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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1934
Page
4
The piece notes Uncle Sam may deny war era credit to Europe while praising bank practices. It mentions selective conscription removing experience needs and a New Deal artists’ voter message about love for November. It reports Troy Alabama council impeachment of Dolph Owens for habitual drunkenness.
Walton Tribune applauds Attorney General M. J. Yeomans for winning the large income tax case for the state. The judge is praised as an able lawyer and for high-minded service to the state.
The Herald adds the Fitzgerald Leader edited by Hon. Isidore Gelders to its exchange list. Gelders has helped bring Fitzgerald to national attention through his work and leadership.
The dialogue notes that spellbinders and politicians risk ridicule if they overuse the term rugged in dividualism. It suggests the expression is fresh but underutilized and could misfire if overapplied.
The Butler Herald, continuing a Georgia newsroom tradition, features Charlie Benns Jr taking the editorial chair while his father serves as postmaster in Butler. The Cartersville Tribune-News notes the transition as a notable local moment.
Quotation likens a drunk driver to a car with a faulty steering system. The speaker compares a drunk man’s impaired judgment to a car whose steering is useless when steering gear is broken.
After a night of radio listening, the piece lampoons how a boy becomes president by drinking coffee without rancid oils while a girl could wed the Prince of Bullonia by gargling with Goolum's antiseptic solution. The satire targets simplistic paths to power and romance and mocks consumer products.
A curt public quip targets a young man named Pittman who has just entered the undertaking business in Macon. The writer hints at training for body disposal, then backtracks by noting they did not specify whose body.
Former Governor Henry H. Horton of Tennessee died at his farm home near Chapel Hill last week at age 68. He outran impeachment proceedings and had the longest continuous service of any Tennessee executive in nearly a century.
A collection of editorial observations praising Georgia leaders in finance and development. Highlights include Pollard of Central Bank Lane of Citizens and Southern Bank Ottley of First National Bank Atlanta, plus comments on newspaper growth and Alabama editor H T McIntosh collecting Indian relics. The Bar Association proposes criminal law clarifications and a mock legislative recommendation humorously suggests changing a term to anti goblin to catawaumus.
The Douglas Enterprise laments a silent field in the Second District with five candidates avoiding public debate. It urges contenders to speak up while the press awaits material, warning that a future crowded slate may intensify coverage.
Dalton News suggests Tom Linder, a plain Georgia farmer with business sense, could lead if he runs. It cites his strong farmer perspective and resilience as key traits for statewide office.
The American Cotton Cooperative Association urges Secretary Wallace to authorize a 15 cent loan on this year’s cotton, to be disbursed during harvest. President N. C. Williamson argues the loan should not wait, with expected funding of about 66 million dollars alongside land rentals. The piece criticizes the processing tax and its impact on farmer receipts, notes past issues with the 1988 program, and praises farmers’ high loan repayments.
The piece notes strong ridicule of the brain trusters while many believe the country is as safe with them as with the money changers. It contrasts public sentiment about trusted experts versus financial interests shaping policy.
The Bainbridge crowd for the Fourth of July drew mixed views. John Hammond of Atlanta predicted a strong Talmadge surge and nomination, while Macon Evening News, owned by Macon Telegraph, offered a sharp counter critique. The News faulted Talmadge's term extension and a lieutenant governor to seat influence, and chided his price policy on public supplies.
In July 8, 301 Georgia youths aged 18 to 25 will be recruited for Citizens Conservation Corps camps. There are 32 camps across the state with depots in Atlanta Macon Augusta Savannah Albany Valdosta Warm Springs Blue Ridge Eton Homerville Brunswick Soperton Baxley Thomasville Butler Athens and Clayton. Each recruit will serve six months.
A Walker County Messenger report notes a Macon laymen convention studying Georgia's school problem to craft a state education plan. The proposal seeks tax revisions for education funding and a streamlined administration to modernize the system and broaden access for every child, pending legislative and public review.
The writer urges calm discourse and listening over arguing as campaigns heat up. Reminds readers that neighbors remain after the election and that most candidates do not expect extremes, urging people to imitate dogs in friendly behavior for months ahead.
Commerce News reports Col. Quillian of Winder is building broad backing across Georgia for his bid to sit on the Court of Appeals. Supporters describe him as highly qualified, broad minded, with a life of service and a record of tempering justice with mercy.
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