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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1953
Page
4
The piece notes the 83rd Congress opening with twelve women among its members. It references other items including fires caused by smoking in bed and a mid winter sale from Sears Roebuck Co. It also mentions notable figures and events such as Senator Walter F George’s long service and various regional notices.
The 83rd Congress forms with a Republican majority in both chambers. Joseph W. Martin Jr. of Massachusetts will return as Speaker of the House, a role he held in 1947-49. The Senate will have retiring Vice President Alben Barkley presiding until January 20, when Richard Nixon, aged 40, is sworn in as the youngest expected vice president.
The article recounts Georgia’s founding by England in 1733 as a defensive buffer and social experiment led by General James Oglethorpe. It notes alliances with the Cherokee, battles such as Bloody Marsh, and Georgia’s later role in the American Revolution and constitutional adoption.
Georgia led the 1952 4 H club Congress in Chicago with 13 national champions, the most by any state. Winners hailed from Crisp Barrow Lowndes Laurens Hancock Decatur Emanuel Chappell Mitchell Ware and Columbus among others, reflecting agriculture as a state strength. Frank Bradley of Columbus chairs a Republican fund committee for Eisenhower in the Third District.
Jean McCarty, a Murphy High junior, saved neighbor B A Warlick by artificial respiration after a house fire. She was sworn in by Safety Fire Commissioner Zack D Cravey as the first Atlanta girl so cited, with praise for her action and for her mother’s nursing-first aid training.
Robert E. Rutherford, previously Georgia Forestry Commission information chief, is named assistant editorial director of American Forest Products Industries AFPI. Based at Washington headquarters, Rutherford has editor experience at the Atlanta Constitution and Sanger Herald and is a Sigma Delta Chi member. AFPI sponsors Keep Green forest fire prevention in 33 states and the American Tree Farm System in 35 states.
Pecan producers urged to join the cooperative Pecan Marketing Program. Bona fide growers eligible for membership. Maximum advances tied to direct plant deliveries. Send pecans to Gold Kist Pecan Growers Plant 3 Montezuma Highway Vienna Georgia. Phone 4442 P O Box 67.
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