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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1945
Page
5
The Butler Georgia paper announces its second class mail status with Benns Jr as managing editor and F Cox as publisher. It notes Taylor County as official organ, weekly issues since 1879, and a $2 yearly subscription. The piece includes public health advice, a quotation, and light editorial remarks on counterfeiting and rationing.
The political climate in Georgia grows tense as a year ahead campaign looms with several prominent Georgians signaling interest in the governorship. Analysts expect a crowded field and heightened attention from voters and party affiliates.
A note in Commerce News contrasts Grandpa’s buggy kept in the buggy-house and used only on special occasions with modern autos. It argues today’s cars endure longer due to better care and maintenance, showing what careful upkeep can achieve.
The Dawson News lauds Congressman Steve Pace as an early riser and active ally of southern farmers. It notes Pace has a strong record in the Third District and cites Washington gossip that he could be a logical successor to Senator George if a cabinet offer arises.
The text discusses adding a veterans hospital unit in Butler with broad community support and hope. It outlines three proposed facilities a bakery plant to supply the city, a Rest Room for mothers, and a Recreation Hall, plus a Laundry to address labor shortages, all to improve hometown life.
A wartime reflection celebrates reunions as soldiers return home even if brief. Husbands and wives reunite, babies meet fathers, and men carry memories of loved ones to the Pacific. For those with no homecoming, readers offer sympathy and a call to endure.
The piece urges Georgia voters to read the proposed new constitution before the August 7 special election. It notes Georgia has had seven constitutions since 1777, the current one amended 296 times, and says the draft preserves tradition while adding a modern framework. It highlights Amendment No 1 on education gaining statewide support and outlines shifts in school financing and constitutional officers.
The Jackson Herald notes Bob Hannegan, chair of the Democratic National Committee and Postmaster General, surrounds himself with fellow Democrats. An Andrew Jackson Democrat, he favors trusted friends over lukewarm allies, and his career includes heading the DNC for a president’s fourth term and nominating a vice president within a year. He shares Missouri ties with President Truman and may influence many appointments before approval.
The lower house adjourns until early October for an 11 week break the longest since 1938. The House completed Bretton Woods action and raised corporate excess profit exemptions from 10000 to 25000 dollars. The Senate stays briefly in session then also retires for vacation. Many members will survey constituents and some travel to Europe on inquiries.
The National Rural Letter Carriers Association reports dirt roads cost 7.8 cents per mile, gravel 4.5 cents, paved 3.8 cents in Iowa and Indiana. The piece argues poor roads hinder education, sanitation, health, and trade, stressing highways as a prerequisite for progress.
John Faber signs a wartime quotation in the Dawson County Advertiser. The letter pleads to God, referencing the home front, soldiers in danger, and the desire for home while urging supporters to keep contributing blood and labor for the war effort.
W T Anderson cautions against delaying buying land for future homes or small farms. He favors well located suburban plots and warns that prices should rise once building restrictions are lifted, despite distrust of large farm properties and city land.
A colored preacher finished a sermon on free salvation and asked for a collection. A congregant protested that salvation should be free like water, but the parson explained that salvation is free while the piping to deliver it costs money.
A nostalgic ode praising summer’s pleasures in Georgia. The writer celebrates peaches and cream, watermelons, cantaloupe, fried chicken dinners, blackberry pie, boiled custard ice cream, and moonlit nights. June heat is welcomed as winter fades, with verses tying seasonal foods and gatherings to the joys of warm weather.
The House Veterans Committee approved a bill allowing veterans to work in closed shops without joining a union. It would empower mandatory injunctions to enforce the law and is hailed as giving veterans the freedom to earn a living, despite expected labor opposition.
A Life Insurance Companies in America study cites the 27.1 percent U S living-cost rise by April 1945 as a baseline while noting wider wartime shocks elsewhere. It compares Greece and China with Italy Bulgaria France and neutral Spain Portugal Sweden Switzerland and Latin America with varied percentage gains and mentions resulting hardship and gratitude for U S stability and CPA.
The piece portrays Oliver Thrift a 64 year old swamp farmer accused of cold blooded murder after killing two game wardens during a poaching dispute. It frames Thrift and the Oliver Thrifts as a perilous swamp clan defending survival through firearms while contrasting charity to foreign missions with the communitys anger at his actions.
The Methodist church announced its Crusade for Christ campaign for war relief and reconstruction was over subscribed. It sought 25 million dollars and received almost 3 million dollars above that amount. Congratulations to this splendid Christian organization.
Weekly ration details outline valid Blue Stamps for processed foods with expiration dates, Red Stamps for meats and fats, Sugar stamp 36 allowances, Shoes and Fuel Oil coupons, gasoline A-16 validity, and new rules requiring car owners to inscribe license numbers on coupons. Ration applications by mail advised to save time.
The Atlanta OPA regional office says diners must receive butter or a substitute with meals and warns such omissions violate regulations. Millard Rich notes no butter shortage locally but says some outlets withhold butter to save costs. He urges reporting to the War Price and Rationing Board as prices may be cut to ensure service. Citizens doubt butter could be removed from rationing entirely amid rancid butter reports.
The Albany Journal urges Georgia to require a three to five day waiting period after a marriage license is issued. It argues many marriages are rushed under alcohol or impulse and end in divorces, proposing sober reflection before wedlock. The piece notes age consent rules and lack of license delay.
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