Georgia Liquor Spending per Capita Reveals Low Rank
In a Douglas Enterprise summary, Dr. Louie D. Newton cites 1950 Commerce data showing per capita spending on alcoholic beverages in Georgia at 20.98 dollars with 11.80 for liquor, 0.98 for wine, and 8.20 for beer. Georgia ranks 21st among southern states, with Oklahoma and Mississippi lower. The piece notes bootleg totals are excluded and discusses broader civic concerns.
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Louie D. Newton
U.S. Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Georgia
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Centipede Grass Seed Now Commercially Harvested
American scientists announce the commercial harvest of Centipede grass seed after decades of research. Dr. Glenn W. Burton and L. L. Patten led the effort, enabling seed production and mechanized harvesting to lower costs for homeowners. Readers may request the pamphlet from Patten Seed Company, Lakeland, Georgia.
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Oriental Gardens
China
South
Bermuda
Glenn W. Burton
Coastal Plain Experiment Station
Tifton
Burton
L. L. Patten
Lakeland
Patten Seed Company
Federal highway plan spans Flint River via Oglethorpe Bridge
Albany Herald reports federal plans propose a new U S highway crossing the Flint River on the Oglethorpe Bridge then heading south to bypass Radium Springs. The piece quotes Horace Caldwell threatening to withdraw support and “turn the place back to the Indians as a reservation” if Radium is bypassed.
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Bill Davis
Albany Herald
U.S
Flint River
Oglethorpe Bridge
Radium Springs
Horace Caldwell
Washington
Radium
Local paper sold to Dr. Gerald Saunders of Ypsilanti
The Sylvester Local, founded in 1884 by A K Gill and later owned by Dixon Hollings worth, has been purchased by Dr. Gerald Saunders of Ypsilanti Michigan. The transfer becomes effective September 1. Saunders heads the English department at Michigan Normal College and has taught at Cornell and the University of Arizona. He authored several widely used college textbooks on English and American literature.
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Sylvester Local
A. K. Gill
Dixon Hollingsworth
Gerald Saunders
Ypsalanti, Mich
Sanders
Michigan Normal College
Ypsilanti
Cornell
University of Arizona
America
Courageous Georgia farmer aims to resume work after amputation
Edwina Davis of Madison, Georgia reports on W Holbert, a dairy farmer near Madison who, after an electric saw pinched and amputated both feet, planned to return to work. His 16 year old son Charlie was mowing nearby when the accident occurred.
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Edwina Davis
Madison
Random Thoughts Light Verse Style Column
A humorous meditation on advice and pride, joking about fools, mud slinging, and high society. The piece cites debuts in dime stores, warns against doubting oneself, and explains busy telephone lines as two busybodies tying up the line.
Blind Man's Watch Sounds Forth the Time by the Minute
A Paris made 1880 blind man's gold watch repaired by Joe Chafin in Newnan chimes the hour and quarter hour. It sounds 11 times for 11 o'clock, then a double chime for the quarter, and two more chimes for the minutes.
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Joe Chafin
Pearl Necklace Longed For By Birthday Girl
A girl wished a pearl necklace as a birthday gift while six bars of soap arrived instead. The column reflects on modern world challenges and urges open, value driven discussion among people of like minds to uphold faith, country, and public schools. It notes Thomaston’s new telephone system and quotes Arlie M. New about service resilience and the dial exchange due September 20.
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S. Marvin Griffins
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Bethlehem
Athens
Thomaston
Thomaston Times
Arlie M. New
Thomaston Telephone Company
How Much Is Lost in Dead Letters
New York Times discusses postal losses from misaddressed mail and missing return addresses at the main New York post office. The piece argues that proper addressing and return information are vital to mail delivery and business goodwill, noting millions in losses if ignored.
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New York Times
New York City
Lord Chesterfield
Remembering Lincoln and a world in hindsight
The quoted reflections span a moral mix from Lincoln's remark about a godly mother to thoughts on US counties and state rankings while noting the UN's 1945 San Francisco founding. The prose urges self restraint and consideration of future recompense for wronging others, linking personal ethics to broader history.
How to Live With Heart Disease Says Mayo Clinic Doctor
Eminent physician Dr W C Alvarez of the Mayo Clinic offers guidance on living within heart strength. He stresses finding a capable, optimistic doctor who bases diagnosis on heart function rather than the electrocardiogram and urges patients to avoid anxiety by living within their limits, resting when in pain, and not hurrying or overexerting themselves.
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W. C. Alvarez
Mayo Clinic
Quote Repository Reflects on Virtue and Friendship
A column of aphorisms from Walton Baker Eddy Shakespeare and Quarles stresses virtue, choice of company, and self-improvement. The Bainbridge Post-Searchlight notes the death of Addie E. Hutto, a longtime educator and pioneer in colored schools for Bainbridge and Decatur County.
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Izaak Walton
Earth
Mary Baker Eddy
Shakespeare
Francis Quarles
Charles Lamb
Jeremy Taylor
Addie E. Hutto
Colored
Bainbridge
Decatur County
Notable Word Counts of Historic Texts Compared
The statement lists word counts for Lincoln's Gettysburg Address 266 words, the Ten Commandments 297 words, the Declaration of Independence 300 words, and an OPS order to reduce cabbage price 26 911 words attributed to Holstein Friesian World.
Preventing Burns and Safeguarding Public Health
Advice on treating minor and major burns, preventing scalds in children, and the value of professional care. Emphasizes prevention and modern treatment. Discusses public health checks for food handlers and sanitation education in restaurants and shops. Reports diphtheria cases declined from 206,939 in 1921 to 5,931 in 1950 due to vaccines and vigilance. urges medical consultation for sore throat in children.
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United States
Health Information Foundation
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Korea
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Douglas Enterprise
Enterprise Publishing Co
Atlanta
Hubby
A. C. Jolly
John T. Denny
Father Adam
Eden
Hugh Parks
Atlanta Journal
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San Francisco
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