Whitaker Retires After 41 Years With Flovilla Post Office
H B Whitaker of Flovilla Ga retires after 41 years and 7 months as Route 1 carrier. Frank Moore fills the post until a permanent appointment is made. Whitaker estimates 395000 miles driven with 55000 by horse and buggy 340000 by auto. He lists seven T model Fords three A models a V eight Ford two Chevrolets one Plymouth and one motorcycle. He notes general complaints about government.
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Flovilla
Post Office Department
H. B. Whitaker
Frank Moore
Whitaker
Priest Blames Hospital On Georgia Morality
Rev Father J D Toomey of Sacred Heart Church Milledgeville told the Columbus Deanery for Catholic Women at Hotel Dempsey that conditions at Milledgeville State Hospital reflect a moral issue involving all Georgians. He urged improvement as a matter of justice charity and mercy calling for accountability and mercy for those failing to fulfill moral duties.
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Macon
Milledgeville State Hospital
Georgia
J. D. Toomey
Sacred Heart Church
Milledgeville
Columbus
Hotel Dempsey
Five judges named for Raymond Clapper memorial award
Washington announces five prominent newspapermen named as judges for the fifth annual Raymond Clapper memorial award. The panel includes Larry Winship Wright Bryan Barry Bingham Thomas Stokes and Dean Hoffman. The engraved scroll and 500 dollars will be awarded at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on March 5.
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Washington
Raymond Clapper
Larry Winship
Boston Globe
Wright Bryan
The
Atlanta Journal
Barry Bingham
Louisville Courier-Journal
Thomas Stokes
United Features Syndicate
Dean Hoffman
Harrisburg Patriot
Harrisburg News
White House
Remark on Moths Devouring Wool Compared to Sheep
A traditional adage claims a single female moth and her offspring can consume as much wool in a year as 13 sheep would produce in the same period. The saying emphasizes pest impact and rapid population growth.
Georgia Man Climbs Peak of 23 080 Ft
Lt. Wm. D. Hackett of Fort Benning Georgia ascended Aconcagua 23 080 feet high in the Andes near Mendoza reaching the summit with Lt. Jorge Julio Micottet of Argentina. The pair planted the American flag after enduring extreme cold and snow. Mottet had climbed the peak before and the ascent marks the first time a U S citizen has sealed the peak. The mountain has claimed the lives of about 100 explorers since its first conquest in 1897.
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Buenos Aires
Aconcagua
U. S
Wm. D. Hackett
Ft. Benning
Mendoza
Hackett
Jorge Julio Micottet
Argentina
Mottet
De Soto Car Promises Comfort and Easy Access
An advertisement extols a new De Soto car offering roomy interior wide windows and easy entry with the driver able to walk in keeping hat on and steering wheel positioned to avoid knee contact. The message emphasizes modern design prioritizing family comfort safety and convenience.
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de Soto
CBS
New Treatment Aims to Preserve Teeth for Lifetime in Macon
Macon dentist Dr. O C Meissner of the county health department conducts a trial treating 12 sets of twins. One side of each mouth is coated with sodium fluoride to slow decay. The study will later compare results to assess fluoride's effectiveness. Twins chosen for similar tooth structure and the Masonic home will host later treatments. The U S Public Health Service backs the work, noting fluoride's effectiveness.
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Macon
O. C. Meissner
Public Warns Against Fake Sewing Machine Repairmen
The Talbotton New Era reports that swindlers posing as Willis Furniture Store repairmen have stolen sewing machines in Harris Meriwether and Talbot counties. J W Willis of Manchester warns the public no Willis men are soliciting repairs and urges owners not to release machines to anyone claiming to represent the store. He urges thorough checks of any repair shop before trusting customers.
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Talbotton
West Georgia
J. W. Willis
Willis Furniture Store
Manchester
Harris
Meriwether
Talbot Counties
Georgia Revenue Agents Dump 50,000 Gallons of Booze
Georgia revenue agents destroyed 51,048 gallons of illegal whiskey and dumped 1,129,137 gallons of mash in 1948. Federal agents disposed of about 60 percent as much. The crackdown led to 3,000 arrests, 3,400 stills seized, and 600 cars confiscated.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Alcohol Tax Unit
The
Revenue Department
State Revenue
Georgia Revenuers
Farmer Takes Wife by Mail Order in South Carolina
Arthur G. Putnam, 66, appealed to the Red Cross for a wife and chose Ruby Evans, 22, of Laurel Hill North Carolina from 50 applicants after radio and newspaper appeals. The bride will live on the Putnam farm near Blacksburg with his 23 year old son. The couple says they needed a wife who can cook and milk.
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Gaffney
S. C
Arthur G. Putnam
Red Cross
Farmer Putnam
Ruby Evans
Laurel Hill N. C
Putnam
Ruby
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Bert Carson
Hugh Gilson
Modern Beauty
State Revenue Department
Atlanta, Ga
Clapper
Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
DE Sote
Suggs Motor Company
Butler, Georgia
C. Farmer
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