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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1930
Page
6
An article notes a New York restaurant firing older staff to hire 55 redheaded waitresses and reports improved service. It also cites a U.S. manufacturer employing hundreds of redhaired workers. Scientists link red hair to Scandinavian blood, suggesting linked traits like quick intelligence and high nervous energy.
Two Dougherty brothers bought a Canadian sweepstakes ticket for one dollar and won 179000. They traveled to Canada to claim the prize, repeating the old cautionary tale that quick winnings can ruin or corrupt without home‑grown discipline. Many gamblers fail to convert luck into lasting fortune, unlike the few who invest winnings wisely like notable historic families.
The piece notes Pluto as a new planetary name and contrasts classical naming in American towns with local choices. It cites New York officials favoring Greece and Rome names and mentions Syracuse Rome Utica Troy Niobe Ilion Ithaca Carthage Lompey among others, plus Portland Oregon and St Petersburg Florida as name origins from founders.
More than four fifths of Alaska remains unmapped as young American engineers prepare to survey a highway through the wilderness. A German nobleman plans to join Peru by airplane with American engineers to study an Andes railroad for German colonization. An American engineer is to go to Abyssinia to build a dam. The world stays full of adventure for those with pioneering zeal, a trait praised by forefathers guiding U S exploration.
A revived push to link the Great Lakes to the sea through a ship canal split supporters. Some back an international route via the St Lawrence, others favor Erie Canal takeover from Buffalo to Albany. Army engineers say a 25 foot channel, or deeper, could run New York to Buffalo, facing railroads opposition. The Erie Canal preceded railroads and helped make New York a dominant seaport for western trade.
Luke Reilly promotes RAT SNAP saying a water rat near his riverfront home ate the product then died before reaching the water to cool its burning stomach. The ad lists three sizes 85 65e and 1.25 sold by Butler Drug Co and H J Porter's Drug Store in Butler Georgia.
The fragment hints that time is not the gauge of a beneficial outcome. It suggests future generations will partake in whatever merits are described, though the exact event or subject remains unclear from the text.
Corra Harris urges Georgia women to register and vote, noting poll tax relief for those who register, and argues women must act politically. She cites the 19th Amendment, calls for intelligent voting, and warns that neglect allows bad officials to govern. The piece stresses citizen responsibility and warns against relying on others.
An advertisement by Dr. W. C. Rountree offers a cure based on many symptoms linked to pellagra. It invites readers to request a free booklet, questionnaire, and diagnosis from BOX 1150, Austin, Texas. A separate note extols rail travel by train as the safest and most economical, urging inquiries to Southern Railway System ticket agents.
State of Georgia versus Frank McCrary lists a July 17 1980 sale date for a Ford touring car Model T with Motor No 69500260 as McCrary's property. Sheriff's notice dated July 2 1980 signed by R P McGuffin. Blue was the sacred color of the Druids.
After Roosevelt left the White House he attended a meeting for a national boys movement. A million dollars may be needed to launch it but it would be worth it if it saves one boy. The Proverbs Circle Movement aims to help boys ages 9 to 19, with prizes of 100 dollars locally and 200 dollars from the Grand Lodge. Any Georgia community with a dozen boys and a Masonic Lodge can start a circle. Contact Herald office or A G Miller, Grand Lodge Temple, Macon, Ga.
L T Peed Ordinary of Taylor County notes an application by Dan S Breland as administrator of the Eveline Lucas estate for leave to sell estate real property. An order for citation has issued. Heirs and creditors are notified a July 1980 Ordinary Court term will decide unless cause shown. Doctors get a very little business from people who whistle while they work.
Ambrose T. Green chairs a Gwinnett County committee endorsing James A. Perry for Georgia governor. The broad plan praises Perry’s public utilities record, rail rate reform, and tax modernizations while criticizing highway interests and school-book trusts influence. The card urges voters to support Perry's economical administration and public service reforms.
Ky the South Georgia Power Company joins Georgia Power Company in a name change that preserves service by the same workforce. The merger merges finances and assets to enhance reliability, promising better power service across the area through greater resources and dependability.
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