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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1948
Page
8
Georgia headlines include Herman Talmadge as 63rd governor, new Cochran Field airport in Macon, state officials changes, and notable deaths. Also reports on cattle disease cost, train collision fatalities, and a peanut choking incident. Georgia roads gain 62 132 more vehicles, and census supervisors to meet in Atlanta.
Columbus November 27 L R Aldridge 66 former Muscogee county commissioner was in serious condition at City hospital after his car was struck by a train on Brennan road during heavy rain. Police said he suffered a broken hip and nine rib fractures. The car was driven into a ditch, flipped upside down and demolished. Aldridge a grocer was thrown clear of the wreck.
G A Shaver of Moultrie fed pecans to 40 hens to boost egg production. In three days nearly all birds resumed laying after he crushed pecan shells and fed the meat, noting hens easily pick meat from hulls.
Americus reports four people escaped serious injury after their car plunged 40 feet off an embankment near an overpass north of Albany. The occupants include Arthur Cheokas, his mother Mrs. Mike Cheokas, and two Greek guests Major Gus Golias and Capt T Theo of Thesali. Slippery pavement caused loss of control while en route from Thomasville to Americus.
A 20 year old Georgia boy from Walton County, Bobby Gene McKissick, will receive a $200 college scholarship for his dairy accomplishments at the 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. He prefers his Jersey area farm to city life and is visiting with 28 other Georgia 4-H members.
Katy Adkins of Crisp County earned two long held goals in one day at the National 4 H Club event in Chicago. The hazel eyed student stood out as she received a national honor and pursued opportunities for future study and leadership.
Congress in Chicago honors a 4-H girl for a national win. She met Texas cowboys and will receive a $200 college scholarship for the 4-H Club girls record project.
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