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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
4
A collage of remarks from editors and readers notes sugar beet yields rum, a quip about car care by Olin Miller, a patent timing remark, and predictions of surprising June primary results. It also recalls Wesleyan graduates reunion, aviation advances, hoop skirt mishaps, declining chicken profits, and a planned editorial lament by Editor Jack Parks.
Eleven thousand Georgia girls will send delegates to the national FHA convention in Kansas City from June 27 to July 1. The plan is announced by Mrs. Bernice Brown McCullar of Milledgeville. The piece also notes praise from Jack Tarver of the Atlanta Constitution for Governor Thompson and his aggressive campaign that is attracting votes.
Boots Birdsong, mule dealer, recalls applying to the Bank of Manchester for a bookkeeper position. President Jim Peters told him they want someone responsible, and Birdsong asserts he has always taken responsibility when things went wrong.
The Dawson News urges action after a child’s near danger on Johnson Street. It blames speeding cars as a real menace with school out and children at risk. The paper calls to close the speedway on Johnson Street and use the new police patrol car to monitor streets.
The 1948 estimate shows 81,777,847 individuals or 54 percent of the population belong to about 2600 congregations and 265,845 churches. Bible distribution tops 1 billion copies and translations total 1,108 languages with about ten new ones yearly. The data suggest strong religious engagement despite concerns over moral tone. Ella Wheeler Wilcox is cited on creed and kindness.
The piece notes the letter E as central to life and meaning while comparing it to rural churches. It cites the Sparta Ishmaelite remark that Hancock county has many rural churches whose influence should be preserved and expanded, beyond town churches alone to cover the field.
A reader recalls how Senator Wm. J. Harris earned loyal votes by sending items and receiving handwritten replies from supporters. The anecdote highlights the power of personal outreach in political support.
The Anglins publish one of Georgia's most newsy weeklies in Richland as electric current woes disrupt linotype heating. Red explains the office fights constant troubles with a heating element burning out, likened to a paratrooper without a chute. Gas Power Co and local lines investors push inventive fixes to get the journal out.
The State Department of Veterans Service says 5400 dollars is awaiting the missing war widow Annabelle Sweeney of 1161 Curtis St Columbus. Uncle Sam holds 5000 life insurance and a 400 state bonus until the claimant proves identity. The veteran’s name is withheld pending further authenticity checks.
Washington reports Rep Vinson and Rep Cox announce a Senate House conference committee approved 20 million dollars for a new marine depot. The depot, to be built in the southeast, is slated for Albany Georgia though exact site will be announced once funds are released.
Montezuma Georgia announces a free textile training program for women at Montezuma High School. Instructors will teach operation of machines and mill work for three hours per night four nights weekly. Contact Jas E Hays, Montezuma Chamber of Commerce manager, for details and enrollment.
In Ellaville Georgia Rev. T. M. Lee, pastor of the Methodist church, was given a traveling two-suiter by adult Sunday School classes at a class meeting hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Richardson. Mrs. Howard Hite presented the gift as members praised the minister and he quipped he hoped the gift didn’t mean traveling orders.
Mrs. Mary C. Tillery, 38, filed a 14896 civil suit in superior court alleging the City of Columbus caused her injury by a fall on the west sidewalk of Fifth Avenue between Eleventh and Twelfth streets. The action names the city as defendant through attorney O D Smith.
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