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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
5
A satirical first person piece follows a young woman starting her workday in a bustling office. She deals with wrinkled attire, a missing iron, letters from family and kind clients, a cranky boss, and the daily grind of filing and dictation while reflecting on the pressures of being a secretary. The tone remains light and observational as the day unfolds.
The Local WPB explains grade one passenger tire eligibility and how applications are evaluated. Most applicants with four good tires and one bad are rejected, while many grade three tires can be issued with a certificate. Tubes are no longer rationed. Citizens are urged to conserve tires for service members and avoid petitions to break the law.
A narrator narrates a hectic day balancing dictation work and a divorce case. After a noon lunch break at Cotton Avenue, a phone call reveals a new patient client naming Miss Shackleford and Mr Jones the insurance agent. The evening returns to the boarding house with social antics and music as the day ends.
Telegraph feature notes pecan trees planted in early generations aging out of usefulness. Growers experiment with thinning rows and grafting while experts debate best practices. Pea ch growers face labor shortages as harvests rely on family labor and women and children to gather crops.
In May a Fourth Service Command post of 55000 men saw 10000 mailpieces undelivered due to faulty addresses. Lt. Col. H. B. Dean urged better addressing, noting Ft. Benning uses 40 extra staff to decipher misrouted letters and stressing serial numbers can guarantee delivery even if names are unclear.
The Butler Cannery will shut after July 28 unless an O. S. Y. A. instructor is found. It will operate Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with updated prices. Reynolds Cannery runs Tue Wed Thu Fri if producing enough, same hours and pricing. Supervisor Mildred Cauthen and H. E. Mabel Saunders oversee operations.
Georgia Senator Walter George praised the Roosevelt Truman ticket calling it worthy of enthusiastic Democratic support. He noted Roosevelt deserves active backing for the gravity of domestic and international affairs and described Truman as a real American with sterling Democrat qualities.
Ed Wohlwender Jr. filed a campaign expense statement with the six county clerks in the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit. The filing shows total expenses of 2466.70 dollars and sources of funds for his bid for Solicitor General in the July 4 1944 primary.
An election will be held in every school district in Taylor County on Friday July 21 1944 to elect trustees for all vacancies on the local boards. All qualified voters may participate. Returns will be filed with the County School Superintendent for consolidation at the next County Board meeting. Authorized by the Taylor County Board of Education June 6 1944. W. T. AUSTIN County School Superintendent.
The Taylor County Sheriff will sell at the courthouse door on the first Tuesday in August 1944 the 15 acre tract in lot 2 of the 15th district lying south of Montfort and McCrary tracts. The property of Sanders McCrary, under an execution from the 757th District G M, in favor of H E Allen. Levy filed July 6 1944 by Constable J D Cook.
J T Mathews of Butler Georgia advertises galvanized steel roofing ready for immediate delivery. Contact at once for roofing needs and quick service.
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