Local notes and historical column highlights from Georgia papers
The Butler Herald notes its 1876 origin and published weekly with 1500 circulation. Belmont Lennis launches a Conyers weekly from Covington News. AP reports 408,528,711 dollars wagered on horse racing nationwide. Tom Gregory returns to Batonton as Putnam county school superintendent. Georgia boasts seven living former governors including Slaton, Dorsey, Hardwick, Walker, Russell, Rivers, and Talmadge.
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Tom Gregory
Batonton
Putnam County
Georgia
Talmadge
John M. Slaton
Hugh Dorsey
Thomas Hardwick
Clifford Walker
Richard B. Russell
E. D. Rivers
Eugene Talmadge
Young Georgia reps share alma mater from University of Georgia
Four youngest Georgia House members Jarrett Bradbury Robert Heard Fred Tappan Jr and Hugh Gillis were UGA classmates. Bradbury and Heard graduated in 1940 while Tappan and Gillis earned diplomas in 1938. A note on ingenuity follows with a Columbus newsboy story.
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Georgia
House of Representatives
Sesson
University of Georgia
Jarrett Bradbury
Oconee
Robert Heard
Elbert
Fred Tappan Jr
Greene
Hugh Gillis
Treutlen County
Bradbury
Heard
Tappan
Gillis
Legislators honored with Public Printing Committee posts
The state Legislature rewards leadership with Public Printing Committee chairs. Senator Cooper Bradley of Americus earns the Senate post while Byron Anglin of Stewart county, editor of the Stewart-Webster Journal, is named House chair.
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Redwine
State Senate
Randall Evans Jr
House
Senate
The
Herald
Cooper Bradley
Americus
Stewart County
Citifiens
Byron Anglin
Stewart-Webster Journal
Public Printing Committee
Town tale of a Georgia merchant and catalog boycott
In Dooly County a columnist recounts a small South Georgia tale where a merchant, upset by mail order houses, buys cinema tickets and arms an ad offering a ticket with each catalog. A flood of tickets goes to Jacksonville for purchase, ending with the territory returning to the mail order company and the community reportedly living happily ever after.
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Harry Hamrick
Dooly County
South Georgia
Jacksonville
Subcribers Seek Refund From Taylor County Over Flint River Bridge
Taylor county residents who funded the Flint River bridge may seek reimbursement from the county. Officials note Upson County already refunded subscribers after a 1919 20 construction using a state delegated provision. Taylor County receives about 26000 annually from state mileage funds, benefiting individuals not taxpayers.
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Flint River Bridge
Georgia
Flint River
Upson
Taylor
Canada
Florida
Taylor County
Upson County
Georgia Counties Under Fire From The Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor accuses Georgia of having 169 counties and argues the state wastes tax money with multiple county governments. It notes 68,725 square miles divided into 16 counties and critiques duplication of courts and officials while calling the system a relic of older times. The piece cites Missouri Kentucky and North Carolina as other states with too many counties.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
Georgia
Monitor
United States Housing Authority
Texas
Alabama
Missouri
Kentucky
North Carolina
Dacon Telegraph
Epidemic of Cold Symptoms
Uprooted fragment notes 35 liquid or 666 tablets with 666 silver or 666 nose drops claim to relieve cold symptoms. Advertisement appears dated with phrase first day ads and unclear branding.
Keep Dr. Anderson
The Telegraph urges keeping Wesleyan College president Dr Dice R Anderson amid board talks of removing him on Jan 30 The paper notes his value during a crisis and urges postponing drastic action while endorsing liberalized rules to aid recovery in Macon and at the college
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Wesleyan College
Dice R. Anderson
Wesleyan
Macon
The
Telegraph
Dr. Anderson
Anderson
Two Editorials Inspire Faith in American Democracy
Walter E. Steed commends The Journal readers to the Sunday issue editorials The Self-Denial of Lee and An Unprecedented Event. He argues national strength mirrors individual character in a democracy, noting the need for a strong citizenry to sustain the nation.
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the Journal
Walter E. Steed
Self Denial of Lee Inspires National Character
The Atlanta Journal reflects on Robert E Lee's heroism and self denial. It notes his birth anniversary and portrays his life as a model of self discipline and sacrifice guiding a desolate people. It urges Americans to emulate the virtues Lee embodied during hard times.
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Atlanta Journal
America
Robert E. Lee
Genire
Douglas Southal Freeman
Lee
Virginia
Robert E.lee
Arlington
Chancellorsville
Appomattox
Wisdom From Science Inspires True Happiness
A brief aphorism notes that happiness and greatness rise from wise thought rooted in science. The quote frames knowledge as a divine trait guiding contentment and moral strength.
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Butler Herald
Butler
Official Organ Taylor CO
Conyers
Belmont Lennis
Covington News
Associated Press
Columbus
Tennessee
Sahara Desert
Americus Times-Recorder
Col. Steed
W. M. Brown, JR
Mgr
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Republic
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Great Britain
United States of America
Roosevelt
China
Matthew Prior
Bazemore
Bazemore’s Department Store
Furniture Department
Grocery & Market Dept
Butler, Ga
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