Pace Strives to Get 60 Per Ton for Cotton Seed
Americus Times-Recorder reports Congressmen Pace and Bankhead push for a minimum price of $60 per ton for cotton seed, citing market reactions and Henderson’s prior price threat. Letters exchanged reveal support for farmers and avoidance of price ceilings on cottonseed oil.
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PACE
Americus Times-Recorder
Stephen Pace
Sen
J. H. Bankhead
Alabama
Sen. Bankhead
Leon Henderson
Price Stabilization Board
Henderson
Senator Bankhead
Washington
D. C
M. C
Stegall
Americus
Senate
Washington, D. C
Taylor County Farmers Attend District Meeting in Perry
Twelve Taylor county farmers attended the Perry district meeting last Friday. They plan to hold a county wide mass meeting at the courthouse to inform farmers about the 85 percent Parity Loan provision and to discuss organizing for equal price and income with other groups. The date will be announced next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Messrs
A. B. Shehee
H. G. Shehee
J. H. Harris
E. A Hollis
J S. Garrett
J. N. Turner
W. H Emerson
H. K. Sealy
D. B. Posey
C. Gholston
A. W Cook
FE. G. Blackwell
Perry
Walter Huckabee to Join Pan American as Airship Co-Pilot
Lt. Walter E. Huckabee Jr. resigns his U S Army Air Corps commission to join Pan American Airways as co-pilot of an airship serving transport routes across the Atlantic and Africa to British forces in the Near East. He holds a Maxwell Field commission and takes a six month leave of absence to work for the airline. He will be stationed in Africa and plans to return to the army after six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomaston Times
Walter E. Huckabee, Jr
Walter Huckabee
Silvertown
U. S. Army Air Corps
Pan-American Airways
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Near East
Huckabee
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Air Corps Reserve
Army
Pan American
Airway Company
Revival in progress here this week at local tent
A tent revival began last Saturday evening with Rev. Henry Montgomery delivering gospel messages at 8 o clock each night. Montgomery, a well known former Taylor county youth, presents inspirational sermons with forceful power. Sponsors invite all to attend and pray for much lasting good during the remaining meetings.
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Henry Montgomery
Birth Announcements From Montgomery Hospital
The Montgomery hospital reports several births in recent days. A son named Clarence Crawford was born August 29 to Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Gilson. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Davis on September 3, name unavailable. A daughter Jacquelin Nell to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Peed on September 4. A daughter Marian Carlotta to Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Pye on September 7. A son Charles Edward II to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Benns on September 8. A son to Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Downs on September 8, name unavailable.
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Montgomery Hospital
R. C. Gilson
Clarance Crawford
Edward Davis
Jack Peed
Jacquelin Nell
H. G. Pye
Marian Carlotta
Charles Benns
Ues Sea
Charles Edward II
P. F. Downs
Death claims mother of F D R in Hyde Park
Mrs Sara Delano Roosevelt 86 dies at the Roosevelt ancestral home overlooking the Hudson River. Cause listed as acute circulatory collapse due to age. Her death occurred as President Roosevelt prepared a world broad address postponed to Thursday.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Sara Delano Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Hudson River
Washington
White House
Scott L. Smith
Campobello Island
New Brunswick
Mr Charlie Hobbs Dies at Home Near Mauk
Mr Charlie W Hobbs age 83, a well known Taylor County farmer, died at his home near Mauk Sunday morning. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Bethel Cemetery near Butler with Rev M T Gaultney officiating. Edwards Brothers Funeral Home of Butler handled arrangements.
