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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1946
Page
4
The piece notes rising disputes in Butler Georgia amid many people trying to be peacemakers. It laments jeep proliferation and jokes about planning for future plane ownership becoming common for families as jet travel and personal aircraft enter everyday life.
A lighthearted column notes how some seniors avoid motorized scooters and prefer related inventions. The writer jokes about grandmothers choosing two person bicycles, reflecting progressive age attitudes in a playful tone.
Hundreds of newcomers to Butler are urged to settle in and become active in civic affairs, schools, and churches. The message invites them to participate in community growth and prosperity for all residents.
The author reminisces about quieter social life in rural and suburban areas, contrasting it with today’s gambling joints and night clubs. He notes the absence of the deplorable tragedy that now accompanies late events, suggesting a gentler, more orderly past.
The New York speech by Wallace advocates two spheres of influence with Russia and the United States as dominant powers. Critics fear the plan guarantees renewed global conflict.
Older citizens of Butler remember William and Solo mon Dasher as leaders in the lumber industry whose spirit spurred regional progress after Civil War destruction. The piece notes the recent death of Stella Dasher Story, 73, last direct descendant, and recalls her family’s civic influence in Ashburn and Turner County. It ends with a devotional anecdote on neighborliness and a light satire on hay fever remedies, including Old Jack Frost and a mock Life magazine plug.
The Atlanta Journal reports Representative Stephen Pace of Georgia urged county agents at Athens to push efficiency. He warned tariffs and subsidies won’t reduce foreign and domestic competition and called for better land use seed varieties insect control and mechanization to grow more cotton cheaper while government price supports may fade.
The Bartow Herald of Cartersville received five Georgia Press Association prizes at Savannah. Awards include Trox Bankston trophy for largest share of local news, plus two second prizes and two third prizes for mechanical excellence use of pictures best individual editorial and best displayed advertising.
James H. Gray of the Albany Herald told a club of business men in Albany, Georgia that a decentralization of industry could create a stable, humane society. He argued small units near towns improve worker decency and dignity, contrasting with urban centers. He praised Georgia’s established small-industry base and the appealing southern lifestyle for veterans.
The note states that on October first the 5c air mail stamp will take effect and become popular. It recalls past air mail rates: 5c last used July 6, 1932, rose to 6c in 1934, remained until March 1944 when 8c rate began.
The Bainbridge Post-Searchlight notes critics warn that the On-the-Job Training program for veterans faces a push to clean up its flaws and bias risks. Advocates say proper management makes the program a major benefit for veterans, while taxpayers may demand accountability. Fire prevention drives expand as National Board of Fire Underwriters distributes materials to agents and groups ahead of Fire Prevention Week October 6 to 12.
A Dalton News editorial laments the loss of the traditional family home and its community role. It contrasts crowded apartments and commercialized entertainment with past neighborhoods where children played at home and neighbors gathered, urging restoration of the home or a satisfactory substitute to curb juvenile delinquency.
The death of a prominent Columbus Georgia citizen in an Alabama nightclub provoked public outrage. Officials have not solved the case, and many believe the involved parties followed the wrong path amid the tragedy and its lessons.
Senator Pace proposes naming the Americus veterans hospital The Marcus George Veterans Memorial Hospital in honor of the senator's son, Marcus George, a Navy pilot killed in 1943 off New York City. Kiwanis Club talk praised him as a fearless American. state and congressional colleagues express sympathy for Senator George. The plan aims to honor comrades in arms with a lasting tribute.
A resident from Butler learns that after October 1 the nickel postage for an Air Mail letter to New York or California will be possible making letter delivery cheaper and more accessible.
The piece credits Herman Talmadge with shaping the next four years of Georgia state government. It notes his push for developing processing plants to boost state profits from local products and his influence through his father, Governor-elect, promising broad cooperation across political lines. He urged agents to promote transforming raw materials into finished goods within Georgia.
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