Butler Herald reports regional and editorial notes
Local paper of Butler Georgia notes death of Prof. Jere A. Wells Fulton County Schools leader. Quotes critic on taxes and public benefits. Mentions Editor J B Chism Sr injury progress and Thomaston Upson County News completes first year with praise for J F Stokes and Olen Morrow.
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Atlanta
Jere A. Wells
Fulton County
Thomaston
Upson County News
J. F. Stokes
Olen Morrow
Governor's Wife Mourns Father in Millen Death
Mrs. Thompson, wife of Georgia's governor, mourns the death of her father Mr. John D. Newton 77 a prominent farmer from the Millen area.
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Thompson
Georgia
Millen
John D. Newton
Governor Thompson To Address Taylor County Gathering
The Herald learns Governor Thompson will be invited to speak at an early date to a Taylor County gathering in Butler. Attendees will be treated to one of Taylor County's renowned barbecue dinners.
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Thompson
Taylor County
Butler
Herald
Daily Press
White flag warning for night highway pedestrians
An exchange notes that while a white flag signals surrender, a prudent pedestrian at night should wear or carry white to be visible to approaching motorists. The advice emphasizes visibility and safety for nighttime travelers.
Sermon at Bethel Baptist by Rev W J Greene in Gray
The Bethel Primitive Baptist church heard Rev W J Greene of Gray Georgia deliver an able sermon on Choose ye this day whom ye will serve. Greene, a former pastor of the church, is described as a devout and beloved minister in the state.
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Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
W. J. Greene
Gray, Ga
Editor's life would be easy with publicity outfits
The Tifton Gazette notes that publicity groups would supply every morning's stories and pictures for editors making the editor's job a bed of roses, even prewriting editorials for him.
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Tifton Gazette
Goveror Thompson says people tired of politics this year
The Elberton Star notes that most citizens want no extra legislative session this year and expects Speaker Hand’s push to fail. It predicts 1948 will bring abundant politics, urging a quiet period to rest up for the next clash.
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Thompson
Hand
Elberton Star
Adels News criticizes sympathy for criminals in murder cases
The Adel News argues that leniency in Georgia murders undermines justice. It cites a South Georgia case where a 200 pound man pled guilty to murdering his frail wife of two children, receiving a life sentence but likely parole in a few years.
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Adel News
Georgia
South Georgia
Tragedy in Atlanta Highlights Crime Wave and Parental Influence
The Atlanta crime story centers on the attempted robbery and fatal shooting of dairy foreman O. W. Croft by Henry Paul and James Coker. The piece links parental life and neglected upbringing to youth crime, noting Paul’s desertion, bad conduct, and family turmoil, and questions society’s role in producing such offenders.
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Atlanta
Georgia
O. W. Croft
Henry Paul
James Coker
Paul
Coker
Atlanta Constitution
Croft
Pauls
Cokers
Governor Thompson Saddened by Capitol Material Choices
The Atlanta Journal notes Governor Thompson felt sad visiting Utah’s $2,750,000 capitol built of Georgia marble while Georgia’s own capitol uses Indiana limestone. He criticized export of Georgia’s best materials and resources and urged action to keep them at home.
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Thompson
Atlanta Journal
Journal
State Capitol
Utah
Atlanta
Georgia
Indiana
Rally at Wrightsville Boosts Macon Savannah Road Hope
For over thirty years residents of several Middle Georgia counties have pressed to pave a Wrightsville route between Macon and Savannah. A Wrightsville rally last week drew thousands and state and federal highway officials, signaling strong support for the long awaited road project.
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Georgia
Macon
Savannah
Wrightsville
How to Kill It Athletes Foot Germ in One Hour
A consumer notice advertises TEOL a strong fungicide for athletes foot with 90 percent alcohol. It promises rapid germ destruction and penetration and invites readers to Porters Pharmacy in Butler Georgia for purchase.
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Porters Pharmacy
Butler
Thoughts at Fifty by Robert Quillen on reaching midlife
The piece notes life at age fifty feels no older, with humor about aging. It contrasts reactions of men and women, describes social attention fading, and jokes about wisdom, manners, and talkativeness as one grows toward seventy.
