1935 New Year Editorial Calls for Cheerful, Industrious Year
A Taylor county editorial from a 1935 issue urges readers to face the new year with forward momentum. It notes the passing of Col. J. B. Bussey of Cuthbert, praises public cooperation, and laments NRA mischaracterizations while promoting fair wages, business prudence, and community improvement. It references Mae West’s birth year and the Pathfinder magazine list of world tragedies.
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J. B. Bussey
Cuthbert
Washington
Sen. A. 0. Bacon
Pathfinder Magazine
Mae West
Mae
Destruction Hits Ante Bellum Home in Starkesville
Dawson News notes Starkesville in Lee County suffered near total loss of an ante bellum residence. Once a thriving pioneer town in southwest Georgia, Starkesville served as county site for a territory now spanning twelve prosperous counties. The piece recalls Lee County’s historical expanse to the Chattahoochee River.
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Starkesville
Lee
Georgia
Lee County
Chattahoochee River
Dawson News
Bank tax lifted cheers depositors and bank staff
Bank depositors praise the removal of the 2c tax on each bank check, noting the financial relief despite added work for bank bookkeepers. The Shamasville Press quotes old proverbs about gossip and character while reflecting on historic postal rates and modern postage costs.
Banks of Taylor county report standout year
The banks of Taylor county describe a record year with strong performance and public confidence. Officials express optimism that the New Year will bring continued prosperity for local banking institutions and their customers.
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Taylor County
Silliest tourists photographed with flower wreaths in Hawaii
The Pathfinder mocks American travelers who pose with flower wreaths in Hawaii. The note invites readers to name anyone sillier for public amusement, urging a lighthearted laugh at the photographed visitors.
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Hawaii
Pathfinder
Front pages teem with death reports in city paper
Charlton County Herald cites Valdosta Times noting four murders, one self-inflicted death, six automobile fatalities, and eleven injuries on last Monday’s front page, arguing the nation feels uncivilized despite claims.
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Valdosta Times
Charlton County Herald
Georgia sales tax proposed to raise state revenue
The gasoline tax plus a general state sales tax replacement is praised as an effective revenue source for Georgia. The speaker urges legislative action to adopt a state sales tax rather than an additional levy.
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Jackson Progress-Argus
Georgia
Training for trades and farming in the community
The community plans to add manual training to the school curriculum to prepare students for skilled trades and small farm work. The present system focuses on white collar careers, delaying practical skills until after schooling.
Georgia should stop buying outside food, build more here
The Macon Telegraph argues against Georgia spending 50 million annually on externally produced food and notes an organization promising to remedy this will soon begin functioning. It acknowledges some manufactured goods can be profitably bought rather than produced locally but stresses food remains scarce for such options and urges action.
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Georgia
Macon
Federal
Office of Education
Mark A. May
Yale
Progressive Education Association
New York
Arkansas
Congress
Department of Education
Education
Rich man and selfishness prompt wealth desire
A Dawson News excerpt argues selfishness drives wealth gaps. It states the rich man is driven by luck or skill, while others seek status and money at others expense, provoking resistance to wealth redistribution.
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Hope
Ark
Dawson News
Tax Splurges and Voters’ Urge for Frills
The speaker laments broad insistence on government perks from colleges to pools and expert mandates. Citizens push taxes for many aims, yet look for culprits on taxpaying day instead of addressing root causes. Public funds fund licenses, aid, and programs while education broadens into diverse and sometimes frivolous courses.
How the World Spent the Yuletide
President Roosevelt presided at the White House tree and carved the turkey while King George broadcast a peace message to the empire. Clergy worldwide urged peace on Christmas Day. In the Chaco soldiers had a light day amid warfare. Santa visited ships at sea and cities gave Christmas dinners to the poor as gloria Vanderbilt’s guards shielded her.
