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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1957
Page
4
Ernest Rogers laments shrinking personal privacy in a modern world of training and education. The Wrightsville Headlight cites concerns over civilization decline and harmful trends. A fisherman offers quirky tips, while exchanges critique speeds of travel and the value of home life. Audrey Morgan emphasizes role models for children.
The Agriculture Department announces the average loan rate for 1957 crop upland cotton based on Middling 7/8-inch at 28.81 cents per pound gross weight, up 0.66 cent from the prior minimum rate.
Dr H A Dickel and Dr H H Dickson of the University of Oregon Medical School report that tranquilizing drugs may harm emotional health. They studied over 8,000 anxious patients and found some became depressed enough to commit suicide after taking the so called happiness pills.
A quotation from Woodrow Wilson asserts that free people maintain clear purpose and steady honor, prioritizing humanity over narrow personal interests. It emphasizes collective welfare and enduring dedication to shared goals.
The piece urges 18 year olds graduating high school to choose their path personally, warning against overreliance on advice from older generations. It highlights X-ray technician as a viable two year or four year option, noting certification after passing the American Registry of X-Ray Technicians exam and potential careers in medicine, industry, government, and public health.
The piece reflects on autumn's arrival amid lingering August heat and humidity. It expresses gratitude for all four seasons and the promise of better days, noting reverence for nature and a heartfelt devotion to seasonal change.
Gov. Griffin declares in the Bainbridge Post-Searchlight that Georgia today offers the greatest opportunities for the state’s youth in its history. He says these opportunities will keep increasing and urges young people to equip themselves to seize them.
The note from Adel News editor C. C. Patten emphasizes studying diverse histories from church to United States history. It argues history helps understand the nation’s founding, Revolution, independence, Constitution conventions, and state ratification, including Georgia as the fourth to ratify.
An overseas soldier faced a court martial and a four month prison term plus a $200 fine and rank reduction for refusing a “white sidewall” haircut. A review board later released him and restored his rank after he had already received a GI cut the day before. The incident drew mockery of Army hair policy and noted Marines would avoid such errors.
In September 1903 Herald notes Prof. M. C. Mosley accepted the principalship of Reynolds school opening August 31 with Miss Marie Crawford in the literary department. Also reports a large house party at Fickling Mill and obituaries of Mrs. Beeland and Happy Harp. A Confederate veterans mass meetingorganized in Taylor County. storm damage to local farms, crops ruined.
A reflection on personal growth where envy fades into ignorance and imitation dies. Each person must cultivate their own power through effort, seizing the nourishing corn from the ground given to them, for only they can discover what they can do.
A public school year costs about nine billion dollars in the U S. Yet American teens control roughly nine billion dollars in earnings and allowances annually. Parents bear taxes to fund schools and provide for their children’s allowances.
A columnist notes Americans frequently use the word okay and trace its spread to Greenland, Africa, Indochina, and South America. The piece remarks locals may know only a few English words, with okay being notably common.
In the Ishmaelite column readers note that postponing marriage may hamper finding the ideal partner. The piece suggests continuing traditional weddings, pointing to the growing number of summer weddings as evidence of success.
George Landry reports that Bishop Turner, 57, of Early County Georgia, is named Georgia Merit Farmer of 1957, the fourth to hold the honor and the second winner from Early County, in a Macon Telegraph and News sponsored program. A Muscogee County American Party meeting on June 27 1857 urged three delegates per district to nominate state legislature candidates at Columbus on September first at 10 a.m. This resolution aims for prompt civic response.
An old Cobb County tale recalls a sheriff's deputy stopping a speeding Yankee tourist in a small Kenne saw Mountain town. The tourist berated locals and the deputy answered that they had stopped about 10,00 of them in 65, highlighting regional tensions from that era.
A discussion on the word boondoggle tracing its rise in American usage during the New Deal era. References include Mencken's The American Language and anecdotes about Roosevelt era critics, with notes on possible Scouts origins and dubious attributions.
In a dull Georgia day, Doyal Jones notes state anger directed at certain papers. The piece decries what he calls lying daily papers while implying rare moments of original charges or diversion from harsher headlines.
The piece notes pages show beauty queens and contestants but emphasizes real worth lies in unselfishness and civic virtue rather than exterior appearance or body. It urges judging individuals by character and contributions as good citizens.
Raymond Duncan of the Ellaville Sun notes a man who turns theory into a living is either a wizard or a bureaucrat. The Chisms of the Pelham Journal face mechanical troubles that caused a two day delay in publication.
The speaker defends a lean Congress, cites two failures this year to pass a new agricultural program and a tax cut, and argues the upcoming Second Session of the 85th Congress must act swiftly and decisively to aid farmers, workers, and small businesses.
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