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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
4
The Savannah Press notes editor Walter Winchell on wartime truth and hunger. Macon publisher W. T. Anderson argues Roosevelt meddles with his successor more than the nomination. The Florida Times-Union praises a sunlit smile warming hearts in any season.
H. T. McIntosh states the war will not draw the United States into conflict. He notes a growing belief in that outcome and urges a unanimous public opinion to reflect this view.
The Cartersville Tribune notes the presidential race shaping up with Garner and Dewey as candidates and the Savannah Press cites Eugene Talmadge urging Georgians to register for the primary and general election. It recalls local Taylor county deaths across ages.
Bill Biffem reports that SC mail carriers sponsor a legislature bill to let victims recover damages from dog bites. An official calls biting dogs the carriers’ greatest problem. The 1940s likely hold major decisions affecting national and local welfare.
Representative Peterson introduced a bill proposing pensions of at least 50 dollars monthly for peace time enlisted veterans with arrested pulmonary tuberculosis and authorizing 5400 dollars to Spain for the death of Julian Neira killed by a government truck in Savannah on January 1, 1928. The piece also notes Benjamin Franklin as a great inventor who never sought a patent and remarks that selfishness has grown since his era.
Mrs Helmont Dennis associate editor of the Covington News is a patient at Emory University Hospital Atlanta. Her condition is improving after a major operation and she is gratified by the concern of editors and publishers of weekly newspapers across the state.
The Savannah Press notes editor William G. Sutlive has left Central of Georgia hospital after five weeks and is convalescing at his home at 810 Washington Avenue. The piece also mentions former Atlanta Georgian staffers missing since the merger and comments on attorney J. J. Hollis moving from Ellaville to Buena Vista with a brief career recap.
John LeCornec, ex Director General of the French Potash Mines selling organization, arrived in New York via Lisbon and the Pan American Clipper. He stated that American fertilizer shipments will continue at pre war low prices despite the European conflict.
The Savannah Morning News marks its 90th anniversary for outstanding service to Savannah Georgia and the South. Editor and publisher Herschel Jenkins, who left a railroad job in 1926 to lead the paper, remains at the helm with companion Evening Press editor W G Sutlive.
Commissioner Columbus Roberts urges Georgia’s Peanut Pork Products Week citing USDA data that state hog and hog product payments reached 25 million dollars last year, placing hogs near cotton in cash value. Georgia farms show a long rising trend with hog totals hitting 1,554,000 in 1999.
Managing Editor Chase Renns Jr of the Herald was invited to speak at the University of Georgia Press Institute on February 28 at 9 00 a m. The session, directed by Dr John W Drewery, will cover Building Country Correspondence and Local News.
Sorrow follows a weekend blaze that leveled the Musgrove hotel in Homerville. J B Johnson a state highway department employee and temporary resident suffered serious burns while many boarders lost money jewelry clothing and personal effects. Harold Musgrove operator of the hotel lost all but the pay he wore when the fire started.
Milledgeville audience hears Bernice Brown McCullar urge readers to cheer up by noting two chances in flu outcomes. Olin Miller replies with dry humor, saying Mrs. McCullar should not strain to cheer him if the flu arrives, fearing a profound sinking spell.
An article summarizes current medical understanding of the common cold noting its unknown causes and submicroscopic virus nature. It warns against unproven home remedies and emphasizes avoiding complications through rest and medical guidance. It also cautions against exaggerating cures and stresses the higher risk to children.
The Warm Springs Chamber of Commerce publishes a Visitor Guide detailing key attractions. It spotlights the Warm Springs Foundation a treatment center for infantile paralysis after-effects and the Little White House where President Roosevelt stays during vacations. The springs flow 1890 gallons per minute at 90 degrees year round and other sites such as Dowell's Knob Cascade Falls Sunshine Shack and Fine Mountain Park are described for tourists. The guide is a friendly informative booklet valued by visitors and the Junior Chamber of Commerce blessing Warm Springs tourism.
The anti lynching bill passes the House by a large majority and heads to a Senate expected to filibuster once again. Southerners vow to bury the measure under lengthy debate, while Gavagan’s amendment narrows the bill to exclude labor violence. Margaret Mitchell undergoes a surgical operation with hopes for a swift recovery.
Atlanta reports the Georgia Committee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday begun distributing 400000 ten cent buttons to schools across the state to raise funds for the Fight Infantile Paralysis drive. Another 200000 buttons, priced at 1 each, go to county chairmen for street sales during Button Week January 22 to 27.
The piece condemns various schemes pitched to well meaning business people and residents of Butler and Reynolds, highlighting aggressive advertising ploys that waste money and cause misunderstandings. The newspaper pledges cooperation with genuine enterprises while warning against strangers promoting self serving schemes that leave others as victims.
Governor Rivers proclaimed January 19 as a legal holiday in Georgia. State offices will close and residents are urged to pause to honor the memory of General Robert E. Lee, described as a matchless American.
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