Georgia Senators Rally Behind Roosevelt Ahead of September Primary
Like true Democrats they stand unified for President Roosevelt and the party that elected them. The country watches Georgia democracy as September's primary nears its impact on November's presidential outcome. Senator George is set to speak in West Virginia in August supporting Roosevelt and the Democratic state ticket, with Senator Neely appearing in particular.
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Georgia
Roosevelt
George
West Virginia
Neely
Summer Pageantry and Local Eccentricities in Georgia
We await Ira Butt’s next issue from Blainsville to read about the editor struck by a rock wielded by a local man named Tom Duncan. The piece also evokes Taylor County summer life with watermelons, barbecues, picnics, family reunions, revival meetings, and visiting neighbors in the Georgia heat.
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Ira Butt
Blainsville
Ira
Tom Duncan
Taylor County
Georgia
Don’t take politics too seriously candidacy note
A brief mock warning about political involvement suggesting that serious civic engagement may not yield dividends. The piece poses a playful doubt about whether a candidate would acknowledge or react to a supporter’s candidacy or interest, framing politics as lightly amusing.
Showers Bring New Beauty and Hope to Monroe
The Monroe Advertiser notes that a few well placed showers boost beauty and growth, renew hope for those near despair, and improve prospects for food and clothing for people away from the furrowed fields.
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Monroe Advertiser
Phrases Compare Conventions to Football Cheers
The author mocks veteran attendees who criticize energetic youths at political conventions, suggesting no convention exhibit matched the excitement of a lively football game. He questions what thrilling moments those conventions offered, implying they failed to rival sports fervor.
Crop conditions improve in Taylor county this year
Taylor county shows a marked improvement in crops after weeks of decline. Farmers endured a decade of bad seasons, but markets and prospects brighten. Indications point to a good cotton crop and ample food and feed crops, a gain seen as more important for Georgia than upcoming elections.
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Taylor County
Georia
Georgia women urged to seek legislative seats
The piece notes surprise at few women in Georgia legislature and argues counties, large or small, have women of courage and capability to represent them. It expresses hope that Taylor county will soon elect a woman to the state house, implying many eligible names exist.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Georgia debated casualty bond for auto sales
One of Georgia's greatest needs is a casualty bond with every automobile sold. The state faces numerous highway incidents where those unable to pay even a dollar in damages face criminal or civil consequences. The three dollar tag is contested both for and against.
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Georgia
Leult
Georgia Urges Nasal Spray Fight Against Polio Spread
Georgia expresses full sympathy with neighboring states in their polio battle now spreading to north west Georgia. Health officials urge all contiguous sections to stock and use nasal spray as the best defense to curb the plague. Authorities hope to confine the disease to the small current area and eradicate it quickly.
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Tennessee
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The Value of Good Parenting Across Generations
The text contrasts the rewards for parents who raise a well behaved child with the disappointment of a headstrong, unruly child. It notes that despite a child’s lack of reflection, parental sorrow remains keen, and acknowledges having seen both types in life.
Roberts Campaign for Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Wins Support
Columbus Roberts leads a vigorous campaign for Georgia agriculture commissioner with political observers predicting a decisive September primary victory. He is seen as the first standout businessman in the post, with expectations that his leadership will shift the department to benefit farmers across the state. Curtisville Herald.
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Roberts
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Curtensville
Cordele Dispatch Returns Under Mrs Chas E Brown Editorship
The Cordele Dispatch resumes publication after a year’s absence. Mrs Chas E Brown leads the paper as successor to her husband Charlie Brown, a national Democratic figure whose untimely death cut short a brilliant career. The note praises the family’s continued newspaper work and its hoped influence in Georgia journalism and public life.
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Democratic Party
Charlie Brown
Congress
Kelley Backed for Governor in 1932 by Atlanta Paper
The paper supported the 1932 gubernatorial bid of John J. Kelley, a prominent Atlanta lawyer, but Kelley was not nominated. After his defeat he returned to law practice with success. The paper had not seen him since until a radio talk Friday night endorsing Judge Fortson prompted a cheer.
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John J. Kelley
Atlanta
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Mrr. Kelley
Judge Fortson
Col George Bivins’s Rural Prosperity Promises Record Crops
The genial Col G W Bivins, long absent from town, is found thriving at home with remodeled living spaces for his three sisters. He tends hundreds of river bottom acres, predicting the season will yield 75 bushels of corn and a bale and a half of cotton, rival plots named Egypt and Canaan awaiting actual harvest measurements. After gathering crops, he intends to rejoin town circles and checker games with friends.
