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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1934
Page
4
The piece notes that agreeing with a contrary person may convince him, while most follow advice only one in a hundred will gain real faith. It cites Olin Miller of Thomaston Times on common people in politics and remarks on family opinion. Government data show July prices for a month’s supply of 14 foods rose 51 cents from April 24.
A witty note claims moonshine ages quickly while government estimates four years. The tongue in cheek line implies impatience of the liquor in aging, contrasting official timing with the public’s playful shorthand. No concrete events or names are provided.
President Roosevelt takes no stock in state elections a stance supported by many as prudent. The remark echoes President Wilsons approach and a contemporary majority agrees that involving a food Democrat was not wise for state matters.
The United States, long seen as bearing lighter taxes than Europe, now faces tax rates nearly as high as those in the old world, signaling a shift in fiscal burden.
Sears Roebuck reports six month 1984 net profits before federal taxes of 6,808,189, up from 1,619,811 in the same period last year. Mail order, retail stores and factories all posted profits.
A newspaper man appeals to readers to settle past due or partial subscriptions, noting long hours and the benefit of timely payments for continued service and enjoyment of the paper.
Hon Walter Sims an able Atlanta lawyer announces a bid for the state senate and says he will introduce a bill to cut Georgia counties. The candidate appears to expect to have time to waste during the next session according to the Dawson News.
A reflection on the unsettling effect of a person who is always efficient and flawless. The speaker notes such complete competence can provoke inferiority feelings in those around him, highlighting a psychological tension linked to perfection.
A writer extols friendship as a steadfast bond that endures even when friends disagree. Differences in opinion are natural and necessary, but they should not lead to quarrels or estrangement.
A scientific gentleman states decades of study show no cases of remarkable longevity without early rising. He suggests that those who rise late may die young, based on his research in Cobb County Times.
Disappointed applicants for federal jobs, especially postmasterships, across Georgia have sparked opposition to seven of the ten congressmen. The charges focus on patronage rather than misconduct, votes on Roosevelt measures, or faith with their constituents.
The Washington Evening Star notes that college boys who resist military training may feel branded by prejudice as they imagine being red, yellow, or green. It suggests that their future views on defending the country could change with time and life experiences.
The fraternity extends sympathies to Mr and Mrs Gaines P Dodson editors of the Buchanan News on the death of their only son Oliver aged 22 after long paralysis. He is buried in Buchanan Cemetery and survived by his father, mother and two sisters.
The Savannah Press reports President Roosevelt announced a Commodity Credit Corporation program guaranteeing a minimum of 12 cents a pound for cotton still held by growers. The policy aims to ensure income for over two million Southern farmers through loans at the stated price.
The fifth world Baptist congress opens in Berlin with 1,280 delegates from sixty countries. Nearly 400 are American delegates, representing about 3,500,000 Baptists in the United States. About 7,000 of 76,000 German Baptists attend the audience. Atlanta selected as next meeting site.
The speaker extols forgiveness as the best gift and urges forgetting wrongs. Harboring a grudge wastes energy and nerve force, while a light heart and malice toward none build inner strength, happiness, health, and better digestion and disposition.
A call to community effort over arms and money, urging every resident to contribute to growth. The Franklin News and Banner emphasizes teamwork and collective action as the key to making the town bigger and better.
Sears Roebuck & Company report profits about six times higher than last year, signaling broad rural prosperity as the countryside nears saturation with New Deal effects. The piece implies improvements reach the farmer, with the man with the hoe benefiting as well.
The Burnesville News Gazette notes the campaign for governor drains finances with car wear, fuel, and events. It cites estimates that about 200,000 have already heard three candidates, projecting a reach near a million by September 12, reflecting on politics.
Taylor county has sponsored a county fair in the past and now begins planning for the best ever. Leaders in such enterprises should get busy to assemble products from all over the county for exhibition. Canning, preserving, and needlework by women are also encouraged to stimulate better products and interest.
