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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
3
A comic quip centers on a patient fearing ptomaine poisoning and seeking a doctor. The punchline suggests a chiropodist as the go to for toe troubles, playing on the word tomaines for humorous effect.
A brisk exchange mocks Newriches as illiterate and fluent in auto parts while teasing golf fatigue. A rumor of an age joke triggers confusion, and a dog commands attention as a Boston bull observer offers comic interjections.
A playful dialogue on typhoid and consumption scares spreads among diners and a waiter. A fly in the soup sparks a wry exchange about preventive treatment as a doorstep mat becomes a quip.
A reflective chronicle of August driven by a stream of historical notes from 1492 to 1936. It recalls Columbus, World Wars reference points, Key, Wilson, Dawes, Hindenburg, Hitler, and notable events such as the Klondike gold rush, steamboat invention, and Savannah’s earthquake.
Spalding county weather prognosticator Prof Albert Snider predicts August will bring 18 days of showers and 8 fair days with high winds on two dates. The forecast lists daily conditions including showers and thunder showers across the month and notes several fair and cloudy periods.
Rosai Turner filed for twelve months support from the estate of the late Little Mack Turner. The petition will be heard by the Ordinary at the September term of the Georgia Taylor County court, on the first Monday in September 1989. Signed by Reed, Ordinary, on August 5, 1989.
Athens August 5 Approximately 8 000 000 in cotton price adjustment payments will go to Georgia farmers in the 1930 Agricultural Conservation Program. About 1236 000 cotton producers will apply using mailed forms and be audited by county offices before payments are issued. The 1 6 cent rate applies to normal yields on 1989 acreage. parity payments go to growers not exceeding 1939 allotments with examples given and later conservation payments at 2 cents per pound.
A meeting is set for Friday August 18 at Bethlehem Church to work on church grounds and to erect an arbor for the Association meeting in September. The previous cemetery work session drew 58 workers and pledged 36 dollars toward a new fence. total cost is about 160 dollars for steel posts gates and high grade wire. Volunteers are urged to help and bring tools. contributions from relatives and others will be published later.
A 12 year old Greek boy counts Brastias Mark Sikelianos, visiting from a YMCA camp near Tallulah Falls, is made an honorary lifelong citizen of Athens by Mayor A G Dudley. The ceremony includes a greeting letter to the Athens mayor in Greece.
Congressman Stephen Pace wins House passage for Heave Bill 4088 to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to cover fats and oils, cottonseed products, peanut oil, and related items. The measure seeks to empower farmers in price formation while curbing speculative trading in farm commodities.
Peter McLaren the champion woodcutter will stage a log chopping contest and demonstration in Butler on Tuesday August 22 at 11 30 am Arranged by Jarrells Department Store the event offers a fifty dollar prize if McLaren fails to chop through a log in two thirds of the contestants time Open to any local man not previously competing against McLaren Participants may bring their own axe and entry is free
Spalding to hold a pre school session for high school students in August under Superintendent A H Schuler. The program aims to offset days lost and includes juniors seniors freshmen and sophomores returning to School. New students admitted until the regular term begins September 4.
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