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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1935
Page
5
Citizens of Butler are urged to foster friendship and civic improvement in daily life. Georgia motorists paid about 14.61 million dollars in state gasoline taxes in 1934 versus 12.62 million in 1933, underscoring local and state investments. The article argues happiness and success depend on personal contributions to others.
The piece reflects on clock mainsprings old invention, jokes about labor under easier methods, mentions Calhoun County tax sales as potentially profitable for the official county organ, and notes newspapers using wirephotos with a playful tip about sending a wife a wirephoto when returning from New York at 8 30 PM.
A driver racing an automobile across a railroad crossing to beat a train echoes a joke about chickens crossing the road. Reports from Georgia show a healthy rank, dividends declared by many banks, and business in 1934 described as the best in several years.
Law enforcement in Muskogee County signals a vow to crack down on slot machines and other gambling devices. The pledge frames a bold public stance for the new year.
The speaker calls Butler to participate in the Van Buren president's birthday fundraiser to aid local infantile paralysis victims. The message notes Taylor county will see more land cultivation and idle labor ready, with strong agricultural prospects for the year ahead.
Farmers of Taylor County boast they can beat ten counties on average net profits across all products. They express strong confidence in outperforming rivals statewide despite not being top prize winners.
Montezuma Georgian notes a Capitol removal bid in Macon county favoring Miona Springs as an ideal site. The piece advocates health from waters, river fishing, and rethinking prohibition after comparing home-made products with legal ones. It argues Miona offers multiple strong reasons for the capitol.
A report by Claude Mason, clerk of the ordinary s office, shows Fulton County issued 3407 marriage licenses in 1934. June and December were the peak months with 28 and 382 licenses issued respectively.
A speaker notes 4,000,000 over 70 in the country, 400,000 on federal relief, 160,000 in almshouses, and about 100,000 drawing state pensions, arguing passage would add millions to the rolls and tax payers to support.
The Oglethorpe Echo joins the Herald and other Georgia papers in backing the sales tax to cover state expenses. It argues the gasoline tax is basically a sales tax and asks why it should be any more painful to tax gasoline than other goods.
The writer asserts Georgia will progress this year through its own citizens. After a season chasing riches, native sons are returning home to buckle down and work. New settlers of the right type are welcome, but the state's future rests with Georgians.
John Spencer in the Macon Telegraph ridicules President Roosevelt's proposal to hire every able bodied but destitute American and warns it will cause more trouble. Spencer questions whether recipients will work without coercion and predicts further delay and debate.
The President seeks four trillion dollars for a relief program designed to employ the unemployed. Despite potential pitfalls, it imposes responsibility on officials and emphasizes labor as the core of relief economics. Solomon is cited: wealth gained through vanity fades, but those who accumulate through labor increase.
Ton Gazette editorial backs Gov. Talmadge when Georgia National Guard is mobilized to protect workers’ rights during a strike. It condemns the strikers and praises the governor for maintaining order and allowing Georgians to work.
The Gazette endorses Congressman Charles R Crisp public works idea to build post offices in towns like Ashburn Adel Nashville Ocilla and Sylvester using postal receipts. Butler is singled out as a town in need with rents covering building costs. A separate note discusses a country correspondent offering liquor information to a newspaper rather than authorities.
After the election, officials named for the next term, the piece questions whether the United States has excessive government. Census data show 3,062 county governments, 16,659 city governments, 128,548 school districts and 19,769 township organizations. The public’s annual tax load is $71.09, suggesting many bodies could be eliminated without crippling government.
A moral admonition warns that exposing feelings to many can lead to trouble and injury. Those with easily hurt feelings often suffer most, so guard emotions to maintain harmony in family and community and be a considerate neighbor.
The Thomasville Press notes the career arc of H. B. Edwards of Valdosta, once a fierce candidate against Talmadge, now a Lowndes county legislator backing a Talmadge controlled body. The piece quips that wise men change minds while fools never.
Walton News reports community interest in a national effort to teach adults 14 and older to read and write. The plan would allow those who never had schooling to legibly sign legal papers and read Bible, magazines, and newspapers, helping many who struggle to earn a living.
A reader laments the difference between sensational crimes and everyday events that still earn a mention in the local paper. The note invites readers to decide which topics deserve coverage and to advise the paper accordingly.
Holiday trade brought the brightest glow of the business year since 1929. Early estimates show money in circulation up by 55 million, with bank clearings reaching a three year high and up over 50 percent from last Christmas. Steel output ran at 85 percent capacity per the American Iron and Steel Institute. Business failures through December 20, 1934 fell by 40.6 percent from the prior year.
A regional poem urging pride in the South and gratitude for its gifts. The voice scolds a nephew for ingratitude while contrasting West drought and hardship with Southern abundance. It calls for humility, gratitude, and a renewal of faith and generosity toward home, ending with a pledge of support if the recipient remains true to the South.
A Boston writer argues Roosevelt’s spending kept the economy afloat through relief and projects. He credits federal action for money circulating in groceries, autos, colleges, hospitals, and taxes while condemning Wall Street excess. He warns without Roosevelt disruption could lead to violent revolution and notes concerns about relief creating dependency. He accepts not all policies are flawless and cites communist plots as a danger from anti government activity.
The piece rails against Wall Street bankers and “sound money” advocates, claiming they push hard money, inflation fear, and biased funding for Legion officials. It links McGuire to cash payments and a Chicago convention resolution, arguing such forces seek control and corporate parasitism.
George Palmer Putnam, husband of Amelia Earhart, watches her plane depart Honolulu for the California coast and quips I’d rather have a baby. He hints he wishes she were more domestically inclined, noting babies would not bring fame but questioning the burden of being married to a famed aviator.
Amelia Earhart, recent Pacific crossing success, becomes first woman passenger to fly the Atlantic and then the first woman to fly it solo. She also pioneers autogrip flights, makes a nonstop cross country flight, and earns the Distinguished Flying Cross. Courage and modesty win her top place in the world.
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