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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1944
Page
4
A fragment from a Butler postoffice sheet blends war era chatter with everyday concerns. It notes shortages and rationing pressures for housewives while contending with air raid thunder and a comic domestic moment as Mr Jones awakens and jokes about getting up.
The piece urges active efforts to embed a memorandum on education into peace plans as essential for teachers' leadership roles. The Tufton Gazette expresses faith in Democratic success, doubting heavy efforts to block Dewey and saying Republicans aim to choose the right man to defeat.
The state gains from editors entering the legislature with the new session. Voters in Sumter and Cobb counties are credited for selecting Representatives E. L. Gammage and Otis A. Brumby respectively.
Dawson resident Mrs. Clem E. Rainey wins a decisive victory in the state senate race, becoming the district’s first female representative in the General Assembly. Known as Becky to locals, she is praised for legislative skill and common sense, with strong cross-partisan support from the Albany Journal and Terrell Countians.
The text extols numerous New Deal achievements including bank protections and guarantees, Dust Bowl relief, mortgage relief via HOLC and FHA, electricity for farms, soil conservation, farm income gains, unemployment reduction, labor rights, youth training, and major dam construction such as TVA and Grand Coulee.
Editor Henry T. McIntosh notes Georgia surpassed its Fifth War Bond quota though Dougherty County lagged in individual purchases. He warns against complacency, urges citizens to buy more bonds to support military efforts, citing leaders Marshall King and Arnold and praising service members across the Army Navy and Air Corps.
From France comes word that German divisions fighting in Normandy are identified as coming from Russia. This suggests Hitler has exhausted his central reserve in Germany, as he would not move troops from the eastern front where the Red Army is advancing.
Louisiana legislators wrapped up a 60 day session in light mood as Governor James H. Davis sang his self penned number It Makes No Difference Now. He smiled during the line To get along without you very well.
The Ellaville Sun and editor Raymond Duncan mark seven years of publication with Duncan as owner and editor since the paper’s founding. The piece praises Duncan for improving Ellaville and Schley County’s press and notes growing advertising and subscription support.
Rose gardens nationwide showcase lavish long season blooms described as the finest expression of the park spirit. The flower, symbol of beauty and gentleness, appears in state symbols and national emblems, with hybridizers chasing aristocratic forms while wild roses thrive along roadsides.
The British government has eased wartime limits and now allows printed signs on highways across the United Kingdom. Previously, signs were removed to hinder enemy forces in the event of a German invasion.
The Wiregrass Farmer cites lack of business as the main reason for smaller issues. The editors remark on long standing misfortune and say they, like other weekly papers, have adjusted to fewer pages. They hope conditions improve soon.
The Monroe Advertiser urges adults to instill respect for elders in children. It argues early lifelong lessons shape character, warn against cynicism, and emphasize honoring those who endured life’s crosses and Calvary, noting disrespect harms aging and loving elders.
Advice warns home canners to use boiling water for tomatoes and fruits and to pressure cook all low acid vegetables to prevent botulism. It notes recent poisonings and directs readers to Good Housekeeping Magazine for more information at 959 Eighth Avenue, New York 19, NY.
Georgia author Caroline Miller, Pulitzer Prize winner, has completed Lebanon her second book to be published this week by Doubleday Doran. The story follows a South Georgia woman from youth in the swamp to self realization as she navigates love marriage and pioneer life in Louisiana with three men symbolizing different desires.
A northern debate compares blueberries and huckleberries, asking if they are the same. A Georgia pie spread with honey from Georgia bees and blossoms in Georgia fields is proposed to settle the matter.
Adolf Hitler speaks at the funeral of a Nazi general killed in a plane crash. He urges perseverance, saying the struggle could end in victory despite difficult wartime conditions. The remarks contrast with early wartime boasts as Nazis face expanding Allied pressure on three fronts.
The piece stresses Saipan’s strategic importance in extending surface and air operations toward Japan, the Philippines, and Dutch East Indies. It notes Japanese advances in China threatening more airfields and argues Saipan’s fall provides nearer bases for further operations.
A month ago a plane landed with a full contingent of wounded including one officer twelve men and a Navy Seabee. The wounded begin to flow homeward and will be sent to general hospitals near their places of residence as soon as possible. Doctors hope for recovery from battle wounds though the duration of casualties remains uncertain. The message honors these men for their service and asks for American prayers and support.
Washington set hearings as a Senate subcommittee led by Chairman Pepper calls top health military and manpower officials to explain why about five million men of military age are deemed unfit for service. The inquiry expands private probes into physical and mental defects among youth and workers.
The notice lists validity and expiry details for processed foods blue stamps and red meat and fat stamps Book 4, sugar stamps No 30 31 32 Book 4, canning sugar stamp 40 with a Feb 28 1945 expiry, shoes airplane stamps, fuel oil renewal mailouts, tiered season dates March 1 to June 15 and June 15 to Oct 30, and new license number labeling rule for gasoline coupons.
The Hartford disaster blamed on a lighted cigarette killed over 200 and cost $200000 in losses. The writer urges all large venues especially enclosed spaces to enforce no smoking rules to prevent such tragedies as Cocoanut Grove and this Hartford incident.
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