Georgia politics and death of Judge Searcy noted at Butler Post Office
At Butler Georgia readers hear that politics have grown heated with fist fights in prominent quarters. The Cairo Messenger reports Judge W. E. W. Searcy died suddenly of a heart attack. The piece comments on Governor Rivers and the fate of slaves before Congress adjourns noting the high pay of Senators and Congressmen.
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Butler
Georgia
W. E. W. Searcy
Congress
Washington
Re-elected Fort Valley Woman's Club President
Mrs. W A Wood of Taylor county is re elected president of the Woman's Club of Fort Valley reflecting her culture and leadership. The Muscogee County Superior Court convened in Columbus for the May term with more than 100 divorce and alimony cases on the docket. A proposed cotton solution from Meriwether County suggests dividing the cotton states into three parts and rotating no cotton for a year.
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W. A. Wood
Legion of Friends
Taylor County
Woman’s Club of
Fort Valley
Muscogee County
Meriwether County
The
Elberton Star
Inflation and Prosperity Recalled in Monroe Ad
The Monroe Advertiser notes that taming inflation will require ingenuity and influence. It compares past times when inflation and prosperity rose together, suggesting inflation then was a result of prosperity rather than its cause.
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Monroe Advertiser
Walton Tribune editor Camp plans World's Fair trip
Ernest Camp, Walton Tribune editor and noted Georgia poet, discusses a group of Georgia editors traveling to the New York World's Fair June 11 to June 17. The Tribune is not expected to join the trip, and no date is set for future attendance.
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Ernest Camp
Walton Tribune
Georgia
Tribune
Butler Friends of McTyier Family in Public Notice
Butler residents follow the McTyier family as they visit Fort Valley and Mechanicsv ille New York with daughter Mrs Russell Babcock. Mr McTyier formerly secretary of the International Y M C A now heads the transportation department while Mrs McTyier Garithers Gray remains linked to Y M C A work.
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Butler
J. F. McTyier
Elia Gray Cawithers
Fort Valley
Russell Babcock
Mechaniccsville
N.Y
International Y. M. C.al
New York
Transportation Department
Brom
McTyier
Hla’ Gray
Garithers
Peas
Walter I
Imadé
YM. C. A
Record of Taylor county crop harvest and local view
The county reports its largest small grain crops in years with oats and rye starting harvest and wheat due mid June. Wheat leads in northern and western areas as the finest yet, while Hon. C. Jarrell's field exceeds one hundred acres promising high yields. A local editor’s candid, optimistic note rounds out the piece.
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Taylor County
C. Jarrell
Edna Cain Daniel Refuses Legislature Run
The Quitman Free Press editor Edna Cain Daniel declines calls to run for the legislature. The Walton Tribune notes public office offers service but also criticism and ingratitude, and that journalists endure censure yet may respond in kind.
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Edna Cain Daniel
Quitman Free Press
Walton Tribune
Upton Corn Mill Drives Trade Across Middle Georgia
Less than sixteen years ago a new industry began near Butler on Whitewater Creek five miles south of town. T W Upton and his son T H Upton expanded a small property into a modern mill plant with new equipment at several thousand dollars, increasing water power and distribution by trucks. The Uptons built a thriving operation drawing meat and meal demand from many cities and towns, earning local respect for their public spirited family in Butler.
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Middle Georgia
Upton Corn Mill
Whitewater
Butler
T. W. Upton
T. H. Upton
Marion County
Uptons—father and Son
Rural progress and road improvements in Taylor County
A writer rode about Taylor County covering roughly 200 miles within the county to gauge road conditions, farm programs, and the spread of rural electrification and telephone lines. He notes rising land cultivation, new homes, beauty projects, and optimism in finances, attributing much to good roads and rural services.
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Taylor
God as a Partner in Michigan Governance
Savannah Press notes Governor Lyren Dickin son of Michigan invites God into daily duties and state affairs. He bans Sunday official business, keeps Sunday church teaching, and prays for divine guidance in leadership. The piece portrays him as a devout public official seeking prosperity and godliness for the state.
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God
Lyren
T. Dickinson
Michigan
Dickinson
Fitzgerald
Little White Church
Denton Center
Charlotte
Mich
Christ
Savannah Press
May Poem and Fellowship News From Cobb County Times
The Cobb County Times editor Chess Abernathy Jr. receives a $2,500 Julius Rosenwald Fund fellowship for a year of study on Latin American affairs with five months in the U.S. and six in South America. He will study at Michigan, Chicago, and Columbia, researching mutual trade potential and Latin American press. A Savannah Press poem by Bill Sutlive reflects on May events and memories.
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Chess Abernathy
Cobb County Times
Chicago
Edwin R. Dumbree
Julius Rosenwald
South
South America
Institute of Latin American Affairs
University of Michigan
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Pred J. Rippy
Frank Tannenbaum
Columbia
Drivers license renewal drive ends July 1
Motorists may renew their licenses by July 1 for a dollar per year by mailing renewal applications to the Department of Public Safety and will not be required to take examinations.
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Department of Public Safety
State Senator Proposes Cabinet to Advise State g
State Senator L. Redman of Jackson urges creating a state cabinet modeled after the U S cabinet to advise the Chief Executive in all matters. He says no time in the state’s history required wiser advising than now.
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L. Redman
Jackson
United States
The Zero Hour Call For China Church Aid
Bishop Arthur J. Moore urges American Methodists to unite for an April 28 relief appeal to rebuild China church infrastructure. He compares the crisis to a zero hour moment, stressing immediate funds for destroyed churches, parsonages, hospitals, and schools to ensure the church in China can live and move forward.
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Arthur J. Moore
China
America
Actio
Kingdom of God
The Song of a Man Poem Published in Herald
A poem titled The Song of a Man is published in the Herald at the request of L. L. Minor. The speaker laments repeated misfortune yet vows resilience and faith in eventual good despite betrayal, scorn, and hardship. The author’s name is not provided.
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L. L. Minor
Herald
Georgia Homestead Seeks Roosevelt Third Term Victory
The Georgia Homestead voices push for Franklin D. Roosevelt to seek a third presidential term in 1940, arguing his leadership offers the best chances for Democratic victory.
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Georgia
Roosevelt
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Chas. Benns, Jr
E. Cox
Taylor CO
Cairo
E. D. Rivers
Ieditor Shackelford
Oglethorpe Echo
Washington Avenue
Tybee
Amazon
Manhattan Isle
Byrd
North Pole
Tong
Doctor Cook
Hitler
Mussolini
Sam
Yankees
Jeff Davis
Chas
Lindbergh
Old
France
Germany
England
Yankee Land
Dixie
Tammany
LaGuardia
Savannah
Captain Kidd
Church In
Church of
Young J. Allen
Laura Haygood
Walter Lambuth
Hotel Lanier
Macon, Georgia
Kernaghan-Goodman, Inc
Cherry Street
Macon
N. L. Halley Reynolds Butler
Brigidgire
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