Butler Herald highlights and assorted local notes
Local column recounts restored African American voters in Randolph County by U. S. Judge Bootle, obituary for Edwin Camp Sunday, and commentary on 1956 election buildup. Mentions Christmas Seal TB drive, a George Russell political card, and Atlanta Journal critique of Georgia's Sugar Bowl issue amid Pitt’s Black player.
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Randolph County
U. S
W. A. Bootle
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
University of Pittsburgh
Georgia Tech
Atlanta Journal
State VA official cites rule on flag for dead veterans
Pete Wheeler, director of the State Department of Veterans Service, said under Public Law 210, 84th Congress, a close friend or associate of a deceased veteran may be eligible to receive the flag used to drape the casket if no claim is filed by the next of kin.
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Pete Wheeler
State Department of Veterans Service
Friends Mourn Death of Mrs. Pauline Roberts
Mrs. Pauline Roberts 51, longtime Atlanta librarian for The Atlanta Journal and The Constitution, died suddenly at home after a heart attack. She served 12 years as a newspaper librarian overseeing picture files and answering public inquiries. Reminiscences arose after a copy of a Georgia corporation prospectus from United American Investment Co. reached friends, via Paul T. Harbor in Atlanta.
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Edwin Camp
The
Atlanta Journal
Pauline Roberts
Atlanta
Roberts
the Constitution
Yesteryears
United American Investment Co
Georgia
Paul T. Harbor
Fulton National Bank
Newsprint Shortage Forces Thomaston Papers to Ration
Local papers Thomaston Times and The Free Press warn subscribers and advertisers about a severe newsprint shortage. Suppliers limit allotments, with one cut off Thomaston, another noncommittal, and a third offering no definite promise. The Herald pledges extreme stock precautions.
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Thomaston
Thomaston Times
Free Press
The
Herald
Village Blacksmith in a Changing Longview Era
A quirky note about the Village Blacksmith aging beyond 65 and being set to music. An advice line quotes a messy divorce story about a high profile romance ending. The piece also reports five Upson County TB patients admitted to Battey State Hospital, bringing the year’s total to 13 and noting Upson County’s 1,000 cases of the disease.
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Upson
Battey State Hospital
Battey
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