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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1937
Page
3
A provincial notice urges safe driving during the holidays and comments on high cigarette taxes. It emphasizes teaching children to attend school and notes reports of whiskey flowing into Georgia for Christmas trade. The piece calls for better enforcement of faulty car lights and cooperation with highway officials.
Local merchants report strong Christmas sales and expect larger orders next season after underestimating demand. They emphasize they were well prepared but would have increased stock if possible.
A Christmas gift program by Pastor E A Martin at the Butler Methodist church presents New Testaments to over fifty prisoners at the local convict camp and provides each cabin with a Bible as a personal gift. The piece also praises public figures J T Cochran and John Thomas Cochran of Butler for their community leadership.
The quote reflects on childhood, lifelong impact, and hope. It contrasts festive joy with dangers from kerosene and fires, warning that careless acts cause fatalities and legal trouble. The voice contrasts prudence with reckless celebration and laments preventable harm.
The note thanks readers for their loyalty as the town thrives on a busy Saturday with merchants and shoppers in the streets. It credits several subscribers who renewed their subscriptions for the fortieth time, praising community patience and Christian spirit amid past errors.
As the year closes Dutler notes 1937 brought residents together like never before. Fewer knockings and more boosting lead to many returning after years away and praising the town’s improvements.
A local family debates spending $40 from the family bank on a living room rug or using it as the initial payment on a new automobile. The decision leans toward the car since they expect to spend little time in the living room next summer.
Millen News argues the most acceptable service of God is service to humanity. It calls for a new deal of religion focused on feeding His sheep and less formal praise. It urges honoring others by avoiding unjust treatment of enemies.
Lavonia Times columnist recalls the murder of Col Lee W Branch and his sister and brother in law by an unbalanced assailant at their Quitman breakfast table. Branch is praised as a beloved educator and civic leader whose Christian upbringing guided his public and private life.
Jones Perryman and his family leave Columbus for Talbotton to reside near his peach orchards and law practice. Perryman, longtime figure in Talbotton and the circuit, helped reform the penal system, pushed for good roads, and served as solicitor general. He is remembered for political service and community leadership across Muscogee and surrounding counties.
President Roosevelt told reporters that a public vote on going to war is not consistent with a representative government. When asked if a referendum aligns with U S form of government, he replied it is simplest to say no and stop there.
Mrs J S Patten 81 of near Abbeville Ga steps from a plane at Nacogdoches Texas to visit daughter Mrs R B Blake. The piece notes her life from ox cart to airplane and how she now favors air travel over other modes. She recounts her early hardships and education of neighbors' children and reflects on the opportunities for the younger generation.
The QCity hospital will receive an iron lung funded by public-spirited Columbus and vicinity residents. The Enquirer sponsored fund surpassed its goal and the life saving device should arrive in time to install before Christmas.
City authorities seek united public support to keep streets, alleys, and premises clean during winter. They urge businesses not to dump decomposed rubbish in alleys and call for clean public places and homes.
The Commerce News reflects on the lone individual in a community and notes Georgia weeklies like the Nashville Herald and Hawk insville Dispatch praised for typographic quality. It cites regional papers from Calhoun to Bainbridge deeming Christmas editions a credit to cities despite cotton price disappointments.
Ellaville area couple Mr. and Mrs. James Asbury Chapman marked 62 years of marriage. The 82 and 80 year olds recall courtship during the Civil War era, their life in Schley County, and family ties spanning six children, 14 grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. Their memories span hardships, faith, and sturdy devotion as they continue living nearby their birthplaces.
A whimsical column on human behavior and honesty. It muses on trust, wealth, aging, and self-reliance with pithy aphorisms and rough humor. The piece weaves practical wisdom with wry observations about character and fate, closing with a note on editing.
A Savannah Press letter laments tax burden and debt, promising changes once taxes are paid. The speaker vows home improvements and church support, with creditors and auto notes in default, urging a fresh start after tax payment.
A former naval officer says the eastern situation is not as bad as it first appears and expresses hope that belief will grow once Japan ceases its aggression and apologizes.
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