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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
6
The Butler Herald notes Georgia poultrymen could add about 25 million dollars to state pockets by selling eggs locally. It also mentions tax cuts pending July 1 and other legislative shifts while highlighting local editorials on salesmanship and industrial tax exemptions.
J Robert Elliott, Columbus DNC man from Georgia, will join several special guests at the 1951 Jefferson Jackson Day dinner for Georgia Democrats at the Atlanta Ansley Hotel on June 25.
Georgia weeklies receive bushels of mimeographed government notices the Post Office Department pushes to reduce postage on such publications. Sparta Isis questions if this adds value to the public.
A year-old Alvin Nicholson was run over by a two-ton truck a few days ago. He and his parents visited the Thomaston Times to discuss the event and have his picture taken. Doctors say the child has been dismissed and is a valid Believe-It-or-Not item.
Bibb County Board of Education officials rebut a second threat from State Superintendent M D Collins that local operations funding could be jeopardized. Collins told the AP in Atlanta that Bibb County may lose about 46,998 in equalization funds because the next school tax rate was set below 15 mills.
Franklin Durden of Savannah Georgia a Marine veteran of three years enlisted again for duty with Co. D 10th Infantry Battalion Marine Corps Reserve The Savannah unit was called to active duty August 28 1950 and departed for Korea November 12 1950 Durden was then 16 years old at the time and had two years organized Marine Reserve service.
The U S Marines establish an All Georgia platoon with volunteers aged 17 to 31 from across Georgia. Sgt M N Foreman recruiter for Macon states new enlistment standards now align with other services.
Father’s Day honors turn focus to Dads as heroes of home life. Articles recall General Douglas MacArthur’s line about building, not destroying, and cite editor Wm. A. White’s moving tribute to his daughter Mary. The piece notes famous father–son pairs like Adams and Adams and Taft lineage, and mentions the 1924 Wilkinsburg Bible class choosing the landelion as Father’s Day flower.
In Macon Georgia the veteran senator, age 73, denies rumors of resignation and states he will complete his six year term. He has served in the U S Senate since 193? and chairs the Finance Committee while serving as vice chair of Foreign Relations. The article lauds his three decades of service and leadership.
The quote asserts that true leadership comes from a softened heart warmer blood and wiser mind. It claims such people are the real lords of the earth and embodies John Ruskin’s view of refined character guiding life.
Editor W C Tucker passes along essential Georgia Department of Public Safety guidance on the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law taking effect July 1. The leaflet covers minimum insurance, self insurance options for fleets of 25 or more cars, and the 10 day accident report requirement to Bureau of Safety Responsibility in Atlanta.
The Lake Junaluska Assembly founded in 1913 by Methodist laymen sits in western North Carolina’s Land of the Sky. The 1948 General Conference shifted control to the southeastern jurisdictional conference which funds and elects trustees. It serves as a religious cultural center hosting world preachers, church boards, youth conferences, and many Methodist groups.
The remark from John Mebane highlights the frequent linotype mistakes that plague newspapermen, reflecting newsroom challenges and the craft of printing during the era.
Katherine Mc Duffie reports two excited Columbus girls Paddy Strothr and Mary William leaving with parents Helen and Joe William for six weeks in South America. They drive to Miami to fly, stay one night at El Panama hotel in Panama, then continue to Quito Ecuador for visits.
The article describes June farming in Middle Georgia with ready wheat and oats, clover seed harvests, and livestock grazing crops. It notes dry weather concerns, roadside golden fields, and busy tasks including cotton chopping and corn laid by, plus a proverb and a father son exchange.
A 1851 letter from Will Smith, then visiting Butler after many years, says he enjoyed the trip and asks locals who remember him to write. He notes his father Dr D A Smith lived in Butler for 20 years before 1884 and identifies himself as Will Smith of Jacksonville Florida, 2810 Arapahoe.
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