Senator George backs Democratic presidential choice
Official Georgia weekly notes Senator George will vote for the Democratic party candidate for president. It also cites assorted items from Savannah Press and Cordele Dispatch about tobacco prices, crop grading, labor day speaker Preston S. Arkwright, senate term expirations, Camp Jampkin, and a bishop led appeal to halt U S trade with Japan in war materiel.
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George
Democratic Party
Savannah Press
Columbus
Preston S. Arkwright
Atlanta
W. N. Ainsworth
Macon
Roosevelt
Hull
Japan
United States
Butler editor Benns and family visit Journal office
Editor C. E. Benns of Butler and his family called at the Harris County Journal office last Friday. Benns publishes a leading weekly and has long served as secretary of the Georgia Press Association. He is serving as postmaster at Butler and recently aided in citing the newspaper.
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C. E.benns
Butler
Journal
Benns
Tin Stata
Georgia Press Association
Cg, E., Jr
Harris County Journal
C. T. Stout
Hamilton
Pace backs peanut price support plan for farmers
Congressman Stephen Pace and peanut industry leaders travel to Washington to press for a Department of Agriculture program to stabilize the industry. Pace argues for a price floor of at least 65 dollars per ton and urges a higher guarantee. The peanut industry is vital to this Southern region.
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Stephen Pace
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Pace
South
Americus Times-Recorder
Georgia weekly papers to meet at Calhoun in August
More than 200 Georgia weekly newspapers will attend a three day annual convention in Calhoun starting August 23. The News and Banner editor expects to attend, marking his first possible absence after attending every session since the Lady organization began in 1887. Charter members Franklin News & Banner Pete McCutcheon Hal Stanley and Lacy Morgan may pose for a group photo, and the association’s date is clarified as August 1, 1887 at Milledgeville with D Irwin as its first president.
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Georgia
Calhoun
News and Banner
Lady
Franklin News & Banner
Pete McCutcheon
Hal Stanley
Lacy Morgan
Milledgeville, Ga
D.irwin
Association
Axst
Westmaster Alston Sets State Postal Efficiency Record
Richland official Gi l Alston reportedly achieved the state’s top efficiency score in a post office inspection. Inspector C M Griffith credited the record at 98.2 percent, noting no 100 per cent score exists.
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Westmaster
Gil Alston
Richland
C. M. Griffith
Alston
Country barbecues and city meals clash in reminiscence
In Fulton a contrast between rural barbecue culture and urban dining is noted as folks lament dietary shifts. The obituary of W H Williamson, longtime Jackson Herald associate of J N Holder, is reported with sympathy for the family and Holder’s loss, following his death just after this week’s issue went to press.
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Fulton
Courtland Gilbert
Washington, Ga
W.H. Williamson
J. N. Holder
Jackson Herald
Mr. Holder
Four Candidates Vie For Cook County Clerk Seat
In Georgia the Fourth District stabilizes after a dramatic contest caused by a late representative’s death. Four candidates in Cook County compete for the superior court clerk position, bringing diverse backgrounds from law to farming and auto sales, with two veterans among them.
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Georgia
Washington
South Georgia
The
Woods
Cook County
Superior Court
Tax Proposals Spark Georgia Debate On Campaign Limits
Tarleton Collier warns against broader taxes and a Little Hatch Act in Georgia. He urges the General Assembly to curb campaign expenditures and require disclosure of corporate or financial contributions to candidates, threatening reactions like loss of franchise for violators.
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Georgia
Tarleton Collier
General Assembly
Land's plan to cut state boards and fund teachers
Judge Max B. Land proposes reducing state boards and jobs, cutting salaries, issuing a small bond to cover the floating deficit, paying teachers in full, and establishing a budget law with a budget commission to prevent interdepartmental money moves. A felony penalty would deter violations, and a governor could not shift funds.
