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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1946
Page
8
The week’s Georgia items report a fatal car crash near Athens involving Dr. Frank Neuffer of Atlanta, wave of local political and religious events, resignations, indictments, and community awards. Notable notes include M. F. Clark Jr. winning a Georgia House seat, a Brunswick assault case, a Chickamauga shooting death, a pastor’s resignation for radio evangelism, and a large Georgia Lawmen’s Evangelistic Association convention in Macon.
Taylor county residents will offset meat and grain shortages by consuming 5 853 600 pounds of fresh fruit and vegetable crops this year. Harvey Baum of A and P predicts fresh produce will supplement limited foods, with perishable shipments aiding hunger relief and diet quality nationwide.
Macon business leader Jesse B Hart died yesterday in a Macon private hospital at age 68 He rose from an undertaker's office boy to bank president guiding Hart Loan and Trust Company He served as president of Macon National Bank Macon Savings Bank and chairman of First National Bank board He also led the Georgia Funeral Directors Association for three consecutive terms Born in Bibb County Sept 18 1877 he moved to Macon in 1886 and attended Mercer University He began in funeral service with D A Keeting and later formed Jesse B Hart and Bro with his brother Freeman.
The Georgia State Department of Health will move 279 tubercular patients and hospital staff from Alto Sanatorium to Battey Hospital in Rome by special train. The transfer leaves Raoul near Alto at 10 a.m. with 201 patients in sleeping cars and 78 in day coaches, while 271 other patients receive furloughs during the move.
Sumter County Farm Bureau directors adopted a resolution urging continued support for the Pace parity bill to include 1946 labor costs in peanut prices. They also urged nails supply for peanut pole work and announced a district meeting date of June 25.
Roy M. Howard, 21, a Third Army veteran, arrives in Macon after being listed missing in action since February 1945 during Gen. Patton s drive toward a German POW camp. He later confirmed he was alive and expected discharge. his brother J B Howard reports communications from Roy and the War Department.
Judge Hugh MacIntyre seeks re election to the Georgia Court of Appeals in the July 17 1946 primary. He cites long service including Thomasville mayor juvenile court judge and two terms on the Court of Appeals plus leadership in state development movements.
Urgent plea highlights millions of children in Europe and Asia facing starvation. The call urges donations of money or canned food to the Emergency Food Collection to save lives and asks readers to give today.
Washington June 15 The Senate passed and sent to the White House legislation requiring weekly semi weekly and tri weekly newspapers with second class mailing privileges to file a sworn annual statement of their average circulation with the Post Office Department. Currently the rule covers dailies only.
Police said 27 year old J. P. Plunkett shot and killed his wife after accusing her of infidelity then shot himself. He died eight hours later at Grady Hospital leaving three children.
A stark plea asks if anyone can ignore a starving child dependent on them and questions who would stand by if it were their own child, highlighting millions in need.
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