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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
3
A scattered excerpt discusses self-reliance and collecting debts in a Georgia county, notes Russia’s political move on Sundays, muses on fashion’s future impact, and comments on Butler men’s Christmas tie expectations.
A curious device converts bootleg whiskey into usable fuel, prompting broad musings on energy, law, and society. The piece weaves opinions on enthusiasm, religion, and urbanization with reflections from The Madisonian and notes the Hudson River Tunnel milestone as a contrast to fate and destiny.
A Georgia jury awarded V HE Worm Surns Ga widow of a locomotive engineer $15,500 against the oil truck owner in a grade crossing collision. The Tampa Morning Tribune praised the verdict as a potential precedent assigning full driver accountability for such accidents, noting drivers often ignore the stop rule at crossings and that investigations usually implicate vehicle operators. Recently in Decatur.
President Hoover’s conferences with big business heads yield pledges to boost production and wages. State governors promise public works growth. federal plans await congressional authorization. If kept, 1930 could become the most prosperous year in U.S. history. The Adel News praises county agent efforts and urges farmer support to aid local progress.
The nine year old LA lad speaks five languages and shows broad knowledge. His mother received six months in jail and a $500 fine for failing to send him to public school or provide proper home instruction. The Dawson News criticizes rigid school rules and calls for common sense in education.
The Fox Theatre in Atlanta opens Christmas Day as a $3,000,000 show palace in the Yaarab temple mosque. It seats 5,000, includes acoustical design, a full stage with movable platform, an elevatored orchestra pit, a four manual organ, starry ceiling, and lavish lounges. Opening acts feature first run talking pictures, Fanchon and Marco revues, Beach Nights with 35 to 50 California chorus girls, Enrico Leide conducting, and master of ceremonies Don Wilkins.
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