Relic Train to Visit Jackson for Liberty Loan Campaign
Butts county plans a wide Liberty Loan drive with a Relic Train visit on October 8. W. O. Ham leads county committees including Clearing House and General Sales to mobilize countywide support, with addressing by W. J. Rudland and a September 28 starting drive.
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Liberty Loan
W. J. Rudland
Atlanta
Businessmen of
Jackson
Butts County
Ham
Clearing House Committee
Pauline Mallet
Lurline Lawson
Mary Newton
Rosa Newton
Helen Carmichael
Hattie Buttrill
Harold Malit
H. O. Ball
Jessie Jones
Annie Kate Ham
August term court disposes of numerous misdemeanors and gaming cases
The August adjourned term of the superior court concluded its session with many criminal dispositions. Defendants faced penalties including jail terms ranging from four to twelve months and fines up to 200 dollars for charges such as gaming, carrying concealed weapons, public drunkenness, burglary, and disturbing divine worship. Notable sentences include Posey Cook 12 months or 60 dollars and John Cash 12 months or 200 dollars.
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Superior Court
Posey Cook
Will Mayfield
Homer Barber
Pe Fred Pye
George Clowers
Henry Banks
Harvold Lowe
Adel Bivins
Roy Penn
Henry Simpson
Otis Williamson
Tom Flemister
Quilla Cloud
Edgar Whitehead
Ohn Whitehead
Henry Stark
John Williamson
Douglas Porter
Andrew Thomas
Bud Bradley
Betty Trimble
John Strickland
John Galloway
Dick Wright
George Shepherd
Albert Booker
Ming
John Cash
Alfred Trimble
Will Mitchell
Verdie Wise
Otis Leverett
Arch Winn
Local Hero Lieut Collins Praises Red Cross at Butts County Talk
Lieut Thomas Jefferson Collins of the 320 Field Artillery returned from France and spoke at First Baptist Church to a crowded audience. He described battles and war conditions, praised Red Cross workers, and urged home front support with men money and munitions. He noted Allied gains and predicted final victory with American effort. He will report to Camp Meade Md soon and is awaiting a captaincy.
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Lins
Feild Artillery
France
Lieut
Collins
Belgium
Butts County
Bellan Wood
America
Red Cross
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Denmark
Alsace-Lorraine
England
Italy
War Department
Camp Meade
University of Georgia
First Officers Training School
Boys and Girls Prize Exhibit Planned Without County Fair
Butts county will not hold a regular county fair this fall due to war conditions. An independent exhibit of boys and girls club work will occur in November, with prizes funded by private subscriptions. Local committees and district representatives will organize, while Red Cross and Liberty Bonds funding focus elsewhere.
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Butts County Fair Association
The
Fair Association
J. H. Blackwell
C. A. Butner
S. H. Mays
Red Cross
Potts County
Butner
Blackwell
Mr. Elwood Robison Awarded Officers School Assignment
Mr El wood Robison of Butts county has been sent to the officers training school at Camp Gordon with a path to a commission. He recently attended the University of South Carolina training school at Columbia and won a competitive drill against all students. In a telegram to Jackson friends he said he was assigned to the basic training school at Camp Gordon.
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Butts County
Elwood Robison
Officers Training School
Camp Gordon
Robison
University of South Carolina Training School
Columbia
Jackson
Raw
Camp Gorfion
Robison Reia
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RELIC
BERTY
W. O. Ham
J. H. Carmichael
R. N. Etheridge
S. P. Nichols
A. F. White
J. D. Jones
J. B. Settle
W.E. Watkins
E. L. Smith
J. P. Etheridge
Robert VanDeventer
R. England
Hugh Mallet
L. P. McRibben
R. P. Lasnett
W. P. Martin
W. F. Hadeston
J. B. Childs
R. P. Nett
B. K. Carmichael
P. Newton
E. Smith
Dr.p. White
H. C. Childs
J. M. Gas- RJ
Searcy
Lieut. Collins
First Baptist Church
Thomas Jefferson
Robert Winn
Sam Jackson
Kaiser
Fort McPherson
Field Artillery
Coody
Dublin
Indian Springs
Iron Springs
Towaliga
Worthville
T. E. Robinson
Officers School
S. C
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