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Charlie W. Hobbs
Taylor County
Mauk
Bethel Cemetery
Butler
M. T. Gaultney
Hobbs
The
Herald
Edwards Brothers Funeral Home
Pvt Willie F Schofield sent to Camp Wheeler
Pvt Willie F Schofield of route 3 Ellaville has been sent by the Army from Ft McPherson where he was inducted to duty in the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Camp Wheeler Ga. He is in the regular Army and was inducted from the Taylor County board at Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie F. Schofield
Ellaville
Army
Ft. McPherson
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Camp Wheeler
Pvt. Schofield
Taylor County
Butler
Rev Horne to Preach at Tabernacle Sunday
The Herald announces that Rev. Dick Horne of Macon will preach at the Tabernacle north of town next Sunday afternoon at 3 30 o clock. He is well known in the area and has preached in Butler and nearby churches. Citizens are invited to attend this service.
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Dick Horne
Macon
Tabernacle
Horne
Butler
Reward for Stolen Heifer from Gholston Place
A black yearling heifer with a white tail and feet was stolen from the Gholston place sometime Monday night September 5. A reward of 15 dollars is offered for the return and for evidence sufficient to convict the guilty party. Contact E. M. Gaultney in Butler, Georgia.
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Gholston Place
Move Made to Abolish Prison Camps in State
Atlanta Sept 6 the senate penitentiary committee recommends abolishing state convict camps after completing road projects and awarding prisoners and highway contracts to counties. Gov Talmadge instructed secrecy. report filed by Chairman Clem Rainey after inspecting 13 camps and the Reidsville penitentiary. Recommendations include sweat-box abolition, iron restraint removal, segregation, earlier paroles, and keeping prisoners free of contagious diseases.
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Atlanta
Senate Penitentiary Committee
Clem Rainey
State Prison and Parole Commission
Talmadge
Reidsville
Mrs. Averett Dies at Home Near Mauk After Illness
Mrs. D. L. Averett, 80, of Taylor County, died at her Mauk home Friday at 2 AM after a long illness. Funeral services were at Mauk Methodist Church Saturday at 3 PM with Rev. F. J. Gilbert officiating. Interment followed in Pine Level Cemetery. She was among the church’s oldest members and is survived by her husband, two sons L. D. and Claude Averette, a brother W. A. Williams, several grandchildren, and other relatives. Edwards Brothers of Butler directed funeral arrangements.
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D. L. Averette
Taylor County
Mauk
Mauk Methodist Church
F. J. Gilbert
Pine Level Cemetery
Averett
Cecil Hester
Oscar Averette
Rainey Hester
Almond Averette
Grady Averette
Floyd Averett
L. D
Claude Averette
W. A. Williams
Edwards Brothers of
Butler
Water use urged amid ongoing drought by Butler Water Works
Due to a protracted drought the water supply is dangerously low and the Butler Water Works Co urges patrons to limit use to actual necessities during the present emergency. The notice asks for nationwide cooperation and emphasizes the unusual condition affecting all residents.
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Butler Water Works Company
Quartete To Appear At Turners Chapel
The Kinney Quartete of Phenix City Alabama will give a concert at Turners Chapel school house Saturday night September 20 starting at eight o'clock for the benefit of Turners Chapel church. Admission 15 cents for children and 25 cents for adults. The public is invited.
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Kinney Quartete
Phenix City
Ala
Turners Chapel School House
Turners Chapel Church
Officers to Hold National Defense Meet at Columbus
A conference for the third quarter of 1941 under the FBI Law Enforcement Officers Mobilization Plan will be held in Columbus in the Federal Court room at two o'clock next Wednesday afternoon. Officials from multiple Georgia counties will attend, including Taylor, Harris, and Muscogee, to coordinate efforts against espionage and sabotage. Two masked bandits robbed the Half-Way House north of Butler on Highway 19, about 9:30 p.m., taking about 86 dollars from the cash register.
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FBI
Columbus
Federal Court Room
Taylor
Harris
Chattahoochee
Marion
Muscogee
Quitman
Schley
Stewart, Talbot
Troup
Webster Counties
Taylor County
F. R. Hammack
Atlanta
J. D. Cook
Butler
Sweet Draughon
Draughon
Four County Youths Head to Chicago Evangelistic Institute
Four Taylor County youths left Monday for Chicago Illinois to attend the Chicago Evangelistic Institute for nine months. Mariana Brewer of Reynolds Janie Neisler of Ficklings Mill Horace McCants of Butler and Howard McCrary of Butler are the group with McCants returning for a second term while the others start their first term at the Bible Institute.