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Robert Quillen
Smartaleck
Editors Named Trophy Winners in Georgia Press Contest
The Herald congratulates editors whose newspapers won Georgia Press Association trophies for 1947. Presentations were made at the association's annual session naming L. A. Lee of the Dalton Citizen Nora Lawrence Smith of the Ashburn Wiregrass Farmer A W Starling of the Nashville Herald J M Hardy of the Gainesville News George Boswell of the Bartow Herald Milton Fleetwood of the Cartersville Tribune News and June Norwood of the Lowndes County News.
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the Herald
Georgia Press Association
L. A. Lee
Dalton Citizen
Nora Lawrence Smith
Ashburn Wiregrass- Farmer
A. W. Starling
The
Nashville Herald
J. M. Hardy
Gainesville News
George Boswell
Bartow Herald
Milton Fleetwood
Cartersville Tribune-News
June Norwood
Lowndes County
Georgia Press Association Reflects on History and Change
The writer recalls the Georgia Press Association's past with pride, noting its unpaid secretary and apolitical stance. They warn that paid staff and politics altered its course, then praise the association’s recent session and its potential to serve citizens, citing longtime members like Hal Stanley and W. A. Shackelford.
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Georgia Press Association
Hal Stanley
W. A. Shackelford
Trox Bankston
W. T. Bacon
P. T. McCutcheon
Association
Rev Raburn ethics code cited for editor role
The Rev Joseph A Raburn, former pastor of the McRae Baptist church, was noted for adopting an ethics code for editors. He resigned the church amid calls for good of the church, with suggestions urging high moral character in politics and to elevate politics above slander.
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Joseph A. Raburn
Raburn
McRae Baptist Church
Rev. Raburn
August the Year’s Rich Middle Age
A reflective portrait of August as lush, lazy, and full of life. Birds moult, cicadas drone, snakes bask, and horseflies sprawl. Heat stirs insect songs while rain, wind, and cooling nights punctuate a seasonal lull in the woods and fields. A bluejay cries out as a towhee sings from treetops.
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Samson
Bluejay
Towhee
Let Others Have Their Due in Community Morals Debate
Ray mond Duncan editor of the Ella ville Sun defends the country editor against a smear that place 95 percent responsibility for community morals on editors. He notes many influences including churches law enforcement schools and media beyond the press and urges shared responsibility for moral standards.
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Raymond Duncan
Ellaville Sun
Jesus Christ
the Dears
Roebuck Catalogue
The
Market Bulletin
Statesman
Georgia Progress Highlights State Parks Tourism Heritage
The current Georgia Progress issue, official publication of the State Agricultural and Industrial Development Board, praises Georgia's state operated tourist attractions. It emphasizes natural beauty and historic significance as foundations for personal enjoyment state pride national fame and financial profit.
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Georgia
Georgia Progress
State Agricultural and Industrial Development Board
Evening Chorus Over The Field At Summer’s End
A tranquil summer scene unfolds with a crow, wren, chimney swifts, quail, nighthawk, screech owl and field sparrow marking the evening. Vega appears overhead as the sun sinks beyond the corn, closing another day of summer.
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Vega
Briar
Wasted Georgia Legislature cost in 1947 session
Auditor B E Thrasher Jr cites a 1947 Georgia General Assembly session costing $440 640 17 with per diem $254 398 and travel $133 589 while producing little. The piece notes political discord around Herman Talmadge and opposition from Governor Thompson to an extraordinary session sought by Speaker Hand to push voting education laws.
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General Assembly
Fred Hand
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
B. E. Thrasher Jr
Assembly
Council of State
M. E. Thompson
Columbus Enquirer
Herman Talmadge Praised in Plains Speech
A letter from a Taylor County civic leader recounts Herman Talmadge addressing about 1,000 people across nine counties in Plains Georgia. The audience noted his strong knowledge on Georgia farming and industry and drew comparisons to his father Old Gene while predicting a broad future.
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Herman Talmadge
Talmadgette
Sumter
Lee
Webster
Stewart
Schley
Marion
Macon
Dooly
Terrell
Plains
Old Gene
Talmadge
Gene
Herman
Georgia
Ed Rivers
Thompson
Butler
Walter Wainwright
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