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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1956
Page
8
Georgia counts absentee lists and club memberships while reporting a $101,500 site purchase for a Macon health center. Emory at Oxford announces a Parents Day, and Georgia clubs claim 50 000 members in 2000 groups. Memorial obituaries note K Burns Sr Horace Brunson and Mrs Reynolds Flournoy. Weather and tourism touch the mountains as Twiggs county gears for a May 22 primary.
The Atlanta directory will be bigger and heavier than prior editions, requiring 1,272,358 pounds of paper and 23,500 pounds of ink. It adds 84 pages, reaches 572 alphabetic pages with 209,317 listings and 487 yellow pages containing 50,077 listings, and weighs 2 pounds 14 ounces. It also includes 71,000 more two letter five numeral numbers under the 2 5 system. W T Bradley of Southern Bell announced the expansion.
A Georgia attorney general opinion holds residents must hold a state license to hunt fish or trap, with only exempt parties such as private pond owners and their families. The piece also notes a series of local incidents and events from Meriwether and surrounding counties, including a fatal shooting, a church fire, a child’s injury, a rodeo planning, a new men’s shop opening, scholarship awards, and national news items.
Georgia 4-H Club members entering college in September can apply for scholarships totaling $6 400. Twelve awards are offered by the Extension Service with donors including the Atlantic Cotton Association, Roy and Mrs. Durr, Mrs. Mills Lane, Kitsinger fund, and The Atlanta Journal.
Ellaville Ga voters heard that Schley County Industrial Corp aims to raise 40 000 dollars to attract a manufacturer. Campaign pledges passed 31 450 with more than 13 000 sold Friday and Saturday as Paul Gill reported. President B E Pelham and other officials outlined talks with an unnamed producer at a mass meeting at the courthouse.
Beatrice Adams, 33, a green-eyed stenographer and ex Marine, admits killing her lover Max Jernigan by running him over with her car on Canal Street in New Orleans. A witness described her as having hell in her heart and ice water for blood. She said she acted to "do the world a favor" after witnessing mistreatment of women. Police charge Adams and an alleged avenger in the case.
Ford unveils its largest low priced engine a 312 cubic inch 225 horsepower V8. Even with Fordomatic transmission the price stays lower than rivals top engines. Features include a deep center steering wheel structure and double grip door latches for safety. Styling borrows from the Thunder bird making the line glamorous.
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