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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
2
A Sunday School lesson reviews Genesis as beginning of all, noting Moses as author and scripture as religious, scientific, historical, and literary. It covers creation order, light before sun visibility, chaos to habitable earth, and mankind's dominion in a theological framework.
County officials urge farmers to report soil conservation practices completed between January 1 and June 15 to the County AAA office by July 1 for credit. Reports cover applications of fertilizers and soil improvements and must be filed by June 30 if not already submitted.
Talbot County faces a split over school consolidation as Henry T. Lumsden announces he will resign to Gov Arnal amid debates on merging four high schools into one. Enrollment woes threaten Woodland and overall costs and facilities. Other board members favor gradual change and hold the line for now.
New receipts for domestic insured mail take effect July 1. No mailing office record will be kept for parcels with the 3 cent minimum insurance. Fees rise to 3 cents for value up to 5 dollars, 10 cents to 25 dollars, 15 cents to 50 dollars, and 25 cents to 200 dollars.
Bartow County records show A V Neal defying a grand jury request to resign as commissioner after an audit found no misappropriation. The same panel returned a true bill against A C Jolly for embezzlement and indicted W C Rainey for improper long distance calls. Both Jolly and Rainey face July arraignment in Bartow Superior Court.
Congress agreed to continue the 3-cent postage on first class mail for two years in a House resolution approved by the Senate. The automatic return to 2-cent rates would have occurred June 30 without this action.
Harris County Journal editor Sherwood Broome lauds weekly and daily papers in Columbus area on WDAK radio. He cites local content, community coverage of births, deaths, marriages, church and social events, wartime drives, and the value of affordable local advertising to reach area readers.
Hot water jacket heater with a 40 gallon tank and all connections. Used only a short time. E A Hollis Reynolds Ga.
Board members discussed consolidation likely but delayed until conditions normalize. Talbotton high school could serve all county pupils with modernization, though remodeling costs are high. Proposals focus on improving sanitary facilities lighting and labs to support expanded enrollment while noting current operations as wasteful and inefficient.
Virgil Smith 43 died in Grady hospital from gunshot wounds suffered Sunday when shot by his 16 year old son Willard in a family quarrel at the Smith home. Willard is held in Fulton Tower with murder charges not yet filed. the youth’s status rose after the elder’s death. Police say the boy fired a .22 rifle as the father advanced on his wife who was threatened with an ax. Mrs. Smith reported the husband had been drinking heavily since last week and had driven her from the home Tuesday with an ax threat.
A dense block of 1941 era classified notices lists wanted sale items and lost and found. Items include a 1 1/2 ton Chevrolet truck, tires, and contact by JAKE WINDHAM in Reynolds Route 3, along with rewards for a white and black setter named Pat. Also entries for prefabricating nailers workers in Greenville by Towell Construction, an electric toy train set priced at five dollars, a range stove with warming closet in Butler, and a lost black and white male dog with reward for the owner’s name and address in Buena Vista by E N Murray.
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