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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
4
The Butler Herald editorial notes springtime puppy love and reflects on national politics with Dewey favored by Republicans and Roosevelt seen as the Democratic standout, suggesting the fall contest will feature those figures with limited opposition.
The Wal ton Tribune editor Ernest Camp laments giving up on a garden plot infested with nut grass and turning it into an orchard. He notes the struggle requires more prayer or elbow grease than he has, a contrast with past triumphs over big problems.
Crawford County political scene reports Nat F. Walker, longtime candidate for county Representative, announces via paid Macon Telegraph ad that he withdraws his Legislature announcement from that paper but remains in the race. He says he will continue with the Georgia Post only if required, and notes he pays for ads in both papers.
A Calhoun reader recalls park mischief and nostalgia for old community gatherings. The piece lauds Georgia weeklies, highlighting papers like The Dalton News and The Butler Herald, and extols editors as vital community figures with a national- class standard in typography and service.
Jim Chism praises weekly papers for recording life in smaller towns. The article highlights business, church, civic efforts, marriages, births, deaths, school items, and social events. It defends decency in reporting and notes farmers and gardens as common topics, with Piney Woods Pete critiquing garden talk and a vow for Victory Gardeners.
The man with home cured hams in the smoke house and a yard full of poultry seems secure when it comes to meat points. The piece notes self sufficiency and readiness for shortages.
Editor Benns celebrates youth and the carefree days of a bare foot boy while lamenting aging and its pains. The piece contrasts rough years with a wish to relive one day of youth, imagining hot sand beds, sand spurs, and the joy of simple pleasures like fishing and local ball games.
Washington correspondent Paul Mallon discusses alleged grand Allied plans for a multi-front invasion of Europe including Yugoslavia, the Netherlands into Germany, and southern France. He notes logistical challenges, current German fronts, and Turkish hesitations while stressing unofficial analyses from military magazines.
A local preacher writes from his charge that people want a man who can preach like a bishop sing like a trained choir perform many duties constantly and take no collection. He says he would gladly do all this but lacks strength grace and sense to meet such expectations.
The Herald extends best wishes to Carlton Binns of Atlanta in his candidacy for ordinary of Fulton county. He succeeds Judge Thomas H. Jefferies who retires after many years. Binns is a former Fulton county solicitor, past president of the Exchange Club of Atlanta, and director of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. He is an ex serviceman, active churchman and Mason.
Rev. Pierce Harris reflects on the impact of country preachers in American life. He recalls a sermon in Americus for Dr. J A Thomas and praises country clergy for guiding communities, enduring low pay, and supplying leadership amid sacrifice, citing syrup collections and modest parsonages as symbols. The piece contrasts rural faith with urban leadership and notes the pay gap in education.
Patricia Patrick, 17, fiancée of Sgt. Bernard E. Jensen, says a kiss from a British girl revived him after he parachuted from a blazing Flying Fortress over England. The English kiss supposedly helped him wake and prompted her to declare she will always wait for him in California.
A South Carolinian seeks divorce in a domestic relations court after claims his wife cannot cook and his wages are insufficient for a cook. The bride admits the accusation but says she is willing to learn. the judge blocks the divorce, finding blame lies with the bride's mother rather than either spouse.
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