County Exhibit Plans Urge 4-H Canning Entries Next Month
County 4-H leaders push for county and district canning contests ahead of the Georgia State Exposition at Macon. Girls may enter Kerr Canning, Ball Canning, and Montgomery Ward contests for cash prizes, medals, and trips to Chicago, with several districts needing seven counties to compete.
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Jease
South Georgia
Macon
Georgia
Kerr
Chicago
National Club Congress
Montgomery Ward
Dove Season Opens This Week for One Month
Lawful dove shooting begins this week with a one month season. The ban resumes after September 30 and runs again from November 20 to January 31. Daily bag limits are 25 with a federal cap of 17. Federal season runs September 21 to January 5. The state anti steel trap law has expired allowing fur bearing animals to be trapped from Nov 20 to March 1 with exceptions for beaver and fox.
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Washington
Talbot Superior Court In Session This Week
Talbotton opens fall term with Judge McLaughlin and Solicitor Perryman presiding. Grand jury meets Monday. several criminal cases on the docket. A murder trial is scheduled involving alleged husband killer. J W Jordan embezzlement case set for next Monday September 9.
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J. W. Jordan
Bank of Tallotton
Butler Baptist Church Announces Regular Sunday Services
Butler Baptist Church will hold regular preaching services this Sunday at the usual morning and evening hours. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Butler Baptist Church
Census Bureau reports Taylor County farm census gains
Preliminary figures show cattle on farms rising from 2 740 in 1980 to 5 884 in 1985. Farm size grows from 115 to 146 acres. Cropland harvested climbs to 60 125 acres in 1984 from 57 604 in 1980. Numbers cover farms, ownership types, land values, crop areas, and output trends.
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Taylor County
Wm. L. Austin
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Southwestern College Opens Fall Term in Americus
Georgia Southwestern college at Americus will open for freshmen on September 19 with placement tests on September 19 20 and 21 to group classes. Sophomores register on September 23 and 24 and the formal opening will be held at 10 o clock.
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Southwestern College
Americus
Georgia Southwestern College
Chattahoochee Valley Directors Meet in Columbus
Eastern Alabama and Western Georgia prepare for a September 6 meeting of the newly appointed Chattahoochee Valley Chamber of Commerce directors. J. W. Woodruff presides. plans include by laws, objectives, and the valley’s eight Alabama counties and 19 Georgia counties.
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Columbus
Alabama
Georgia
Chattahoochee Valley Chamber Or Commerce
Valley Chamber
Lake Cora
J. W. Woodruff
Walter P. Pike
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Chattahoochee Valley
United Front
Valley Area
Woodruff
Milledgeville attorney predicts soldiers bonus paid in January
Milledgeville attorney C B McCullar, longtime American Legion leader and 1935 state proficiency trophy winner, predicts a soldiers bonus will be paid by January 1936 and no later than March 1936. He cites strong national and state pressure and urges Georgia Legion Posts to meet Armistice Day membership quotas and launch a regional drive after the St Louis convention.
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Milledgeville
C. B. McCullar
American Legion
Macon
Georgia
St. Louis
Miami
Congress
Legion
Delates
Notice to the Public on Estate Debts of A D Chapman
All persons indebted to the estate of the late A D Chapman are requested to come forward and settle such indebtedness at once. Mrs A D Chapman.
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A. D. Chapman
Cotton Loan Guide Aims To Help Taylor Farmers
County Agent G. C. Daniel explains a new federal cotton loan plan that guarantees farmers 11.75 to 12 cents per pound for cotton up to their Bankhead allotment. The program relies on price differences between local markets and ten spot markets, with refunds or loans based on daily averages. Farmers must keep sale tickets to obtain refunds or benefits in 1935 and future programs.
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G. C. Daniel
Bankhead
Georgia Receives 19 Million Federal Highway Funds
Atlanta Sept 4 The Georgia State Highway Board announced accord with Washington on release of the states 19 million dollar share of federal work relief funds for highway construction. First projects will go to contract on Sept 21 with a two million dollar letting the largest in state history.
