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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1929
Page
4
The Ft Valley Leader s Tribune notes local gins and machinery overhauls ahead of the season and hints at Peach County finances. It also reports two Georgia timers named Manchester with chartered status in different counties and mentions Senate passage of a 6 cent gas tax bill following House approval.
Gol Dan 8 Beeland spent weeks at an Army Ramp near Savannah. Miss Alice May Ellison of Adrian plans a visit to her aunt Mrs. F. M. Carson. Jefferson County abandoned the qmunict system on Jan 1 1929. A compar ative statement for the first x months of 1928 and 1929 shows a saving of $28 000 for Jefferson County under the old system. Taylor County may consider abolishing the woxict system.
Miss Nellie Turner sent a Dallas newspaper noting an unfavorable Texas cotton outlook due to a long drought. Government estimates of fifteen and a half million bales may drop to thirteen or fourteen million, potentially raising prices. Editor J Doyle Jones of the Madison Progress Argus is praised for faithful community service and years of solid work as the Herald acknowledges.
The Bainbridge Post-Searchlight quotes the Herald urging support for poor Georgia children’s access to common schools, criticizing heavy college lobby efforts for large appropriations as risky. It argues other interests deserve rights in state affairs beyond Auburns and the lobby.
A Georgia opinion decries the General Assembly's failure to enact retrenchment and reform amid a four million dollar state debt. It notes unpaid highway contracts and teacher salaries while officials receive raises, urging accountability and true fiscal restraint in 1929.
In Boston a 14 year old boy climbed a twenty foot pole in his father's yard and stayed seated for ten days ten hours ten minutes and ten seconds. Thousands watched as crowds pressed to praise him, requiring two police squads to prevent rough encouragement. The stunt underscores a craze for endurance contests as a shortcut to fame.
The Jackson Progress Argus warns that a strong tobacco and cotton harvest could lead Georgians to excess and debt. It urges disciplined spending and responsible payment of debts, noting Providence offers a chance to restart wisely.
Georgia lawmaker C. H. Neisler of Taylor county, newly elected to the legislature, spoke nearly an hour in defense of the only fertilizer bill before the session. The measure imposes penalties for misbranding and foreign substances in commercial fertilizer, turning the tide to pass 125 to 6. Neisler’s speech drew wide praise as among the best heard on the House floor.
A Spartanburg Herald summary argues Georgia suffers from overlocalism with 161 counties. It urges state action on highways, public health, conservation, and education facing a looming deficit and underfunded pensions. The piece says reform requires mass voter action to dismantle local political machines.
Mark Twain urges embracing life as a vital task and a grand chance to help others. He praises steady labor, purpose, and perseverance that lead some to fame through wisdom and skill.
Poem lines emphasize inner values over appearances. The verses contrast visible signs with true character and actions. It extols kindness, integrity, and deeds over dreams and displays, linking virtue to happiness and lasting peace.
The Macon Telegraph denounces the 1929 Georgia General Assembly as weak with no major laws enacted. It highlights highway debt, education deficits, and poor governance, urging leadership changes and two reforms: a lieutenant governor and home rule via the Burgin bill.
The Dallas New Era reflects on how a man cannot fool himself though he may fool others. Genuine happiness comes from living as one truly is, not from pretending to be good to earn others respect. Hypocrisy harms the soul and cannot escape self judgment. A man who deceives the public ends up sleeping with a thief in conscience.
A fragmentary column humorously contrasts types of women from flirtatious to industrious complainers. It mocks the stereotype of the whining spouse and warns that constant nagging would turn matrimony into chaos, reflecting a bygone social tone.
Fragmentary note references debate on differences of opinion and expression. The text appears as a garbled discussion fragment with incomplete phrases about disagreement and feeling. No clear persons or organizations are identified.
A fragmented reflection on economics and poverty compares rags to debt and wealth, suggesting money fuels banks, loans, and social divides, with stark imagery of garments and sleeved shirts.
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