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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1930
Page
4
A regional ad friendly note urges residents to support local merchants and newspapers. It trumpets the Dawson News centennial milestone, praises Savannah Press, and urges readers to keep home money in town to boost growth while noting a recent Dearborn bear incident for tone.
Students at a high school praised the local newspaper for descriptive accuracy while the editor blamed proofreaders for a typographical error. The story noted the closing of school for the summer vacation with the line Final examinations will be hell next Tuesday and Wednesday. Traveling to a live town, a visitor is told there is none better, a sign to stay and look around.
The piece argues primary campaigns lack public interest while urging qualified voters to exercise their rights. It rebukes the idea that newspapers exist for single personalities and cites Cousin John Slaton on taxes, asserting Congress funds come from varied sources beyond land or business taxes, framing the press as a communal institution.
A speaker denounces five Georgia gubernatorial candidates for insufficient statesmanship. He calls for broad minded, conservative leadership prioritizing the state's overall needs and limiting public spending to match income, arguing the current field risks financial trouble.
The written plea warns that careless cigarettes and matches can cause large losses as fires spread quickly in dry conditions. It stresses the old slogan an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and urges caution around cotton gins and common ignition sources.
The Cuthbert Leader reports that 42 counties have ended their chain gang or convict road labor. The move saves costs by using free labor, and frees up employment for those needing work. It questions whether convict labor is cheaper in the long run.
Milwaukee city engineer cites AP claim that each cubic yard of pavement holds three cents of gold and a block or car passage implies extensive gold value totaling 48500 dollars citywide. The piece urges focusing on the gold rather than dirt, echoing a biblical reference from Revelation.
Poem in old verse form expressing a plea for small acts of kindness from a beloved person. The speaker, D G Bickers, seeks quiet reassurance and gentle encouragement to ease loneliness and hunger for tender love.
A Jackson Herald opinion argues voters should judge Georgia gubernatorial and legislative candidates by character and record rather than platform promises. It notes platforms share common aims like good schools and roads but urges scrutiny of honesty, courage, training, and past deeds. It advocates selecting a plain, people minded leader who understands common concerns.
Georgia highway officials announce cooperation with South Carolina to hard surface main roads connecting trunk lines. The effort aims to create continuous paved routes from Florida through Georgia and the Carolinas toward New England, aligning with interstate highway building practices.
A newspaper column discusses recent double murder suicides where a father killed his mentally ill son and another father killed his daughter under the belief that she would suffer under better care. It argues society’s conflict between punishment and sympathy in such tragic cases. It also warns adults not to underestimate a teenager’s awareness.
W Bassa ant editor of the Newnan Herald cites Macon Telegraph editor W T Anderson backing Carswell’s plan to divert tag tax revenues to cover the state deficit. The piece argues for funding the state’s obligations to the elderly veterans and school children while noting widespread nighttime car light violations. It urges vehicle owners to fix lights.
Ex governor Slaton tries to claim late Senator Watson allies back him while Watson relatives deny any support. Letter excerpts from Hon. W A Watson and A D Watson are cited as proof of enduring loyalty to the late senator and opposition to Slaton. The piece argues Watson followers support the speaker and deny Slaton’s claims of backing.
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