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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1924
Page
2
Conducted by Chic Improvement Club of Reynolds. Several local residents are listed with weekend visits and travels to Macon Atlanta Tampa and Palmetto. Funeral attendances and school training plans are noted for J A Matthews Mario Hodges and others.
Auctioneer Col H P Wallace oversaw the bankruptcy sale of Barrow Bros merchandise notes and accounts. Taylor-Bros Marshallville Ga bid $7 750 for merchandise while Hon C H Neisler won notes and accounts at $785 and Thurman Whatley secured the Barrow warehouse at $900. All bids await referee confirmation.
Mrs J A Matthews and family thank friends for expressions of love and sympathy during their bereavement.
Dairy cows in milk need about 100 pounds of water daily and often double that for high producers. During heat they require both normal water and extra for adjustment. Watering frequency varies with weather and feed, but cows in milk should receive water at least three times a day.
G Spring praises the laws of Moses and the history of Israel and Judah as sources of great political wisdom, claiming no single work equals their guidance. The remark frames ancient biblical texts as foundational political instruction.
The Baptist W M S met at Mrs. R A Hinton home for an all day session focused on study and prayer for Foreign Missions. About 25 members attended with morning and afternoon programs featuring sermons, devotionals, stories on South China and Africa Christians, a piano duet, and a stewardship talk. A Christmas box to “Our Orphan Boy” was sent, and next meeting will be at Mrs C L Pyron’s home.
Dairy men say profitability hinges on a cow yielding at least 5,000 pounds of milk per year. That output would include about 200 pounds of butterfat. Value also comes from skimmed milk manure and the calf.
Daily Water Supply is of Greatest Importance. Cows producing 25 pounds of milk daily require 75 pounds or more of water each day. Records show heavy milkers consuming over 300 pounds of water daily. A gallon of water weighs eight pounds.
Calves should receive grain as soon as they will eat it with a daily mix of ground oats corn chop and wheat bran in equal parts. Feed twice daily while ensuring ample milk, as calves will clean up. In dairy feeds, soy beans are valued at 60 dollars per ton when oil meal stands at 45 dollars per ton per Iowa station.
A columnist notes high demand for superior butter and explains cream quality depends on diligent feeding. A good cow yields better returns when fed judiciously, linking feed quality to butter quality and market value.
Reynolds P. M. S. youths held their first New Year missionary meeting in the school, led by Miss Marie Barzaw. A winter schedule change to evening sessions was approved, reports highlighted $8 in aid and illness visits, and Mrs A J Barrow offered New Year greetings.
A heartfelt New Year message urges perseverance through past failures by laying them at God’s altar and pressing toward spiritual goals. It cites Psalmic praise, stresses America’s blessings amid global unrest, and calls youths to renewed faith and service in 1924 with Christ as strength. An inquiry about a house and lot in Reynolds, Ga is included.
A 1924 letter from Mrs J M Jones of Olds Ga thanks Taylor County neighbors for kindness shown to her son Willie Jones in Butler. She asks God's blessing on all, specifically naming Mrs Beeland families and fellow mourners, and expresses gratitude for letters from Mrs Pickens Riley and Mrs J T Baird. She prays for eternal salvation and urges communal prayers for her family.
Homer Beeland of Reynolds leads two Taylor county youths Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth in a death row murder appeal for H. F. Underwood. Beeland and Gilbert Robinson of Montezuma presented affidavits alleging jury tampering, a step the Columbus Ledger notes as the court showed visible impressions of the motion Saturday.
Elizabeth Mortrose of Exeter England works as an electrical engineer installing lighting systems in country homes and fitting up wireless sets for listening in. She represents a pioneering professional in her field, reflecting early 20th century advances for women in engineering and domestic tech installation.
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