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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1954
Page
4
The National TB Association celebrates its 50th anniversary in a release praising a major national effort. The report notes a postal hike in Congress and lists several local civic notes including jury selections in Stewart county and political activity in Georgia.
The Herald congratulates Columbus papers The Ledger The Enquirer on GPA honors awarded in Savannah. The Ledger won Theron Sharpe trophy for fearless editorial while The Enquirer earned top local pictures and tied with two other Georgia papers for general excellence.
The article notes peanuts supply nicotinic acid aiding Pellagra prevention and their oil used in hospital massage for infantile paralysis. It mentions peanut products in cosmetics and food, and claims athletes use peanuts for energy and protein content. It also references peanut oil's digestibility and early peanut butter production in St Louis in 1880. It ends with a shift to marriage license versus divorce petitions.
Nebraska's Eve Bowring, once a ranch woman, arrives to take Senate duties and hints she will ride the fence until gates die. Atlanta teens begin Santa Claus preparations, and summer projects for 13 to 19 year olds include making Christmas dolls for needy children. A reader notes a curious visitor seeking to be taught, while others say they wish to learn from us. Population milestones show 30 million babies born since World War II and under-20 numbers 11 million higher than in 1940, reshaping major cities. The Warrenton Clipper reports an unusual ad seeking 20 king snakes to quell rattlers, paying $1 each.
National Peach Council names Georgia the Peach State again based on 2,000,000 bushels produced this year vs 1,750,000 in South Carolina. Georgia fruit quality and prices support continued state lead in peach production.
Reprint from the 1906 Dahlonega Nugget reports a Paris traveler seeking the North Pole. The tale jokes that to stay warm he should have brought Evangelist Sam Jones, since where Jones preaches Hell is said to lie within half a mile.
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