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Newspaper

Butler Herald

Location

Butler, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1935

Page

4

Parade Views and Public Notices From Butler

Observations on youth nudity trends in Butler streets last week alongside a note on the death of Nor man C. Miller of Atlanta a respected educator and church leader. Census Bureau planning three projects to hire 72 000 relief workers at a cost of 9 880 0000. Remarks on opinion hedging and leadership praise for President Roosevelt after signing the Spanish American War veterans benefit last week. A suggestion that churches install air conditioning to boost membership over sermons and choirs. Reflections on closed minds producing unreliable judgments and a past poker raid tragedy evoking shared community sorrow.

Georgia wary of president’s $15 pension plan

The text notes little chance Georgia will gain benefits from a $15 monthly pension for the aged infirm and blind. Gov. Talmadge opposes the bill, signaling resistance within the state.

Georgia Talmadge

Judge cites pistol in car as safety path in bandit case

In Atlanta Superior Court Judge G H Howard sentenced 19 year old Claude Carmen to 14 to 20 years for wounding a bandit. The judge stated that carrying a pistol in the car pocket is the only safe travel option for a motorist.

G. H. Howard Atlanta Claude Carmen

Roosevelt signs Social Security bill haltingly praised nationwide

A reader notes quirks about husbands while political circles discuss Andrew Mobley challenging Vinson next year. The Social Security act, signed by President Roosevelt after eight months in Congress, aims to aid nearly 30 million people including the elderly, unemployed, blind, dependent children, and crippled children. Georgia slips on highway funds due to governor's lack of cooperation amid broad praise for the New Deal measure.

Roosevelt Congressional Congress Georgia

Spurious Spider Bite Relief Report Circulates

A humorous notice claims black widow bites will be less reported than snake bites because an apparent remedy involves injecting salt water into the victim. The item reads as a dubious anecdote about medical cures and misleads readers with improbable instructions.

Government pension bill discussed in meeting

A group debated a two hundred dollar monthly pension bill yesterday. An elderly man, claiming to be eight years old, argued for a 20 year back pension, noting a lifetime of work and entitlement to back payments.

Death of Will Rogers and Wiley Post Shocks Nation

Sorrow swept the nation Friday as news spread of the tragic plane crash that killed famed aviator Wiley Post and noted comedian Will Rogers. The two were en route to Russia over Alaska when their craft went down.

Will Rogers Wiley Post Globe Alaska Russia

Rove on Gangster Ranks in Chicago Murders

The writer notes it seems rank and file gangsters rarely get shot in Chicago. After the death of a gangster by rivals the daily newspaper calls him a gang leader rather than a rank and file member, suggesting a pattern in reporting and attribution.

Chicago

Prices for farm goods and consumer burden debate

The piece notes growing consumer complaints as better farm prices seem real. It questions how farmers can gain top wheat prices while consumers pay bottom prices, suggesting such a split would be advantageous yet not entirely practicable.

Death of Chas J. Shipp Recalled by Cordele Press Pioneers

The Herald extends sympathy to Nelson Shipp editor of The Columbus Ledger in the death of his father Chas J. Shipp at Cleveland Texas after a brief illness. The elder Shipp founded Cordele Rambler the first newspaper in Cordele and earned high regard in Crisp county.

The Herald Nelson Shipp Columbus Ledger Chas J. Shipp Cleveland Tex Shipp Cordele Cordele Rambler Crisp County

Italy’s War Cause Questioned By Observers

Few people see reason or excuse for Italy provoking a war with Ethiopia. Italy is not viewed as an exploiter in trade or territorial aims. She is said to value peace and Ethiopia’s independence, while some believe Ethiopia’s strength might calm Italian aggression if it possessed more weapons.

Italy Ethiopia

Forgotten cash brings small thrills in quiet homes

A brief, reflective note on the simple excitement found in discovering money forgotten in clothing. A five dollar bill or a lone quarter hidden in a suit in the closet can spark a measurable thrill in a household, illustrating small everyday pleasures.

Much About Columbus Industrial Survey Highlights City Roots

Walter P. Pike presents Columbus long history as an industrial hub founded in 1828 by Georgia. The piece notes Chattahoochee water power fueling early manufacturing, Civil War production at Columbus Iron Works, Fort Benning, river port status, railroads, hydroelectric milestones, electric lighting for mills, and the city’s sustained industrial growth with few major failures.

Herald Walter P. Pike Columba Chamber of Commerce Columbua Columbus Georgia Chattahoochee Pike Broad Street Oglethorpe Mexico Confederacy Confederate Naval Iron Works Columbus Iron Works Wilson Lee Fort Benning Henry Benning Chattahoochee River

Rivers abandons sales tax advocacy for 1936 race

Speaker Ed Rivers, long viewed as a leading gubernatorial contender for 1936, reportedly abandons his push for a sales tax. The plan has merits but is too controversial for a candidate seeking public office.

Ed Rivers Talmadge

Landscape highway decoration plan gains state attention

The movement to landscape highways and decorate the roadsides is drawing notable interest in several states. Decoration will use shrubs and grass planted on shoulders and sides. Times change. years ago roadsides were cluttered with empty tin cans and trash dumped by townspeople with little restraint.

