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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1946
Page
4
A compact column from Butler Georgia includes editor credits and a blend of moral maxims, social observations, and calls for civic virtue. It features quotes from D'Aubigne and Dorothy Dix, remarks on crime and conservation, and prompts readers to improve daily life and community spirit.
The Macon Telegraph reports the death of Professor George Frank Oliphant aged 81. A Tennessee native, he moved to Macon in 1906 and served 33 years as superintendent of the Georgia Academy for the Blind, retiring as superintendent emeritus. He combined deep faith with practical teaching and left a lasting civic impact.
The Atlanta Constitution argues Georgia must improve overnight lodging and eating facilities to attract tourist dollars. It notes North Carolina’s appealing tourist courts and warns Georgia’s wartime–era camps look dilapidated. Without private initiative, competing states will pull ahead.
A historical analysis notes that price levels swing like a wheel, with producers and retailers aiming to restrain costs via voluntary actions. It recalls postwar depressions when wheat, corn, cotton, cattle, hogs, wool, and potatoes plummeted from peak levels, signaling widespread economic distress.
Fort Valley Georgia endures a polio outbreak with about a thousand children under 16 quarantined. Four cases linked to the town include three sent to Grady Hospital in Atlanta. Local officials plan a city sanitation drive, rat extermination, and DDT spraying August 7-14 with city funds.
South Georgia becomes the capital of the tobacco world this week as the flue cured crop goes on sale. Expect better quality to offset smaller production. last year offered 125,000,000 pounds at an average 39.55 cents. Blue mold is expected to lower this year’s market by about 2 percent.
A introspective look at women’s roles in political campaigns. It contrasts wives and mothers born into politics with those drawn into public life by marriage and duty. The piece follows a candidate’s wife as she endures long hours, types lists, shops for groceries, and hopes for victory before facing the letdown of results.
More than 100 Georgia lawyers will assemble in Macon for the quarterly session of the Georgia Bar Association board of governors. The opening session begins at 11 a m with a noon lunch. Robert B Troutman of Atlanta, association president, will preside at all sessions.
Superior Court records reveal two North Carolina sisters married twins in 1944 and separated and divorced on the same day in 1945. Judge Leo Carr consolidated the two suits, noting the unprecedented identical evidence and outcomes in the case involving Sarah Whitley Irene Whitley and husbands Elbert and Delbert Doster.
Cleveland Georgia hosts a rally promoting a new Baptist college, Truett McConnell Junior College, to honor Dr. G W Truett and Dr F C McConnell. The Georgia Baptist Convention plans a $300000 building fund and $500000 endowment, with Cleveland residents contributing $125000 cash and 100000 to the endowment.
Georgia Taylor County creditors of the estate of Elijah McLendon deceased must render demands to administrator Leslie Hicks. All persons owing the estate must pay immediately. Dated June 4, 1946 Reynolds GA.
Administrators G. C. Perry W. C. Bussey and T. H. Cromer announce debtors and creditors of Mrs. Emily Perry, deceased, must settle claims by law. Notice dated July 17, 1946.
Macon Shriners joined a coast-to-coast trip and rode a special train into Juarez via the International Bridge. The party toured the bull ring market and cabaret districts, with some visitors noting nudity in shows. El Paso hosts welcomed crowds before a Mount Franklin overlook trip.
A reader notes grass grows on the garden only sporadically while the lawn stays bare. They also observe daily removal of facial hair though no hair appears on the top of the head despite coaxing.
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