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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1936
Page
4
The piece laments costs and praises community effort in Butler and Georgia, noting festive lights, traffic safety concerns, new factories, and grape culture ideas. It mentions Edith Maxwell's murder conviction and praises local newspapers while recounting quotes about the Butler Herald and Oglethorpe Echo.
The Madisonian decries the absence of Morgan county citizens on political appointments under Governor Rivers though Morgan county heavily backed his election. The Calhoun County News notes livestock talk and plans to raise more stock with a nearby packing plant anticipated, urging farmers to capitalize on livestock growth.
Rush Burton says the new state administration will begin January 11 with the presidential inauguration around January 20. He notes a wave of new officers taking up duties early in the year and expects good administrations and progress. The Herald will suspend one issue for a vacation, marking 1986’s last edition with thanks to readers and wishes for Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Mark Ethridge, Louisville Courier Journal GM and former Macon Telegraph editor, spoke at Minory University, declaring Georgia’s sunlit beauty and spirit stay with him. The state mourns his departure, hoping he returns soon to serve the people who admire him most.
The Hillsboro News-Herald defends principled journalism over profit, arguing that a newspaper should express the owner’s honest convictions, serve the community, and respect a free press. It vows to publish only beliefs it sincerely holds, even at financial risk, stating editors have never written insincerely for money in 29 years.
Governor-Elect E D Rivers expresses Yuletide wishes and a hopeful 1937. A note from Rivers wishes guidance from a higher power for the new year. Miss Bessie Singleton learns of a Monroe Ga high school fire. The building and contents were a total loss, about $60,000.
The Georgia General Assembly will convene in January 1937 with a ten day session possible. Major bills include social security old age pensions school funding state administration reform highway department reorganization and tax changes. If a special January session is called, items await the regular July session unless specified otherwise.
Tri County News profiles Steve Pace Americus district hopeful in a light hearted feature. Pace jokes about work without pay praising the Lame Duck Amendment which delays his salary for about two months after election. He muses on a hypothetical unpaid term lasting into December 1937.
Rev M. 2. Brown of Rierland, Georgia, a minister who also serves as mayor, used a funeral for three school children and an adult killed when a truck sideswiped a bus to urge passage of a driver license and highway patrol law. He endorses the Dixie Motor Club campaign and pushes the measure for the next legislature. Brown is described as the state's tallest, he is six feet five inches and weighs about 38060 pounds.
The Supreme Court on Monday backed the neutrality program, upholding the constitutionality of the Chaco arms embargo in broad terms and strengthening President Roosevelt's policy.
Charles Ezell urges observing Christmas as a holy day focused on God. He warns against worldly pleasures and calls Christians to spread joy, point others to Jesus, and live with purposeful faith during the Yule tide.
The Atlanta Constitution quotes a college professor who notes a single Chinese word can carry as many as ten meanings. The Columbus Ledger adds it reminds readers that many words have different meanings depending on how a person says them.
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