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Atlanta
Washington
State Highway Board
Georgia
W. E. Wilburn
Wilburn
Rexford G. Tugwell
Wallace
Hon J J Bull Dies At Home In Oglethorpe
Funeral services were held for Col. J J Bull 80 year old attorney who died at his home in Oglethorpe Sunday night. He had practiced law in Oglethorpe Fitz gerald and Talbotton and attended Taylor superior court on many cases. Surviving are his son Jared Bull solicitor of the Oglethorpe city court and a daughter Mrs Mathews of Albany.
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Col
J. J. Bull
Oglethorpe
Talbotton
Bull
Fitzgerald
Taylor Superior Court
Jared Bull
Oglethorpe City Court
Mathews
Albany
Editor and Family Marooned by Florida Storm
A telegram from Bradenton Florida reports editor C E Benns and family marooned by a tropical hurricane. They are comfortably quartered there but awaiting word as Florida Keys and west coast communities suffer heavy damage and many deaths. local friends hope for calm weather and a safe return.
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C. E. Benns
Bradenton
Fla
Peninsular
Benny
Florida
Miami
Florida Keys
St. Petersburg
Cedar Key
Gulf
Red Cross
FERA
Clearwater
Wayne Oliver
Clearwater Sun
Tampa
Tarpon Springs
Keys
Associated Press
Mrs J A Wilson Celebrates Seventieth Third Birthday
Mrs J A Wilson and family attended Sunday services at First Baptist Manchester with Rev H Fowler and spent the day at Warm Boxinas Pine Mountain and Pine Mountain Valley Rural Community. Visiting friends included Mrs Gussie Taylor Reynolds and Mrs J T Redenhour Manchester.
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J. A. Wilson
J. E. Mathis
First Baptist Church
Manchester
H. Fowler
Butler Baptist Church
Boxinas
Pine Mountain
Pineountain Valley
Olson
Gussie Taylor
Reynolds
J. T. Redenhour
Primitive Baptists Session Opens At Philippi Church
The Apatole Primitive Baptist association began its 9th annual session Tuesday at Philippi church near Ellaville. Hon. J. T. Chikis served as moderator, a pulpit committee was named, and a bush arbor stood ready for the crowd. Dinner is served each noon. The church, 10 years old in February, was formed amid forest and Indian trails. Elder H. J. McCorkle of Ellaville is the pastor. Delegates come from nearby towns and states, with many Georgia pastors in attendance.
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Apatole Primitive Baptist Association
Philippi Church
Ellaville
J. T. Chikis
H. 3. McCorkle
Eallville
Primitive Baptist Church
Bob Chapman
Lowe
Nclds
Buena Vista
Columbus
Virginia
Georgia
Durin
Miss Maxwell leaves Butler High for Crawfordville school
Martha Maxwell long associated with Butler High School as English and mathematics instructor resigns to teach mathematics at Alexander Stephens Institute in Crawfordville Georgia. She began duties there this week. Her departure leaves a vacancy that will be hard to fill and reflects on her par-excellent service to the local faculty.
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Martha Maxwell
Butler High School
Alexander Stephens Institute
Crawfordville
Mr and Mrs Mack Turner Move to Andersonville
Mr Mack Turner and family move this week to Andersonville where Turner has become principal of the high school. He has served as principal of several rural Taylor County schools and was with Central school for years. Friends wish the family success in their new field.
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Mack Turner
Andersonville
Turner
Taylor County
Central School
Butler School Opens with Early Dismissal and Credit Units
The Butler school begins Monday September 16 at 9:00 am with a 12:15 pm dismissal on opening day and then follows the usual schedule. The Herald will publish the faculty and book list next week. Students should complete work before seeking credit, with credits tied to units: sophomores three, juniors seven, seniors eleven, graduation sixteen.
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Butler School
the Herald
Jersey milk cow for sale at sacrifice price
Jersey milk cow with young calf offered for sale at sacrifice price. Interested parties should contact M. J. Bodiford in Butler Georgia Route L for prompt viewing and purchase.
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Jersey
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Census Bureau
Taylor
Chamber OF Commerce
Taylor Farmers
Bradenton, Fla
Bayshore
Primitive Baptists
J. T. Childs
Miss Maxwell
Crawfordville School
Mrs. Mack Turner
M. J. Bodiford
Butler, Ga
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