Local weekly notes on life and culture in Taylor County
The unsigned page notes speed’s danger with a 1961 figure of nearly one million injured or killed. It includes quips about perseverance and a few historical jabs and quotes. It also reports on dedication at New Echota for the Cherokee people and calls for Peace Corps volunteers in agriculture via Ed Brannen of Irwin County.
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Speed
Gordon Countia
New Echota
Peace Corps
Ed Brannen
Irwin County
Governor Dedicates Georgia Fish Lab and Offices in Fort Valley
Governor Ernest Vandiver dedicates the Georgia Game and Fish Commissions new $62,000 laboratory and district enforcement office in Fort Valley and cites a survey showing nearly one in three Georgians 12 and older engaged in sport fishing or hunting between June 1960 and May 1961.
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Ernest Vandiver
Game and Fish Commissions
Fort Valley
Georgia
Parity and Government Power Satire by Tom Anderson
Straight Talk from Tom Anderson of the Mississippi Farmer attacks government programs. He argues parity would reduce farmers to serfs, capital punishment taxes fail to help business, and dictionaries invert work for success. He also mocks perpetual handouts and federal symbols.
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Tom Anderson
The
Mississippi Farmer
Butler Herald Backs Marvin Griffin for Governor
The Butler Herald endorses former Governor Marvin Griffin for the Democratic Primary after Lieutenant Governor Garland Byrd withdrew due to a heart attack. A Griffin for Governor Club is active in Taylor County and sponsors a county-wide rally at 8 p.m. next Monday at the local courthouse inviting all interested citizens.
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THE
Butler Herald
Marvin Griffin
Garland T. Byrd
Graduation Next The Youth Of 1962 Must Keep Learning
The Pelham Journal urges graduates of 1962 not to assume they know enough. It stresses reading, thinking, and inquiry over mere diplomas, noting America’s rise depended on freedom, faith, and work. It cautions against trusting all printed words and emphasizes ongoing preparation for life.
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America
Pelham
Pelham Journal
Price Roll-Back and Executive Power Debate
The piece argues the presidents action on steel price increases illustrates expansive executive power beyond law. It warns of broad price fixing risks and questions who should set prices, market forces or government officials. The writer cites Jeff Davis Ledger critiquing executive decision making.
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Jeff Davis Ledger
Address Clarification Aims to Cut Lost Newspapers
The paper warns readers to provide exact street and number for delivery. It notes post office COD 10c reminders and tighter postal rules to avoid missed issues.
Fiber Quality Emphasis At Cotton Ginning Schools
The Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Georgia announces four one day cotton ginning schools in Georgia to stress fiber quality. Sessions run 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Swainsboro Vienna Covington and Rockmart on May 28 29 30 and 31 with participation from ginning and manufacturing industries and university personnel. Vernon R. Reddish urges county agents to provide details.
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Georgia
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Georgia College of Agriculture
Richard Long
H. B. Goolsby
Swainsboro
Vienna
Covington
Rockmart
Long
Vernon R. Reddish
Learn How to Be Lazy Lines from a Dawson News
A Dawson News column by Lucy offers a lighthearted guide to laziness. It argues laziness can save heart, energy, and temper if applied to approved behaviors such as avoiding grudges and unnecessary quarrels. The piece favors listening, skipping trivial worries, and choosing easier options like waiting for the next bus.
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Lucy
Dawson News
You Graduates You Cost Georgians 87 Million
A speaker decries the rising cost of education and laments 38 000 graduates while noting 50 000 peers born the same year did not complete schooling. He cites 106 000 starting in September and urges keeping future cohorts from vanishing like ghosts through 1974.
First Two 4-H State Record Winners Named
Mildred Huff of Carroll county and Larry Mauldin of Worth county are named the first Ga 4-H state record winners for the year. Their achievement records advance to national judging with a Ford Motor Co. scholarship of 400 dollars for national winners. Larry earns an expense paid trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Mildred, 18, is a West Georgia College freshman and dairy foods winner who began 4-H early and later led younger members while expanding a modest clothing budget into a large wardrobe under the county home demonstration program.
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Mildred Huff
Carroll County
Larry Dell Mauldin
Worth County
Ford Motor Co
T. L. Walton
University of Ga
Worth County High School
Mildred
Judith Silvey
Larry
Joel Gunnells and Larry: 4-H's standout members
Joel Gunnells is highlighted as the perfect 4-H member with broad projects but excels in livestock public speaking gardening and home beautifications. Larry began with five Angus steers from his father and has consistently won steer shows, plus a star win in public speaking in 1961.
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Joel Gunnells
Altho
Larry
Quick Exit Folly Described by Exchange Mock
A satirical verse notes a reckless act in a high speed car ending in a fatal wreck. It mocks drunken decision making and prescribes a dramatic exit, ending with a black satin box and flowers. The tone is scornful and darkly urban.
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Butler
Official Organ Taylor CO
Benjamin Franklin
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Jim Davison
Cleveland Courier
Taylor County
Griffin
Steel Price
Bernice McCullar
Public Service Telephone Company
DODGE
Andy Williams
Dick van Dyke
Andy Griffith
Butler Motor Company
Butler, Georgia
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