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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
8
Georgia reports show tourism spending reaching three hundred million year to date. Several notable deaths include E E Nelson’s quadruplet mourned in Alma and prominent local figures in Columbus Fort Valley and Reynolds. A series of accidents, theft, and public notices mark regional activity as bids for road projects and postmaster appointments stir local interest.
Taylor County reports 41 cancer deaths in the past five years and Georgia totals 15 709 cancer deaths in five years. The notice urges early diagnosis and treatment, notes cancer costs to the U S economy exceed two billion dollars yearly, and cites a $6 000 average cost for incurable cases including care and burial.
Birmingham, Dec. 1 Publisher S. I. Newhouse expands his holdings by purchasing the Birmingham News and Huntsville Times plus a TV station and three radio outlets in a record 18.7 million dollar transaction. He pays 16% million dollars and assumes 2 million in liabilities, the largest sale in American newspaper history per Editor and Publisher.
State Highway Department promotes Yield Right of Way intersections to reduce crashes. Drivers must slow to ten miles per hour and yield to traffic on intersecting roads when signaled. Violations after passing the sign create prima facie evidence of failure to yield.
Eugene Adams and wife Lou Adams of Columbus were bound over to Superior Court without bond on murder charges in the arsenic death of Lou Adams' father Wm. J. Rushing, 83, after a preliminary hearing. Mrs. Adams admitted poisoning and implicated her husband. Rushing’s body was exhumed for post mortem tests.
In Montezuma Dec 2 the Montezuma High School senior beauties rode in the White Christmas float to take first place and a $50 savings bond in the Santa Claus Parade. Ann Allen Miss Montezuma Sally Ann Mathis Miss Macon County Fair and Elizabeth Frederick Miss Marshallville rode convertibles past cheering crowds drawing strong attention alongside Santa Claus.
Turner reports the Marine Corps now accepts three year enlistments offering the same training schooling and travel as four year terms. Interested young men should contact Sgt Turner at the Butler Post Office on the first or third Tuesday each month 1 30 to 3 30 p m.
Patsy Royal, 18, daughter of L L Royal and Mrs L L Royal of Thomaston Route 3, won the national health champion title at the 34th 4 H Club Congress in Chicago. Her campaigns fighting rats flies and roaches plus health talks radio broadcasts and surveys helped promote county health.
The Thomaston colored brass band joined the Butler colored band for a splendid parade around the public square Monday afternoon directed by Robert L. McDougald with 34 local players and Ray Borders as head. A visiting 36 member band followed with floats adding attraction. Tollie Mae Hillman was crowned Queen of the colored school for 1955 56 by Curtis Peebles. In the post parade basketball Butler defeated Roberta 48 16 for the boys and 42 12 for the girls.
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