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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
4
A Dawson News editorial titled Remembering His Little Ones reflects on the Christmas season’s equal reach yet disparate impact, while mixing political jabs at Governor Talmadge and concerns over public spending, postal duties, and wartime era tensions. The passage surveys hats, politics, and a broad array of social notes in a compact, editorial voice.
The Valdosta Times notes Congress will sharply reduce public works and relief appropriations but disagrees on the exact amounts. It foresees rural electrification within ten years as electricity spreads to western midwest and southern farms. It highlights rural free delivery, cars, and radio reshaping farm life and questions if Republicans can balance economy with veteran aid while courting votes.
The Perry Home Journal editor defends being neither traditional nor modern, while a Atlanta case sees a woman acquitted for killing to keep a home intact. Advertisers push into blue sky, and a reader challenges Literary Digest polling on the New Deal, weighing mixed approvals and voting balance.
The M L Brittain committee marks 33 historic sites in the state, among them the home of Revolutionary heroine Nancy Hart. The Daughters of the Revolution preserve the site near an old spring once Nancy drank from, with a cabin marking the original home. The Elberton Star notes the plan. Separately, several school children refuse to salute the U S flag due to parental religious beliefs, prompting reflection on freedoms tied to flag salutes and religious practice.
Howard E Coffin president of the Southeastern Cotton Mills Board foresees a bright 1930s start for 40 southern textile mills. The industry backed Roosevelt and the NRA and, with improved employer employee relations, faces little chance of a general strike next year or two, signaling renewed prosperity and stable employment.
Alfred Osbrone contemplates a life of simple comfort and intimate sharing with loved ones. He asks whether living humbly in public service, placing spiritual values first, can yield lasting contentment and happiness.
The Market Bulletin notes front page editorials by Commissioner Tom Linder. It argues that while reasonable criticisms backed by merit are beneficial, continuous abusive remarks without constructive proposals breed discord. The Thomasville Press voices the hope for constructive plans and advice.
Bruce Barton argues big business should push for repeal or passage of laws through clear, reasoned statements rather than attacks and lawsuits. He contends rational argument persuades voters and reduces resistance, citing Hoover’s missteps and noting officials often mock critics without effect. Columbus Enquirer-Sun reports.
In a Savannah Press piece from Georgia, James C. McBride, 18, of Leesburg, using an ox and an Black helper, produced three tons of No 1 peanuts and 65 bushels of corn after school and on weekends. His $100 earnings, plus praise for rural youth, underlines Georgia's optimistic view of its farming future.
The Harvard professor condemns phrasing equating syncopation in harmonization with immorality. The Washington Post clarifies the remark, arguing jazz itself poses no threat to anyone’s morals.
Judge R Eve, senior Tifton trial jurist, frames conservation broadly as guarding all natural resources including human life in his charge to the grand jury for the December term of Tift superior court Monday.
Brown Tyler of Hapeville secures long term lease of Georgia Baptist Publishers plant. Tyler, 14 years as superintendent, retains policy and staff while renaming plant after himself. He runs Fulton County Review and Campbell News and prepares Georgia election ballots for 12 years.
A town should enact zoning laws to determine suitable building types and business locations. Without foresight a town risks losing valuable property to nearby undesirable enterprises. Implementing zoning safeguards helps protect long term property values and community character.
A reader told this paper yesterday that they would vote to send him as ambassador to Ethiopia, expressing sharp though restrained anger toward the fellow in question. The remark reflects partisan sentiment shaping diplomatic appointments.
The Gainesville Eagle notes the Atlanta Georgian and Sunday American revised its harsh analysis of rural Georgia after widespread criticism. The Eagle points out the Georgian aimed to centralize national ads in cities, calling rural markets unworthy and lacking purchasing power, a stance it now defends with renewed accuracy.
The Columbus Enquirer Sun notes that a youth’s death during hunting last week highlights the sport’s dangers. It urges caution, especially for young or larger parties, and recommends safety rules available with gun and ammunition purchases. The piece suggests licensing agencies require hunters to know safety rules.
A national bank reports a survey indicating rising confidence in the bank, while an internal assessment notes confidence remains lacking. The dual findings highlight differing perceptions of the bank's stability and prospects.
Private citizen H Duckworth of Cairo praises Jas. J. Maral of Donalsonville for exposing government actions and serving democracy. He urges voters to elect loyal Democrats to all state offices, arguing Maral’s experience as clerk and banker makes him fit for high office and warning against internal traitors.
The state mourns the loss of M. M. Padgett editor and publisher of the Southwest Georgian Fort Gaines who died December 2 in Eufaula Alabama hospital after a cancer illness. A native of Avalon Ohio he lived eleven years in Fort Gaines and had earlier run newspapers in Warren Ohio Las Vegas New Mexico and worked for the Columbus Blank Book Company before moving to Georgia.
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