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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1954
Page
5
A long program of piano solos and vocal numbers performed by local students led by Sue Moore and others. Listings include titles like Water Sprites At Play Going to Market The Jolly Acrobats and Danny Boy with several duets and choruses among the acts.
A Senate judiciary subcommittee approved the nomination of W. A. Bootle of Macon to be federal judge for the Middle District of Georgia. Bootle, 51, former Dean of Mercer University Law School, would succeed the late Judge Conger if confirmed.
Atlanta report forecasts a $10 million deficit for the next Georgia governor with education needing about $6.57 million more in 1954 55, driven by automatic raises and 900 more teachers. Additional costs include $2.5 million for welfare and institution improvements, $600,000 for revenue office help, and $200,000 in miscellaneous promises.
NFPA members from Georgia travel to the National Fire Protection Association conference at the Statler Hotel in Washington. Georgia State Fire Marshal F E Robinson chief deputy F P Reinero and Bill Munday public relations director plan to align state safety practices with NFPA standards and enhance the weekly TV safety program on WLWA Channel II.
Marine Corps announces reinstatement of the Officers Candidate Course after a hiatus. Applications run May 1 to July 1, 1954 through NROTC units for the 11th OC Course to convene November 1954 at Quantico Virginia. Applicants must be 20 to 27 by July 1 1955 and college seniors or graduates with specified degree fields.
Georgia homeowners may file for homestead exemption only once if they maintain continuous residence. Attorney General Eugene Cook said an unofficial opinion notes the 1952 law change removes the yearly filing requirement. He added penalties do not apply when exemption equals or exceeds property value and that personal property exemption rules were not amended.
A Ga Optometric Association spokesman says dark eyed people are better protected from sunlight this summer. Advice includes never staring at the sun, use sunglasses with prescription if needed, avoid glare, wear sunglasses to prevent eye strain, and avoid indoors or night use to prevent increased daylight sensitivity.
President Eisenhower will visit Capitol Hill to dedicate the newly completed frieze of historical paintings around the Capitol dome. The chalk white panels tell a sweeping tale of United States history circling the interior of the dome, begun over 70 years ago with final panels finished last year after congressional action.
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