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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1933
Page
4
The week covers diverse Georgia stories from Warm Springs flag duties to local obituaries. Notable items include deaths in Crisp and Schley counties, hospital appointments in Columbus and Macon, post office plans for Gainesville and Waycross, and a Jewish New Year observance nationwide.
The funeral of Mrs. L. Jenkins, 83, mother of Teape W. F. Jenkins of the Georgia Court of Appeals, was largely attended at Eatonton. Revs. Frank Cochran C D Read and James Thomas officiated. Interment remains in Pineview cemetery.
Atlanta motion filed for new trial in the case of William R. Delinski who is serving 21 to 28 years for kidnaping and robbery of John K Ottley Sr and for carrying four pistols. Hearing scheduled Sept. 30 before Judge John D. Humphries.
Hugh Howell III chairman of the Democratic executive committee has been confined to his Ansley Park home in Atlanta for several days after what is believed to be malaria. Physicians have ordered him kept quiet and visitors denied while he recovers.
Bryan C. Lumpkin news editor of the Athens Benner Herald for five years is named managing editor. He succeeds Dan Magill who will launch The Georgia Democrat, a state wide weekly newspaper, here soon.
President Roosevelt will address the American Laser at their national convention in Est Side Stadium Chicago October 2. He was nominated in the stadium and the speech is of such importance that reporters must have credentials and identification insignia. Only one thousand seats will be available.
A car carrying Aden Greer his wife and children from Tampa Fla to Macon Ga turned on its side after a tire blew out near Montezuma on Tuesday morning The woman and children suffered bruises and minor cuts while the driver escaped injury The party was driven back to Oglethorpe to Mrs Greer's sister Mrs Eugene Webb's home Mr Greer is a cousin of Grant L Greer of Montezuma.
Miss Ida Whitfield of Banks county was found dead in woods near Homer after a search that began when she did not return from a store trip. A Lulu motorcycle officer reported a murder suspicion against a convict camp inmate, with a posse and sheriff pursuing the suspect.
Miss Mary Elsie Dunagan 25 a Gainesville woman was killed Saturday night when her car left the road in Reidsville North Carolina sideswiped a telephone pole and crashed into mail boxes. Her fiancé Glen Barham was seriously injured and taken to a Reidysville hospital. The couple were to be married on Thanksgiving according to relatives.
Columbus Georgia announces it will seek a $29,835 loan from the state public works advisory board to build a new fire headquarters and repair the police station. City Manager Bershel Morton was instructed by city commissioners to file the application.
Officials announce the first automobile tags for 1934 will be produced this week and ship with the start of calls on January 1. Over one million tags will be produced at the state prison plant near Milledgeville. the 1984 tag features a blue background with gold numerals and Georgia has won prize honors for three consecutive years. ee Grimes, 14, died after an electric shock at his Uvalda home while moving an electric fan, likely from a defect causing the fan to be energized.
Milledgeville Georgia September 18 C B McCullar former state commander of the Georgia Disabled American Veterans announces his association with Ed Rivers Weekly in Saleland He will edit a weekly page of news and editorials on veterans affairs from his Milledgeville office.
On Peek night at J E Leslie home relatives mourn the death of Jim Leslie while 22 others fall ill from calcium arsenate mistaken for lime found near the flour bin. The cook used the substance in baking and authorities say most are now out of danger.
Columbus police report no arrests after a Friday night robbery in which Dr. P. A. Tatum lost a ring valued at 7500 dollars. A man jumped onto a moving car after about 15 yards, brandished a pistol, and demanded the ring and the physician’s pocket book.
Bowen found guilty in the kidnapping of John K. Ottley Sr., president of the First National Bank of Atlanta. He is sentenced to one year on the chain gang while co-defendant Delenski receives 21 to 28 years in the state penitentiary.
Lewis Clark of Dublin was moved from Bibb county jail to Laurens county jail after being charged as an accomplice with F. W. Elmore in the Farmers and Merchants Bank robbery at Brewton Georgia. He will face a preliminary hearing this week. Officers say Clark had no part in the robbery.
Lawyers from Sumter Schley Webster Stewart Macon and Lee counties gathered in Americus Georgia for the semi annual meeting of the Southwestern Judicial Circuit Bar Association. Judge Wm M Harper presided as honor guest. Talks were delivered by H L Lawson A V Whipple Hollis Fort W W Dykes and Jas A Fort.
R H Organ auditor for Jacobs Pharmacy was knocked down and robbed of a 2600 payroll. A man named Tommy Thomas was captured and held at the police station after a hastily formed posse recovered the case and money. Over a dozen witnesses aided the chase and Organ sustained a bruise above the eye.
Ers kine Caldwell, once of White Oak Georgia, will receive the Yale Review Award prize of 1000 dollars for a prose work. Caldwell won the literature prize for his short story Country Pull of Swedes, printed in the winter 1982 Yale Review. A native of White Oak, Caldwell studied at the University of Virginia and worked as laborer before turning to journalism in Charlotte Houston and Atlanta and now resides in Mt Vernon Maine. He is noted for his revels and short stories.
Four youths riding to enter Riverside Milk Academy near Gainesville Georgia on September 13. Mario Araque and Frank Cash Jr. were killed when the car overturned on a curve. William Howe sustained minor injuries. Jose Lopez Jr. was uninjured. Cash and Howe were Riverside graduates accompanying the Cubans.
Atlanta Georgia September 15 the A B C railroad will move its passenger trains to Union Station from Terminal Station starting around November 1 the Interstate Commerce Commission granted authority for the change. The switch uses Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis tracks with no track alterations and saves about 800 dollars a month in rentals per J L Edwards president. Georgia Public Service Commission had already approved terminal facilities but interstate authority was also required.
Fr No. 1 discusses calls for immediate monetary inflation and gold content reduction. Senators George, Neely, and Bankhead lead Democratic support for inflation to boost commodity and farm product prices, with others like Harrison Fletcher and Smith praised for backing inflation as a policy tool.
Mr Collins announces a new adult education push funded by federal relief to hire unemployed teachers and extend term lengths. Local communities will provide facilities, Congress districts will host meetings to discuss implementation, and the state currently lacks an organized adult education system.
Congressman Castellow spoke to a room including Col. Baltrell, EC. Peyton, and others at the Rota Club about tariff policy, the processing tax on cotton, and inflation. He argued that only ending the tax and inflation would lift prices, warned against blanket debt cancellations, and emphasized the need to repay government loans.
Governor Eugene Talmadge spoke to a full house at the Clay County courthouse in Fort Gaines on Monday. He praised Clay County’s economical administration, noted the low tax rate, and was hosted at the Fort Gaines clubhouse for luncheon with local leaders including Mayor Zack Arnold and Representative King.
Text and reference books of Judent ous H. Kelley, former Mercer student who was drowned about two years in an effort to rescue two young girls, have been presented to Mercer University library by his mother Mrs M M Kelley of Thomaston. The collection, numbering volumes, will probably be placed in the Theological library, since it contains theological texts and reference books for the most part.
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