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Giving Them A Chance For The Nation's Relief
A Columbus Ledger editorial argues that Roosevelt era aid to farmers and unemployed distributes burden across taxpayers, preventing local charity strain. It rebuts critics who call the policy wasteful, noting most critics never contribute to welfare and that halting aid would worsen suffering.
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Columbus Ledger
Tobacco edition salutes wiregrass stock booster
The Nashville Herald’s 32 page Tobacco edition honors editor Joe Lawrence and the long effort to boost live stock in Georgia. The piece recalls nearly 25 years with The Wiregrass Farmer of Ashburn and later The Nashville Herald, noting unpaid work that helped farmers despite near bankruptcy before gains appeared.
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Nashville
Berrien County
Georgia
Joe Lawrence
Ashburn
Lirestock
H. G. Hastings
Atlanta
Hon Nelson Ship Campaign Swing In Muscogee County
Hon Nelson Ship, a leading candidate for Muscogee county clerk of court, arrived traveling fast to a Butler visit Monday. The candidate and his family drew hearty support as onlookers noted a clean aggressive campaign and strong background that could reassure voters.
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Nelson Ship
Muscogee County
Butler
Ship
Muscogee
Herald editorial on county road progress and paving plans
The Herald recalls its decade long advocacy for an east west A 1 standard road linking Reynolds Butler and Howard. It celebrates a state highway department subsidy and improved grading and paving hopes with the aim of highway completion by year end or early spring.
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Bad Business Smears State Officials Over Atlanta Disorder
Atlanta police accuse the State License Bureau and Adjutant General Lindley Camp of blocking inquiry into a downtown pistol and knife incident. Police traced a car to Camp after two unknown men fled the scene, but Camp refused to disclose his companion’s identity. The Atlanta Constitution condemns the use of official power to shield officials from accountability.
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Lindley L. Camp
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Georgia
Adjutant General Camp
Atlanta Constitution
Landon on Dictatorship Powers in War and Peace
Governor Landon warned against broad presidential powers, arguing such grants threaten democracy during wartime and urging decisive action. He spoke to Missouri Young Republicans at a Lincoln Day banquet in early 1983, contrasting his stance with the President’s broader executive powers.
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Roosevelt
Landon
Missouri
Wall Street
McPherson Campaign Ad Sparks Statewide Debate
Cuthbert merchant D A McPherson used a weekly ad in the Cuthbert Leader to publish a polemical paragraph attacking Congress and Senator Bryant Castellon. He criticized the House Senate as rubber stamps and suggested a reform to reduce the influence of the current system. The piece also questions Gene’s suitability for higher office and asserts a presidential bid is underway.
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Cuthbert Merchant
Cuthbert Leader
Bryant Castellon
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Senate
Gene
Mainy
The Successful Man Chooses His Pleasure Carefully
A reflective aphorism notes that success comes from doing as one pleases while carefully selecting what pleasures are pursued. It contrasts bold action with prudent taste and self discipline. The saying implies balanced ambition and measured desire in achievement.
Unworthy Tactics in Georgia Editorial War
A Georgia editorial quarrel fuels a rebuke of Governor Talmadge over charges editors are on the New Deal payroll. Henry T. McIntosh of the Albany Herald defends editors and accuses Talmadge of spreading falsehoods and slander to defeat opponents. The Constitution’s editor is named among targets for alleged untruths about a Philippine inauguration trip. The piece forecasts a September primary rebuke to perceived calumny by the governor.
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Talmadge
Georgia
New Deal
Albany Herald
Henry T. McIntosh
Govermor
Moultrie
McIntosh
United States
Atlanta Constitution
Age and flexibility in hiring decisions
Discussion argues firms favor younger workers who adapt easily. Older staff are seen as set in routines and resistant to new methods. Workers over time should stay open minded and seek adaptable approaches to remain employable.
Lincoln Goes Gettysburg Two Minute Address
A Sandburg piece in Red Book explores Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address delivery on November 19 1863. It contrasts Times criticism with public esteem, noting a year later Lincoln’s reelection landslide and later posthumous London Times apology for harsh commentary.
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Sandburg
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Gettysburg
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A blunt editorial warns a reckless driver, condemning speed and dangerous driving. The piece scorns the rider for endangering others, noting fear and pity from bystanders and urging safer conduct over bravado. The row ends with a harsh rebuke from the Toccoa Record.
Weeding Our Minds For a Peaceful World
A Christian Science perspective likens life to a garden where sowing good mental seeds yields flowers of harmony while weeds like hypocrisy envy and revenge choke growth. It urges constant inner weed removal to foster unselfishness, forgiveness, and global cooperation.
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