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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
10
A Liberty County style sketch includes political weather predicting polls, roadside picnics, and a Pike County case report where a man convicted of beating his wife was sentenced to death after a rapid jury deliberation.
A call to residents to weigh personal enthusiasm for local enterprises against collective civic interest. It urges joint success for all who live in Taylor county and promotes patronizing institutions big and small to boost the local economy.
A Calhoun community observes the launching of the destroyer escort named McGinty in honor of Editor Roy McGinty and his son Franklin Alexander McGinty who died August 3 1943 while trying to save a shipmate in the Pacific.
Sister Paul Trawick, associate editor of the Commerce News, argues a parable warning that self employment does not guarantee advancement. He says those who cannot rise by serving others will not rise in business of their own either, highlighting workplace equity.
The report notes 75,000 fewer marriages in 1943 than 1942, while divorces rise. For years one in five marriages ends in divorce, and if the trend continues, by 1945 one in three to one in two marriages may end in divorce. Investigations seek a home breakdown after the war.
The piece highlights everyday scenes in Jesup Wayne County including shoppers with groceries and crowds at Cherry Street rail crossing. It praises Editor-Minister Ed A Caldwell of Monroe Georgia for cheering the weak and cites a rural church that revived with renewed loyalty and growth.
Dawson News quips about dog days superstition as hot weather returns. Readers debate dates from July 15 to July 28 and references to Poor Robin's Almanac and Greer’s almanac surface as locals ponder whether storms or sun define the dog days period.
Sales at the New York post office for the year ending June 30 exceeded the prior year by nineteen million dollars. The increase in percentage was only slightly above the rise seen by Butler or Reynolds, according to the figures.
A rural carrier finds a note in a Kansas mailbox asking the postman to cash a five dollar check to buy a stamp for a legal car, to get gas, have the car inspected, and obtain authority to buy a tire so the car can attend the ration board and pay withholding tax. The note suggests the writer needed assistance.
State-wide plan by Hon. Cason Callaway of LaGrange proposes forming one hundred clubs of seven members to buy depleted land and restore fertility in three years. The piece notes local Taylor County farmers already using Callaway’s farming methods with success.
Mr Will D Baugh spoke at the two day Post War Planning Conference of the Virginia Press Association in Roanoke Virginia. A native of Ellaville Georgia he once edited Schley County News and now serves as general manager of Montgomery News Company while chairing the Graphic Arts division for the Southwestern region. Radford News Journal earned three awards for display advertising front page and local news at the association banquet.
A Conyers News notice warns of a deceitful clipping racket where fraudsters bill parents of service members for fake news items. They clip stories from weekly papers, claim to possess news about a son or daughter, and demand 20 cents to 1 dollar. The notice urges citizens to resist and seek self help against this petty scam.
The statement notes American casualties now exceed those endured in World War I as the nation fights two concurrent wars. It highlights dual enemies and coordinated attacks, each seeking to leverage the other’s belligerency.
The Albany Herald recalls scuppernong fruit and muscadine lore with fond narrator notes on ripe black fruit signals and the author’s boyhood rambles gathering luscious fruit across hills and woods.
A speech extols county loyalty urging residents to love their home, support local institutions, cooperate with neighbors, and participate in civic duties. It praises law and order, education, trade, morals, recreation, and rights of a free citizen in Taylor County.
The American Legion and the Department of Labor sponsor schools to educate veterans and the public about the G I Bill of Rights. The act funds education, job replacement, unemployment pay, and loans for homes farms and business property. Meetings will be held in each congressional district in the coming weeks.
An early Senate hearing on establishing a permanent fair employment practice commission is promised by Senator Chavez. The piece discusses the President’s existing commission and its orders to employers, balancing minority rights with employers’ prerogatives in hiring.
Mrs. Janie Abercromby sues Paul Abercromby in Taylor Superior Court for divorce in the October Term 1944. Paul Abercromby is ordered to appear on the First Monday in October 1944 to answer the petition. Witness Judge T Hicks Fort. Clerk Thelmon Jarrell signs this notice dated August 1, 1944.
P B Childs administrator of Miss Eula Daniel deceased asks to be discharged and receive Letters of Dismissal. Citations issue to all interested parties to show cause by first Monday in September 1944. August 7, 1944. J R Lunsford Ordinary.
H A Sealy as administrator of J T Willis deceased seeks leave to sell estate land to pay debts and distribute assets. The application will be heard at the Court of Ordinary in the county at the regular term on the first Monday in September 1944.
The appraisers on Mrs. Berta T Harris widow of S H Harris deceased have filed their return for a 12 months support. All persons concerned are cited to show cause at the next regular September term of the court why the application should not be granted.
Executors Miss Marion E. West and J. Harp West announce their qualification and call all debtors to settle outstanding obligations. Creditors are asked to present claims for settlement. J. Harp West will receive payments and accept claims at the former R. S. West office. Dated August 9, 1944.
Ration details list processed foods and other goods with points and expiry dates. Notes include sugar stamps, canning sugar till Feb 28 1945, shoes stamps, fuel oil periods, gasoline coupons and new license number requirement for car owners.
The Albany Herald quotes Congressman Stephen Pace asserting that farmers are entitled to a large portion of national income and should receive a substantial share, a view unlikely to face local challenge in this region.
The Lesson Sermon on Soul will be read in Churches of Christ, Scientist, worldwide next Sunday. The Golden Text asks souls to wait upon God for expectation, with Psalms 90 16 17 cited and passages from Science and Health noting immortality and the radiance of soul.
The piece extols prayer as a powerful defense and offense against spiritual danger. It cites Bunyan, Blitz-era England, Luke 10 19 and Matthew 6 6 to argue prayer unarms carnal thought, shields believers, and brings the risen Christ through fear. It quotes Mary Baker Eddy on the closet of Spirit and the need to pray in secret to manifest truth and love.
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