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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
4
An editorial style paragraph from The Taylor County Herald reflects on life purpose and drift. It remarks on mortality, world events, and a ship at sea without direction, urging readers to find definite aims and charts of life.
J C Moulton resumes editorial management of the Schley County News, greeting readers and friends statewide. The column quotes Eliza Burritt on cheerful speech, notes opposition to the income flax bill, and warns Georgia faces multi million dollar deficits until a Boykin Air bill is recorded. A Georgia singer born in Dublin is noted, with natives as bankers contrasted.
Citizens from Doo Dy Turner and Crisp counties will gather at Cordelo on August 21 to celebrate the completion of paving on the National Highway. The event is billed as one of the most significant in the region in years.
Mr Wyman Harris, son of Mr and Mrs J H Harris, graduates from Butler High School this spring without any tardies or absences in his entire school life. The rotogravure note accompanies a photo in Sundays Atlanta Journal.
DePriest caused a stir by obtaining a no parking sign for his Washington residence. Police removed the sign, noting that even Supreme Court members are not allowed such privileges. The Baptist and Reflector comments on public honors and character.
The Brunswick News argues that discarding existing statutes in favor of Ten Commandments and Biblical laws would enable citizens to leave homes open and travel highways without fear of molestation. The piece frames Biblical law as a universal safety measure.
The Madison Madisonian notes ministers complain choir skirts are cut too short prompting blinds in lofts. It also cites weekly exchanges dedicating space to agricultural exhibits and county fair events this fall, signaling good crop prospects and regional prosperity.
The Monltrie Observer predicts the primary highway network in Georgia will be finished within three years. The Albany Herald challenges the claim and offers a nickle plated mashie and a dozen golf balls as bets if roads are completed as predicted.
The Albany Herald editorial argues that 2 cent letter mail profits cover losses from advertising magazines and calls for 1 cent postage. It criticizes magazines for high dividends on inflated stock and urges reversing the subsidy to make magazines pay delivery costs.
Congressman Chas R Crisp, esteemed and widely beloved, spent Monday in Butler and surrounding areas meeting locals. He says farm relief is a joke and the tariff bill tilts the odds in favor of manufacturers over producers, criticizing current congressional actions.
The Fort Valley Leader-Tribune and Herald accuse Georgia lawmakers of acting like a mob while blaming state voters for pressuring representatives. The piece argues citizens caused the frenzy around the gas tax bill and urges patience, noting many telegrams misstate a bill’s true nature and impact.
Editor M B Darnall of the Florence Herald receives the National Editorial Association top honor for greatest community service. His paper has placed second for three consecutive years, with this fourth year in the running. The masthead proclaims Better Roads Better Schools Better Farming.
Mr. J. L. Austin of Charing community visited Butler on business Saturday with two oversized watermelons from his crop grown on poor land. The new variety, praised for flavor and shipping quality, weighed 61 and 64 pounds with sale prices of 1.00 and 0.75 dollars respectively.
The house committee reports the Tucker bill to allow sheriffs to collect a 20 percent penalty on delinquent vehicle registrations starting February 2. Enforcing officers must collect full tag fee plus penalty before issuing a tag, with the state paying the penalty to sheriffs. The measure aims to rebate penalties for law enforcement use.
A midlife, able bodied man seeks aid from a city charity after arriving from a neighboring state. The piece argues personal responsibility and readiness for hard times, urging self help, work, and foresight rather than reliance on others.
Editorial extols Pelham Mitchell county as a thriving Georgia town. It credits civic, industrial and agricultural growth for a tobacco center, rising exports, and a sunny teamwork spirit. The piece urges other towns to follow Pelham’s example and not give up.
Fragmentary lines describe hunger driving theft and critique of finance. Mentions Wall Street, railway system, stocks and bonds and a pirate with a carload. Context and specifics are unreadable due to garbled OCR.
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