Georgia News Digest of Local Items and World Notes
A compilation of items from Thomaston and surrounding Georgia areas. Mentions Congress adjournment hopes, a Florida orange juice project, a Milledgeville congressional run, soil conservation study in South Georgia, Upson Guards training at Fort McClellan, and local opinions on licenses and marriages. Other notes cover rabies warnings, heart attack concerns, Lt. Governor Marvin Griffin’s campaign kickoff, forestry publication release, art awards in Montezuma, and local civic events and personalities.
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Thomaston
Upson Guards, Co. K
Georgia National Guard
Fort McClellan
Ala
Preston Reeves engagement announced for Zebulon
The Herald notes the approaching marriage of Sara Elizabeth Preston to Clement Cary Reeves Jr. planned for early August at Zebulon Methodist church. Sara is daughter of C. W. and Mrs. Preston of the Pike County Journal Zebulon and Clement is son of C. C. and Mrs. Reeves of Griffin.
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the Herald
Sara Elizabeth Preston
Clement Cary Reeves Jr
Zebulon Methodist Church
C. W. Preston
Pike County Journal Zebulon
Reeve
C. C. Reeves
Griffin
Dawn Meeting On The Beach With A Silent Look
The Columbus Ledger Enquirer writer Paul Trawick from Sarasota recalls a tranquil dawn encounter at the beach. He meets a man named Silas and his dog, a cocker spaniel, sharing a morning of sea sky light and a pair of enigmatic eyes fixed on a distant point.
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Paul Trawick
Columbus Ledger- Enquirer
Sarasota
Fla
Beach
Sunglow
Howdy
Silas
Old Glory Symbol of Unity and Freedom
On Flag Day June 14 Americans honor the National Flag once designated by the Continental Congress in 1777 with 13 stars. The flag now bears 48 stars representing the states, and the tribute recalls Frank L. Stanton’s lines praising Old Glory.
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Continental Congress
United States
Union
Frank L. Stanton
Diversified Life Is Secret To Good Health
A Pine Mountain Valley story by Beryl Sellers profiles C. F. Clegg who, after 1949 health struggles, heeded a doctor’s advice to diversify life beyond business. The shift spurred a civic career, making him a leading Harris County figure in the Chattahoochee Valley.
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Beryl Sellers
Pine Mountain Valley
C. F. Clegg
Harris County
Chattahoochee Valley
Ample Jobs Open for June Graduates Across Nation
The Macon Telegraph reports Secretary of Labor J P Mitchell predicts vast opportunities for June graduates. A Northwestern Life survey of 126 institutions shows 68 schools with similar or increased demand to 1953, while 38 have more calls and 28 show fewer.
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J. P. Mitchell
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co
Northwestern University
Runoff forecast in Georgia race tied to Earl Coke Jr
Dawson native Earl Coke Jr a former National Commander of the American Legion predicts a runoff in Georgia’s gubernatorial contest. In Columbus, Dr Sidney H Yarbrough Jr a longtime dentist died suddenly Friday in his Medical Arts Building office after returning from duties in Atlanta. He served on the Georgia Board of Dental Examiners.
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Georgia
Earl Coke Jr
Dawson
The
American Legion
Muscogee County
Sidney H. Yarbrough Jr
Columbus
Medical Arts
Georgia Board of Dental Examiners
Atlanta
Burning Money to Save the Treasury Costs
Washington officials claim burning worn-out currency saves taxpayers about 200000 dollars annually. They note the average dollar life is about ten months with continual use, prompting regular disposal. The old method involved packaging, splitting bills, and mailing halves separately to Washington. The Republicans have decided to
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Treasury
Washington
The
Do away with this and burn the nation’s money
A Sparta Ishmaelite letter mocks the federal reserve system and jokes about Atlanta stoker jobs and burning dollar bills to stay warm, reflecting wartime era frustration and satire. The brief note uses sharp humor to critique inflation and financial policy.
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Federal Reserve
Stoker
Atlanta
Sparta Ishmaelite
Take Time To Live And Grow In Life
A reflective piece urging readers to value time for living thinking playing reading friendship laughter dreaming. It emphasizes time as source of power youth knowledge happiness and soul connection with the stars. The verses circle time’s role in personal growth.
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George Mathews Adams
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Congress
Florida
Charley Jones
Carl Vinson
Milledgeville
Christian Science Monitor
Louisiana
South Georgia
T. B. Bagley
Municipal Court
H. H. Hunter Jr
Ft. Benning
State Department of Public Health
Athens
Marvin Griffin
Bainbridge
Georgia Forestry Commissioner
Warbee C. LeBron
Rockford
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Alabama Art League
LeBron
Hatchett Creek
Harvey Kennedy
Barnes Valley
Rockfordville
Superior Courts
Flint
P. L. Strother
Genetian Club
W. C. Tucker
Columbus Enquirer
Red Anglin
Stewart-Webster Journal
Raymond Massey
Bernice McCullar
E. F. Parr
Reynolds
Macon
Woodmen of the World
Atre
Woodmen
Woodcraft
U.S
Thomas E. Tante
Mer. Butler
Life Insurance Society
Omaha, Nebraska
Byrd Pontiac Company
Butler, Ga
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