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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
4
The Thomaston Times notes a swift death sentence for a man who beat his wife to death in Pike County and questions postwar pacifist proposals while recalling local picnic scenes and political talk.
The piece asks if local enthusiasm matches top community standards and if personal business success should align with all residents living in Taylor County. It urges patronizing local institutions and enterprises regardless of size as a joint civic effort.
In Calhoun authorities unveil the destroyer escort McGinty during a ceremony honoring Franklin Alexander McGinty Editor Roy McGinty’s son who died Aug 3 1943 in the Pacific while trying to save a shipmate.
Sister Paul Trawick, associate editor of the Commerce News, frames a parable arguing that personal advancement does not require independence from others. He contends that success is not guaranteed by self employment and that progress can come through working for others.
In 1943 there were 75 000 fewer marriages than 1942 yet divorces rise. For years one in five marriages ended in divorce and if increases continue by 1945 one third to one half of marriages may end in divorce. Investigations seek to show postwar home breakdown.
The Sentinel records scenes of shoppers on Cherry Street, trains passing, and soldiers visiting homes as a snapshot of city life in Wayne County. Editor Minister Ed A Caldwell of Monroe Georgia praises rural church resilience and loyalty, noting a once-dying church revived by recognition and faith, asserting where there is a will there is a way.
In Dawson News humor and curiosity mix as readers discuss dog days superstitions in Terrell County. The piece recalls myths about illness, rain, planting, and fishing, contrasts old almanac lore with modern skepticism, and notes dog days arrive again with debated start dates.
The year ending June 30th saw New York post office stamp sales exceed last year by nineteen million dollars. The percentage increase was only slightly higher than that of Butler and Reynolds.
A rural carrier retrieved a note in a Kansas mailbox asking the postman to buy a stamp so the author could get a gas permit, tire replacement, and tax payment to visit the ration board. The quirky plea left the postmaster disconcerted as the writer sought official help.
State wide plan by Hon. Cason Callaway of LaGrange aims to restore fertility on depleted land. One hundred seven member clubs would purchase worn land and, within three years, return it to productivity. Taylor county farmers already benefiting from his methods.
Will D Baugh of Ellaville Georgia and Schley County News fame spoke at the Virginia Press Association two day post war planning conference in Roanoke Virginia. He serves as general manager of Montgomery News Company and chairs the Graphic Arts division of the Southwestern region. The Radford News Journal earned three awards for display advertising front page and local news at the association banquet.
Conyers News reports a cruel clipping racket where con artists read weekly papers for stories about service members. They write to parents offering a news item for a fee, often 20c to 1.00, exploiting anxious families who have already read the item. The practice falls outside existing law, prompting a call for vigilant citizens to curb such acts.
The casualty toll among American forces now surpasses the total losses of World War I, underscoring the nation’s engagement in two simultaneous wars. The public is urged to note that two enemies threaten the country as each seeks advantage from the ongoing belligerency.
The Albany Herald recalls scuppernong time with notes on black ripe muscadines and wild bullitt grapes. Editor Mc Intosh fondly remembers childhood days climbing hills to gather luscious fruit of the land.
A patriotic exhortation urges Taylor County residents to commit to civic loyalty. It emphasizes home, business, education, community, and mutual support, calling for cooperation and constructive citizenship over division and indifference.
The American Legion and the Department of Labor sponsor a series of schools to educate the public and veterans about the GI Bill of Rights. The bill covers education, unemployment pay, job replacement, and loans for homes farms and business property. Meetings will be held in each congressional district in the coming weeks.
An early hearing on a permanent fair employment commission bill is promised by Senator Chavez. The President set commission issues raise questions about authority, yet it has issued orders on hiring. The piece weighs rights to employment against an employer’s prerogative to choose workers amid race and religion concerns.
Mrs. Janie Abercromby sues Paul Abercromby in Taylor Superior Court for divorce. Paul Abercromby must appear on the first Monday in October 1944 to answer the petition. Justice will proceed if he fails. Clerk Thelmon Jarrell, August 1, 1944. Judge T Hicks Fort presiding.
Georgia Taylor County court cites all concerned to show cause why P B Childs administrator should not be discharged and receive Letters of Dismissal on the first Monday in September 1944. Ordinary J R Lunsford signs the notice dated August 7, 1944.
H A Sealy as administrator of J T Willis deceased seeks leave to sell estate land to pay debts and distribute assets. The Court of Ordinary of the county will hear the application 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 seeking a 12 months' support for herself. All persons concerned are cited to show cause at the next regular September term why the application should not be granted.
Miss Marion E. West and J. Harp West announce themselves as executors of the estate of R. S. West deceased. All debts should be paid promptly and all claims presented for settlement. Executors will receive payments and claims at the former office of R. S. West. August 9, 1944.
The notice outlines ration tokens valid for processed foods blue A8 through A5 at 10 points each and meats and fats red A8 through C5 at 10 points each. Sugar stamps Nos. 30 31 and 32 cover five pounds each, with sugar canning stamp No. 40 for five pounds until Feb 28 1945. Shoes airplane stamps 1 and 2 valid indefinitely. Fuel oil period 4 and 5 coupons good until Sept 30 and period one coupons valid for next year. Gasoline coupons 4-10 valid, expire Aug 8. A-11 valid Aug 9. Ration rules require car owners to write license number and state on gasoline coupons when issued.
Congressman Stephen Pace argues farmers are entitled to a large share of national income and should receive it, a stance likely unchallenged in this region per the Albany Herald.
The Lesson Sermon titled Soul will be read in Christian Science churches worldwide next Sunday. Golden Text urges waiting upon God as source of expectation. Citations include Psalms 90 16 17 and passages from Mary Baker Eddy Science and Health on beauty fading and soul radiance.
The piece argues prayer as a powerful defense and offense against spiritual adversity, citing Bunyan and Jesus. It highlights the Blair of prophecy that prayer sustains civilization during war and quotes Mary Baker Eddy on praying in secret. It urges believers to use prayer as a universal weapon of victory and peace.
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