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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1924
Page
4
The column lists Taylor county boosters for creamery, peaches, pecans, hogs, corn, and trucks as profitable alternatives to cotton. It urges farm demonstration, club formation, and a county agent. Bible and civic notes urge cheerful Christmas greetings and warn about underage driving.
The passage notes prisons receiving radios and guards managing new bedtime stories for inmates. It mentions growing female participation in politics with Ma Ferguson and 13 women standing for Parliament. It also references cotton production, the Yuletide season, and a quoted line about the power of the corporate body guiding devotees on a spiritual journey.
A garbled quote laments advice from naval figures who lack oceanic know-how and fear of seasickness. It hints at dangerous attitudes toward self harm and the impractical idea of seeking a ship under newspaper command to manage life insurance.
Mr J B Duke announced a large educational and hospital gift for North and South Carolina totaling about 46 million dollars. The pledge includes six million to Trinity College NEC with the condition that the college change its name to Duke University. The Wesleayan Christian Advocate notes Rev B A Pafford and family receive a warm welcome as Fort Gaines Methodism plans a Sunday School annex costing several thousand dollars and signals a hopeful year ahead.
The Adel News notes a memorial bridge in the northern state region honoring Roy Head of Cleveland White County the first American to fall in World War I. The Macon Telegraph reports a New York firm acquiring nearly 3000 acres at Toomsboro Georgia for mineral development and a planned white brick kaolin operation at Gordon in Taylor County.
Lancaster News urges readers to invest in and support their home town. The piece argues that towns improve only through citizen effort and local dollars, warning that buying elsewhere slows growth and stressing the value of patronizing local businesses.
The article notes farm products such as harness sugar and clothing prices historically quoted in Cordele. It asserts farmers will soon receive satisfactory prices, highlighting optimism about market returns and the overall agriculture economy.
Three prominent Ware county boys received 15 to 20 year sentences for an alleged assault on a well known young lady. One defense witness was jailed on a statutory charge tied to a relation with the gin, while officials note the courts are functioning effectively.
Elder and Mrs. J. 3. Murray of Ellaville mark their golden wedding with a family celebration noted by the Schley County News. The couple has seven sons, three daughters, six daughters in law, three sons in law, and 36 grandchildren, with one son-in-law serving as president at the event. Mr McGrary, a noted breeder, is praised as one of the best in roosters and chickens in the region.
The text shows a memorial gift in honor of the late Washington Duke benefiting other learning institutions and directing funds to White and colored orphans in North and South Carolina. It supports erection and maintenance of Methodist Episcopal Church, South houses of worship in rural North Carolina sections, pensions for superannuated preachers, and widows and orphans of NC preachers. The aim is to memorialize the father through broad educational and religious benefaction.
The piece reframes Christmas as a mirror of social class and choices. It contrasts views from business profit to moonshine, vacation, work, gifts, Santa, and family reunions, urging moderated spending and a family discussion to curb excesses.
The Veterans Bureau announces January first as the cutoff for new disability and service-connected claim filings by ex-service members. Tuberculosis and neuro-psychiatric cases must file before year end, with Macon bureau head Captain F E Leister also signaling War Risk Insurance reinstatement deadlines by June 6 1925 and June 2 1926 for conversion. Beware of small faults harming major outcomes.
The notice reports the marriage of Dr T D Ellis general secretary of the Board of Church Extension of the M E South based in Louisville Kentucky to Miss Sanders. It notes the ceremony occurred on December 5 1910 in Winnipeg Canada and includes a controversial comment about women entering politics.
The De Kalb New Era reports farmers in Gordon County Georgia and surrounding areas are returning to full crops with about 10 000 bales produced. The piece questions if farmers are truly coming back after tough years.
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