Merchants report best Christmas business since 1929
Yutler and Reynolds merchants note strong Christmas trade, while local business men urged to advertise for charity. Taylor county advisers seek better 1949 business via free newspaper advertising. Georgia records a stainless lynching tally in 1989. The Farmers' Daughter opens the Montric Market school enterprise, seen as a promising start.
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Yutler and Reynolds Merchants
Taylor County
Montric
Year of Prosperity Hopes For 1949 In Georgia Papers
New year optimism as Georgia weekly newspapers, harmed by lean 1948, look to 1949 for improved conditions and prosperity. Editors note the old adage about paying the fiddler and the Christmas bills as a reminder of financial responsibilities.
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Georgia
Old-Fashioned Watches Against Smoking Taboos
A mother once offered a field watch to her son to stop tobacco by twenty-one, but now she hopes her daughter will avoid starting smoking until at least fifteen.
Herald 1940 Opens With Hope For Prosperity
This first 1940 issue of the Herald extends a warm greeting and earnest wish for abundant prosperity and happiness to all readers as it begins the new year.
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The
Herald
Too many people letting others do their thinking
A critique of public reliance on others for thought while others take charge for themselves. The author argues for individual responsibility in forming judgments and resisting both passive conformity and overbearing guidance.
Leap Year Tradition Sparks 1940 Bachelor Hail
A humorous note claims 1940 is open season for bachelors while recalling leap year origins in Scotland's 18th century. The piece contrasts modern fate of single men with historical customs and social anxieties.
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Scotland
Atlanta Begins 1940 With Healthy City Finances
The city will start 1940 with all current bills paid and about $500000 surplus. The administration earns high praise for sound management and prudent staffing, a rare feat amid widespread deficits and fiscal strain. Mayor Hartsfield receives special commendation for leadership and team selection.
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Atlanta
Hartsfield
Nealty
Eall
January Named for Roman God Janus in New Year Message
The piece notes January named for Janus with two faces symbolizing endings and new beginnings for 1940. It urges citizens to seize opportunities to do good for the community and to improve Taylor County by cooperative effort toward collective success and prosperity.
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Gol Janus
Taylor
Weather adage hints at a cool January and pest control
The piece cites the old saying that January's first twelve days forecast the year. It suggests a normal spring may follow with substantial cold now to curb insect abundance.
Balancing Banks and Newsrooms Across Community Views
A reflection on running a bank or newspaper to satisfy all sides. It notes bankers face charges for restraint or reckless lending and editors face accusations of sensationalism or omission. The piece advocates letting leaders run their businesses as they see fit and accepting the consequences.
New Year Reflections On Joy Peace And Tragic Loss
The article contrasts global celebrations of the newborn king with widespread mourning from a massive earthquake and war. It notes America’s gratitude yet recalls high highway death and injury tolls. It blames careless driving and drunkenness for the rising fatalities despite safety efforts.
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America
Babson Predicts 1940 Half Starts With Strong Business
Prominent forecaster Roger Babson predicts the first half of 1940 will show the strongest six month stretch since 1929. He cites higher jobs, farm prices, profits and dividends, with no sharp tax or cost increases, forecasting a closer to even times in early 1940 than in any previous half year since 1929.
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Roger Babson
Mr. Babson
Rural Mail Carriers Praised for Taylor County Efficiency
The Herald commends the Taylor County rural mail carriers for promptness regularity and careful handling of parcels and mail during the record Christmas rush. It thanks them for working in all weather and road conditions with courtesy and dedication to their patrons.
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Herald
Taylor County
Senator Norris Warns Against U.S. Entry Into War
The senator recalls arguments that entered the United States into World War I to recover losses, secure loan payments, preserve travel rights, and protect trade. He says entry put the dollar sign on the flag and urges avoiding war again, noting public denunciation and later vindication.
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Norris
United States Senate
Happy New Year Greeting From The Herald
The Herald extends Happy New Year wishes to subscribers and advertisers for 1989 but comments on the year as a turbulent time with global strife and moral questions. It reflects on human progress and the hope for the future despite past difficulties.
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Herald
Finkenstein
Monster
Tax A to Z as Statesman A to Z
A dialogue lists numerous taxes from garbage to wine and luxury levies. Statesman A and Statesman Z discuss the breadth of taxation and the absence of untaxed items. They argue for further levies to fund government needs.
Reid Succeeds Rainey Editor of Columbus Papers
The Columbus Enquirer Sun announces Robert A. Rainey resigns as managing editor to join National Show Case Co. Edge R. Reid will succeed Rainey as managing editor after 12 years in Columbus Ledger news work. Rainey helped build the Enquirer staff and previously worked with the Ledger and Star News.
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Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Robert A. Rainey
The
Columbus Enquirer
National Show Case Company
W. W. Rainey
Rainey
South
Columbus
Edge R. Reid
Ledger
Varios
Telegraph
Enquirer
Lnquirer
Rer
Wilmington
N. C
Reid
Mercer University
Macon
Missing Harmony in Commerce News Quip
The Savannah Press quotes a Commerce News woman editor praising a husband who cannot cook, saying even one coming home stewed is trial enough. The remark appears in Bill Biffem's column, noting the lack of culinary skill alongside humor about musicians and juice harps.
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Paul Trawick
Bill Biffem
Savannah Press
Commerce News
Luffburrow Comments On Uncertain News In Verse
In a weekly verse for The Tifton Gazette N A Luffburrow laments unreliable papers and confusing events. He notes doubt and contradiction in today’s news and suggests peace could change the mood if war ends.
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Tifton Gazette
N. A. Luffburrow
Highway fund diversion sparks debate over school aid
The Atlanta Journal notes Governor Rivers diverted 3,001,000 from the Highway Department to the stabilization fund and then to common schools. The move follows an Attorney General ruling that an exemption clause in the stabilization act was invalid. The paper urges unified budgeting and cautions over fiscal policy and future needs.
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Arnall
Rivers
Stabilization Fund
State Treasury
Highway Department
Commonwealth
New York World’s Fair Opens May 25 1940
The 1940 fair in New York is set to open May 25 with a small guard force for exhibits. The inaugural year faced financial disappointment though the fair was described as highly worthwhile and attractive overall.
Love of self vs love for others lifts the spirit
The passage argues that self love confines a person to limited height, while loving others or something greater unlocks infinite potential and expands horizons toward the heavens. It urges rising above self to reach true height.
Anatolian Earthquake Ranked Among Great Disasters
The Anatolian quake joins historic calamities in severity with widespread and acute suffering. Officials fear Anatolia's death toll may reach 69000 as cold and starvation heighten casualties. rescue work hampered by wreckage and transport disruption amid many displaced children in mountainous regions.
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Anatolia
Aeae
Messina
Regio
Italy
sia-Minor
Turkey
Georgia
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Russia
Question on 50 pound sweet potato heat and butter
A Nezro farmer from Sandfly near Savannah raises a 50 pound sweet potato. Dudley Glass wonders how hot a baked 50 pound tuber would be if a two pound one reaches 640 degrees and melts a steel blade, and how much butter would be needed to treat it.
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Sandfly
Savannah
Dudley Glass
Taylor County Native Citizens Shine Across the Globe
The article celebrates local pride in Taylor County as returning natives, now successful in college, business, and social life, scattered across nearby and distant states. It emphasizes happiness and safety during Christmas and the joy of homecomings without noting any injuries or accidents.
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Taylor County
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