Local items and political notices in The Butler Herald
The Butler Herald notes a predicted fourth Roosevelt term by leading Democrats, and announces campaign roles for R. N. Odom, and others. It covers postal policy for war prisoners, a farmer's tomato acreage goal, a visit by Tom Linder and Lauren Forman, insurance reforms, and F. M. Greene’s resignation as Houston County school superintendent with S. W. Hickson named to fill the term.
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Roosevelt
Tom Linder
Herald
Lauren Forman
Chicago
Atlanta
The
Southern Railroad
F. M. Greene
Perry
Houston County
Warner Robins
S. W. Hickson
County Board of Education
Telegraph Centenary Plaque to Morse Planned May 24
The hundredth anniversary of the telegraph is May 24 with Congress unveiling a plaque for Samuel F. B. Morse. Morse, an American artist, pursued electrical communication for years and realized his dream on May 24, 1844.
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Congress
Samuel F. B. Morse
Camilla Enterprise Expands Plant With New Machinery
In the face of wartime shortages the Camilla Enterprise advances its facilities by installing several new machines. The move aims to boost efficiency amid curtailment of ads paper stock and labor.
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Camilla Enterprise
Georgia Con victs to Lay Aside Stripes Under 1943 Law
The text notes a 1943 Georgia legislature act allowing inmates to shed stripes, crediting Gov Hardwick with ending lash use and Gov Arnall with removing stripes, during a June 1 observance of such era reforms.
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Thomas W. Hardwick
Georgia
Gov
Arnall
Hardwick
Flo
Youth of today blamed for demoralization in old Gazette
A reprinted extract from The Darien Timber Gazette of 1877 describes Greenville youths aged five to eighteen armed with slingshots causing injuries from eye loss to ear lacerations. The note laments supposed better times when children obeyed and were "seen, not heard."
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Bruce Wilder
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Darien
Greenville
Mciintosh County
Defaming Postal Workers and Postal Waste Debate
The Macon Telegraph backs Postmaster Pattillo and postal workers against Senator Reed’s report accusing post offices of millions in waste. It argues no overtime for postmasters, favors overtime pay for trained postal staff, criticizes propaganda mail, and calls Reed’s focus misdirected toward agencies with real waste.
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Macon
W. A. Pattillo
Senator Reed
Appropriations Committee
U. S
Reed
Post Office
Post Office Department
Judge Geo P Munro Hospitalized After Fall in Columbus
Columbus Enquirer Sun reports Judge Geo P Munro was hospitalized after a sidewalk fall near his home. He is not believed to be seriously injured, and friends hope for a swift recovery. Munro served in the Chattoochee circuit and later practiced law in Columbus.
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Columbus Enquirer Sun
Geo. P. Munro
Munro
Superior Courts
Chattahoochee
Price Gilbert
State Supreme Court
Columbus
War on tires urged as duty for Americans
Seeing things in their true light the Commerce News urges motorists to conserve tires. It argues many drivers crash around corners and brake hastily due to ignorance or indifference, calling for shame and simple common sense to save this vital resource for the war effort.
Andrew College Endowment Campaign Gains Momentum
The Andrew College endowment drive aims to raise 200000 across the South Georgia Methodist Conference with $14733.73 received so far since January 1. Randolph county locals are mobilizing as support grows, including $4880 subscribed by 72 ministers and $2090 pledged by students and faculty. alumnae outside Randolph contributed $961.
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Andrew College
Cuthbert
South Georgia Methodist Conference
Randolph County
Andrew
S C. Cliff
South Georgia
Graduation Time for Seniors Across the Nation
Graduation season sweeps senior classes nationwide with many schools already conducting ceremonies in May. By June graduates face choices between college or work, with some likely to enlist in the armed forces as the nation rebuilds after war. The piece stresses education as essential for future leadership and the challenges of a postwar world.
Hating Not a Just Cause in Local Voices and Church News
A column urges restraint from hatred and anger toward friends who associate with disliked people. It highlights reflections from Louie Morris and coverage of Wesleyan Christian Advocate material on Cuthbert history, Andrew College, and a current $200000 fundraising campaign for building and endowment.
