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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1945
Page
8
The Moultrie tobacco market will open July 17. Blakely school building costing 187 900 dollars begins May 15 and should finish in 150 days. Funeral services for Dr. Robert P. Griffith of Columbus were held. Senatorial bills seek federal aid for school lunch programs. Frances Haley improves after illness in Atlanta.
A contract for the construction and equipping of a combined elementary and high school at Blakely has been approved by the division office of the Bureau of Community Facilities, Federal Works Agency, announced Tuesday by Oliver T. Ray, division engineer.
Ben E. Adams of Upson County and former Macon Telegraph editor died shortly after speaking at the Southern States Forest Fire Commission meeting in Macon. He led the commissions as educational director and served in World War I. Survivors include his wife and a son.
The Taylor County Nurse announces the final typhoid vaccination clinics in Butler and Reynolds on Friday May 11. In Butler the courthouse opens 8 a.m. to noon, and in Reynolds the school building 1 to 3 p.m. Fees are 25 cents for one vaccine or 75 cents for three, paid to physicians.
Pvt. Webb’s life is described as intertwined with the number 13 from preinduction in October 1944 to induction December 13 at Ft. McPherson and service group 113. He traveled from Camp Wheeler to Ft. Meade with a 13 day delay and carries a 13th star on the Lake's Lutheran Church flag. He is the son of Mrs. W. E. Webb and has a sister, Miss Virginia Webb, of Oglethorpe Georgia.
Washington May 8 Production of civilian tires should double after June 1 a WPB official disclosed Tuesday The prediction was based on a V E Day eve cutback in the Army military tire program Harold G Boeschenstein WPB deputy vice chairman in charge of operations told the Senate War Investigating Committee WPB was informed of the Army cutback only last night We were saved by the bell he said WPB now estimates that there will be enough carbon black on hand by June 1 to permit capacity production in the rubber industry
Washington May 8 The fight to bring Germany to her knees cost the U S Army 782270 casualties including 139498 dead up to about April 1 the War Department reported Tuesday In addition 467408 were wounded and 72374 are missing The toll covers campaigns in the Mediterranean North Africa the continent Middle East and Caribbean region The figures exclude prisoners taken by the Germans and those liberated by Allied armies.
The timeline notes Germany signing unconditional surrender at Reims on Monday 2:41 a.m. British summer time. It cites the cease fire order to the U S Third Army on Tuesday at 8 a.m. followed by the V E Day proclamation by Churchill and Truman at 3 p.m. and the cessation of all hostilities by Wednesday 12:01 a.m. local time.
Jack Russell a 17 year old condemned killer was found hanged in a Muscogee county jail cell officials said a suicide note blamed Fred Potts as the killer and a second note referenced Freddie the paratrooper Russell was sentenced to die by electric chair on May 25 after March 17 robbery slaying of Eather Holley in Columbus Georgia custody officials reported the coroner ruled death by suicide with belt suspended from a cell bar.
President Truman announced the resignation of Postmaster General Frank C. Walker and named Robert E. Hannegan, a Missouri Democrat, to succeed him with Senate confirmation. Hannegan would also retain the Democratic national chairmanship and take office July 1. David E. Linenthal was named for another nine-year term as Tennessee Valley Authority chairman starting May 18.
Salinas California May 7 Art Larna 33 year old Filipino Sunday shot and killed his estranged Caucasian wife Helen 23 and Pvt H F Tindall 21 of Brunswick Georgia and then killed himself Coroner J A Cornet of Monterey county said Monday Cornero Cornett said Larna left a note saying the army invaded this place so I got kicked out.
The quote asserts that genuine fame comes not from self praise but from serving others through sustained effort, aligning with a moral view that true distinction is earned through labor and contribution rather than self aggrandizement.
Limited quantity Spanish pea nuts free of nutgrass. Porto Rico sweet potato plants inspected at reasonable price. Cart and harness with Dutch collar from Frank Callahan Rupert GA. One-horse mule weeder practically new from Felton Blackston Butler GA. Gospel service at Chapel in Butler at 8 p m daily. R E McCants Butler GA R 2 One Road.
CUSTOM HAULING announces a new truck and offers hauling for local trade. Interested parties should call or write J. Allen Payne at Butler, Georgia.
About 20 bushels of mixed seed peas including New Era and Speckled varieties offered for sale. Treated to prevent weevils, price six dollars per bushel at the seller's home in Howard Route Prattsburg.
No 1 page reports the REA loan for rural electrification at 525 428 288 with 520 000 000 allotted to qualified borrowers. Of this, over 415 000 000 has been advanced, involving 831 member owned cooperatives 54 public bodies and 19 private utilities.826 borrowers have facilities in operation and over 90 000 000 in principal and interest payments have been paid. Delinquency 30 days past due is about one half of one percent.
A quotation attributed to John Stuart Mill contemplates that a people may advance for a period yet halt when individuality is lost. The remark explores the balance between collective progress and personal autonomy.
Twelve guests died and two were seriously injured as a three story brick lodging house known as Victory House burned in Mobile. Firemen said origin was unde termined and believed to have started on the second floor at Joachim and St Michael streets. Four guests leaped from upper floors. two perished and two others were hurt. Police tentatively identified victims as D. F. Still of Plateau and Angus Strickland. addresses unavailable.
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