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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
9
Georgia reports a nationwide push for Callaway's farm plan as the state unemployment fund surpasses 62 million dollars. Cotton opens rapidly in South Georgia. Gainesville builds a large poultry packing plant. Jasper Court with three murder cases. rural and civic notes fill the week.
Augusta Ga Aug 15 A $200000 building will be erected at the University of Georgia School of Medicine after the war to replace the old college building. Dean G L Kelley announced that the old structure will be remodeled at a cost of $25000 and converted into a student union with a swimming pool gun restaurant and recreation rooms.
Oscar E. Summerour, 50, co owner of three Winder, Monroe, and Commerce furniture stores, died when a fishing boat capsized on Lake Rabun. Companions Henry Oakley and Ralph Milam escaped. Oakley was rescued after surfacing for the third time. Summerour and his wife Lillie Belle Robinson had long summers at their mountain home and he was active in the Methodist church.
Capt Wm R Parker former Citizens National Bank cashier in Montezuma received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in the South Pacific Army services of supply. Maj Gen Robert G Breene awards note Parker's outstanding work bringing entertainment recreation and study courses to troops during intense campaigns. Parker is the son of Mr and Mrs W H Parker of Buena Vista and his wife is the former Miss Mary White Dutters of Hartwell Ga.
Atlanta Aug 14 The state holds 62 591 878 on deposit with the U S Treasury as the unemployment trust fund balance on July 31 1944. The reserve rose 17 million in a year while contributions totaled 12 133 226 and benefits paid 2 375 973 a net gain of about ten million. Federal interest added 896 etc Please.
May Dickerman Burdick of Dougherty county has published Songs of a Pioneer's Daughter through Pegasus Studios in Cleveland Ohio. A Kansas pioneer by birth, she has lived in Albany and nearby areas and her book includes religious nature and Georgia themed poems.
State Auditor B E Thrasher Jr reports 25 miles of road added to the state highway system for the year ending June 30, bringing total mileage to 13 995 as of July 1. Counties share a gas tax allotment of 4 300 000 with Fulton leading at 194 miles and 59 201 in funds, followed by Thomas Emanuel Laurens.
Bishop Arthur J. Moore of Atlanta was unanimously elected by acclamation to lead the Methodist Board of Missions and Church Extension for a second quadrennium. He also became general chairman of the Southeastern jurisdiction council overseeing activities across 18 annual conferences in nine states.
Four escaping German POWs, two in women's dress, were captured near Fort Benning after a chase starting Aug. 9. FBI official F C Holloman said the group included A L Wielgohs John Kruetneg Wilhelm Bach and Werner Schulze. The car used belonged to Austin Used Cars of Cuthbert Ga and another stolen truck was found nearby.
The Atlanta Chevrolet division plant is shut down until further notice due to a strike at GM's Detroit gear and axle plant causing a shortage of vital parts. D S Zimmerman, manager, stated the closure stems from the Detroit disruption and will last until supply resumes.
The War Department said four southeastern states North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Florida will be exempt from air raid drills and blackout practices after midnight Monday. Civilian defense organizations will be kept on a standby basis.
The facility details a process where meat is thawed, quick frozen, and aged through a series of rooms and hooks to low temperatures for storage. Beef, pork, and poultry products are handled, wrapped, labeled with locker data, and moved to markets in Reynolds and nearby towns.
Washington reports a surge in wartime losses with 12 admirals and 12 generals killed or died since Pearl Harbor. Navy records show no admirals died in action in earlier wars, while only one Army general died in World War I. Over half of the 24 high ranking officers died in plane crashes, with nine generals and four admirals among those losses.
Dawson Ga Aug 12 The unpaved section of the Dawson Smithville highway in Lee County will be completed before the first of the year State Highway Director R G Clay told the Dawson Rotary club.
President Roosevelt at Pearl Harbor defined unconditional surrender as no terms allowing future warmakers to remain intact. He assured German and Japanese civilians will not face starvation and warned war machines would not be preserved. The plan mirrors the Casablanca 1943 strategy shared with Churchill.
Hazel Cam 17 of Atlanta and Doris Jones of Hapeville pleaded guilty before Judge Frank A. Hooper in Fulton Superior Court to auto theft. Each received 18 months probation after being arrested early Friday for stealing a car from a soldier who gave them a ride near midnight. The juvenile defendants carried a three month old baby to court.
Cadet William R. Faris of Winnetka Illinois was killed during a night solo training flight near Willa Coochee Georgia. Col. W B Brown announced the crash occurred last night at Spence Field.
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