U S casualties in Korea reach sixty four thousand
The casualty list in Korea reportedly rose to 64 055 last week as World War II era veterans debates and policy comments surface. National Commander Cocke of the American Legion criticized U S foreign policy in St Louis. The Georgia Press Association plans its annual session in Savannah July 26 28. A maxim notes people dig holes they fall into and must climb out. A formula for success urges doing what one knows to do and stopping what one knows to avoid.
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The
Georgia Press Association
Metu
Savannah
St. Louis
Cocke
American Legion
U. S
America
Korea
Mil to S Fleetwood Leads Daily Tribune-News Anniversary
The Cartersville Daily Tribune News marks five years of publication under editor Milton S Fleetwood. The paper wishes for multiples of five years of continued success ahead.
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Daily Tribune-News
Cartersville
Milton S Rleetwood
Mother's Day Tribute Reflects National Respect
The article notes the nation honors mothers on the second Sunday in May every year. It describes how mothers receive undivided household attention, with the first lady’s role highlighted as central to family appreciation.
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Mother
Seed catalog images and plant growth compared in muse
Bernice Brown McCullar writes in Stewart-Webster Journal about the mystery of why seed catalog pictures appear so different from how plants actually grow. She reflects on expectations versus reality and the ongoing search for understanding.
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Bernice Brown McCullar
Stewart-Webster Journal
L G Hardman Jr to preside at Georgia Cotton Association meeting
Commerce resident L G Hardman Jr son of the late Governor Hardman will preside over the 51st annual Cotton Manufacturers Association of Georgia session in Daytona Beach Florida from May 16 to 18.
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L. G. Hardman Jr
Commerce
Hardman
Cotton Manufacturers Association of Georgia
Daytona Beach
Fla
Georgia Governor to speak on new Vehicle Safety Law
Gov. Herman Talmadge will address Georgians next Wednesday over a statewide network of radio stations to explain how the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law will operate. The announcement came this week from the Department of Public Safety in Atlanta.
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Herman Talmadge
Record on China’s 5 million strong army claim
The article notes Communist China’s purported 5,000,000 strong people’s liberation army as possibly the world’s largest standing force. It cites a national militia claimed at 5,500,000 and a universal conscription system adding to the regime’s military potential.
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China
People's Liberation Army
Absent-minded Departed Man Wears Pajamas Out
A humorous note from Leon Smith in Thomaston Freehurst describes M. T. Salter leaving home early dressed in pajama attire, mistaking his outfit for a proper suit before realizing the error. The anecdote captures a lighthearted moment of distraction and wardrobe mix-up.
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M. T. Salter
Leon Smith
Thomaston Free
Representative Forrester Offers Family Fare Cook Books
Hon E L Forrester of the Third District says the U S Department of Agriculture supplied cook books called Family Fare. He will share copies with interested housekeepers while supplies last. Write to Mr Forrester care House of Representatives Washington DC to join the mailing list.
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E. L. Forrester
The
Herald
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Forrester
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Walton Tribune Column Attacks Georgia Sales Tax
Editor Ernest Camp argues in a Walton Tribune feature that dog and cat food are tax exempt while baby food and medicine are taxed at 3 percent. He calls the Georgia sales tax the most nefarious imposition and urges radical revision or repeal by the legislature.
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Ernest Camp
Walton Tribune
Monroe
Georgia
Governor Talmadge Defends County Unit System Amid Suit
Eastman Times Journal editor Ed Methvin sues county unit system in Georgia. Governor Talmadge urges constitutional protection of the system, labeling opponents scalawags. Methvin, WWII veteran and respected journalist, fights for voters against what he views as a wrong.
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Georgia
Ed Methevin
Eastman Times-Journal
Talmadge
Ed Methvin
When I quit this metal shore I mosey round this earth
The editor signs off with a reflective verse asking readers not to mourn his departure. He urges restraint on bouquets and tributes, hoping for honest memory and a single rose pinned to his buttonhole when he is at his best, not when he rests.
It Takes Sense to Hook Fish Poem Recalled
The article recalls Edgar Guest and his poem It takes sense to hook fish as readers reflect on fishing. It notes a dismal past week with a drop in the barometer and east winds affecting the fishing mood.
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Edgar Guest
Death of Josephus Camp Prominent Georgia Newspaper Figure
Josephus Camp dies after long illness. He was a brother of Ernest Camp editor of the Monroe Tribune. Both men were longtime publishers in Georgia, with past work in Swainsboro Dublin Millen and Metter.
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Josephus Camp
Camp
Ernest Camp
Monroe Tribune
Swainsboro
Dublin
Millen
Metter
Likeness Given to Congressman E L Forrester in Third District Georgia
Residents express gratitude to Representative E L Forrester for a newly created 11 by 12 inch likeness. The portrait, framed and hung prominently, was presented with thanks from a local group led by Brother Tic.
