Comdress of Georgia News and Public Notices
Remarks on literacy, agriculture awards, and state politics mix with notices from Columbus Muscogee on the infantile paralysis fundraising for President Roosevelt’s birthday. Governor elect Talmade’s plans draw commentary, while Gene Page leads local event preparations.
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Tucker
Gene Page
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Muscogee County
DANGER OF CATTLE ON HIGHWAYS
Reports from the South warn of roving cattle on roads as traffic rises with training camps. A Mississippi crash killed one and injured six, prompting calls for laws to ban livestock from highways and safeguard motorists.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
Mississippi
Aras
Georgia
Columbus Enquirer
Time Of Youth State Of Mind Not Age
An essay extols youth as a state of mind over age, urging courage, wonder, faith, and hope. It argues aging results from abandoning ideals and optimism, not from years, and contrasts youthful spirit with cynicism and pessimism. The piece closes with a political aside on national debt and government spending.
Butler post office receipts rise eight percent in 1940
Postal receipts for the Butler post office climbed eight per cent in 1940 over 1939. The December quarter showed the largest rise at eleven per cent over the previous December. The yearly totals were $5,758.33 for 1940 and $5,327.15 for 1939.
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Butler
Remarkable citizen J H M Cliett dies at Poweraville
J H M Cliett of Poweraville dies just before turning 95. The veteran of the Third Georgia Regiment recounted Civil War memories, including Lee and Gordon at surrender talks. He lived a long life as a trusted citizen, churchgoer, and successful farmer before illness.
Hitler’s eighth anniversary and folly of underestimating him
The piece recalls the Jan. 23 1933 date marking Hitler’s rise and argues the world ignored the danger, misreading his aims as domestic and underestimating the spread of fascist power. It notes hopes were dashed as Hitler extended influence beyond Germany and war loomed across Europe.
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H. V. Kaltenborn
New Republic
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Notable grave marks discovery of Indian Springs by Duggie Watson
The article recounts Duggie Watson as the first white man to find Indian Springs at the Ocmulgee Forbes junction, aided by Gabriel Dunlap and others. It describes Watson drinking the waters after fear of gunpowder scent, Dunlap’s search for Nora, and Ben Fitzpatrick who later became Alabama’s governor. The tale ties Watson’s grave to Macon’s history and notes Indian Springs as a major state park and resort.
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