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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1932
Page
9
A voice imagines writing a book that could guide the world to higher things. The speaker aspires to noble pages, even as they fear future shame, hoping the work endures as a living memory rather than a mere monument.
Butler residents hosted a steady round of callers and weekend visitors including Miss Mertha Beatrice Mundy from Neva, Mr. Clarence Newton of Cogdale, and Mr. M. R. Cameron of Senoia. Local families hosted guests such as Mrs. Sara Fickling and Mrs. Ouida Park, while several Hazelton and Reynolds connections stopped by. Elizabeth Whatley of Reynold, C. W. Bazemore Jr. and Dorothy Perkins joined family outings, and the period featured travel between Americus, Waynesboro, Albany, and Albany area colleges.
Local diamond hosts a promising game Saturday afternoon as Butler meets Montezuma, seeking revenge after last week’s 4 to 2 defeat. The crowd is urged to attend and support, while Mr. J R Barfield of Columbus, visiting friends here, recovers from a long illness.
Milton Richardson of Macon 19 son of a former Butler school superintendent won the regional oratorical contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution in Atlanta. He spoke on Washington the Exemplar of American Ideals and will compete nationally June 14 in Washington. Margaret Allen Wallis of Alabama and William McRea of Florida followed, with Richardson previously winning the state contest in Athens and a bicentennial essay prize.
Mrs Helen Dunwody and Mrs Mary Persons co hosted a delightful bridge party at their home on Wednesday afternoon. Six tables were set for guests and after the games refreshments were served at the tables.
A minstrel show is set for Tuesday night at the local school auditorium. Expect an evening of real fun with songs dances readings and plays featuring all black performers. Directed by Mrs. F A Peed who has worked tirelessly to provide quality entertainment.
An advertisement urges housekeepers to skip the Sunday home cooking and dine out to save on groceries and worry. It promises a superb menu at 80c per plate for June 12 with beans squash potato salad barbecue chicken and homemade cream and cake plus 50c drinks and a daily plate lunch and one minute sandwich shoppe option.
Farmers are urged to store calcium arsenate away from stock feed to prevent accidental poisoning. The note explains calcium arsenate is a lime arsenic compound used to combat boll weevils and is typically purchased late spring. It cautions that improper storage in corn cribs or feed areas leads to needless livestock deaths and recommends a secure, inaccessible storage location.
Talbotton reports the death of Miss Nannie Raines in Tampa Fla after a short illness. Funeral at Mrs. J. H. Bryan's home with Rev. M. E. Peavy. interment in Oakhill. Alfred Patrick granted parole after serving three years of a life sentence for a 1929 Talbotton killing. clemency backed by jurors, officials, and citizens. Talbotton Woman's Club officers listed for the year. From Schley County News a house party near Juniper. Chesterfield Robinson funeral in Schle county. Kathryn Wall earns A B at G S W Valdosta. Mrs Wall and sons attend graduation.
Ellaville Ga June 7 A large family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs J J Albritton north of Ellaville on Sunday June 5 drew about 45 guests. Attendees included Mr and Mrs BM Jones of Albany Ira and Marion Jones Fellowship Mr and Mrs BH Brewer L C Jones Americus Mr E W Jones Plains Mr and Mrs Douglas Braswell Andersonville and Mr and Mrs Keith Parks Montezuma plus many friends and relatives A noon barbecue lunch was served under shade trees. Marion Ira and Lester Jones provided string band music after dinner.
In Buena Vista Georgia on Tuesday June 4 Miss Josephine Stevens will marry Rev M Elrod of LaFayette Georgia at the Methodist church at 5 30 PM. The ceremony will be by Rev Turner. Miss Emma Stevens will be maid of honor with Mrs R P Stevens as matron of honor. Bridesmaids include Ruby and Catherine Elder of White Georgia and Catherine Rogers Plant City Florida with flower girls Lynda Williams and ushers R P Stevens Ernest Stevens and Sam Fulford. Best man George Elrod of Ashburn and music by Marion Elrod Lake Wales Florida with vocal numbers by M M Morris Boston Georgia.
The Washington Star notes valued traits of foreign groups in the population include English regard for law, French thrift, Italian artistry, German industriousness, Russian imagination, and Dutch placidity. The piece frames these as contributory characteristics shaping national character.
Miss Macy Gray argues for education as the force uniting nations after World War I. She highlights the World Federation of Education, World’s Student Christian Federation and Junior Red Cross as engines of amity, exchanges, and reconstruction aid across 45 lands.
A reflective piece by Edward Lawhorn on the last day of school. The narrator recalls teachers and classmates, urges gratitude and effort, and contemplates growing up, leaving guidance behind, and shaping a better future. He vows to value education now to enjoy later life.
United States secures a 1.6 million judgment in a war fraud contract case. District court of appeals upholds earlier ruling against Inc. L. Phillip of Thomaville Georgia, John Stevens of Jacksonville Florida, heirs of Geo M. Chambers Maplewood New Jersey, and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. Case involves fraudulent sale of about 200 million feet of lumber left in Army camps after World War I. Navy dispatches from Red State.
The passage urges universal world friendship by uniting nations through intelligent education. It asserts knowledge as the key to solving personal and national problems, echoing Gandhi’s view that youth shape the future and that education will abolish caste and nationalism, fostering universal peace as envisioned by Tennyson.
A school pamphlet argues education means knowledge beyond school lessons and not merely college degrees. It cites Washington and Lincoln, urges self‑improvement, and notes changing job criteria from appearance to capability and literacy.
Dr Wm Arthur Drane longtime Marion County physician died at his Buena Vista home at 6 o clock Monday morning He was born October 27 1860 in a prominent family and leaves six children two sisters eighteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren along with his wife Susanne Bonnett of Columbus He practiced in Marion County for 46 years and was regarded as a progressive public spirited citizen
The Pharos at Alexandria, famed among the ancient wonders, suffered destruction from an earthquake in 1808. The event marks the loss of the monumental lighthouse as a landmark of antiquity and engineering.
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