New Year Notes Highlight Local, National Hopes and Troubles
A mix of regional and national items reviews challenges ahead including New England states pressuring sweet potato growers in the South, the Rural Electrification Administration funding 1400 miles of lines in Georgia, and a Daytona Beach mayor clinging to office. It notes a GM strike unsettled, a Georgia school board starting the year debt-free, and a humorous quip about newspapers carrying two pages of funnies.
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Georgia
Rural Electrification Administration
Miss Emily Woodward Praises School of the Air Banquet
Miss Emily Woodward of Vienna former president of the Georgia Press Association addressed a large crowd of educators students and teachers at The Atlanta Journal School of the Air banquet in Macon praising the educational project and affirming her readiness as a sponsor for worthy movements.
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Emily Woodward
Vienna
Georgia Press Association
Atlanta Journal School of the Air
Macon
Inaugural Ball Silence Suns Cabin et al
The Dawson News notes Washington inaugural balls canceled angering cabinet wives. It lists 35 states under U S Security Act terms and 13 lacking approved laws Arkansas Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Kansas Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada North Dakota Washington Wyoming. Woodmen of the World camps revive across states as conditions improve.
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The
Dawson News
Washington
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
North Dakota
Wyoming
Capital suggestion for poor people in 1937
Rev J O F McCarter offered a year round garden and a sow a smoke house and a cow plus twenty four hens and a rooster as a plan to prevent hunger in 1937 quoted from the Butler Herald and cited by the Thomasville Press.
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J. O. F. McCarter
Butler Herald
Thomasville Press
Cows, hogs and fences raise road safety note
A reader urges more livestock and long fences to keep cattle off roads amid south state hazards. The piece notes sociological strains in the cotton belt from a mechanical cotton picker and mentions a LaGrange experiment by L K Floyd. It recalls bloodletting cupping as an old headache cure.
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Bill Diffem
LaGrange
L K. Floyd
Roosevelt plan urged for central press bureau
Washington says establishment of a central press and publicity bureau to maintain contact with newspapers magazines and radio and disseminate information on executive department policies and activities is urged by experts as part of governmental reorganization plans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Savannah Press
Safest Cars Meet Reckless Driving in Crisis
A Greensboro Herald‑Journal editorial argues safety features in 1987 cars cannot curb deaths caused by reckless driving. It calls for removing the state highway department from political influence, noting political shifts every two to four years alter highway laws and favor friends in power.
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Bo Us
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Greensboro Herald-Journal
Mrs R J Wright Wins Crawford County Justice Seat
In the Macon Telegraph Round the Circle column Eugene Anderson salutes Mrs. R. J. Wright who succeeded her husband as justice of the peace for Crawford County's 577th militia district after his 30 years in office. The election victory follows her late husband's death on November 21, 1935, and she now lives on the highway between Lizella and Roberta with two sons, one in the navy and one in Macon.
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Macon Telegraph
Eugene Anderson
Crawford County
R. J. Wright
Crawfowl County
Mrs. Wright
The Old Year 1936 Tribute to Uncle Sam Wilkes
A reflective year end piece honoring Uncle Sam Wilkes traveling for the Atlanta and West Point railroad, praising his popularity in Georgia. The article muses on youth, death, and time, urging readers to welcome the new year with hope and faith, ending with a calm benediction.
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Georgia
Sam” Wilkes
Atlanta and
West Point Railroad
Atlanta
Nashville editor Robert Rowlett dies at 48
Robert Rowlett 48 longtime editor of the Nashville Tennessean and former leader at the Louisville Courier Journal died Sunday. His passing was mourned by countless thousands and remembered for his editorial leadership.
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Robert Rowlett
The
Nashville Tennessean
Louisville Courier-Journal
Advice on courting from Olin Miller
Olin Miller offers terse counsel to a young man, urging restraint in pursuing women and suggesting a calm, steady approach to social life to avoid entanglements. The remark frames humor and caution about romantic entanglements in a bygone era.
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Olin Miller
Price of Hate Drives European Armament Boom in 1936
The article notes nations in Europe spent about 13 billion dollars on armaments in 1936. Taxes burden citizens, famine looms for millions, and hatred and covetousness are blamed for the crisis. It urges self-scrutiny to root out such sentiment.
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Europe
Pace to Be Georgia's Newest Congress member from Americus
Tri County News notes Stephen Pace of Americus as the district's first new Georgia member in the upcoming Congress. It highlights his seniority advantages, desire for House agricultural committee work, and his extensive prep in Washington to serve the Third district effectively.
