Change of Georgia Flag Provokes Wise Protest
Georgia groups including the U D C Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy oppose replacing two thirds of the State flag with the Confederate Battle Flag. Resolutions urge the state to preserve the current flag and condemn any use of Confederate banners in Georgia.
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Gertrude Kibler
Children of the Confederacy
Radium Springs
San Antonio
Tex
State of
Georgia
Confederacy
Daughters of the Confederacy
Sons of the Confederacy
Savannah
S.C.V
S. O. Grice
Grig
U.S. Army
John B. Gordon
G.S.W
At- Chapters
Georgia Society Dames
Court of Honor
Virginia
Arkansas
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
New York
Robert E. Lee
Jackson
Jefferson Davis
South
Alexander H. Stephens
Specialist Urges Vaccination of Hogs Against Cholera
Agricultural Extension Service livestock specialist Bill Clayton warns hog producers to adopt a vaccination program to prevent cholera, noting the disease’s high costs. He favors modified live virus vaccines, cautions against live vaccines, and advises using a veterinarian for costly outbreaks and serum considerations during vaccination.
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Bill Clayton
Agricultural Extension Service
Clayton
Taylor County 4-H Members to Attend District Meeting Soon
Taylor County 4 H members will learn how their project work ranks with 25 Southwest Georgia counties at the district achievement meeting July 7-9 at Georgia Southwestern College Americus. Seniors who win district titles advance to the State 4 H Club Congress.
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Taylor County
Georgia
Iamed
Georgia Southwestern College
Americus
Ann Smith
Vernon Reddish
Jeraldine Davis
Shelby Jean Childres
Carolyn Peacock
Betty Jean Gee
Rolin Stevens
Steve Brown
Shortest steel strike ends with wage boost at U S Steel
Pittsburgh July 1 The shortest steel strike in history ended Friday as U S Steel Corp agreed to raise hourly wages by about 15 cents. Within hours after signing with CIO Steel Workers, other major producers in the Big Six also settled. U S Steel also announced a price increase near 5.8 percent, about seven dollars per ton, with basic carbon steel around 125 dollars per ton.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
CIO
USS
U. S. Steel
Columbus Ledger Wins 1955 Pulitzer for Public Service
The Columbus Ledger and Sunday Ledger-Enquirer won the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for meritorious public service for fearless coverage of corruption in Phenix City Alabama. The award notes the paper’s persistent reporting and editorials that challenged racketeers who controlled local government and risks faced by reporters.
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New York
Columbus
The
Ledger
Court House
Two Injured in Ft Valley Car Crash
Two people were admitted to Peach County Hospital after a car hit a tree two miles north of Ft. Valley. Billy Hudson of Lizella is listed in critical condition with a concussion and a broken leg. James C. McKinney, 29, of Lizella was injured. police say he was likely driving at high speed, lost control, and crashed into a tree.
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Ft. Valley
Peach County Hospital
Billy Hudson
Lizella
James C. McKinney
Johnson
McKinney
Georgia Civil Service Workers Hit By 7.42 Percent Pay Rise
About 30,000 civil service workers in Georgia receive a large pay raise after a bill signed by President Eisenhower. Georgia totals show 64,541 civil service employees, with 16,000 blue collar workers and 9,000 postal workers excluded. The state expects $7,300,000 in increased pay this year.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Eisenhower
Civil Service
Department of Defense
Patrolman Crawford Speaks on Traffic Safety at County H D Meet
Lt R L Crawford veteran of 18 years in patrol work spoke at the Taylor County Home Demonstration Council safety meeting. He cited highway death totals with 37,000 nationwide and almost 1,000 in Georgia last year and noted teens account for 20 percent of fatalities. Ann Smith thanked the speaker after a Q A session.
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R. L. Crawford
Taylor County Home Demonstration Council
H. D. Council
George McCrary
Lt. Crawford
Georgia
U. S
Miss Ann Smith
Home Dem
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Georgia Power Company
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Thomaston, Gr
Crawford
H.D
I. E. Bone
Butler
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