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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
4
Former New York mayor and U.S. congressman from 1895 to 1903 Col George B McClellan died recently in New York at age 76. The report notes his public service and long career.
James A. Farley former national Democratic chairman and former Postmaster General will be the party’s gubernatorial nominee in New York positioning him for the 1944 Democratic presidential nomination.
The U S Supreme Court refused to review a Georgia Supreme Court ruling that barred treating two or more concerns under common ownership as a single unit for determining sufficient employees to trigger unemployment tax assessments.
A young woman faced a city court arraignment as the judge pressed for her character. When asked if she had ever suffered a legal punishment she replied, Yes, I married a man.
The Walton Tribune condemns illiteracy as Georgia's greatest curse noting 30 percent of selective service registrants in a Carroll County precinct could not read or write. The column cites similar struggles across other counties and urges discovery and dedication of capable men to the Master.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch editor warns that driving under the influence around Christmas could lead to arrests and broken homes. The piece laments rising alcohol related cases and fears children may be deprived of toys if fathers are caught driving intoxicated during the holidays.
Rush Burton editor leads a mammoth 88 page Rural Faucation edition in Georgia with 25 000 copies circulated statewide. Articles from top educators cover rural schools home making health vocational education and resource conservation. The paper praises editor Burton and the Times staff for the achievement.
The text notes Senator Walter F. George becoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, highlighting his non isolationist stance and pledge to aid Britain short of war, defend the Western Hemisphere, and work with Hull and Roosevelt. It recalls predecessors Forsyth Bacon and Pittman and praises George’s suitability and leadership during a pivotal era. It also mentions the death of Mrs. Theodosia S. Griggs and the retirement of Rev. R L Bivins from ministry with details of his pastorates.
Legal advertisements describe tax sale of numerous parcels in Taylor County Georgia to be sold on the first Tuesday in January 1941 at the courthouse. Properties include multiple tracts across 12th 14th and 15th land districts, varied sizes from one to over 100 acres, and city lots in Butler. Names of owners and tax years range across 1933 to 1997 with many lot numbers and boundaries listed.
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