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Roosevelt
White House
King George
Great Britain
Chaco
High Seas
Santa Claus
New York
Gloria Vanderbilt
Japan
Recipe for a Happier New Year
A New Year message reflecting faith and endurance. It vows obedience to wise words and trust in divine promises, mourning mortal limits yet affirming eternal life for God's children. It speaks of beginning 1931 as a gateway to endless years, with Saviour as comrade and eternal companionship.
New Year Promise of Growth and Public Service
A 1955 pledge notes improved determination to achieve financial success through faithful public service. The message expresses hope that patrons and friends will experience the best year yet in business and happiness.
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Dbfour OU
Why People Abandon Country Life and Florida’s Transient Issue
A Tifton Gazette excerpt argues that rural life offers independence and wealth tied to a farm, while cities trap people in poverty and dependency. It warns Florida faces influx of transients and lazy loafers as relief funds shrink, urging keeping such people out and preserving farm living.
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Florida
tTifton Gazette
Tax Issues Dominate Looming Georgia Legislative Session
Taxation tops legislative agenda as lawmakers in Atlanta prepare to consider new tax bills. State finances are strained and schools are borrowing to operate. Proposals aim to sustain education without Washington aid or shifting funds from the highway department.
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General Assembly
Atlanta
Washington
Highway Department
Looking Forward to the New Year in Our Community
A New Year message urges citizens to review the past year and learn from it while embracing cooperation. It emphasizes individual effort within collective action to improve the community and resolve to start acting today for future pride.
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Janus
vWo
Those Crazy Speeders Light a Cigarette and Stop
A humorous verse describes a driver cutting through traffic then stopping to light a cigarette. The piece contrasts the speed with a calm halt, ending with a wry observation about delinquent subscribers being struck from a list.
Love B Harrell Named Associate Pastor in Atlanta
Love B Harrell, a Richland native aged 31, has been appointed associate pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist church in Atlanta. After Emory University graduation in 1924 he joined Publix Theaters in Macon, became secretary of the Southeastern Theater Owners Association in 1929, then served as attorney and secretary for the Atlanta Theater Owners' Association before resigning in April to head the motion picture code authority.
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South Georgia
Love B. Harrell
Richland
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Atlanta
Love” Harrell
Emory University
Publix Theaters Organization
Macon
Southeastern Theater Owners’ Association
Atlanta Theater Owners’ Association
Motion Picture Code Authority
Personal Responsibility In Decision Making Warned
Advice stresses individuals should decide for themselves and learn responsibility early. A dominant parent can ruin initiative, leaving the child unable to act when needed. An example recalls a man who never practiced making business choices until his father died at 46, leaving him unprepared to meet emergencies.
Without Taxation The Debt To Community And State
Sylvester Local argues tax payments fund common goods and services. Taxes enable free schooling, roads, police, and courts, and without them communities regress. He cites isolated drought victims who died due to lack of taxed infrastructure, illustrating civilization rests on taxation.
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Pacific
Sylvester
Women in Public Office and the Case for Grandmothers
An opinion piece argues that intelligent women are more inclined to public service and diligent in duties. It suggests women, especially grandmothers, would reduce taxes, curb waste, and minimize graft and scandals in government.
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Congress
See more fish and game in Georgia hatcheries planned
The Moultrie Observer notes Georgians want increased fish and game through new hatcheries to stock lakes and streams. Legislation, better laws, and higher public funding are urged, with emphasis on lawful hunting, habitat protection, and local cooperation to curb poisoning, habitat destruction, and bag-limit violations.
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Moultrie
Stand Together To Grow A Town And Prosper
The passage urges communal effort to build a town by supporting each other. It emphasizes unity among residents and fair, honest dealings in business. It warns that rivalry and jealousy hinder progress, while collective advancement benefits all citizens.
Dixie Dewdrops by Olin Miller exposes sly one liners
The column parrots humorous quips on religion politics and society lampooning modern trends and human foibles. It sketches a string of pithy observations from a spiritualist claim of hell contact to jokes about insomnia and stolen Gideon Bibles.
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