Georgia Race Has Angles In Voter Turnout
Georgia voters head to the 1954 primary to choose a governor and other officials. The contest features a large eligible electorate with 18 year olds and Black voters voting for the first time in a state primary. Major race interest centers on the governor ballot and potential runoffs if no candidate wins a majority.
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Associated Press
Georgia
United States Supreme Court
Arnall
Rgia
Big Bell
Marietta
Georgia voters face first ever lieutenant governor race
Ex governors Eugene Talmadge and E D Rivers vie for attention alongside civic leaders James Carmichael and Hoke O Kelley as Georgians prepare to vote for a new lieutenant governor. Ballots also include state legislative contests and nine state administrative races with multiple incumbents in opposition. Contests dot nine congressional districts with races in districts one two five six seven eight and nine.
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Eugene Talmadge
E. D. Rivers
Bamber
James V. Carmichael
Hoke O'Kelley
General Assembly
Solicitor General
Rac
Statehouse
Court of Appeals
Georgia
Driving a car at top speed on the wrong side of the road
A collage of vignettes on traffic folly and roadside humor. A safety warning notes that driving on the wrong side is dangerous, paired with comic banter about motorists and pedestrians. A Decatur anecdote, jokes about worry and benevolence, and a quip about a lawyer's hot office round out the slice of mid century life.
Giving and Golf Tales Mix With Family Jests
A visitor at a golf course fails with a wild swing on the first tee while noting the course sits two inches lower than his usual. A family joke follows about Pa out strolling at night and Ma’s reaction, and a turtle bed gag answers why frogs were scarce.
Recruiter adds one man for flamethrower unit
Army recruiting office in Louisville gains J. R. Hunter an 18 year old from Summerville Georgia as the latest enlistee. Hunter claims he has spent three years in a carnival flame act and quips civilian life isn’t so hot as he joins the armed forces.
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Louisville
Terial
Army
J. R. Hunter
Summerville
Hunter
Armed Forces
New DDT Binder Coating Promises Safer Home Use
Sherwin Williams official B L Young reports a colorless synthetic resin coating named destroy that binds DDT crystals to surfaces and slowly migrates to keep homes bug free. The coating dries to an almost invisible film and is durable enough for two applications per season, with safety claims that children cannot easily ingest harmful amounts.
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B. L. Young
Sherwin- Williams
Decatur
For Sale Full Blooded Bull Pup Puppies
Full blooded screw tail bull pups for sale priced at 15 and 20 dollars. Contact J. O. Camp at 237 South Avenue West.
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J. O
Sth Ave. W
Local Ministers Lead Cullman Revival Services
Dr. Paul Roberts of Central Baptist and Edmond Keith will lead a revival starting Sunday at First Baptist Church in Cullman. Large crowds are expected to attend the services. Cocoa grows wild in Haiti.
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Paul Roberts
Central Baptist Church
Edmond Keith
First Baptist Church
Cullman
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