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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1930
Page
4
A reflection on ambition as a danger when it tramples others, noting Henry Ford resigning from the Dearborn board of education and urging county teamwork to boost Taylor this year with support for the county agent.
Senator Harris pushes for action on prohibition enforcement while a White House fire is blamed on friction among secretaries. The column notes public corruption concerns, honors Col Butler, and reports various local developments including a new hotel, a Savannah marriage, Coolidge radio address, and a timber shortage warning from the U.S. Forest Service urging forest-fire protection.
The Butler Herald champions farm price parity while noting tariff effects on peas and corn. Expressions from Charles M Schwab on opportunity contrast with comments by Mrs. C G Brantley on homely wives. Oscar de Priest faces Abbott in race, Chicago Defender grows. Crisp county's first county owned hydro electric project nears completion on Flint river funded by $1,250,000 in county bonds.
The piece defends Pete Twitty as the finest Georgia game and fish commissioner while noting his political misstep with the governor. It also highlights Emily Woodward's Georgian series on Georgia editors and thanks Georgia Power for a calendar featuring P. Arkwright quotes. The reflection includes regional figures like Henry Grady and Joel Chandler Harris and ends with a New Year message praising renewal.
The Herald plans an illustrated farm section starting this month and running monthly. Agriculture is vital in the region and the paper aims to serve farmers with this new feature at no extra cost. Frank R. Hammett will direct the Georgia Farmer and Fruit Grower section from Atlanta with state agricultural specialists aiding in content.
The article argues that the national economy will favor merchantized agriculture and that small family farms must adopt mechanization and labor saving machinery to remain competitive with corporate farms. It notes cheap power from mergers will aid both farm and broader industry, aligning farm progress with Georgia’s decade of industrial growth.
An editorial reflection on rapid change as old ideas fade. It notes the shift to big business mergers across railways banks and media, the rise of modern travel and communications shrinking the world, and the mechanical age transforming humanity’s scope and aims.
A tribute extols the dairy cow as humanity’s greatest helper from Plymouth Rock to modern farms. It notes her milk feeds the young and her byproducts support daily life, claiming civilization grows where cows are kept and cared for.
Georgia Automobilist notes Route Three extends through Southwest Georgia revealing ton of choice sections and notable farming areas. It highlights Griffin Thomaston Butler Americus Albany Camilla Thomasville as centers in their communities along the route and mentions there are others.
L A Downs, former president of the Central of Georgia and current head of the Illinois Central System, predicts 1930 will be a better year for business in the United States. He cites restored confidence, tax cuts, Hoover–business talks, and improved railway service as key factors boosting activity and offsetting 1929 stock market losses.
Fragmentary notes describe public reactions to fashion and gender roles. Fred Austin comments on changing appearances and appetite for modern partnerships, noting a hunger strike and marriage to a modern girl who cannot cook, with limited clarity on context.
A jumble of humorous lines, quotes, and brief anecdotes from a late 19th to early 20th century page. It mixes gags about passion, braces, misread sayings, a classroom exchange, and reflections on New Year thoughts. The tone resembles a light society column with offhand quips, moral asides, and stray humor about vehicles, licenses, and urban life.
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