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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1933
Page
4
The piece notes astronomers' view of people on Mass drawing attention and jokes about borrowing money. It praises Senator George's farm relief plan as the sanest yet proposed and hopes for swift action. The Herald congratulates Ed Rivers on becoming Speaker.
The sudden death of former President Calvin Coolidge at his Northampton home unsettles Republican leaders planning party reorganization. The piece also endorses small town banks and urges public support for local enterprises, schools, churches, and civic improvements in Taylor County.
The Savannah Press notes steady effort matters in business. It cites Judge Landis cutting baseball pay from 50 000 in 1982 to 40 000 in 1933 and argues broad salary cuts could lift morale. It recalls 1914 as a calmer era before era of heavy discussion on foreign affairs and economics.
A regional quarrel over chairmanships pits new Democrats against veteran Southern leaders. An ominous tone emerges as Europe seeks debt relief while internal strife grows. A deadly pistol duel between two prominent locals at a public gathering ends with one man dead and a woman mortally wounded.
Short poems appear in several papers with playful phrases and implied moods. The collection hints at regional humor and literary whimsy from Albany, Waycross, Nashville, Savannah and Liston Elkins.
The Thomasville Press cites historical values for a $1,000 mortgage during Woodrow Wilson's era, noting 396 bushels of wheat or 2 048 pounds of cotton, versus modern equivalents of 2 200 bushels of wheat or 14 674 pounds of cotton. It blames tariff policy for rising government overhead and agricultural price declines, arguing for Democratic guidance.
The hearing on the Agricultural Department appropriation highlights a drop in average annual income for owner operated farms from 1900 to 800 since 1929, signaling eroded farmer buying power. Dr. Kenyon L. Butterfield calls for farmer self growth and inner strength regardless of wealth.
Benito Mussolini declares 1988 will be an important year with great decisions shaping global destiny. He notes periods of low mood and anxiety as nations move from year to year, warning outcomes depend on collective actions and personal responsibility.
Former Governor John M. Slaton remains the last member of the once four man Georgia law firm Rosser Slaton Phillips Hopkins. Ben Phillips and Luther Rosser died and LS Hopkins withdrew due to illness. The Grant Building door now reads Law Offices of John M Slaton.
A friend praised fraternal orders as a national blessing highlighting thrift and sobriety without selfishness. The groups bring men together, foster charity and good will, and teach duties such as feeding the hungry and visiting the sick, extending care beyond church walls.
Experiments in Alabama and Georgia during 1920 21 22 showed hairy vetch planted on a firm seed bed and turned under adds nitrogen and organic matter to soils. By 1982 Georgia acreage rose to about 100000 acres with crops like hairy vetch crimson clover and Austrian winter pea, yielding substantial soil benefits and estimated nitrogen value near 400000 dollars.
A fragment from the Albany Herald recalling the strain on newspaper workers from public thanks and free notices. It notes how papers generously promote clubs and causes yet seldom receive thanks, and warns that errors in free notices invite harsh criticism. The piece ends with a wry aside about pressure easing until the next controversy.
J. W. McWhorter argues in The Winder News that happiness comes from making and shaping our own homes and things. He claims ownership sparks creation, linking fulfillment to self-made food, toys, farms, and crafts rather than buying ready-made. He urges readers to develop inner creative powers to find true joy within.
The Hoover committee on Recent Social Trends notes church and family losing regulatory pull as industry and government gain control. It cites that family economic roles move to factories and schooling while sanitation duties shift to public agencies, with family size shrinking and instability rising. The Pathfinder editorial in Savannah disputes Big Business price levels, contrasting farm costs and market prices with examples like safety razor blades and corn.
The War Department announced on Thursday that Georgians will sit the West Point Academy examinations on March 7 for entry on July 1. Senator Walter F. George appointed John Coffee Braswell of Athens as principal, Gilbert Fulghum Bell of Augusta as first alternate, and Charles W. Adams of Dublin as second alternate.
A reflective 19th century style meditation addressing Father Time as the year closes. The speaker laments societal ills from poverty to war, asks for mercy and guidance, and seeks strength courage and charity for the New Year. The piece closes with a vow to remain faithful to duty and belief.
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