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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
8
P H Preston congressman elect from the First district pledges opposition to Hatch Act restrictions and supports Sunday mail delivery and holiday delivery for rural patrons. He spoke to rural letter carriers outlining plans to restore civil service rights and expand mail service nationwide.
Athens Ga Dec 2 Federal government charges three people with mail fraud in a radio program promotion scheme that allegedly swindled six radio stations and merchants across seven Georgia cities. Defendants Ralph E Richards Frances Short Bolin and BE Samuelson face five counts of mail fraud and one of conspiracy.
Miss Lou Gean Tribble of Forsyth Georgia has been notified by Dennis Hart man secretary of the National Poetry Association that her poem A Place of Joy will be published in the Third Annual Anthology of College Poetry. Lou Gean, a Bessie Tift College sophomore majoring in religion, is active in Forsyth Methodist Church where she teaches junior Sunday school.
Bulloch County hosts a three day exposition themed A Century and A Half of Progress to celebrate the county's 150th anniversary in Statesboro Georgia. Artis Brantley 20 of Washington county dies after a hunting accident when a shotgun discharged into his abdomen during a trip with friends. The gun was said to be held by Herschel Roberson. The Works Progress Administration approves 116103 for Georgia school system maintenance and operation for the current year, with grants to Marietta Dublin and Houston County. Roswell Pierce Biggers a Rockdale County farmer is found not guilty by an all white jury in Atlanta federal court on charges of keeping five Negroes in peonage.
President Truman approved a 70 million dollar release to continue flood control and rivers and harbors work nationwide. Rep Severance of Americus announced the funds and notified Pace in Washington, with confirmations to leaders of the Chattahoochee Valley and Columbus chambers of commerce.
Macon Georgia stockholders of the Macon Racing Association Inc took initial steps toward building a 100000 racing plant. They bought 83 acres five miles from central Macon on Broomfield Road. Grading of a half mile track will begin soon and a grandstand for 5000 to 7500 spectators is to be completed in time for spring events.
Reynolds Georgia item lists a four disc tiller from D W Payne offered for sale. Both tillers are described as in splendid condition and ready for purchase by interested buyers.
In Columbus thieves broke a front door window and cracked a large company safe at White Electrical Construction Co. They fled with about 9600 in war bonds and 500 in cash and checks plus some papers. The firm said the safe weighed about one and a half tons and was not insured.
Summerville Georgia December 2 21 year old Mrs Howard Glass died in a local hospital after her clothing ignited from an open grate. She had been ill and is believed to have fainted and fallen into the fire while alone. her husband was at work in Trion.
Allied headquarters released the names of 24 service members killed when an Army C-46 transport went down off Iwo Jima on November 16. Among the casualties were 16 members of a Negro baseball team returning from a Guam tournament, including Robert Hillman Jr. of Thomaston, Georgia.
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