The government spent 7,820,660 and industries were asked for 85,000,000 to fund NRA codes. NRA estimates the codes added 3,000,000,000 in buying power and provided jobs to 8,000,000 people. Of government spending 8,929,164 went to regular payrolls and temporary staff. 520 codes completed. staff may be reduced to cut outlays. Businesses face 35,000,000 in costs through 1944.
A sterling farmer told us that the best relief from government measures is to plan farm operations to profit and to raise all he needs to eat at home, reflecting a belief in self sufficiency amid national improvements.
The Jackson Progress Argus argues for strict tax collection noting past due sums run to hundreds of thousands of dollars and teachers may go unpaid. It claims it is unfair for some to pay while others evade and warns of a potential tax revolt if authorities do not enforce just claims.
The article argues that a new congressman gains value through experience and senior party support in Congress. It urges constituents not to replace the distinguished Hon. B. T. Castellon, noting that an inexperienced successor would take time to rise and risk losing effective representation.
The Moultrie Observer notes post prohibition tensions as whiskey drinkers pay higher prices than bootleggers and face mediocre quality. Distillers see lower profits from weak stock sales while beer sales lag. Bootleggers grumble over new federal licenses and loss of cheap moonshine business.
Mrs. Caroline Miller famed for Lamb in His Bosom is revealed to have written much of the Pulitzer winning novel in Tom Barnes drug store in Baxley where she spent so much time she said she lives there. Druggist Barnes wrapped and mailed the manuscript to publishers with Dr P H Comas, a retired physician, advising on medical terms and history.
The CCC will build 850 new winter camps with 10 to 15 wooden buildings each and recondition over 800 existing camps for winter use. The War Department will lead a $6.5 to $7 million program, employing local labor. Many camps are drought camps approved in July for 22 states. Tents will replace wooden buildings where climates demand. After completion, CCC will occupy 11 640 camps.
The U S Department of Agriculture report shows droughts shrinking crops from Russia to Australia and affecting livestock in Germany and Poland. Despite widespread forecasts of poor corn and hay yields in the U S heartland, world bread grain stocks remain ample with no expected global bread shortage.
The article surveys widespread global unrest in Europe Asia and America with many internal and foreign troubles. It urges confidence in the future and advises individuals to focus on their vocations practice strict economy and stay cheerful.
In our town, persistent racketeers pressure country merchants into taking on advertising fakes. They push railroad time cards hotel registers cafe menus door knob hangers booster write ups and other worthless promotions. The local newspaper remains the town's best friend and defender against these schemes.
The fall season for cotton looks promising as prices rise and the government offers a 12 cent a pound loan to prevent dips. Farmers gain cash flow to operate while holding cotton for higher future prices, with Georgia contributing significantly to a nationwide boost in farmer purchasing power. The southeast leads in farm prosperity as marketing accelerates and crops move to market at elevated prices. Columbus Ledger-Enquirer report.
Figures from the Associated Press show automobile deaths up about twenty percent in the first six months of the year, totaling 14 750. Drunk driving worsens the toll, though careless driving also contributes. The piece urges safer motor travel and precautionary driving to curb the rising fatalities.
Health nurse Mrs Edwin Robinson urges county parents to bring children for timely physical exams and vaccines for smallpox typhoid and diphtheria. She notes most diphtheria deaths occur before age five and advocates three immunizations before school enrollment to reduce child mortality amid progress in sanitation and vaccination efforts.
The text notes a rising habit of readers visiting the newspaper office to beg for home delivery instead of paying subscription prices. It likens this conduct to customers filling their pockets at a merchant's sugar barrel without making proper purchases.
A Columbus Ledger note reports a farm wife, craving humor, dressing as a ghost to surprise her husband in the backyard. He struck her with a milk bottle, leaving her to claim she can keep her humor under control for months.
Scores of prominent men and women in Georgia back a sweeping campaign to buy products from Southern industry. Leaders from chambers of commerce bankers educators and farmers urge farmers to choose nitrate of soda and other Southern goods when price and quality are equal, asserting it strengthens the South’s economy and defense.
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