Will Raise Money for Georgia Tech Campaign in Butts County
Mr H O Ball, campaign chairman for Butts county, announces the Greater Georgia Tech drive will start next week. Donations may be paid over five years, with a goal of five million dollars to fund new buildings and equipment. Committees across districts and Jackson business districts are named to canvass supporters and solicit donations.
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Butts
H. O. Ball
Butts County
Greater
Georgia Tech Campaign Committee
Court House
Ball
Tech
New York City
Atlanta
Georgia
Coady
Otis Hammond
Pliny Weaver
Worthville
E. A. Fincher
James Williams
Flovilla
A. F. White
W. A. Dozier
Indian Springs
B. A. Wright
Ben Cleveland
Buttrill
J. B. Childs
W. D. Compton
Jr. Towaliga
W. F. Huddleston
T. J. Collins
Stark
W. A. White
Asa Burford
Cork
Frank Ogletree
C. A. Towles
Jackson
Square
H. L. Daughtry
R. B. Newton
Hugh Mallet
H. W. Copeland
J. H. Carmichael
J. M. Gaston
A. C. Finley
Victor Carmichael
R. N. Etheridge
L. P. McKibben
S. H. Thornton
J. H. Turner
H. O. Bail
J. D. Jones
J. B. Hopkins
W. O. Ham
Winter wheat crop forecast at 621 million bushels in U S
Washington forecasts a winter wheat crop of about 621 million bushels based on April 1 conditions at 91 percent of normal. Rye production is pegged at 66.386 million bushels with winter wheat at 75.6 percent of normal. Southern states show varied April 1 conditions. Over 6 million acres globally grow tobacco.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
PAY AS SHE GOES POLICY FOR GEORGIA
Governor elect Hardwick outlines a pay as you go approach for two years in Georgia with veto power over any new appropriations not backed by expected revenues. Conference members discuss refunding Western and Atlantic rental receipts to ease treasury strain and avoid future fiscal crises. General Wright and Mr. Banks support the governor elect’s stance.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Elect Hardwick
State House
Dorsey
Savannah
Georgia Tech
William A. Wright
W.J. Speer
R. A. Denny
T. R. Bennett
W. J. Fullbright
W. W. Banks
Citizens and Southern Bank
Hardwick
Secretary of State Re- Lendon
Western
Wright
Banks
Williams given a life sentence in murder case
John S Williams, Jasper County farmer, was found guilty by a Newton County jury of murdering Lindsey Peterson near Yellow River. Judge Atcheson sentenced him to life. Jury deliberated 18 hours after Tuesday start. Williams pleads not guilty. Accomplice Manning to be tried later. further indictments pending. Public investigation by Jasper County grand jury continues.
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Lindsey Peterson
Yellow River
John S. Williams
Jasper County
Newton County
Atcheson
Col. Green Johnson
Williams
Decatur
Atlanta
Manning
Jasper County Grand Jury
Covington Cotton Oil Mills Destroyed By Fire
Covington Georgia early Friday a fire nearly destroyed the Covington Cotton Oil Mills plant. The loss is about 125000 and is reportedly covered by insurance. The blaze began in the winter room and swept the mill’s main buildings.
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Covington
Wintel
Teills
Cold Wave Damages Early Crops Across Region
A cold wave hit the state with ice reported in Butts county and temperatures from 30 to 35 degrees. Farmers report damage to early garden truck corn and cotton, with wind and frost warnings affecting the peach belt. Dry weather had previously helped fruit and crops avoid serious harm.
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Butts County
Peach Belt
Atlanta
Sunday School Convention Recaps Countywide Progress
Butts county Sunday School Association held at Cedar Rock church reported strong attendance and high enthusiasm. Leaders Williams and McMichael honored, 1922 quota met, next convention at Flovilla Baptist church with officers J M Gaston president and W O Ham vice president.
