Georgia paper notes civic growth and industry events
The Butler and Cairo area papers share civic progress notes and editor remarks. Mentions include Georgia traffic noise rules, federal payrolls of botanists lawyers and press agents, and local birthdays and speeches. The Cairo Messenger marks its 46th anniversary as Herbert Wind continues steady daily service.
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F. J. Wind
Herbert Wind
Cairo Messenger
Messenger
Herbert
Cairo
Grady County
Georgia Power promotes town improvement program in state
The Champion Home Town Con test by Georgia Power Co leads state efforts to improve Georgia towns and small cities. Butler performed well in her first attempt last year and is expected to improve this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Power Co
Georgia
Butler
Two Murders Highlight Morgan County News Reel
A reader reports from the picture show that the film included two murders, with other unmentionable crimes sparsely noted. The account suggests sensational crime themes drew attention among viewers at the theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County News
The Telfair Fraud and Payoff and Toombs County Trial
Adel News notes outrage over editorials in The Atlanta Journal criticizing Telfair County fraud and Toombs County trial handling. The piece cites a tragic suicide of an Australian girl humiliated on a bus and laments verbal abuse as a global concern.
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Georgia
The
Atlanta Journal
Telfair
Toombs County
England
Deep Top
Adel
Record budget tops peacetime history at 41.9 billion
The President's budget is described as the largest peacetime total at 41.858 billion dollars, equating to 282.82 per person and potentially rising by about a billion with a future appropriation. The plan also hints at funding to accelerate Western Europe’s rearmament, and exceeds this year’s figure by 1.678 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Europe
Leader-Tribune marks 61 years of service from the Jones family
The Fort Valley Leader-Tribune celebrates 61 years of community service under John H. Jones his wife and daughter Mrs Jones and Mrs Margaret Jones Lee. The tribute notes others have tried and failed, while the Jones family keeps the paper steady and advancing.
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Fort Valley
Leader-Tribune
John H. Jones
Jones
Margaret Jones Lee
New Atlanta Journal Moves To State of the Art Plant
The Atlanta Journal reveals its new Forsyth Street home, a world class printing plant built over a year. It features the South’s largest press a 1000 ton Goss Headliner. Weekday circulation exceeds 245 000 and Sunday reach tops 300 000 as inspections continue.
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John Paschal
Atlanta Journal
Journal
Forsyth Street
Western Union
Union Railway
South
Goss
Pace urges early action on health plan and social security growth
Georgia Representative Stephen Pace calls for rapid consideration of President Truman’s health insurance proposal and broader social security expansion. He favors reviving the Discount Corporation for GI home loans and extending rent and export import controls, noting current limits on medical services and doctor shortages.
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W. C. Tucker
Columbus
Congressman Pace
Congress
Pace
Veterans Administration
Discount Corporation
G.I
Mr Pace
Banking and Currency Committee
Mr. Pace
Georgia's Representatives In Washington Congress address list
Georgia's Democratic delegation to Washington is listed with names and districts, including Senators Walter F. George and Richard B. Russell and Representatives Prince H. Preston Jr. and others, with their Washington office locations. The note urges citizens to write to their lawmakers at the Capitol.
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Washington
Georgia
Congress
Walter F. George
Vienna
Richard B. Russell
Winder
Senate
Prince H. Preston, Jr
Statesboro
E. E. Cox
Camilla
Stephen Pace
Americus
Albert Sidney Camp
Newnan
James C. Davis
Decatur
Carl Vinson
Milledgeville
Henderson Lanham
Rome
W. M
Don) Wheeler
Alma
John S. Wood
Canton
Paul Brown
Elberton
Washington, D. C
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Bro. CA
Pound
U. S
Owen William (Scotty) MacLean
MacLean
Batavia
N. Y
Erwin Canham
Christian Science Monitor
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Georgia Press Institute
Jack Williams
Waycross Journal-Herald
John E. Drewry
Henry W. Grady School of Journalism
W. L. Carmichael
Madison
Ed A. Caldwell
Walton News
Willis L. Webb
Optometrist
Masonic
Butler, Ga
Swain
Public Square
Mack Miller
Sidney Hobbs
Butler, Georgia
Rn Radiantube
Lifetime
Owen
N. L. Halley Reynolds
C. H. Adams
Taylor County
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