Peebles Neisier Childs and Peagler. J R Harmon, J W Edwards, and Harley Riley enter cotton warehouse business. J H Giles brings in a freak cotton stalk to the Herald office. Chas Salzer’s bakery and restaurant remains popular. Cotton sits at 12c a pound. Mr and Mrs J W Edwards welcomed as new residents from Tazewell occupying the J N Mitchell residence. A new house rises for J T Mathews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks’ Lake
Montgomery County
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Reynolds
F.A. Ricks
Evans Mitchell
Elie
Big Oak
Hoke Smith
Butler School
Panama Canal
Marshallville
Butler
Butler Batteries
Montfort
Riley
R. M. Booth
Butler Methodist
Peebles, Neisier, Childs and
Peagler
J. R. Harmon
J. W. Edwards
Harley Riley
J. H. Giles
Herald Office
Chas. Salzer
Tazewell
J. N. Mitchell
J. T. Mathews
Stores Open All Day In Butler And Reynolds
Stores in Butler and Reynolds will stay open today all day rather than closing at noon as usual for summer. Since September 1 the Thursday schedule returns to regular hours after a half holiday in June July August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Reynolds
Old Fort Early to be submerged by Crisp county dam
Cordele Georgia August 31 Old Fort Early a frontier landmark will vanish beneath a new Flint River power dam reservoir south of Crisp County. The project funded by bonds of 1 125 000 will flood the site within six months making the river crossing and historic ruins 20 feet under water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordele
Old Fort Early
South Georgia
Andrew Jackson
Crisp County
Crisp
Flint River
Justas Andrew Jackson
Snolleg Cay
Lee
Worth
Youth Succumbs to Rabies After Mad Dog Bite
Whea Moody, 10, of Knoxville, died in a Macon hospital after rabies developed from a mad dog bite received over a month earlier. Despite Pasteur treatment the serum failed to prevent the disease. Moody grew weak from Wednesday to Thursday and was taken to the hospital, where his condition worsened rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Whea Moody
Knoxville
Moody
Roberta
Macon Hospital
Pension Checks Distributed to Taylor County Veterans and Widows
A $2,150 payment was received Friday for Taylor County Confederate veterans and widows. The funds cover nine veterans and thirty four widows, with nearly all of the money already distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Peed
Taylor County
Quarterly Conference at Butler Charge Methodist Church
The fourth quarterly meeting will be held at the Butler charge Methodist church next Sunday evening after the preaching by Presiding Elder Dr Leland Moore. Evening service time changed from 8 30 to 3 o clock. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Methodist Church
Leland Moore
Prison Sentences Handed to Federal Defendants in Columbus
In Columbus on Monday Judge B S Deaver sentenced every man who faced him after guilty pleas. Ten defendants pleaded guilty with nine receiving jail terms and one penitentiary term. three women also pled guilty. A trial was started but recessed. Most cases involved alleged national prohibition violations. one man pleaded guilty to interstate auto theft. Judge Deaver noted poverty and large families but refused to excuse illegal liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
B. S. Deaver
Deaver
Death claimed J. B. Hill at 62 near Rupert
Mr J B Hill longtime county resident and respected farmer died Tuesday at his home near Rupert aged 62. Funeral held Prosperity church cemetery Wednesday at 10 with pallbearers J M Hill E L Hill M V Hill H D Hill Vester Hill and Sira Lawhorn. He survived by wife and children Appie Cara J M M V E L H D Hill two brothers Monroe Slaughter Hill and sister Mrs Samanthy Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert
J. B. Hill
Feoutty
Hill
Wesley Hill
W. H. Emmerson
Prosperity Church
J. M
E. L
M. V
H. D
Vester Hill
Sira Lawhorn
Amig
Appie
Cara
H. D. Hills
Messrs
Monroe and
Slaughter Hilt
Samanthy Ray
County Official Fatally Wounded In Accident
Georgetown Georgia reports Jasper W. Castellow 42 treasurer of Quikman county and farmer was fatally wounded when a gun discharged accidentally as he climbed a fence to shoot a chicken hawk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Jasper W. Castellow
Quikman County
Bazemore Improves Store Building and Goods Line
Mr. E. Bazemore upgrades his store building to attract customers. He runs a meat market and carries a fine line of groceries, expanding his business offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penantes
BE. Bazemore
Bazemore
Flappers Mother Not Flattered A Colonial Gaffe
Col Wallace famed for his charm was in a social mishap when he complimented a flapper’s look and passerby remarked the daughter took after her father. The mother’s glare prompted the Colonel to withdraw to avoid further embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Wallace
South Pole
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Sheriff McGuffin
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Thri Sepp
Admi
Priday
Jean Hersholt
Malcolm Mac
Rupert Hughes
Jack Perrin
Dewberry
Old Fort
Kille
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