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Butts County
Cedar Rock Church
Butts County Sunday School Association
Cedar Rock
T. F. Williams
J. Matt McMichael
Williams
J. M. Gaston
Paul Evans
J. H. Patrick
Flovilla
W. O. Ham
T. E. Williams
Annie Webb
L. R. Washington
Young People’s Department
A. M. Pace
C. E. McMichael
H. Patrick
G. I. Watkins
T. B. McMichael
Worthville Baptist Churen
Towaliga
Negro Is Given Two Year Sentence By Judge Searcy
Judge W E H Searcy Jr came over to Jackson Friday afternoon to hear the plea of Virge Greer and sentence a Negro to two years in prison. The case arose after municipal court actions and involved local residents and court proceedings observed by attendees in Jackson.
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Searcy
Jackson
Virge Greer
W. E. H. Searcy, Jr
University leaders study Georgia enrollment crisis at Macon conference
J. D. Jones of Jackson will represent Butts county at a state wide University of Georgia conference in Macon on April 16. Governor Dorsey and Chancellor Barrows will join officials to discuss boosting University plant and equipment to accommodate rising high school graduates and prevent denial of higher education opportunities.
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J. D. Jones
Jackson
Butts County
University of Georgia
Macon
Dorsey
Barrows
Barrow
Georgia
Relief for Cotton Farmers Expected in New Plans
In New Orleans a coalition of the War Finance Corporation Federal International Banking Company and the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank announced they will reconvene in Atlanta later this month to act on aiding cotton. The meeting aims to assemble data from 1800 Edge Act members and draft plans to finance and move cotton under Webb Pomerene. Executives including R S Hecht Eugene Meyer Jr Dwight F Davis and M B Wellborn led the talks with cotton exporters invited to participate. The effort follows a Washington conference with Herbert Hoover on cotton export sitation.
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New Orleans
War Finance Corporation
Federal International Banking Company
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Atlanta
R. S. Hecht
Eugene Meyer, Jr
Dwight F. Davis
M. B. Wellborn
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
South
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Virgo Greer Pleads Guilty to Liquor Possession
Virgo Greer, a Black man, pled guilty to possessing liquor and having liquor on hand. He received 12 months in each count and was sent to the chain gang to begin serving Friday afternoon. Judge Searcy, accompanied by Solicitor General E. M. Owen of Zebulon, was in Jackson.
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Virgo Greer
Chain Gang
Searcy
Jackson
E. M. _Owen
Zebulon
Georgia Farmers Eye Spring Recovery Amid Credit Struggles
The Georgia Co-Operative Crop Reporting Bureau reports brighter farm prospects as spring arrives, with more plowing and planting. Farmers face low purchasing power, reduced seed and supply buying, and high freight costs, though Labor conditions improve and cotton area may shrink in favor of food crops. The boll weevil and pests appear as freight issues persist.
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Atlanta
Georgia Co-Operative Crop Reporting Bureau
United States Bureau of Estimates
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Statistician
John S. Dennee
Georgia
Harding
Fort Valley
County Board Seeks 10000 Loan For Butts County Schools
At the last meeting the County Board of Education passed a resolution to borrow 10000 to complete the spring term. The loan may be sought from Old National Bank of Michigan, a school loan specialist, but approval is not certain. An election for school trustees was ordered. Teachers are alerted to the annual exam July 29 and 30. A joint meeting with the City board is planned to discuss raising school standards and possible legislation.
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County Board of Education
Butts County
Natorial Bank
Michigan
D A R To Mark McIntosh Grave Unveiling Planned
The William McIntosh chapter of the D A R will unveil a boulder at General William McIntosh’s grave in Carroll county on April 30. Georgia leaders will participate as public interest grows and many chapter members plan to attend by motor. The marker honors McIntosh 1778 1825 for aiding the state’s west lands and his sacrifice.
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William McIntosh
Daughters of the American Revolution
Carroll County
McIntosh
Butts County
Chattahoochee
Georgia
Flint River
Jackson, Ga
Negro Carries Secret of Seal to His Grave
James Jones a Black senate building employee who was said to know where the Confederate official seal was buried died without revealing the location. The seal’s burial date traces to Jefferson Davis era and the moment of his capture, leaving the mystery unsolved for over fifty years.
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Washington
Confederacy
James Jones
Senate
Jones
Jefferson Davis
Georgia Farmers Push Marketing of Peaches and Melons
Farmers from central and southern Georgia advocate improved marketing of peaches and melons to Eastern markets amid broader push to expand farm product sales.
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Georgia
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Tower
Mark McIntosh
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