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Butler Herald

Location

Butler, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1948

Page

8

Georgia News Capsule Highlights Weather Growth and Elections

Georgia Milk Board sets new price orders while National Music Week runs across cities. Rural Georgia industrial growth outpaces metros as 1948 political and legal shifts unfold. Major items include rain damage, a fatality in Augusta, school leases, tax reforms, and plans for bridges and airports.

Troup Countian Drowns When Boat Capsizes

LaGrange Ga May 2 Sam Rakestraw 29 of Troup county drowned when a small boat capsized in the Chattahoochee River nine miles from Columbus. Two other men Karl Tyler and Jay Nixon swam to shore as three were fishing. Rakestraw’s body was recovered Sunday morning. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs J Rakestraw and two sisters.

LaGrange Sam Rakestraw Troup County Chattahoochee River Columbus Karl Tyler Jay Nixon Rakestraw

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