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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1941
Page
4
John Cudahy says Hitler resembles a man with a malignant disease. The remark circulates amid wartime propaganda and critique. A scathing article by D. D. Veal in the Grand Old Telegraph is cited as evidence of partisan discourse.
The nation voices resolve after a sudden war declaration. Citizens vow to defend themselves with unwavering commitment, pledging all resources and blood to victory. The speech emphasizes patriotism, unity, and readiness for a prolonged conflict.
The speaker argues that alarm about danger is often exaggerated while noting people talk of drastic acts like leaping into Flint River at sunset. The dialogue contrasts rumor with actual peril and warns against rash judgments.
The Georgia Printer's Association held its annual session in Atlanta and elected Brown Tyler of Tyler & Co. Hapeville to the presidency and Belmont Dennis of Covington to the vice presidency.
Miss Virginia Kent of St Simons Island offers to send as a memen to an acron from the giant oak where Rev John Wesley preached to the Indians in 1736. A post card request is all that is asked.
The Conyers News lauds its own recent editorial condemning Walter Davenport and his Collier's Weekly piece as an insult to Georgia and the South. It argues the article focused on Georgia affairs but smeared the entire state with a vile mudslinging portrayal.
Washington meeting outlines nationwide observance for President Roosevelt’s birthday and funds for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Basil O’Conor designates January 30 as the Diamond Jubilee, as the President turns 60, with over 100 state and local chairmen present including Cason Callaway of Georgia.
Leon Smith criticizes a Butler Herald paragraph claiming a traveler told police a cemetery stop light joke. He mocks the piece as backwoods filler unworthy of a first rate paper and ridicules its outdated War of 1812 reference.
A Christmas greeting from W. W. Smith of Butler notes fifty eight years since leaving the town and asks former friends to write back. He recalls boyhood days, mentions local notables, and references Lee Reiniart’s fall in a public well. Smith asks for replies from Butler and surrounding communities.
Mrs. Minielou Hobby of Screven county, age 57, former editor of the Sylvania Telephone and tax collector, died last week after succeeding her husband W. M. Hobby in the editorial role.
Writers describe a deep gap between perceived and actual literacy in Japan. They argue widespread misinformation and heavy propaganda distort how the public understands global affairs and Japan's role, creating a fragile information environment.
The Progressive Farmer recounts Joel Robert Poinsett in South Carolina near Greenville and the Blue Ridge. He found a radiant red flower in the mountains, cultivated it, and died in Statesburg in 1851. The poinsettia bears his name and enhances Christmas beauty.
A comparison shows Atlanta's food costs outpace other cities with flour at 1.05 per 24 lb bag, sugar 57c per 10 lbs, and milk 16c per quart, while Chicago offers lower flour at 58c per 24 lb, Dallas sugar 38c per 10 lbs, and milk 10c per quart. Butler aligns with western city prices.
In a Ful ton County Review piece from Hapeville J R Ham uses a factory elevator image to compare people rising in business and eventual emptying. He notes individuals climb higher only to dump out and fall back to the bottom, contrasting life with a man made machine.
Representative Stephen Pace argues for a defense labor bill to curb strikes in war production. He likens labor disputes to ensuring national safety and urges backing the President and servicemen against John L. Lewis and saboteurs, insisting the measure preserves rights while protecting defense.
Ralph Smith republishes a Christmas greeting letter attributed to Fra Giovanni dated 1513. The message urges living in the present, finding joy amid darkness, and welcoming life’s trials as gifts, urging courage, shared pilgrimage, and a hopeful, enduring peace.
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