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Taylor County
Chicago
Ill
Chicago Evangelistic Institute
Moday
Mariana Brewer
A. V. Brewer
Reynolds
Janie Neisler
H. E . Neisler
Ficklings Mill
Horace McCants
R. E. McCants
Butler
Howard McCrary
G. G. McCrary
The
Bible Institute
McCants
Reynolds High School Graduate Honored At Hospital School
Miss Rheda Windham, a Reynolds High School graduate of 1938, earned first honor in a class of 12 at the Middle Georgia Hospital School of Nursing in Macon during the annual graduation on September 5. She studied at University Hospital in Augusta for a year, led her year of 56, and is doing private duty in Macon while planning Army nursing next spring.
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Middle Georgia Hospital School of Nursing
Macon
Rheda Windham
Miss Windham
Reynolds High School
University Hospital
Augusta
Windham
All Day Singing at Pine Mountain Valley
Next Sunday September 14 an all day singing will be held at Pine Mountain Valley. All singers and music lovers are invited with A H Nesmith and J L Dean in charge.
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Pine Mountain Valley
A. H. Nesmith
J. L. Dean
Indian Springs Camp Meeting Elects Newton Trustee
C S Newton of Butler is elected trustee for the Indian Springs camp meeting association. Savannah is reelected president with F C Benson as vice president R P Lasnett as treasurer and Dr J L Harrison as secretary. Three new trustees chosen are C S Newton E R Drake and S I Andrews. Speakers for next year include Bishop Arthur Moore Dr H C Morrison Dr Lloyd Mixon Dr O E Overley and Harry Blackburn. Attendance doubles from last year and the offering is the largest in camp meeting history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Cochran
Savannah
Indian Springs
F. C. Benson
R. P. Lasnett
Jackson
J. L. Harrison
Atlanta
Camp Meeting Association
C.S. Newton
Butler
E. R. Drake
College Park
5. I. Andrews
Macon
Arthur Moore
H. C. Morrison
Louisville Ky
For Life
Lloyd Mixon
Lansing
Mich
O. E. Overley
Louisville
Harry Blackburn
Parkersburg
W. Va
Primitive Baptist Assembly Opens 104th Session Near Ellaville
The Apatole Primitive Baptist Association opened its 104th annual session Tuesday morning at the Prosperity church near Ellaville in Schley County. The meeting runs through Thursday with Rev. S. H. McCorkle of Ellaville presiding. Officers for the year were to be elected, and messengers attend from Bethel Taylor County Mt. Moriah Muscogee County Mt Paran County Line Shiloh Talbot County Mt NeBO Marion Bethlehem Prosperity Phillippi across several counties.
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Apatole Primitive Baptist Association
Prosperity
Ellaville
Schley County
5. H. McCorkle
Bethel
Taylor County
Mt. Moriah
Muscogee County
Mt. Paran
Chattahoochee County
Shiloh
Talbot County
Mt. Ne~bo
Marion County
Bethlehem
Macon County
Phillippi
Schley
Evangelistic Meeting At Tabernacle Tonight
The Evangelistic Group holds its monthly prayer meeting at the Tabernacle tonight at eight o'clock. All are invited to worship with this group this Thursday evening.
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Tabernacle
the Tabernacle
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F.D.R
Rev. Horne
E. M. Gaultney
Butler, Ga
Georgia Penitentiary Committee
D. L. Averett
Butler Water Works Co
Turners Chapel
Poet Cash Register
Thomaston
Forest Turner
Georgia
Hapeville
Four County
C. S. Newton
Primitive Baptist
Alsn
Prosperity Church
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