Warm Springs Rally Violence Marks State Scene
Scenes at Warm Springs last week sparked a fist fight during a political rally, a disgrace to the state. Red suspenders, a symbol of Eugene Talmadge, surfaced in Summerville on June 17, 1982 as he spoke to farmers in his first gubernatorial campaign. Macon’s Telegraph and Evening News are praised for their efforts to clean up immoral joints and tourist camps that tolerate vice.
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Warm Springs
Eugene Talmadge
Summerville
Talmadge
Macon
The
Telegraph
Evening News
Candidates Rally Through Speaking Engagements in Butler
Reports indicate major candidate campaigns will hinge on a series of speaking engagements. The piece hopes Butler receives ample oratory and fears any candidate might slight the town.
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Butler
Georgian Editor Glad To Be Home After Long Vacation
Editor J. R. Blair of the Americus Times-Recorder says the trip covered 8,500 miles through seven states and a short time in a foreign country. He expresses pride in being Georgian and calls the vacation among the most pleasant and enjoyable experiences.
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J. R. Blair
Americus Times-Recorder
Tall corn and flowering cotton fields offer a wary outlook
The passage urges readers to observe rural economic signs such as tall corn, cotton fields, and filling stations to gauge money and mood. It contrasts political pragmatism with hard times, noting the world may not be right, yet still could be worse.
Old-fashioned Girl Seen In College Return Before Tragic Wrecks
Greensboro Herald Journal ponders what happened to the once homebound girl who helped her mother during summer break. The note follows reports of two deadly auto wrecks near Jackson and Augusta, totaling nine fatalities and several serious injuries from reckless joyriding.
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Greensboro- Herald-Journal
Jackson
Augusta
Behind the Newsroom Door The Public’s Quiet Role
The piece argues editors miss local stories because they are the last to hear them. It blames the public for not aiding papers, assuming the newsroom is already aware, and notes that busy editors often overlook happenings right in their own front yard.
Elder D. Yancey Hicks lauded for service and farming
Praise pours in for Elder D. Yancey Hicks of Roberta who ministers to three Primitive Baptist churches and conducts three or four funerals weekly at his own expense. He farms a 40 acre plot within town limits to support himself, insisting he never charged for his Master’s work. Community members hail him as the best farmer they know.
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Crawford County
D. Yancey Hicks
Roberta
Do Not Overreact to Political Campaigns Despite Heat
The piece urges keeping cool politically amid hot weather and not overestimating candidates. It notes most people experience little personal difference from election outcomes and stresses a lively yet prudent interest in politics.
Butler Georgia Teens Stand Out In Civic And Religious Life
We doubt seriously that there is a town in Georgia that has as well behaved set of boys of the teen age as Butler or another town where such young men take so active interest in the civic and often religious affairs of the town. We are genuinely proud of our boys and young men. And as for the girls of the same ages, we'll match them against the world at large.
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Georgia
Butler
Europe
Germany
Babylon
Hitler
God
England
Napoleon
St. Helena
America
June brides and the odds of blissful weddings
From the Commerce News and Thomasville Press items a lighthearted note on June brides. It contrasts plain husband life with wedding day romance, joking about biscuits, coffee, and bread as well as lyric and novel love of the blushing bride.
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Commerce News
Thomasville Press
Editorial Reflections On Readers And The Editor’s Duty
The writer ponders if readers will engage with the page’s paragraph style and aims to be helpful and enjoyable. Editorials are the editor’s soul and inner self, devoted to uplifting the downhearted and inspiring the diligent along life’s journey.
Prove All Things Hold Fast That Which Is Good
A Covington News excerpt reflects on a Sunday revival at Dooly county camp ground near Vienna with Rev. Hightower and a week of sermons by noted Methodist pastors. It also surveys regional crops and counties, praising corn and cotton, and offers cautious commentary on Europe’s crisis, urging American prudence and national preparedness.
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Dooly County Camp Ground
Vienna
W. E. Hightower
John
Sharp
Americus
C. C. Cooper
Ashburn
Macon
Dooly
Taylor
Dooly County
J. W. Edwards
Joe Page
Green stock issue marks Douglas Cotton Bloom celebration?
The June 15 Coffee County Progress in Douglas was printed on green stock. The dress may honor the first cotton bloom seen in Douglas a few weeks earlier, though the exact occasion remains unclear.
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Coffee County Progress
Douglas
Cordele Weather Forecast Foresees New Storm
The Crisp County News predicts another storm for Cordele, differing from the 4 year old cyclone. A long rumble of thunder grows louder as a dark cloud enlarges, with a lightning streak to rend the air and thunder to roar, followed by a heavy rain that will clean up the town but not be rain water.
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Crisp County News
Cordele
Campaign ties form with Mrs Rollison in Roberts bid
It is learned Mrs J A Rollison of Waycross State Chairman for the Woman's Division of the Democratic Party has joined forces with Hon Columbus Roberts in his campaign for governor. Rollison aided Russell and George in their victories and has previous roles with Roosevelt and in the George campaign.
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Columbus Roberts
J. A. Rollison
Waycross
Democratic Party
Russell
Senator George
Roberts
Rollison
Roosevelt
Georgia
Womans
Indian Springs Camp Meeting to Mark 50th Anniversary
The Indian Springs Holiness camp ground plans a 50th anniversary observe during the 1940 meeting from August to the 18th. Over fifty years the institution has been a constructive force in the county with ministers from across the country as speakers. The large gathering is expected to attract thousands from southern states and is seen as a refreshing moral and spiritual influence amid other roadside camps inns and taverns.
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Indian Springs
Indian Springs Camp Ground
Jackson Progress
Argus
Isolated youth cases prompt local reflection in Crisp County News
The Crisp County News in a local editorial argues that two recent incidents involving young men are isolated and should not condemn an entire generation. The editor recounts helping the youths in business efforts, noting minor monetary losses but highlighting potential long term consequences for the pair.
A Bit of History Reframes War Production Pace
Ralph McGill argues mass production origins lie with Eli Whitney and interchangeable parts, linking civilian innovation to wartime needs. He notes delays in planes tanks and ships, the president’s war stance, and concerns about political opponents weaponizing fear.
How State of Grong Budget Divides Georgia Funds
An explainer on Georgia state finances for a hypothetical $46.5 million budget year ending June, detailing how strictly state revenue is allocated. It lists shares for Schools, Highways, Public Welfare, County road grants, University System, Public Debt, Public Safety, Confederate pensions, Revenue, Public Health, Agriculture, and other departments.
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Georgia
Eyy
Iscome
Fede
Legis Rure
Maintena
Public Safety Department
Public debate on armament and national service reform
Editorial argues for hastening arming and adopting some form of universal military service. It criticizes laissez faire attitudes in France and Britain, warns that Germany arms while others hesitate, and urges national unity and preparation under future leadership after the upcoming November election. The piece stresses urgency and collective action.
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France
Belgium
Germany
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Wright Bryan
Georgiy Tg
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Department of Agriculture
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