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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
4
A historical note compares death risk to army enlistment and mentions a man fond of singing about April showers. It references a period of several days followed by a Saturday night cloudburst, suggesting a weather-related or metaphorical context.
A quoted reminiscence recalls 19th century marriage norms, noting that women were practical and faithful. The speaker contrasts past duties with contemporary trends of seeking new partners, suggesting a shift in social expectations since 1878.
Senate and House committees debate a second class postage rate increase that could drive hundreds of Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and other religious publications to suspend publication.
The Walton Tribune notes Ernest Camp is confined to his room after a fall two weeks ago and voices hope for his speedy return. Mrs. Sams filled in with a capable pinch hitting but couldn’t match Ernest’s usual engaging weekly column.
The Atlanta Journal cites draconian tax data showing a single taxpayer losing $200 to income tax while 999,999 others contribute the same amount to totaling $200,000,000 disbursed to support Irish potato growers amid high living costs.
Internal Revenue Collector Marion Allen says 1 348 slot machines operate in Georgia and $134 800 in federal taxes have been collected on gambling machines this fiscal year The Herald awaits an official explanation for the situation in our state.
The Macon Telegraph and News announces a new Farm Page feature tribute to outstanding Middle Georgia farmers. Houser Davidson of Peach County is April’s Farmer of the Month, cultivating 1600 acres with 1100 in crops and managing oats wheat corn peaches and pasture with cattle and hogs. Follow the Telegraph farm page for monthly features.
The Georgia Humane Society appeals for citizens to adopt a pet during Be Kind to Animals Week starting May 1. The group asks adopters to provide shelter food and kindness, suggesting the act adds happiness and a new friend to homes.
A Georgia town Dewey Rose in Elbert County derives its name from a postmaster seeing dewy roses by Deep Creek church and moving the Willis Crossing post office. The name changes to Dewy Rose and a 1928 church event and a New York Times poem highlight the town’s naming lore.
The front page tribute notes the passing of Hon. U. A. Morgan aged 82 at Fort Meade Florida. A longtime newspaper and job printing veteran from Americus and former Vienna News editor, he was a citrus grower who enriched local life. Survived by widow, three daughters, a son, a brother, and two sisters.
A satirical column rails at gender bias in Georgia politics, noting lawmakers ridicule bills sponsored by women. It calls for accountability while lampooning male尖 attitudes toward female officials and asserts men dominate humor in public life.
A Wes leyan Christian Advocate piece by C. A. White urges risk taking to advance life and community. The turtle metaphor shows that sticking necks out leads to progress, while excessive caution keeps one safe but stuck. Will Rogers quote backs taking chances for success.
Founders of the Medical Association of Georgia, pioneer doctors who rode horseback through country roads, will be honored at the centennial meeting in Savannah from May 10 to 13.
A local column urges kindness as a civic virtue in Butler and elsewhere while noting that kindness can misfire. A humorous vignette recalls a California woman who kissed a cobra and died, and a humorous scene features a couple in a parked car asserting priority as others pass by on Highway 19.
The Georgia Congress of Parents and Teachers, in its annual Brunswick session last week, pledged to continue advocating for adequate school facilities across the state.
Judson Cory of Marion Iowa pauses his drive to aid a starving Great Dane named Tray later revealed as Ernie Pyle's Brave Men war dog. The veteran pup, eight years old, was transported to a Cedar Rapids veterinarian and found a loving farm home in Iowa, a testament to one man's kindness.
Rome Ga April 29 The home of Dr J S Garner in the Spring Creek community was totally demolished at noon Friday by a compressed commercial gas butane explosion that started a fire. The family’s entire possessions were lost.
Americus Georgia April 30 Jack Murr an Americus attorney won a five candidate race to fill the Sumter county representative unexpired term of W G Pearlman Pearlman resigned to become assistant state purchasing agent.
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