Summer county stock raisers reap harvest gains
Adversity is remedied not borne. Last week hog sales netted $35,223 while more cows than hogs were sold. Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox sparked discussion as law enforcement figures rise in Bibb county and Mobile FBI station increases alert for Alabama offenders.
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Campaign rhetoric on voters and ego, says Miller
Olin Miller argues campaigns appeal to the morons while assuming the intelligent will back the candidate. Recent events echo that claim as political tactics play to weakness and self interest.
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Olin Miller
State Highway Chief Protects Himself Says Atlanta Paper
The Atlanta Constitution suggests Director John Beasley refuses payment to a claim by the widow of a state official killed by a Department truck. Governor Thompson and State Auditor Thrasher are praised for seeking justice for the widow.
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Atlanta Constitution
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Talmadge Fulfills Pledge With Early Campaign Stop
Reproved for passing by, Herman Talmadge kept his promise to visit. He spoke to the Rotary Club in Americus Tuesday night and addressed a P.T.A. conference in Webster County Wednesday while en route to South Georgia.
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Orchids to the Calhoun Times on 78th anniversary
The Calhoun Times marked its 78th anniversary of service to the community. Editor Hon. J. Roy McGinty lauded as a longtime public servant and former legislator, state official, and Georgia Press Association president. The paper is praised as a leading Southern publication.
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Flying saucers warn farmers to plant blue lupine
After months of searching the sky for flying saucers, a Tay lor County event produced an aerial message from M. P. Dean of the Soil Conservation Service. The silver plates urged farmers to plant blue lupine to improve soil on land where peanuts were harvested and to contact Soil Conservation Service representatives for more information.
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Heard County Hospital Fund Reaches 45000 From Local Subscriptions
Adel News notes Heard county with 8000 residents, lacking a railroad, has raised over 45000 from residents to build a hospital. One third completed, funds are being gathered to finish. Rev. J C Adams leads efforts, long at local church, esteemed by community. former editor P T McCutchen aided lighting and water upgrades.
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Editor Henry Grady's Sage Advice Echoed by Howell Family
An 1884 letter from Henry Grady to Clark Howell on his 21st birthday advised never gambling or drinking and marrying early. The piece follows Clark Howell II and III joining The Constitution, with Clark Jr at age 22 starting as a reporter in a family tradition of Georgia owned and edited journalism stretching back to 1876.
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Houston Home Journal Opposes Dual Primaries
The Houston Home Journal criticizes two primaries next year arguing the county unit system preserves rural voices and resists city influence. It accuses county unit proponents of disguising a desire for unequal citizenship under claims to fair and effective expression of public sentiment.
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Buncombe
Freedom Train to Tour the Nation with Historic Documents
The Freedom Train will travel this fall carrying over 150 treasured American documents including the American Bill of Rights. The plan emphasizes preservation and security for these papers and aims to awaken reverence for the nation’s birth and freedom amidst memories of tyranny in totalitarian countries.
Jury service urged through informed juror handbook
The Christian Science Monitor notes rising demands for better jury trials. It praises a new handbook for trial jurors published by the American Bar Association led by Judge Van Buren Perry, stressing obligations and court expectations.
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The Pride of a Man at Forty in Ellaville
A hometown tale recalls an Ellaville man who built a fishpond and caught his first three inch fish. The moment sparked a pride surpassing earlier milestones like a first paycheck or a new car. The story highlights a quiet, personal achievement and the communal joy it sparked.
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Ellaville
Georgia Voices Against Violence Upholds Free Speech
The text condemns bombings and mob violence against speakers defending law and order. It praises Governor Thompson for swift action to punish perpetrators and prevent repeats, declaring the ruinous elements have no citizenship in Georgia.
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Thomaston News Boss Named Sigma Delta Chi Member
S J Carswell general manager of Thomaston Publishing Company and secretary treasurer of Thomaston Broadcasting Company was named to professional membership in Sigma Delta Chi the professional journalism fraternity announced this week by Bill Burson president of the University of Georgia Chapter in Thomaston.
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Thomaston Times
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Thomaston Publishing Company
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Thomaston
University of Georgia
License to Kill critique of driver licenses and highway deaths
The piece cites a David G. Wittels article in The Saturday Evening Post arguing that driver licensing laws enable unsafe driving and cost hundreds of thousands of lives. It warns about neglectful states including Georgia issuing licenses to unfit drivers and challenges the adequacy of driver examinations nationwide.
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New Books Promise Improved Quality and Civics Influence
The fall introduces boast of better bindings and paper in new books. Gratitude is expressed for courtesies shown during a North Georgia visit by Editor Graves and son of the Toc coa Record and Editor Davidson of the Cleveland Courier. Their papers are praised for civic activity and community growth.
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Graves
Toccoa
Religious Leaders Court Charges Shock Nation
A commentary laments court charges against several religious leaders for misconduct and crime. A businessman’s remark blaming embezzlement within groups claiming religious motives is noted as aimed at individuals, not the gospel or church as a whole, stressing the sadness of ministers and church members' stains on character.
South must stop seeking federal aid and be self reliant
The Pickens County Progress argues the South is not poor and can develop itself if money is put to work locally. The Sylvester Local criticizes a federal Santa Claus approach, urging self reliance and a shift from Washington aid to using regional wealth and initiative.
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