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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1930
Page
4
The Taylor County weekly notes Georgia highway plans to pave Route 3 by end of 1931, discusses convict labor shifts, and comments on governors races, rail and drink driving issues, plus local clergy and agriculture. It cites Judge Rainey’s illness, Blalock’s long service, and industry worries from tobacco prices to manganese.
President LOUIE L MORRIS thanks members at the Georgia Press Association annual convention in Barnesville for cooperation over the past year. He notes legislative efforts, district association work, Camp Committee’s Press Haven, and a growing Press Institute with Emory University and the University of Georgia. The message lauds journalism improvements and urges continued attendance and support.
A July 22 1930 address before the Georgia Press Association in Barnesville urges strict honor in journalism and argues free speech and a free press are essential to liberty. The speaker warns against autocratic rule abroad and defends journalistic privilege while stressing truth as a shield against libel.
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