The Country Newspaper editorial notes and airlift plans
The issue features editorials from the Country Newspaper on farm price dips and civic pride, plus a report that publisher Maynard R. Ashworth will join a historic airlift of about 7,000 paratroopers from the United States to Japan starting July 7.
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Maynard R. Ashworth
Columbus Ledger- Enquirer Newspapers
United States
Japan
U.S. Air Force
Angels and Devils
508Th
Greenville C
Ft. Campbell
Ashia
Georgia Ends Fiscal Year With Unofficial Deficit
Georgia closed its fiscal year June 30 with an unofficial deficit of 4.83 million dollars despite over ten million dollars in extra revenue collections. State officials note the shortfall occurred even after higher-than-expected income, with details pending final audits and adjustments.
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Georgia
Kecker Sells Claxon Enterprise to Sylvester Editor
Milton B. Kecker, longtime editor and publisher of the Claxon Enterprise, announced the sale of the weekly to G. D. Sanders, who has led the Sylvester Local for three years. The move ends Kecker's stormy six year tenure as editor.
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Georgia
Milton B. Keckerman
Claxton Enterprise
G. D. Sanders
Sylvester
Gone to Pot Critics Cite Antiquated Warnings
Penn State Professor Paul Bixby cites ancient quotes to argue concerns about youth in later days. The Egyptian priest of 4000 B C and Socrates, 469 399 B C, are referenced to illustrate timeless criticisms of youth, manners, and authority.
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Penn State College
Paul Bixby
Socrates
B. C
San Francisco Chronicle
Senate Post Office Panel Passes Vacation Aid for Weeklies
The Senate Post Office Committee approved a bill letting weekly newspapers suspend publication for two weeks annually without losing second-class mailing privileges. The move aims to ease publisher vacations, though few Georgia weeklies are likely to take two weeks off while keeping to schedule.
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Senate Post Office Committee
Georgia
Atlanta Journal
Destiny of a Nation in a Child's Hands
A quote from Bernice McCullar in the Telfair Enterprise urges guiding the nation’s future through early education. The speaker emphasizes teaching boys and girls well as they grow, using everyday activities like baseball and crafts as lessons.
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Bernice McCullar
Telfair Enterprise
Roots Shape Strength in Man and Oak
A Dalton News reflection compares the oak’s strength to a man’s, tracing root quality and early influences. It cites Sunday School attendance and religious training at home as formative forces shaping character and future achievement.
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Dalton News
Gems of Thought and Liberty Quotes Collage
A collection of quotations on freedom and self rule. Mary Baker Eddy Theodore Parker and others urge that enslaved minds must seek heritage and dominion over senses. Anonymous and Dr Charles Malik stress moral standards and uplifting the masses.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Charles Malik
Sunshine Skyway Span Across Tampa Bay Delivers Milestone
A historical note on the Sunshine Skyway bridge linking Pinellas and Manatee Counties. Construction began October 1950, cost about $22,000,000, with a total length of 15 miles including six causeways and five bridges. The bay crossing itself spans roughly 11 miles from Maximo Point to U.S. Highway 41 north of Palmetto.
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W. C. Tucker
Columbus Enquirer
St. Petersburg
Great Bridge
Tampa Bay
Pinellas
Manatee
Bay
Maximo Point
St. Pete
34Th St
Terra Ceia Island
Island
Terra Ceia Bay
U.S. Highway 41
Palmetto
Maximo
Minister cites Front Street offers to aid in anti alcohol war
Warner Robins pastor Rev. James O Darrity says elements of Front Street twice offered help with cash contributions if he stops opposing alcohol. He calls Front Street the area where vice in Warner Robins gathers, likening it to Phenix City.
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James O. Darrity
Warner Robins
Front Street
Phenix City
Milestones in Our Mail Service Through the Years
Notable firsts include city delivery in 1863, money order in 1864, Railway Mail Car in 1864, Special Delivery in 1896, Postal Savings in 1910, Parcel Post in 1913, and Air Mail in 1918. These entries mark key service innovations and dates.
What News to Print and Where to Place It
A discussion of editor responsibilities and pressures shaping page one choices and buried stories. It stresses reporting news as it happens with true proportion, balancing good and bad without overplaying either, to reflect life in measure.
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Publishers Auxiliary
Georgia On Track To Become Parking Lot In 40 Years
North Georgia Tribune notes rapid auto growth. Piney Woods Pete predicts by 1955 Georgia will be terribly cluttered as car purchases rise about 18 percent from last year, outpacing other buys. The exchange highlights mounting traffic and urban congestion concerns.
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Georgia
North Georgia Tribune
Piney Woods Pete
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