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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1948
Page
4
A Chicago woman seeks an annulment on grounds of fraud claiming her husband misrepresented himself. She contends he posed as a bricklayer earning four dollars a day when he was actually a banker.
Ralph D. Dimmitt, an engineer, proposes moving chemical processing and other industrial facilities away from centralized sites to create space-based resilience against an atomic bomb attack.
Nickel coffee rises to seven cents at lunch counters with doughnuts chips and slim jims up a penny and chocolate milk joining the price rise.
Newspapers statewide commend Governor Herman Talmadge after two weeks in office and vow cooperation for Georgia’s best interests. Incomplete data shows 31 members of the new Georgia House and four senators in the 81st Congress with newspaper publishing background.
Bobbie Taylor, 15, of Boston Georgia, earned a proud hunting tale last Saturday when he used a single shot from his .22 calibre rifle to kill a 200 pound buck with a 15 point antler count. The feat drew praise for the young hunter’s skill and marksmanship.
Large roadside signs along Middle Georgia roads alert travelers that woods fires are costly. The Macon Chamber of Commerce joins other groups urging Georgia to establish a statewide forest control system to protect woodlands.
Last week at Abbeville South Carolina Jack Perrin and his wife celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on November 20. Six days later Perrin died at age 88 from natural causes on November 26 and eight hours after his death his wife passed away after a brief illness.
A group of educators and social-minded individuals urge national schools to devote extra time to current problems so students gain first hand knowledge of the issues facing democracy.
Encouraged by pledges at the American Legion meetings in Indianapolis former Army Major Erle Cocke Jr of Dawson announced on return that he would be a candidate for National Commander in 1949.
Frank Neely, chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, congratulated the League of Women Voters on its regional conference in Atlanta. He called taxes an interesting and important public topic during the two day program studying the federal budget.
Albert Wiggam notes Dr. Willis Sutton of Atlanta has lent funds for over a hundred boys college education and only one defaulted. The writer says this reflects well on recipients and should spur support for worthy students across the state.
A devotional piece urges embracing Jesus love as path to salvation and outlines a seven step practice of receiving, giving, and growing in love. It notes a European mission plan, a Christmas gift suggestion, and cites alarming illegitimacy rates in Georgia and national trends. It ends with reflections on Great Books influence and questions about honesty, justice, and corruption.
In a large automobile scam three million dollars vanished with thirty six victims including a respected Butler man and his son. The Walton News stresses the value of weekly hometown papers for rural advertising as a trusted source of sale notices.
The piece argues Truman’s 1948 win, aided by labor support, may be a partial mandate. It notes AFL CIO backing, Taft Hartley repeal calls, ongoing loyalty probes, and fears over Communist influence in key unions. Voter turnout and party loyalty are analyzed with caution on future policy like price controls.
Columnist endorses drinking Jaybird Springs water as a potential aid for arthritis sufferers. Anecdotes from Mrs. Tom Rigdon and others note relief after using the spring water, with broader remarks on water’s health value and comparisons to Miona Springs.
Memorable October birthdays include poet humorist Thomas A. Daly aged 77, former New York musical comedy star Mary Eaton aged 46, Charles F. Meyer aged 84 ex Standard Oil president, Dr. Herbert S. Dickey aged 72 who identified the Orinoco River source in Huigra Ecuador, and film actress Mary Nolan aged 42 known for Imogene Bubbles Wilson.
Georgia pharmacy inspectors report widespread Benzerdine misuse tied to cold medicine in inhaler form. The issue reportedly affects prisons and may have reached school and college students, alarming authorities about safety and abuse.
Jack Williams Jr and Ralph McGill toured the Midwest and South praising Illinois and Iowa cornfields a vast food supply rising theatre crowds and 60000 paid admissions at a football game highlighting industrial potential and freedom of the individual as a beacon for the nation Traveling to Atlanta they discuss newspapers and the election outcome.
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