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E. L. Forrester
Congress of the United States
Georgia
Tic
State Capitol Restored Exterior Facade Updates
Georgians who have not visited the State Capitol in months would hardly recognize the building. Contractors finished the exterior facelift, leaving only the dome painting in progress. Years of dust and soot from nearby yards have been sand blasted away, restoring the limestone to a lighter original shade.
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C. E. Gregory
Snowy Dogwoods and Garden Delights Lift a Reader
In a Walton Tribune feature, a longtime friend recounts illness and homebound days. He praises his neighbor Sanford Steadman for the snowy English dogwoods and the red rose from Mrs. Camp, while a meadowlark cardinal and mockingbird provide companionship and cheer.
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Walton Tribune
Sanford Steadman
Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself Reflections
Jimmie Cullom urges Adel readers to curb gossip in every town and city. He notes gossip stems from envy rather than facts and calls on people to love their neighbors as the Lord commands.
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Jimmie Cullom
Adel News
Auld Acquaintance and Local Gatherings Highlight Talbotton
A reminiscence column notes four former ministers and C. C. Willis stirring Talbotton, plus recalls Merrill's senior party with 1951 graduates. Rev. Clyde Adams earns Emory honors, wedding anniversaries are celebrated, and local estates on Calhoun and Straits Acres are praised for beauty and hospitality.
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Clyde Adams
Heard County
Emory
Adams
Bess Winn
Editor Reflections On Grass Roots Georgia Weeklies
The Smalltown Editor Says the Editor of the Atlanta Journal. Weekly papers reveal the grass roots of Georgia and know everyone in town by sight. Local editors focus on births deaths marriages and small town comings and goings.
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The
Atlanta Journal
Georgia
Is There a Woman in the House
The piece notes more women hold jobs than ever in peacetime U S history and a rising share are working wives. Reasons cited include more available jobs and high living costs. Chicago and New York agencies report strong demand for women workers and insufficient applicants.
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U. S
Chicago
New York
Macon Telegraph
Sales Tax Law Can Always Be Revised
The Atlanta Journal notes Georgia lost a $3 500 000 industrial plant due to the 3 percent sales tax not exempting building materials and production machinery. Deering Milliken & Company’s Carnesville project may relocate to Marietta S C, as South Carolina exempts machinery. Georgia’s tax is blamed for deterring another textile plant to North Carolina. The piece urges full confederation at the next General Assembly to consider amendments to the sales tax law.
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The
Atlanta Journal
Georgia
Deering, Milliken & Company
Carnesville
State Line
Marietta
S. C
South Carolina
North Carolina
General Assembly
Optimism in Stewart-Webster Journal Column
Bernice Brown Mc Cullar notes a Chamber of Commerce letter from a 99-year-old man who just married a 77-year-old bride seeking to buy a seven-room house near a good school.
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Bernice Brown McCullar
Stewart-Webster Journal
Chamber of Commerce
Government buys many davenports for Federal offices
A reader notes in the Thomaston Times that taxpayers confront a government purchase of numerous expensive davenports for federal offices. Olin Miller remarks that full quotes cannot be shared due to mail distribution of the paper.
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Olin Miller
Thomaston Times
Truman signs $10,000 life insurance for service members
The bill provides $10,000 life insurance to all armed service members and retroactively covers those in service since June 27, 1950. Families of servicemen who died since then will receive $10,000. Current National Service Life Insurance policyholders must waive premiums in writing effective June 1.
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Truman
Marriage plans spark Columbus social whirl around Ann Turner
The Columbus papers highlight social events and parties tied to the forthcoming marriage of Ann Turner and Hollis Kemble. The bride is the granddaughter of Mrs. Pearl Trussell and the late Geo Trussell, and a niece of Mrs. W. W. Childs with kin across the Trussell families.
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Columbus
Ann Turner
Hollis Kemble
Man
Pearl Trussell
Geo. Trussell
W. W. Childs
Trussell
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U.S
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B. E. Donehoe
Homer Fussell
J. W. Womble
Thad Persons
Carey Willis
C. M. Calhouns
Merrill
Calhouns
F. E. Trussell
Mary Slade
Joy
Joan Alexandra
Julian Trussell
A. S. Callaway
Straits Acres
John Andy
Smallown Editor
Mallory Motor Company
Davis
N. Center St
Thomaston, Ga
Green's Fuel Gas Company
Thomaston, Georgia
Dixie
Economy Gas & Appliance Co
Montezuma, GA
Montezuma, Thomaston
Fort Valley
Vienna
Cordele
Unadilla
Americus
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