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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1934
Page
6
State officials demand end to relief as a labor resource and require immediate contact with State Reemployment Service to verify breadwinners on relief are registered. Local committees and registrars must list employable farm labor and report all offers, acceptances, and refusals, with relief cutoffs for all who refuse work.
Ellaville Ga Sept 4 Hon W H Duckworth former state senator will address Schley voters at the court house Monday Sept 10 at 9 20 am in support of Gov candidate Claude Pittman in the September 12 primary.
Mrs James A Walker of Americus Georgia died at her home on Monday. She was the widow of James A Walker and mother of Anne Walker society editor of The Americus Times Recorder. A daughter of the late J H Daniel she lived in Americus 25 years and belonged to Central Baptist and Americus chapter U D C.
In Tallapoosa Georgia on September 3 a gun battle between town marshal H. C. Pope and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ledlow ended with the deaths of the Ledlows and the wounding of Officer A. W. Braden. Ledlows ran a general merchandise store and were killed in front of the town hall after Mrs Ledlow fired first at the Night Marshal.
Judge John B. Hutcheson, Associate Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, announces his candidacy to succeed himself in the September primary. He served 16 years on the Stone Mountain Circuit Superior Court, resigned in January for the Supreme Court appointment, and spent 18 years as a trustee of the Georgia State Women's College at Milledgeville until its absorption by the Board of Regents. He is active in church work and oversees the Sunday school in Jonesboro.
High school graduates may enlist in September at the Marine Recruiting Headquarters in Macon Municipal Auditorium. The Marine Corps requires a high school diploma or higher and evidence of education and good character. Enlistees serve at Marine Barracks Navy Yards across the United States and abroad aboard ships and aircraft carriers.
Macon dispatch notes a protest led by pickets injuring a mill superintendent who drove into line. Union survey claims nationwide strike effectiveness at 35 to 40 percent with 110,000 of 276,000 textile workers across the Carolinas Georgia and Alabama on strike. Georgia shows 20,000 of 40,000 out, Alabama 15,000 of 35,000, Columbus and Porterdale near collapse, and skeleton crews at Macon.
Mayor H C Smith and Columbus Chamber of Commerce president T C Crawford said Washington's census estimate undercounts Columbus growth since 1930. They planned action to show a larger gain, with the mayor deeming 2000 a conservative figure as the government set the new population at 45000 plus.
Cordele Georgia September 1 prominent lawyer and planter James H Brown Sr age 54 died at 10 am from gunshot wounds inflicted by his son James H Brown Jr age 17 at the Brown home around 2 am Saturday morning Witnesses to the shooting negate the need for an inquest The elder Brown a Mercer University graduate for law practiced 25 years in Cordele and urged no legal action against his son saying he did not believe the youth intended to kill him The shooting followed a long running dispute with no formal charges filed against the boy
The U S Civil Service Commission announces several competitive openings including junior civil service examiner with a 1620 annual salary, and junior technologist in milling and baking tech with 2000 to 2500. Closing dates range to Sept 20 1984, with various eligibility and college degree requirements.
Americus College announces opening the fall term with dormitories open Sept 20 and freshmen days Sept 22 through 26, classes beginning Sept 26. New faculty include Dr W O Hampton, Dr RK Hollingsworth, and Dr T E Smith. Campus improvements include a large new library reading room, faculty offices, dormitory renovations, and upgraded plumbing and furnishings.
Description of a treasured family reunion at the Church In The Wildwood near the Rowan Pafford homestead. It notes descendants including Caroline Miller and Bascom A. Pafford, with details on attendees and family history across Georgia towns.
The board chosen by the president will access all union facts, but the strike remains ongoing. Gorman cites 450000 on strike, while AP reports over 825400. mills closed across the region. Union seeks a 30 hour week, pay parity, union recognition, and arbitration. industry cites higher costs from codes and raw material prices, arguing the strike aims to amend the code by force.
Full information may be obtained from the secretary of the U S Civil Service board of examiners at the bureau of customs in aryesty with a post office of the first or second class or from the U S Civil Service Commission Washington D C
The ticket lists candidates for governor Ed Gilliam Claude Pittman Eugene Talmadge secretary of state John Er. Wilson attorney general Howell Cobb M J Yeomans treasurer George B Hamilton comptroller Madison Bell W B Harrison agriculture G C Adams Tom Linder Columbus Roberts J T Sutton school superintendent M D Collins commerce and labor Hal M Stanley prison commissioner Al B Sammons Vivian L Stanley Hill C Tugg le public service commissioner J B Tobe Daniel Walter R McDonald James A Perry Robert N Springfield Jud P Wilhoit chief justice Richard B Russell associate justice Marcus W Beck Jule Wimberly Felton John B Hutcheson Monroe Stephens judge court of appeals Hugh J MacIntyre Joe Quillian Buford Boykin J H Sutton representative in congress B T Castellow Stephen Pace representative in general assembly Emory F Parr C W Foy tax commissioner P A Jenkins G A Roberts.
Milledgeville Ga Sept 8 Georgia automobile tags for 1935 will be blue with orange jets. Work at the tag plant near Milledgeville is under the supervision of George Fisher at the state prison farm.
By order of the Court of Ordinary of Taylor County Georgia the executrix of H C Benford and guardian of Gilbert Benford will sell at public outcry on the first Tuesday in October 1984 at the courthouse door between legal hours a U S Gold Bond 1983 4 1 2 percent No 796516 denomination one thousand dollars This September 6 1984 Mary L Benford Executrix Guardian
The Board of Roads and Revenue of Taylor County Georgia invites sealed bids for constructing the county court house. Bid documents and plans are available at the Clerk of Superior Court and the architect's office for a $5 deposit. Bids due September 10, 1934 at 10:00 A M with a 200 percent performance bond required. The county may reject any or all bids.
J T Willis applied to the Ordinary by petition asking that Thelmon Jarrell as administrator of the estate of F R Purvis deceased be required to make a deed to lands described as the south half of lot 184 and 22 acres in the southwest corner of lot 169 in the 15th district. Heirs M A Hall FP Purvis LE Purvis Mrs D W Culverhouse and W G Fletcher must appear at the October Term 1984 of the Court of Ordinary to show cause why the deed should not be made
Georgia Taylor County notices that Mrs. M J Hobbs has applied for Letters of Administration on the estate of Mrs M J Underwood who is deceased. Creditors and next of kin are cited to appear at the office within the legally allowed time to show cause why letters should not be granted. Witnessed by L T Peed Ordinary on September 4 1984.
JR Lunsford as executor petitions for leave to sell the real estate of Mrs S F Robinson deceased in Harris Meri Weber counties Georgia to show cause at the next Court of Ordinary term on the first Monday in October 1984 why the prayer should not be granted. This 4th day of September 1934.
E W Cook applies for letters of administration for the Joe Nelson estate in this county. Creditors and next of kin are cited to appear at the ordinary's office within the legal time to show cause why letters should not be granted. Dated August 20, 19__. L T Peed, Ordinary.
A guardianship for minor children ends with J T Davis filing final return and petition for dismissal. The court orders all creditors and interested parties to show cause on the first Monday in October 1984 why the guardian should not be dismissed. August 18, 1934. L T Peed, Ordinary, Taylor County, Georgia.
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