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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1952
Page
4
Butler editorials report on a police cussword incident in Atlanta, church progress concerns, and decline of hobos. They celebrate Seaboard Air Line’s Savannah river lift span opening, praise Sister Woods for a Georgia weekly award, and note Georgia singing season preparations with community enthusiasm and basket dinners.
The piece notes candidates blasting the nation as in a dire state and hints at mass departure. It cites a New York Times report of a 100 600 000 loss in auto liability insurance last year likely raised for all drivers. It mentions dry weather harming crops and praises the Butler gins J T Cochran and W S Payne as alert operators.
A. C. Jolly recalls a farm tractor turning around with humor while noting the old mule Beck’s quick turns. Margaret Smith marks Independence Day as Liberty Day, honoring ancestors' sacrifices and gains of freedom. Gus Bernd launches The Georgia Journal, welcomed as a valued Georgia history publication.
The Herald explains an early Wednesday issue to allow editor and publisher to attend the Georgia Press Association's 66th annual session in Savannah. The convention runs today through Saturday at the General Oglethorpe Hotel, with the editor apologizing for any missed contributions or disappointment.
H T McIntosh recalls fifty plus years with the Albany Herald noting the paper’s 1891 founding and his start as a reporter in 1892. He reflects on Albany’s growth, journalism changes, and daily Herald coverage as planes fly over Southwest Georgia. He laments politics and calls for organized voters.
Anglin notes editors Jere Moore Cooper Etheridge Lee Broome Byron Maxwell and families took a Florida deep sea trip. The piece highlights envy at the editors' time and money rather than fish size, plus a Wisconsin house organ quote about graduation and golf.
Forest Turner once plagued by prison escapes is now active in Christian service after a conversion at a prison religious service. He spoke to Louisville Georgia church Men’s Bible Class on June 29, urging aid for others seeking spiritual change. Local churches praise his turn from a troubled past to constructive efforts.
The Macon Telegraph editorial boosts Dick Russell as a strong Democratic candidate. It highlights his Western tour, open stance on public power and defense spending, and readiness to challenge rivals like Len Kefauver and Taft if nominated.
A devotional prayer asks for stronger faith in the heart of the Eternal. The speaker confesses quick faith in strangers and systems while doubting God, pleading for guidance to trust God’s plan and to deposit faith in His love for spiritual dividends. The prayer closes in Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
James W Cotney a aviation machinist's mate third class in the US Navy son of Mr and Mrs W F Cotney Butler and husband of Miss Betty J Barr Akron Iowa recently advanced to his present rate while with the Fleet Airborne Electronics Training Unit Pacific based at the Naval Air Station San Diego California
Comment on street beauty in Butler encouraging flower beds and shrubs as affordable home improvements. The writer notes flowers lift a home beyond a mere stopping place and highlights examples from residents including Mrs. R. C. Montgomery Miss Atheline Gill Mrs. Hubert Payne Mrs. Herbert Wilchar and Mrs. J. B. Pennington.
The piece notes a misprint about the Declaration of Independence date. It states the signing began August 2 1776, with signatures added through the fall, and explains adoption and signing did not occur on the same date despite common July 4 observances. President Truman is cited among those who popularized July 4 as the signing anniversary.
A Dawson editor laments after finally getting a TV from WSB new towers. He endures snow storms and erratic reception while awaiting a famous TV personality, then misses the meeting to hear Proxy Wingate at the courthouse because channel 5 finally clears to reveal Dagmar.
From the Warrenton Clipper the piece urges parents to withhold car keys from teens under 16 during school break. It cites teen driving records and notes drivers under 25 cause about a quarter of fatal accidents, urging police and parents to enforce limits.
A devotional poem urging divine guidance for youth. It pleads on bended knees for youths to walk the narrow way and resist temptations in a speeding age, praising the spark divine and urging loving rein to hold the line.
Reports say 72 million Americans will take vacations this year with travel rising across Europe and North America. Most travel by car or motor, with 85 percent and trips costing about ten billion dollars of a twelve billion budget. spending climbs 15 percent from 1951.
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