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Tri-County News
Americus
Georgia
Stephen Pace
Pace
House
Senate
General Assebly
Washington
Congress
Rainy and Cold January Forecast From Griffin Forecaster
Griffin Georgia forecasts for January 1937 predict frequent rain and cold spells. Long distance Weather forecaster Albert Snider estimates rain on 14 of 80 days, with 10 cloudy days and 7 fair days, detailing a day by day pattern from rain to cold spells.
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Griffin
Rol
Albert Snider
Spalding County
Commissioner Roberts seeks program to aid Georgia farm women
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Columbus Roberts calls for a real woman’s division to assist rural women. He wants cooperation from Georgia’s organized women and city groups, building on the state extension department’s work to address rural women’s problems and improve rural urban understanding.
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Commissioner Roberts
Georgia
Columbus Roberts
Roberts
Agricultural Departments
Agricultural Department
State College of Agriculture
Pace to represent Third Georgia in Congress
Stephen Pace the Americus former state legislator is chosen to be the Third District Georgia representative in the U S House. He pledges active work for the Chattahoochee Valley and Fort Benning, plans to cooperate with Alabama’s Henry Steagall, and aims to advance regional interests in Washington. Pace’s acclimation period will test his focus on the district’s progress.
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Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Congress
Georgia
National
House of Representatives
Stephen Pace
Americus
Pace
Third Empire
Chattahoochee Valley
Columbus
Fort Benning
Henry B. Steagall
Third
Alabama
Chattahoochee
Steve Pace
Washington
Cherokee Advance sold to Carey A. Poland in 1936
The Cherokee Advance Canton long run paper, 63 years old with 21 years under J. P. Rudasill, has been purchased by Carey A. Poland of Cordele who has worked in newspapers since 1908. The sale is among several similar 1936 changes affecting weekly papers in the state. Best wishes are extended to all affected.
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Cherokee Advance
Canton
J. P. Rudasill
Carey A. Poland
Cordele
Georgia women named as new county officials at year start
Kathryn Morris will preside as judge over the Court of Ordinary in Columbia county after Glenn S. Phillips resigns to run for state senate. In Putnam county Gordon Callaway widow and publisher is elected ordinary. In Baldwin county Bertie Stembridge, longtime assistant to her late father W H Stembridge, is chosen for the third time as ordinary.
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Georgia
Columbia County
Kathryn Morris
Glenn S. Phillips
Gordon Callaway
Putnam County
Bertie Stembridge
W. H. Stembridge
Baldwin County
Algo
New Year Resolutions Topic Of Discussion By Rev. Edgar Martin
Rev Edgar A Martin urges readers to make resolutions for 1937 and outlines personal aims. He cites biblical examples from Solomon Daniel and Paul to encourage self improvement, moral progress, healthier living, and active effort to influence others. He stresses restraint, upliftment, and community effort to shape Taylor County toward the “best county possible.”
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Edgar Martin
Rena Lee Walters
Solomon
God
Daniel
Jesus
Christian Church
Christ
Paul
the Herald
Taylor County
Edgar A. Martin
Perryman Retires From Chattahoochee Circuit Solicitor General Role
Columbus Ledger notes Jones Perryman retires after eight years as Chattahoochee Circuit Solicitor General. He did not win re election in September but is praised for impartial justice, mercy, and faithful service handling thousands of criminal cases. He cooperated with grand juries and enforcement officers and leaves with widespread respect.
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Jones Perryman
Chattahoochee Circuit
Perryman
Columbus Ledger
Taylor County Honors Secretary Pick by Congressman Pace
The article notes Sims Garrett Jr being chosen as secretary to Congressman Steve Pace, highlighting the honor and strengthening ties between Taylor County and the district. Garrett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sims Garrett of Charing, is praised for unusual ability and suitability for the role and for his business and social potential in Washington.
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Taylor County
Steve Pace
Washington
Sims Garrett, Jr
Sims Garrett
Charing
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R. B. Kirkley
Taylor CO
Butler
Jim Chism
Pelham
New England
South
Thad Holt
Works Progress Administration
Louie Morris
Leeman Anderson
U. S
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Doothy Shippey
Irene Armstrong
Daytona Beach
Shultz
Glad Tidings
Hart County
L School Board
Automobile Workers of America
General Motors Corporation
Tom Arnold
Milton Pleetwood
Tom
Earth
Congressman Pace
Ecust
Cole
Diness
Teper
MR. Perryman
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