Georgia praises Roosevelt and praise for Talmadge in Congress

The message extols FDR in the White House and lauds Eugene Talmadge as Georgia’s chief executive and the Third District’s standout congressman. It urges harmony to achieve long awaited benefits for the state and district.

Fdr White House Georgia Eugene Talmadge Third Congress

Charlton editor slams agriculture chief Linder over tobacco price claim

Editor Harrison of the Charlton County Herald criticizes Commissioner of Agriculture Tom Linder for predicting bad tobacco prices. He says growers faced good prices compared to prior years and mocks past stances on jute and secession moves.

Linder Harrison Charlton County Herald Tom Linder Georgia Tom

Driving While Drunk U.S. State Licenses Suggested

The Dawson News argues that most accidents are caused by alcohol in drivers and says licensing drivers with revocation for drunken driving would deter offenses. It asserts that penalties vary by influence and urges state licensing to sober motorists more effectively than fines.

Flattery or Light: Exposing Misconduct in Print

The Thomasville Press argues two methods to reach the average reader. Flattery may boost influence by aligning with interests, but the paper favors a harder approach. By revealing deceit and hypocrisy with facts, light is shed on misconduct, though the process is unpleasant but often necessary.

Thomasville Press

Democrats cheerful over 1936 campaign says AP

The Savannah Press reports a bright outlook for the Democrats in the 1936 campaign. The Associated Press through Byron Price notes widespread improvement in industry and finance, a source of encouragement for the party.

Savannah Press Associated Press Washington Byron Price

Huey Long Under Fire In Elberton Star Take

The Elberton Star blasts Huey Long as a public deceiver and criticizes his past work teaching bartenders in New York. It mocks his upcoming challenge to debate the president as absurd and nauseating, while noting some readers may not detect the odor of the tactic.

Elberton Star Huey Long Tle New York

Woman wins Grady county race against 14 men and rival woman

The Moultrie Observer comments on a female victory in the Ordinary of Grady county race. It notes she faced 14 men and one other woman, and asserts that women are rising, challenging male monopoly on salaries and improving job qualifications as competition increases.

Moultrie Grady County

Georgia's Five Native Sons Shine in the Senate

J C McAuliffe notes Georgia now boasts five native senators Duncan Fletcher Wm McAdoo James Lewis Walter George and Richard Russell born in Sumter Marietta Augusta Vienna and Winder He highlights Senator Walter F George as a high value constitutional authority whose positions have been widely supported by the Senate and Supreme Court

Georgia J. C. McAuliffe Senate Union Duncan A. Fletcher Sumter County Wm. Gibbs McAdoo Marietta James Hamilton Lewis Augusta Walter F. George Vienna Richard B. Russell Winder George McAuliffe Supreme Court

Gasoline Short Measure Draws Editor’s Florida Report

Belmont Dennis of the Covington News recalls a Florida trip exposing short measures at Gulf stations. He describes pumps giving under five gallons per five, with no apology as he and a Tampa stop echo similar cheating. The Savannah Press notes the broader questionable practice.

A. Belmont Dennis Covington Florida Peninsula Dennis Bradenton Manatee Street Georgia Tampa Savannah Press

Grouper Catch At St Marks Attracts Local Fishermen

Joe Lee Barker leads a fishing party including E. E. Jones B. G. Holloway Tommie Colquitt J. P. Ellington Buddie Hawkins W. S. Mathews J. G. Ferguson J. W. Ferguson and J. E. Hawkins to St Marks where about 1000 pounds of grouper were landed over Sunday Monday and Tuesday.

Thomaston ‘Limes Joe Lee Barker St. Marks Himself E. E. Jones B. G. Holloway Tommie Colquitt J. P. Ellington Buddie Hawkins W. S. Mathews J. G. Ferguson J. W. Ferguson J. E. Hawkins

Sheriff Sale Notice in Taylor County Georgia 1935

Taylor County sheriff sale listing properties including Lot No 18 in district 18 and Lot No 263 in district 11 with 107 acres, Lot 152 in district 14 with 202.5 acres, Lot 50 in district 15 with 205 acres, and 50 acres in Lot 206 district 4. Properties are taxed to J T Hinton Mrs H S Wall G T C Nelson Mrs H W Jarrell and Lee Posey, with sales set for the first Tuesday in September 1935 at the court house door.

Georgia Taylor County Jay J. T. Hinton A. Roberts Taytop Fifa Interstatg Bond Company R. M. Jinks H. S. Wall G. A. Roberts G. T. C. Nelson G. T. Co. Nelson Interstate Bond Company H. W. Jarrell Lee Posey R. P. McGuffin

Peace and the Real Peace of God in Christian Science

A Christian Science Weekly essay argues that true peace is the realization of God in the heart, not mere absence of conflict. It stresses internal harmony as the basis for national and global peace, citing Mary Baker Eddy and Jesus, and urges individual reflection on divine Mind to dispel strife.

Mary Baker Eddy Mother Church God Busi Christ Jesus Individua Pest

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Butler Gov. Talmadge Ball Ferry Bridge U. S. Treasury Mr. Morgenthau Norman C. Miller Cive Census Bureau Andrew Mobley Vingon Andy Dawson News Sheriff's Sale
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