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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1945
Page
4
The Butler Herald notes subscription at $2.00 yearly and recalls old three cent pieces. It reports a $200 4-H college scholarship winner Raechill Parker of Muscogee County in Chicago and comments on tolerance campaigns and racial issues with a reflective tone.
In a sly note from Mrs. Howard editor of Dawsonville Advertiser mocks Butler Herald editor Benns inviting him to North Georgia to find yams pork chops sausage head cheese and kraut. A rain check is requested and a meeting promised later.
A. C. Jolly of the Bartow Herald Cartersville reflects on the challenges of composing a nation style column. He notes times of famine for ideas and moments when paragraphs appear and pass quickly as he writes.
Georgia faces rising divorce numbers with a push to let courts grant divorces in 90 days after the soldiers return from overseas. Proponents cite efficiency but critics argue couples can work to stay married.
Life insurance companies in the United States and Canada establish a medical research fund totaling 3.5 million dollars to be spent over six years. The initial focus targets heart and arterial diseases responsible for about 400,000 deaths annually, around 40 percent of national fatalities.
A broad public mood presses officials from the president to local constables to faithfully perform duties. Voters insist those elected or sworn to office must toe the mark and maintain public confidence through faithful service.
A wartime era call to ignite Christmas spirit in every home and church. It urges affordable decorations, family involvement, and solemn celebration of the season, recalling antebellum traditions and emphasizing peace, gratitude, and public praise.
Insects form the most numerous versatile group and inhabit every Earth habitat. They attack crops roots clothing and homes, spreading disease and causing losses to farmers and households. Roaches moths ants flies and various pests threaten health and profits annually.
People in Georgia especially Methodists express sympathy for Rev C W Curry on the death of his wife at Ocilla two weeks ago. She was valued for culture and kindness to the ill and distressed and aided her husband in his ministry. Curry formerly pastored in Cochran Cordele Douglas Jesup and other cities and led Warren A Candler Hospital in Savannah for 11 years.
Georgia religious groups condemn peace time draft as foolish while editors argue universal military training is essential. The piece cites church opposition, wartime lessons, and claims training will boost health, skills, and education for youths.
The Georgia Power Company announces a contest awarding six thousand two hundred dollars in victories bond prizes to residents who submit ideas on how their communities can attract tourists. The effort aligns with state moves to raise tourist and Georgian consciousness. The piece highlights local endowments such as mountains swamps and Indian mounds as potential commercial assets.
The article argues that even short training yields value. It cites a 1.5 million training force and a standing army around 500,000 as a solid base. It projects 7 to 10 million men aged 25 and under after full program activation, recently trained or within five years, ready for rapid deployment. Longer-absent veterans would need refreshment but remain usable.
The article argues that education should foster peace through unbiased history teaching. It notes wars are portrayed differently across nations, praising heroes of unjust wars while neglecting the flaws of one's own side. It urges broad educational reform to repair war damage and strengthen moral fabric globally.
The passage notes that after years of observation, in fighting there is nothing to rival a genuine family vow unless it is a church wrangle. The remark contrasts intimate loyalty with religious dispute as rivals in conflict.
The piece argues the war lingers for soldiers abroad and veterans harmed at home, with hospitals full of maimed minds and millions of anxious relatives. It condemns profiteers who benefited from wartime prosperity while the conflict continues to affect lives and futures.
The piece notes tung oil trees as a promising new crop for the region, citing past agent W A Lundy efforts, current yields per tree, and editorial support from the Columbus Enquirer. It details southern cultivation, reliance on imports from China, and a belt from Texas to Florida with rising southern production and market potential.
With gasoline rationing lifted in Georgia the state reports a 40 percent rise in traffic fatalities. No accident counts are released yet but officials say the increase may be even larger.
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