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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1926
Page
5
Poem voices defiant spirit of an aging man who refuses to surrender to time. It celebrates inner youth, resilience, and a will to laugh and dance despite physical decline. The speaker vows to keep a bright heart, face the town with cheer, and walk the earth as a whistling boy with an old overcoat.
Butler residents and visitors fill a week with trips to Atlanta Columbus Macon Reynolds and Reynolds area social rounds. Family visits include Miss Janie Neisler with the Harl Neisler household and many Clarke County and Barnesville guests staying with kinfolk.
Mrs Sara Cross acts as supervisor in the office of Hon C B Com clerk of court while Miss Clyde Brewer is away on a two week vacation.
For those heading to college and early fall shoppers, sewing services will begin August 9. Only best sewing wanted, contact at 815-1¢ cents for details.
The Auburndale School Board chose Mrs May Fountain to head the new teaching staff starting August Slat. She arrived two years ago from Butler Florida to live with her daughter Mrs Harrison Fraser and is noted for a welcoming, conscientious approach to guiding young women.
K C McCants reports an open ball of cotton as the signal of the harvest season. He claims to have fourteen acres and expects ten or more bales. He says hopper and weevil are not troubling him.
A reader recalls a puncture near a village on a tourist route and recounts being charged a dollar for tire repair when standard cost should be twenty five cents. The writer urges local artisans to avoid gouging strangers, arguing fair treatment strengthens the town’s reputation and attracts future visitors and residents.
The Oglethorpe Echo urges Lexington residents to treat strangers and tourists fairly to preserve the community’s reputation. Every artisan or dealer shapes the town’s impression, so fair dealing benefits all and attracts praise from visitors, rich or poor, reducing harsh criticism and potential gouging.
Talbotton Georgia July John A Smith representative from Talbot county will be returned without opposition Entries closed Saturday with Smith the only candidate
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