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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1933
Page
4
A 1930s front page note from Butler Georgia urges local promotion of Taylor County to the world. It frames past prosperity and moral reflections, urging readers to value simple decency, honest advice, and community support over grand display.
A man has less leisure than a woman as he spends half his time outlining future deeds and the other half explaining why they were not done. He may fancy being a philanthropist in romance but is really a fatalist, since that path often leads to marriage.
An editorial style piece reflects on street violence and personal responsibility, warning against idle risk and urging work before play. It notes cotton pests from boll weevil activity in the county, the death of Ball Ground resident Ben F. Perry, and praise for Rome News-Tribune editors and the Georgia Press Association hosts. It contrasts a banker’s stable finances with a high-powered car owner’s struggles, tying to Taylor County’s social observations.
A Millen News note urges citizens to actively boost their town while praising the county’s crops. It mentions a bankruptcy petition against Kinsel and Perti Company, Inc., owners of a Broadway jewelry store closed since May 1, and reports a cotton sale at 9 1/2 cents or better. The piece closes with hopeful, religious reflections.
Clerks know the town’s sick lists while customers trade aches and pains. The excerpt notes people burden others with miseries, and the habit of sharing ailments reflects local mood and friction when care is offered.
The Butler Herald editor Benns praises blackberry season while acknowledging a half size paper due to berry picking. A Cuthbert Leader note says Benns missed page one while chaperoning M. J. Yeomans at a Third District political meeting, remarking on his productive companionship.
The Herald congratulates Mrs. Jack Williams of Waycross on receiving the Ellen Goodrich Townsend loving cup from the Waycross Woman's club for outstanding community service. Active in the Woman's Club and PTA, she has led district efforts and previously sat on Waycross Board of Education.
The Georgia press notes Henry Grady's legacy and cites his 1887 Atlanta speech opposing liquor, warning that alcohol harms families and society. It lauds Grady as a national, moral voice who loved Georgia, urging vigilance against saloon power and celebrating his impact on press and public life.
Walton Tribune notes June brings beauty and poetry as roses bloom and people celebrate brides and graduations. It praises midsummer abundance, picnics, and the poet’s sensibility, urging observers to savor June’s perfection despite clutter elsewhere.
A brief meditation on habitual grumbling, noting how chronic dissatisfaction sours homes and communities. The piece argues such moods stem from within and reflect self-imposed gloom rather than external fate, ending with a warning against hollow reflections when life concludes.
A Savannah Press excerpt notes Charles J. Bayne’s long tenure as editor of the Macon Evening News. Described as one of the South’s brightest writers, Bayne is praised for prose of poetry and a bicycle tour of Europe. His Georgia press career spans Augusta Chronicle and Macon publications.
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