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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1948
Page
3
Candidate Herman Talmadge, heir to the late Eugene Talmadge, outlines his program and schedules talks. He will speak at Ft Valley on Friday July 23 at 3 30 pm Statesboro on Saturday July 24 at 3 30 pm and Ellaville on Monday July 26 at 11 am. The public is invited.
Macon July 20 Postal Inspector H H Hudson cautioned residents about a reprise of the old Spanish swindle. A letter supposedly from Mexico promises a fortune in exchange for sending money to untangle a fake trunk held by customs. Hudson urged not to bite and asked recipients to forward letters to his office for investigation.
Alexander S. Boone Sr editor of the Wilkinson County News has qualified with J W Vinson Jr secretary for a seat in the Georgia general assembly. Boone has been Wilkinson county Superior Court clerk for three terms and editor of the county paper for 15 years, known for backing Eugene Talmadge and Herman Talmadge. He also served as Toomsboro postmaster.
The candidate announces candidacy for re-election to the General Assembly of Georgia representing Taylor County. They pledge to represent the people’s best interests on all issues and seek support and influence from supporters ahead of the Democratic primary on September 8.
Former Solicitor General Hubert Calhoun pledges to seek reelection in the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit announcing his six years in office from 1937 to 1942. He expects to qualify with the State Democratic Executive Committee for the September 8 primary and asks for public support.
Notice to file for leave and order at private sale of 153 1 4 acres in Crawford County Georgia to reinvest proceeds for the benefit of minor heirs Donald Edward Mary and Carrie Wainwright. Sale to be heard August 18 1948 before Judge T Hicks Fort in Columbus Georgia. Sheriff George L Fox 66 Gordon County dies of heart attack serving warrant.
Joseph B. Bailey, veteran southeastern sports writer, will become sports editor of the Columbus Enquirer. Tom Kinney moves to The Ledger and Sunday Ledger-Enquirer, seeking day work after directing the Enquirer sports desk since September 1946. Bailey comes from the Brownsville Herald where he served as sports editor and assistant city editor. Previously he worked 20 years in the Tampa Tribune sports department and held roles during the War. He also worked with the Washington Herald and Times-Herald. Kinney requested the transfer to Ledger-Enquirer.
Governor M. E Thompson named Hugh Howell Sr. of Atlanta as special representative to defend Commissioner Tom Linder in a federal lobbying law case. Howell is not to be paid by the state and was tasked to investigate charges and seek a successful conclusion. Linder’s arraignment was postponed due to illness as co-defendants pleaded not guilty.
Georgia's 10 representatives show seven uncontested in the September 8 Democratic primary. Opposed are Eugene Cox in the 2nd District by J N Peacock, W M Wheeler in the 8th by John Gibson and Country Johnson, James C Davis in the 5th by Helen Douglas Mankin and W C Lowe.
Funeral services for Elmo O. Hilton 58 a Damascus area farmer and World War I veteran were held at Damascus Baptist Church. His sister Mrs Allie Hilton L R Peavy collapsed and died after viewing the body efforts to revive her failed. Ed Fain Georgia state editor for AP has been named district representative for the Southeastern Chain Stores Council joining July 26 with duties in Georgia and South Carolina.
Upson County voters will decide on legal liquor at a July 27 election in Thomaston. About ten thousand citizens were registered as of July 1. Absentee ballots will not be available. applications must be made 30 days in advance. Polls will be announced by Mrs. Irene Persons. The move was approved when the Association for Legal Control accepted the petition from the Upson County Citizens League, signed by 42 percent of registered voters.
Meriwether County Sheriff C. Hardy Collier, 64, died of a heart attack Monday night near Greenville while escorting a prisoner, John N. Wright, to a patrol car. Wright fled but was captured about an hour later by state police six miles west of Greenville. Wright faced a drunkenness and threatening murder warrant. Collier’s death comes a month before a planned trial as an accessory before the fact in the Turner murder case in Coweta County.
Eatonton Messenger, Putnam County’s only newspaper, will be purchased by Tom and Charlie Gregory of Eatonton. The deal becomes effective October 1. The Gregory brothers are Putnam natives and World War II veterans with prior roles in education publishing and military service. Tom Gregory previously led Putnam County schools and later worked with D C Heath and Company. Charlie Gregory served in the U S Air Force in Europe and later worked for the Milledgeville Union Recorder.
In Boston Georgia on July 18 two teens Ernest Stanaland 17 and William Ralph Jordan 18 were found dead near the Atlantic Coast Line overpass. Authorities suggest they were run over and mutilated by a train. A coroner s inquest was adjourned at the request of a father for further investigation and will resume Wednesday afternoon.
Atlanta reports Georgia Democratic primary set for Sept 8 will select nominees from six candidates for governor and two for the U S Senate. The slate includes U S Senator R B Russell and W C Lankford with a large field for governor and several lieutenant governor and other statewide posts listed.
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