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Atlanta
Max B. Land
Judge Land
Georgia
Union
Pace Declares Nation Nearer Balanced Budget
Third district representative Stephen Pace says Congress sees end of emergency era and calls for more normal appropriations. He cites tax revisions, social reforms to be funded on a pay-as-you-go basis, and hopes for better farm prices and employment through private industry growth. Pace and his secretaries occupy Americas post office offices until January 1.
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Congress
Stephen Pace
Pace
Sims Garrett
Mrs. Garrett
Americas Post Office
Treasury Department
Four Georgians Named Master Farmers for 1130
The Atlanta Journal offers hearty congratulations to John B. Brannen of Bulloch County J E Conwell of Hart County W H Norris of Pike County and F H Tabor of Houston County selected as Master Farmers for 1130. The honor, sponsored by Progressive Farmer the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the University of Georgia College of Agriculture, honors their farm success and community service and crowns them as master builders of Georgia.
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Atlanta Journal
Progressive Farmer
Georgia, Agricultural Extension Service
University of Georgia College of Agriculture
Commonwealth
John B. Brannen
Bulloch County
J E. Conwell
Hart County
W H. Norris
Pike County
F. H. Tabor
Houston County
Georgia
Quote from Olin Miller on Congress adjournment
The speaker endorses Miller’s view that Congress has adjourned and urges focus away from Washington politics toward hard work. He argues diligent effort will solve many problems and help forget the remainder.
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Olin Miller
Washington
Former Governor Leahe Erased From Baton Rouge Buildings
Former Louisiana governor Richard W. Leahe, now under federal indictment over oil operations, has been ordered removed from all public buildings in Baton Rouge. The move seeks to quiet the public display amid ongoing publicity surrounding the case.
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Richard W. Leahe
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Your Town and Mine celebrates homecomings in Dooly County
Clyde Morris of the Dooly County Citizen notes the return of Senator and Mrs. W I George to Vienna and their friends hope for peace after city turmoil. He also foregrounds Mr Lacy Morgan of Ft Meade Fla, past editor of the Dooly Vindicator, visiting Pinehurst with Mrs Morgan and relatives, praising local ties and urging frequent visits.
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Clyde Morris
Dooly County Citizen
Vienna
W. I. George
Lucy
Morris
Georgia
L. A. Morgan
Morgans
Lacy Morgan
Ft. Meade
Pla
Morgan
Dooly County
Dooly Vindicator
Pinehurst
All Dooly
Lacy
Random Thoughts by F J Dudley Expresses Opinion on Life and Politics
A column by F J Dudley of Columbus Georgia critiques personal opinion versus collective thinking. It discusses perseverance, order in preparation, dangers of passion, aging, and the value of a dollar, noting New Dealers and economic ideas while reflecting on progress and learning from past challenges.
Motocum Let Me Keep My Friends Poem
A devotional verse expresses gratitude for friendship and asks Heaven to keep cherished friends close. The speaker vows to rely on friends through life’s uncertain path, noting their constancy outshines any personal wealth and pleading to remain surrounded by them as fate unfolds.
Rayburn backs Garner as liberal for 1940 nomination
Representative Sam Rayburn of Texas who led New Deal legislation in the house for three years endorses Vice President John Garner for the 1940 Democratic presidential nomination as a liberal.
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Sam Rayburn
Texas
Congress
House
John N. Garner
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Louie Morris
Hartwell, Ga
U. S. Marketing Service
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Alex Loeb
Dick Decker
New York
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U. S
Jampkin
CCO
O. W. Patterson
Milady
Cordele
Woodland
M. H. King
Woodland Bank
Bank of Mauk
Manchester
Otis Montfort
Citizens Manchester
Joe Cox
Manchester Mercury
Cox
Merchants of
O. N. Cox
Merald
Herbert Slade
Slade
Pearl Montfort
F. B. Montfort
Pine Mountain State Park
Taylor County
W A. Lundy
Lundy
H. L. Riley
Mr. Riley
H. H. Riley
Riley
O. D. Gorman
Warm Springs Foundation
White House
Foundation
Warm Springs
Tri-County News
F. J. Dudley
Columbus, Ga
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