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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
6
Farmers should wage a persistent fight against weeds to protect crop yields. Types include annuals biennials and perennials like Johnson grass and giant dogfennel. Control relies on preventing seed matura tion, timely cutting, plowing, clean cultivation, and careful manure handling to reduce seed in soil and pastures.
Georgia farmers face widespread boll weevil infestation risking hundreds of thousands of bales of cotton. The pest is described as critical with potential multi million dollar losses unless quick action occurs. Farmers urged to pick squares and poison with calcium arsenate to avert damage.
Two special trains carrying 765 draftees from Camp Walters Texas reached Fort Benning on Wednesday. Maj Gen. L R Fredendall reported the arrivals, which increase the division to full strength for the second time as the 4th Division prepares to move to Louisiana for August maneuvers.
Valdosta Georgia July 7 One Lowndes County motorist said cattle should not roam roads. His car struck a herd of fine beef cattle five cows were killed and two damaged in the collision on a highway.
Indpendence Day Championship Races move to next Sunday at 3 p m with an 8 event program including stock cars and motorcycles. 50 cars expected on Lakewood Speedway with qualifying at 1 p m. T W Bourn will start on the pole in a 35 Tudor and Ted Edwards tops the motorcycle field.
President Roosevelt led Fourth of July events urging renewed dedication to Democratic principles. Attending speakers included Attorney General Jackson and Milo Warner, with abroad messages from Grew in Tokyo and Willan in Britain. A strong display of flags and international celebration accompanied a massive domestic parade in Havana and global Afghan?
Atlanta July 8 Commissioner of Agriculture Tom Linder said he formally protested the Aug 5 opening of Georgia tobacco markets. He warned early auctions could cost growers 1 to 2 million dollars and urged postponement at least to August 15. Linder noted 90 percent of the crop awaits curing and said farmers risk lower prices if rushed. Dunnington will refer the request to the association's sales committee, which may meet in five to six days.
Serious students of piano must build a firm foundation with fundamental technique. Neglecting core training leads to later gaps, discouragement, and backtracking from advanced work. The piece stresses memory, classics, style, and a pure legato tone as essential, with steady drilling and mastery before flashy display.
The article notes flower containers as key living room accessories and offers ideas for hearth arrangements. It lists crystal cornucopias Wedgwood pots Lenox urns and pottery in soft colors as suitable containers for styles. It suggests hardy plants such as Wandering Jew Philodendron and ivy and advises watering and occasional sun.
The article traces gas lighting development in the United States from 1816 when Peale used it in Philadelphia and Baltimore to illuminate museums, through private and street lighting in Boston and New York, with church uses in 1836 and evolving heating methods in New York churches by 1830. It notes early cold-weather practice in Trinity parish chapels and stove experiments in St. Peter’s Albany and St. Luke’s New York.
The text states about 820,000 animal species and 250,000 plant species exist. It notes 700,000 animal species are arthropods, mainly insects, while 150,000 plant species are seed plants.
The term silhouette honors Etienne de Silhouette, a French finance minister famed for frugality. It later described something incomplete and finally a picture that lacks a full representation.
Washington announces that 21 year olds registered July 1 will be mixed with older registrants under a national lottery system. Brig. Gen. Hershey says sequence numbers will be drawn to determine local order, then old and new registrants are combined proportionally for possible calls.
Senator Burton K Wheeler will address anti war arguments in Atlanta on July 10 at Municipal Auditorium. O K Armstrong of the America First Committee said Granger Hansell will chair the local committee and Mrs James Longstreet will be honorary chair. One thousand seats are reserved for parents of servicemen and draft age sons.
Pathfinder warns the saying means strike with the hammer not drop it and cautions against misinterpretation in practical use.
Gov. Talmadge of Georgia told a Birmingham Fourth of July crowd that the state must guard against inner foes and communists. He said Georgia has a fine university and warned against Communists in it. He criticized Georgia papers for misquoting and praised Alabama newspapers for truth.
A cautionary line suggests that pushing the pedal too hard can endanger life. It frames driving speed as a direct threat to safety and emphasizes the need for cautious behavior on the road.
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