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Mary Tutewider Irwin
Cuthbert
Wesleyan Christian Advocate
Randolph County
John A. Cuthbert
Baldwin County
Miss Irwin
Advocate
Cuthbert-Andrew College
Georgia
Andrew College
Andrew Female College
Annette Suarez
James Osgood Andrew
5S. C. Oliff
Andrew
Value of Music and the idea of Music Week
The article extols Music Week as a nationwide observance with cultural merit. It presents a poetic definition of music as servant and master, spiritual messenger, and universal bond among people, linking it to inspiration, humanity, and the divine.
Third District Rural Letter Carriers Meet in Americus
The Third District Rural Letter Carriers and their wives with Juniors will meet May 30 at 10 am in the Carnegie Library auditorium Americus Sumter county. Attendees should bring their own lunches. dues should be sent before the date. Chas. C. Wall is secretary treasurer.
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Americus
Sumter County
Carnegie Library
Chas. C. Wall
Secy.Treas
Third Dist
R. L. C. Assn
J C Wilson to Resume as Georgia Newspaper Correspondent
J C Wilson, former Sun columnist Tomorrow's Sun, returns to wire service for hundreds of Georgia papers. A WWI veteran now discharged from the Marines after serving in the present war. His career spans Washington Times New York World London Times Panama American Atlanta Journal Constitution and more. He covered the Mexican and Panama revolutions.
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J. C. Wilson
Georgia
Bae
Tomorrow's Sun
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
U.S
Washington Times
New York World
London Times
Panama American
Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Will your estate be best settled by a will asks Perry Home Journal
The Perry Home Journal urges readers to prepare a will to avoid costly litigation and delay after a death. It notes that a will, easily altered by codicil, lets the owner dispose of property as desired rather than court decisions and advises consulting a lawyer to draft it.
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The
Perry Home-Journal
home-Journal Well
After Graduation What
Graduation day brings mixed feelings as thousands of students prepare to leave school. Many graduates, especially boys, will enter military service or training, while girls pursue further studies or defense work. Some may face hardship or lost time, yet others look to higher education and a new start as they begin life beyond school.
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Post Office Department
Senator Reed
Eir Hall of Learning
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Corps
Father's Day Tifton Gazette Urges Bonds Over Gifts
In highlighting Father's Day on Sunday June 18 the Tifton Gazette notes the date falls during the Fifth War Loan campaign and urges buying bonds as gifts to boost the treasury rather than charging purchases to Dad's account.
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The
Tifton Gazette
Treasury
Lesson in Losses From a Hilarious Family Calamity
A local tale recounts a man whose son borrowed a newspaper copy, sparking a chain of mishaps. Bees sting, a fence injury ruins pants, a cow lingers in corn, a churn splashes cream, teeth break, a carpet spoils, and a daughter elopes with the hired man as the dog disrupts hens and calves.
Rev Jason Shirah to Preach on 83rd Birthday in Byromville
Retired Methodist minister Rev Jason Shirah of the South Georgia Conference will preach next Sunday May 211st in Byromville for the observance of his 83rd birthday. He served 54 years in the conference and is highly esteemed by Taylor County citizens. He is related to Mr Zanda Shirah, a long-time county resident.
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Jason Shirah
Methodis
South Georgia Conference
Byromville
Taylor County
Zanda Shirah
Clem and Maggie Wil loughby headlined Butler Hillbilly Jamboree
Nationally known radio duo Clem and Maggie Wil loughby, famed from WLW Cincinnati and Grand Ole Opry circuits, join Cousin Wilbur Pete Pyle and others for a two hour hillbilly show in Butler. Doors open 7 P M, show starts 8 15 P M with three thousand seated at the big tent.
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Clem
Maggie
Boone County
Wilbur
Pete Pyle
Mississippi Valley
Bove
WSM Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
Tenn
Grand Ole Opry
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