Butler Herald Official Organ of Taylor County
The Butler Herald of Taylor County Georgia is the official organ published every Thursday with an average weekly circulation of fifteen hundred. Subscription is 15 dollars a year. The paper notes Thanksgiving reflections and extends congratulations to the Stewart Webster Journal as the Quitman county official organ, while quoting the Brunswick News on a Nazi claim about the destroyer Kearney.
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Herald
Stewart-Webster Journal
Quitman County
Brunswick News
United States
Roosevelt plan to unify civil service youth programs
President Roosevelt urged drafting plans to consolidate the Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Youth Administration. The note remarks on youth stages before age twenty-one and cites Butler merchants prebuying to beat price rises. The item also mentions a Georgia comment by J. E. B. Stewart and a spoof about being the goat.
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Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Youth Administration
Humble citizen teaches famous men lessons in citizenship
An Albany Herald commentary notes that true patriotism comes from character, not appearance, stating a modest citizen with limited clothes can know more about patriotism than fashionable men in Broadway or Michigan Avenue. The piece emphasizes substance over style in defining national loyalty.
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Broadway
Michigan Avenue
Albany Herald
Volunteer’s 84 mile trek to enlist defied doctor’s verdict
A man seeking army enlistment was refused by the examining physician for bad feet. Undeterred, he returned the next morning and explained he hiked 84 miles to the station and could not face walking home, insisting his endurance would prove useful.
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Quitman Free Press
Monthly Bills Bring Little Thrills, Says Lufburrow
In a Tifton Gazette column N A Lufburrow reflects on monthly bills, noting they are not causes for glory or celebration. He says he feels alive when bills arrive and that challenges and sacrifices give things value, even as many dread the monthly statements.
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Tifton Gazette N. Aa
Lufburrow
Our Anniversary The Herald Marks 66 Years in Print
The Herald notes its 66th anniversary under current owners with history dating back to its 1876 founding by the late W. B. Burch. It reflects on past adversities and successes and thanks patrons and advertisers for support and loyalty.
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Herald
W. B. Burch
Chevrolet
Fisher
Joyner Brothers Twinlike Careers Draws Sermon Series
Pastor John R Joyner and his brother Bert, both Mercer graduates and longtime partners, will lead a revival at Hill Baptist Church Americus. The pair have shared life from school to ministry with parallel careers and a long mutual support record, now continuing with John preaching for Bert in Augusta and Bert for John at Hill Church.
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John R. Joyner
Central Baptist Church, Americus
the Hill Baptist Church
Bert
Joyner Brothers
Mercer University
John Joyner
Jonnie
Bertie
John
Tert
Bay Branch Church
Middle Association
A. T. Cline
C. H Fchwall
Augusta
Index
Hill Church
Central Church
Americus
Christian Index
Army Tanks and Planes Drive War Effort
Walter E. Steed argues in a Republic of Letters excerpt that the nation must maximize production of tanks and planes to win the war. He cites Germany's conquests as proof and urges continuous, efficient operation of American factories.
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Germany
Walter E. Steed
Atlanta Journal's Republic of Letters
Army records show Protestant majority among U S soldiers
Army records indicate 59 percent of soldiers are Protestants, 31 percent Catholics, 2 percent Jews and a portion with no denomination. The data reflects religious composition within the U S Army.
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U. S
Georgia rural press CTs for principle over personality
The Atlanta Journal notes growing willingness in Georgia’s rural press to discuss matters of import by principle rather than individuals. If understood rightly, the next statewide campaign could center on restoring the democratic coalition with weekly newspapers trusted for honest opinions and vigorous course.
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Georgia
The
Atlanta Journal
Times Opinion: Extend Work Week for National Emergency
The Valcosto Times argues that the 40 hour week is insufficient during national peril. Extending to 44 or 48 hours would boost production with little hardship, supported by loyal workers. A minority opposes, but overall self preservation justifies longer hours during emergencies.
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United States
Valcasto
Senator George Praised For Key Vote On Neutrality Act
The Macon Telegraph commends Senator Walter F. George for casting the deciding vote in the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations that would practically repeal the neutrality act, serving the administration and the country.
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Macon Telegraph
George
Walter F. George
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Lewis defies Roosevelt calls to end captive mine strike
The Atlanta Constitution notes John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, has refused two presidential appeals to halt the captive mine strike. The strike proceeds, risking hampering the American defense effort and the life or death struggle of free nations against the Nazis.
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The
Atlanta Constitution
Mr. Lewis
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Taylor County Sets Food for Freedom Goals for 1942
Taylor county farmers were urged to boost 1942 production to ensure full dinners and adequate diets for allies. G. A. Young, chair of the Taylor County USDA Defense Board, outlined targets including 6,000 acres of peanuts, 14 percent more eggs, and seven percent more milk, with cattle, calves, hogs and feed also rising.
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Taylor County
G. A. Young
Usda Defense Board
Claude Wickard
Young
Georgia
Mr. Young
Defense Board
Mable Saunders
Georgia records 43 fatal auto accidents in September
Georgia records 43 fatalities from auto accidents in September per the Department of Public Safety. Major John E. Goodwin notes September deaths totaled 43, down from 77 the prior year, with 602 lives lost in nine months. Most crashes were avoidable, caused by improper driving. the September deaths included 9 drivers, 20 passengers, 9 pedestrians, 4 bicyclists, and one animal drawn vehicle occupant.
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Georgia
State Department of Public Safety
John E. Goodwin
Maj. Goodwin
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Thomasville Press
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