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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
6
Young Sylvia, from Bald Gap, faces a moral dilemma as teacher Carlton Alexander professes love after keeping her after school. She fears becoming prey to him, questions his intentions, and seeks guidance through studying, while he vows to educate her and win her hand. The scene ends with mutual confession and embrace.
In Oslo a large display features about one hundred watercolors and biographs by Fridtjof Nansen. The renowned Norwegian is celebrated as an artist scientist and statesman.
The American Red Cross notes its fiftieth anniversary by tallying over a thousand major disasters in half a century, from tornadoes to floods and fires, with Clara Barton as founder. President Hoover headlined a Washington dinner marking the milestone with leaders from the organization and international Red Cross.
In Ithaca at Cornell University Dr Wilder D Bancroft and Dr G A Richter report a potential cure for drug addiction is in laboratory stages. They describe a cell thickening effect linked to drug craving and note consciousness returns as cells revert to a normal appearance, while stimulants prevent full recovery.
In San Francisco Miss Marie Hartsook reports a possible fire at her photographic studio. Firemen sniffed rooms and the posing area but found no blaze, concluding the smoke smell came from an open window letting in chimney smoke as they resumed their checker game.
The seal used by Confederate Treasury Secretary George T. Trenholm in 1864 to the Civil War's end has been presented to the Confederate museum in Richmond Virginia. The donation was announced by Miss Susan Harrison and came via Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bulkley of New York, from Trenholm's four granddaughters. The silver seal features a palmetto tree and reads Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America.
Clab Jones of Donaldson, near Pottsville, recalls a bear he shot that tried to hug him. He felt a tap on his back, turned to see a large black bear about to embraces him, then shot or killed it as the surprised animal. The bear became a hunting trophy.
While driving an entry a mile under the mountain, Loar and Kagan broke through an old heading in the Midland mine and uncovered sewer heading stumps and coal fourteen feet high. They found several picks and other tools likely left in the mine over fifty years ago.
Petition filed in Taylor County Superior Court proposes Butler Georgia as the principal office for the Butler Water Works Company to be incorporated for twenty years. It lists capital stock at 3000 dollars, expandable to 50000, and outlines powers to lease real estate and issue bonds, with corporate rights and possible amendments.
Waycross Georgia grand jury recommends George Robbins of Ware county for Carnegie Foundation bravery award. On March 16 he prevented a chain gang escape, saved a guard by fighting a prisoner with an iron bar, recovered a weapon, and recaptured the three escapees for the county warden.
A rare glimpse shows the engineer at the control board balancing sound and timing for a Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra broadcast. Announcer Edward Thorsen and B A Rolfe stand behind the glass as fifty seasoned instrumentalists perform, delivering a seamless national program.
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