Wrightsville Headlight and local news roundup
Local items note a springlike update to the Wrightsville Headlight, a Butler Georgia mail matter entry, and a May 20 wedding of Crawford Moncrief and Isabelle Davis. Political race chatter includes a Thomasville lawyer for city court judgeship and a Talmadge ticket hint. National economics cover Boulder Dam spending, Treasury and CCC measures, starch from sweet potatoes as a new cash crop idea, and Tarver’s bill on repurposing CCC camps for youth programs.
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Hay
Thomasville
Talmadge
Wrightsville
Clerks Draw Per Diem From Party Assessments
The Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee pays itself $2 per diem whenever they convene, funded by candidate assessments. The Taylor county committee chairman and secretary receive nothing for their duties organizing the primary. No committee members are paid for travel to meetings.
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Clarke County
Democratic Executive Committee
Taylor County Committee
Roosevelt Birthday Ball Funds Warm Springs Drive
A recent editorial notes the Roosevelt birthday balls raised 1 003 030 08 for Warm Springs infantile paralysis treatment and praises national support. It also endorses Congressman Castellon as a capable representative whose work benefits his district and state ahead of the September 12 election.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Warm Springs Foundation
Ashburn
The
Herald
Butler Herald
B. T. Castellon
Mr. Castellon
United States
Congress
Castellow
Castelow
Washington
Keep Busy Or Face Trouble This Summer
The piece urges youths to stay occupied during summer break and cautions parents about the cost of idleness. It cites a Washington visit and quotes Editor L. W. Moore praising Georgia's congressional delegation as active and united, urging retention of all Georgia members in Congress.
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Washington
L. W. Moore
Clayton County News
Georgia
Congress
Nature
Lino type mix up sparks public sympathy and higher pay
The Herald recalls a recent typo by its lino operator that changed a sentence from lies to lines in a key article. The incident drew unusual free publicity, prompting the paper to raise the operator’s weekly salary rather than dismiss him.
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The
Herald
Conv
How Much Education Is Needed
A Georgia Education Journal excerpt argues education shapes citizenship and policy in a modern world. It notes 3,000,000 youths aged 18 to 20 out of school and work, cites literacy and schooling levels among prisoners, and stresses the need for broader public education to understand international forces and U S foreign policy. It contrasts U S progress with France refusing college girls entry for lacking proper conduct papers.
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U. S. Department of Justice
United States
America
Georgia Education Journal
Future Home Makers Wisdom in Tacoma School Ruling
The Tacoma superintendent mandates a new one year course in fundamentals of home making for high school girls near graduation who have not completed the two year home economics track. The program covers food preparation, clothing, heating and sanitation, and aims to teach practicality, warmth, and hospitality for future homes.
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Superintendent of Public Schools
Tacoma
Wash
Science and faith meet in truth and discovery
The passage asserts harmony between science and the Bible, claiming radio and space reveal invisible wires laid by God. It argues science discovers what God created and does not disprove scripture, but corroborates and confirms it, with each supporting the other.
Taylor County Named for Zachary Taylor and Other Taylors
An essay defends the name Taylor for the county by listing notable Taylors from history and noting Zachary Taylor, born 1784 in Orange County Virginia, who rose from modest schooling to the presidency after a career as a soldier. It mentions Sarah Knox Taylor and Jefferson Davis, clarifying family links and honors tied to the name.
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Taylor County
Taylor
Zachary Taylor
Orange County
Col
Richard Taylor
Virginia
Kentucky
Country
Louisville
Zachary
David
Ohio
Louisiana
Hi House
United States
Sarah Knox Taylor
Pressent Taylor
Jefferson Davis Dom
Judge Pittman Endorsed by Home Town Paper in Georgia Race
Walton Tribune and Cartersville Tribune-News praise Judge Pittman as a citizen and public official while affirming Governor Talmadge’s eight year record. The editor says Pittman should have stood aside to allow the governor’s endorsement, noting Talmadge delivered on promises to the people.
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Pittman
Talmadge
Madge
Georgia
Joe Terrell
Dupont Guery
Judge Pitman
Tahmadge
Tikmadge
Walton Tribune
Cartersville
Belief vs Truth Divides People into Two Classes
People divide into two classes according to their attitude toward belief and truth. Some prize their beliefs above truth, while others value truth more than their beliefs. The distinction frames how individuals approach evidence, dogma, and doubt.
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C. E. Benns
C. E. Cox
R. B. Kirkley
Butler
Georgia Weekly
Crawford Moncrief
C. Bb. H. Moncrief
Georgia Post
Knoxville
Isabelle Davis
College Park
Boulder Dam
Wallace
M. C. Tarver
Treasury Agriculture and Interior Departments
Tarver
Elberton
France
Future Home Makers
Alfred Taylor
United States Navy
Bayard Taylor
Brook Taylor
E. T. Taylor
George Taylor
Isaac Taylor
Jeremy Taylor
N. W. Taylor
S. H. Taylor
William Taylor
W. J. R. Taylor
W. M. Taylor
W. R. Taylor
Charles Taylor
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