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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1940
Page
5
The piece recalls the July 19 events at Roosevelt and Finn where Wallace was spotlighted as a potential running mate. It notes the intense, sometimes discordant atmosphere among factions, the political calculations around Wallace versus other candidates, and the public debate over the New Deal and third-term ambitions.
Rep Robert Ramspeck of Georgia told the Georgia Federation of Post Office Clerks that the U S must be ready to defend Western Hemisphere interests if Hitler prevails He warned of a changed world economy and potential living standard cuts to compete with goods made under slave labor He urged deportation of aliens who oppose the American way and backed higher postal retirement payments stressing civil service benefits
James Walter Wilson, a 108 year old Black man near Lyons born May 15 1887 in Sandersville, has never seen a doctor. He moved to Toombs County ten years ago, lives with his son on a farm, and applied for an old age pension.
Atlanta July 17. Georgia Court of Appeals rules county contracts must be in writing and on county minutes to be enforceable. T. B. Rainey of Buena Vista cannot collect a $100 attorney fee from Marion County though the board authorized him to represent the county. A new board refused payment.
The text argues the public will decide this year between liberal Democratic and conservative Republican parties. It states more people will quit the battle line, and that the outcome lies with how many voters choose each side. It compares the stakes to historic political divides.
Gov. E. D. Rivers floated the possibility of a special legislative session to consider paying $4,000,000 in teachers back salaries. Observers doubt lawmakers will reconvene before Rivers leaves office in January, noting previous abortive attempts and a focus on international issues.
Warm Springs Georgia hosts a large forum with all four candidates Hugh Howell Abu Nix Columbus Roberts and Dugene Talmadge speaking on the high school campus starting 10 am Each candidate will give a morning address followed by a rebuttal in the afternoon Barbecue for a civic committee and varied entertainment are planned Mayor Harry opens the program Nelson Shipp serves as presiding officer and master of ceremonies
Excerpts from Adolf Hitler's final Reichstag speech warn England of \"great world empire\" destruction if Churchill pursues war. He describes Versailles as intolerable, cites Mussolini's peace offer, vows no Churchill remains if war continues, and portrays himself as victor seeking peace.
Sumter county jail holds two young white men Cecil Watts alias Clyde Cox of Knoxville Tennessee and Harold Anderson of Marietta Georgia charged with auto theft after a plainclothes state trooper spotted them testing car keys in multiple vehicles near Peacock's Garage in Americus. Fingerprints were sent to the FBI for criminal records check.
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