Local News and Notices From Butler Georgia
The item notes official publication status of a Taylor County paper, mentions Senator George's invitation to speak at Ft Benning on April 28, and reports Congress extending the Sean prince rate on first class mail for two more years. Also highlights Susan Myrick's magazine feature on rural free delivery in Georgia and the first Rockdale county newspaper since 1916 by Belmont Dennis. A Swainsboro fire alarm siren coinciding with revival services is logged.
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Georgia
Macon Telegraph
Susan Myrick
Rockdale County
Conyers
Belmont Dennis
Covington
The
Herald
Brother Dennis
W. G. Thompson
Observer
Henry County Weekly
Swainsboro
Moore named to State Board of Regents by Governor Talmadge
Mrs Susie T Moore of Tifton named to the State Board of Regents by Governor Talmadge. She serves in the state senate from her district and is the only woman ever elected to the Senate. She is described as one of South Georgia's most brilliant and useful women.
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Talmadge
Susie T. Moore
Tifton
State Board of Regents
State Senate
Senate
Moore
South Georgia
Peach season forecast in Georgia by Eugene Anderson
Eugene Anderson in the Macon Telegraph predicts Georgia peach season will be large and profitable with satisfactory prices for growers. Orchards including W. J. Butler H. H. Riley Campbell Jones and T. L. Fountain attract attention as they bloom and draw visitors from far and near.
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Eugene Anderson
Macon Telegraph
Georgia
Messrs
W. 3. Butler
H. H. Riley
Campbell Jones
T. L Fountain
Georgia approves 68 constitutional amendments for ratification
During its session the Georgia Legislature approved 68 amendments for ratification by special election on June 3. Each amendment will publish in Georgia newspapers for nine weeks prior to the election, distributed on a fair basis with Governor’s guidance. Several amendments will appear in the Herald.
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Georgia
Herald
Talmadge
Dozier Mixup at Butler Causes Humorous Admission Moment
In Ellaville columnist Raymond Duncan recalls a Butler Baptist and Methodist mix up at a church. The Methodist minister lists new members and confusion leads to a joke as he corrects from Hugh Dozier to Hugh Mercer. Local humor underscores small town ties and familiar names.
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Hugh Mercer
Governor Talmadge Praised For Highway Patrol Reforms
The Cartersville Tribune News commends Gov. Eugene Talmadge for directing the state highway patrol to serve motorists. The piece argues arrests should be rare, warns against officious policing, and notes February crime and accident statistics showing safer roads under the new approach.
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Milton Fleetwood
Cartersville
Fleetwood
Tribune-News
Talmadge
State Highway Patrol
Georgia
Jesse James
Jesse
Draft Guard defers selectees amid war production holdout
Mitchell county draft guard announces deferral of all prospective selectees until the federal government ends defense strikes. The move raises questions about forcing draftees into service while others stall the instruments of war, a bold stance on wartime production and sacrifice.
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Mitchell County Draft Guard
Army
Navy
Atlanta Journal
No Time for Strikes Says Adel News Editor
Editor W. T. Shytle argues against strikes during national turmoil and defense work. He condemns any effort to disrupt defense projects and praises those serving in the armed forces and training camps for their patriotic sacrifice.
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W. T Shytle
Adel News
Army
Navy
America
Paper Week Proclaimed in Georgia for Savannah Festival
Governor Eugene Talmadge proclaims April 1 9 1941 as Paper Week in Georgia and urges citizens to support the third annual Paper Festival in Savannah April 16 19 The event promotes Georgia pine pulp paper industry and highlights Herty laboratory and the region's push for domestic pulp production and industry growth.
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Georgia
Savannah
Talmadge
South
United States
Eugene Talmadge
Charles H Herty
Herty
Faith in God Has Made America Great
A Cobb County Times reprint asserts faith in God as core to American identity. It traces religious liberty from 1607 Jamestown settlers to modern multi-denominational worship. It notes past persecutions, frontier tolerance, and the flourishing of tens of thousands of churches across countless communities.
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America
Jamestown
New World
Cobb County Times
Editor Nora Lawrence Smith Celebrates 42 Years
Congratulations to Nora Lawrence Smith editor of the Wire Grass Farmer Ashburn on the paper’s 42nd anniversary. The paper has long boosted the wiregrass region and Smith’s tireless work promotes Ashburn and Turner County to settlers, shaping local development.
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Nora Lawrence Smith
Ashburn
Macon Telegraph notes youth impact of looming strikes
The Macon Telegraph laments impending national defense strikes and bottlenecks that hinder Britain’s need for bombers and fighters sabotaged by strikers. It recalls the 1937 sit-downs in Michigan as a crime and blasts labor leaders for thwarting the Secretary of War's aims while urging fierce patriotism and sacrifice.
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Macon Telegraph
Britain
Michigan
Rank Land
Secretary of War
Office of Production Management
Another Meditation And A Prayer
A religious meditation by Rev J D Smith from Reynolds Georgia emphasizes relying on divine providence, avoiding self reliance, and trusting God to guide through uncertain times. The speaker cites impractical hopes for knowing the future and quotes a poet, urging faith and obedience. The piece ends with a note from A Casewell Ellis of Cleveland College reflecting on public concerns.
The Last Straw In Spring and Love and the Pennant Race
A satirical reflection on love and marriage with wit about sports managers and fans. It blends observations on romance, divorce, bills, cars, and the afterlife, contrasting idealized life with practical concerns and social humor.
Ambiguous Lines Reflect on Morals and Speed of Racing
A fragment comments on threats to moral value, country lanes, and a comparison between Ole Dobbin and motor cars. It calls a sentimentalist an optimist who has received a bad deal, conveying a light philosophical tone.
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Ole Dobbin
Faith as foundation of civilization, quotes Butler
Dr Louie D. Newton cites Nicholas Murray Butler arguing higher education needs faith to shape western civilization. He says courses on faith would reveal that civilization rests on eternal verities rather than mere knowledge, and that without faith civilization becomes a thin shell. He urges emphasis on humanity to mankind.
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God
Louie D. Newton
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Morning News Denies Death Report In Daring Retraction
A pioneer editor known for infallibility published Frank Brown’s death, then admitted the mistake the next day. The note claimed the paper was first to report the death and first to deny it, asserting the Morning News is always in the lead.
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Frank Brown
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Reynolds, Ga
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A. Casewell Ellis
Cleveland College
Vincent Jones
Browning
Heaven
Earth
Chevrolet
Taylor County Motor Company
Reynolds, Georgia
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