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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1935
Page
1
A Roosevelt approved allotment of 451703 to the WPA in Georgia cites this as proof of prosperity. Georgia counties stage product exhibits this fall while church camps, estate auctions, and memorials unfold across the state.
Cordele Ga Sept 20 The Crisp County Chamber of Commerce has received several communiqués from industries chambers of commerce and individuals praising the local organization for issuing an attractive and practical industrial prospectus.
Police report a traveling band of fortune tellers accused of swindling a Calhoun woman out of 2800 dollars. Several members allegedly visited her home while she was ill and claimed they could cure her, then took the money and left.
Cuthbert Ga Sept 21 Andrew College opened its session with a splendid enrollment. Dr S C Oliff president presided and welcomed students and faculty. Greetings were extended by Rev M L Lawson representing the Baptist Church Rev W M Hawood of the Methodists R L Moye of the Presbyterians Henry Howell of the Episcopalians.
Ellaville Ga Sept 23 H S Munroe farm supervisor for Schley Marion and Taylor counties is ill at his home near Ellaville from a threatened attack of appendicitis. He previously taught at Ellaville high school a year before moving to the rehabilitation department of the government. Recently he was appointed farm supervisor for three counties and is expected to be out within a few days.
Washington Ga Sept 21 Some Georgia farmers 18 years ago refused to sell their cotton for 40 cents but M T Paradise is perhaps the only cotton producer in the state who has held a bale for 43 years est it was back in 1892 when Mr Paradise hauled two bales 15 miles to the Washington market exposing for sale his entire crop for his first year at farming Four cents a pound was the highest bid The producer sold one bale for 21 40 but was not pleased Rather the young Lincoln county farmer was vexed and said By golly before I take 4 cents for this other bale I ll haul her back home and let er rot Back to the farm went the second bale It is still there After 48 years Cap Paradise has no desire to sell the half of his first farm yield In 1919 when cotton was really king he threatened to sell for more than 200 in excess of the sum received in the 1892 sale here.
In Atlanta on Sept. 20 Clark Howell senior editor of the Atlanta Constitution was feted at a dinner by Richard W. Coutts Jr. More than 100 business and civic leaders attended. Speakers paid tribute to Howell who has edited the Constitution since 1897 and served 26 years as Georgia Democratic national committeeman.
Abit Nix of Athens Georgia was named chairman of the Georgia State-Wide Red Cross Roll Call Speakers' Bureau. He will preside at regional conferences in Gainesville September 25, Warm Springs September 27, Macon September 30, and Augusta October 4.
Sen Walter F George of Georgia told the Americus Kiwanis club that he would not vote for a constitutional change, despite party lines. He expressed no serious fear of a change and called it deplorable that the constitution would be an issue in 1936, pledging to avoid aiding a Republican victory.
Atlanta dispatch reports Governor Tal Madge and the Georgia delegation inviting President Roosevelt to Georgia for an address. The governor praised the president and said Georgians are glad for his visit and the exalted office he holds.
Sparta Ga Sept 19 Linton Stepen Ingraham a leading negro educator died at his home after his 80th birthday. He taught for 60 years and was then head of the Sparta Agricultural and Industrial Institute which he founded 25 years ago. He built up a large school plant with funds from northern and eastern friends. Educated by Alexander H Stephens.
Thomasville Georgia September 20 A 104 year old man Frank Taylor born 1881 pleaded guilty to possession of 55 gallons of whisky in a dry county. Judge B B Earle sentenced him to 12 months probation citing his age and inability to work and avoid county convict burden.
In Franklin Georgia a 70 year old woman and her 25 year old son were found guilty of murdering the son's wife. The mother received life imprisonment while the son was sentenced to the electric chair. The pair, Mrs Wynens and Clarence Wynens, were tried together for slaying the young farm woman's wife near their farm home last June. The jury urged mercy for the mother who proclaimed her innocence as the son faces execution on October 25. The body was found in dense woods near their home with a shotgun nearby. Sheriff W Bledsoe of Heard County said initial suspicions of death by self destruction gave way to evidence inconsistent with that theory.
Civic leaders in Talbot and Marion counties press to pave route 41 through the area. The roadway would link Moreland to Preston via Greenville Manchester Geneva Buena Vista with connections to routes 22 and 28. Current paving exists from Columbus to Geneva and north Geneva to Talbotton. gaps remain Martha.
Services for Frances Crosby Harris 93 widow of Young Harris were held at her Columbus residence. Interment followed in Geneva. Born February 11, 1842 in Talbot County, she was the daughter of William and Cosby. She left two daughters Maud Ware and Georgia Maddox, one brother John Cosby, one sister F M Burnett, and left 14 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren with six grandsons as pallbearers.
In Sandersville Georgia a Warthen man recounts a strange tale of a yearling calf that was sold after a darkey claimed the animal had chewed and swallowed his vest with a five-dollar bill inside. The calf was slaughtered and the money recovered except for one torn end, leaving the man with two five-dollar bills.
The Tifton Daily Gazette turns 21, with editor John G. Herring recalling a wartime launch on Sept 14 1914. He led the paper from its start until his death in 1928. the Gazette has since been run by his sons. Early headlines covered war front news and local measures on crop reduction.
Albany Georgia September 23 full time operations were ordered today at the Flint River Cotton Mill, employing 800. Harold Wetherbee, general manager, said it had been about five months since the mill operated on full time, with recent staffing at about 76 percent of a full crew.
Americus Georgia in September 94 crews complete arrangements for a crated veneer factory to bring employment for about two hundred people. The Dayton Veneer and Lumber Company plans to open near the general aviation warehouse at Southerfield, with work starting immediately. The project involves 100 convicts to be moved and a mix of white and Black workers, with year round operation anticipated.
Ellaville Ga Sept 24 Mr ay Brown his wife and son 12 were badly hurt returning from a day with relatives in Columbus. Brown swerved to avoid a fast oncoming car filled with negroes but was struck broadside near Ellaville. Wounds included cuts and bruises treated at a local drug store. warrants reportedly sworn for two negro youths who fled.
Bilaville Ga Sept 21 C C Was secretary and treasurer of the state Rural Letter Carriers association ill at his country home near Elavil Mr Wall editor of a weekly column in the Atlanta Journal and Butler Herald in the interest of the Georgia R L C He recently attended the national R I C convention in Boston Mass having won as a delegate from this district My Wall is prominent in Mason and Knights of Pythias work Georgia
L. E. Peterman applies for permanent letters of administration on the estate of J. B. Peterman in Taylor County Georgia. The notice cites creditors and next of kin to appear within the legal time frame to show cause why permanent administration should not be granted. Witness dated September 9, 1986.
The document details eligibility and distribution of cotton price adjustment payments. It specifies conditions for participants, including proof of participation, and outlines how payments are calculated and allocated across parts A and C. It also covers handling of carrying charges and limits based on 1938 cotton sales.
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