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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1937
Page
4
Taylor county crops look fine with harvest ahead. Peach return welcomed. The sweet girl graduates are back, and may the Lord bless them. Emphasis on self-reliance and avoiding envy, with roads, churches, and schools cited as key dividends.
Murders rise with more brutal forms as Atlanta faces a recent case showing amplified violence and quick escalation. Police investigations continue amid growing concern over the evolving methods and public safety implications.
A city resident seeks a pivot to agriculture while a farmer contemplates city amenities, illustrating a mutual curiosity between urban dwellers and rural livelihoods and the allure of new environments.
The quote reflects that maintaining balance through good times and bad, in friendship or enmity, and across youth to old age, is the essence of successful living. It emphasizes steady self control amid flattery and derision as the core of character.
The note urges Taylor County teachers and students to enjoy the break, wishes them happiness, and cautions against reckless driving during holidays. It calls for prudent farming and warns that locals leaving town may be missed, urging life by the Golden Rule.
The piece notes a shift in attitude as winter haters who proclaimed indifference to next June’s heat are urged to embrace and enjoy cold weather now. It frames this as a seasonal mood swing urging readers to internalize seasonal preferences.
Some argue buyers share guilt with sellers in whiskey crimes and should face similar penalties. The writer notes no objection to those who support sharing the bootlegger sentence imposed by the count, even without a law explicitly applying would-be parity.
The passage recalls facing a daunting task that seems scary at first but becomes manageable once engaged. It emphasizes abandoning fear, embracing duty, and resisting life’s illusions to grow through effort led by resolve. It quotes Emerson on duty, duty’s whisper, and youth’s reply.
John D. Rockefeller once valued at about 4 billion dollars reportedly bequeathed roughly 25 million dollars to trusses for his granddaughter Margaret Strong Culvas.
In Atlanta the city adopts a black flag for fatal traffic accidents but a skeleton would draw more notice. Heat waves in the east, snow storms in the north, and cyclones in the west contrast with Georgia sunshine and refreshing showers, making it grand to be here.
At the Commerce News masthead, Mrs P B Trawick wife of Paul Trawick formerly of Reynolds is cited. She is a sister of Mrs Albert Hicks.
There remains a deficit of skilled workers prompting emphasis on early career training. The trend urges the younger generation to gain in demand expertise to satisfy evolving business needs.
A reflective note on impulse and passion, contrasting fleeting energy with the mind’s constant drive to restrain and channel urges. It emphasizes disciplined thought as a steady force, standing ready to govern emotions even as desires surge and wane.
Parents celebrate a student who has completed the county’s highest course of instruction. Congratulations to every parent whose child has earned this diploma and the right to such recognition.
The Duke of Windsor and Mrs Warfield marry in Europe and the world presses publish wedding pictures the next day. Modern transport and newspaper service trigger global speculation about future events and plans.
Ralph Smith reports that Atlanta's bid for a centennial half dollar to mark the city’s 100th anniversary has failed. Secretary Henry Morganthau has rejected the proposal, mirroring the fate of similar community efforts nationwide.
The weather stays dry but the Georgia weeklies brighten evenings with a 12 inch stack of weekly exchanges. Readers enjoy a range of state wide issues, highlighting better service and lively editorial columns across the region.
A historic note on Butler losing its knockers as residents moved away or repurposed tools into horns, urging remaining locals to shift from knocking to boosting. The author claims that when a town stops knocking and starts boosting, growth follows.
J C Solomon of Macon has started a movement to host a Fourth of July party for Eugene Anderson editor of the Macon Telegraph. Friends are asked to send him a post card to show appreciation for his service to Georgia, especially middle and south Georgia.
The Savannah Press extols Savannah as an ideal host for the Georgia Collegiate Press Association convention. It notes the city’s historic role in printing, its long-standing high rank in publishing, and its romance of the fourth estate for visiting Georgians.
The June 14 observance marks 160 years since Old Glory was adopted by Congress in 1777. The piece reviews Betsy Ross legends, flag precursors, key historic salutes, and the flags worldwide prominence, noting Flag Day as a modern annual tribute.
A reflection compares manners to headlines in a news column, noting they quickly convey core impressions. If true and well expressed they invite deeper acquaintance, and though some scoundrels feign civility, acting the part can gradually foster genuine refinement.
Maine officials and citizens view the drunken driver as a criminal endangering society. Driving under the influence is intolerable and compared to murder in its callous threat to innocent people. The state is praised for its determined stance to wipe out the drunken driver.
The piece recalls John D. Rockefeller at 98 saying I see you tomorrow to his chauffeur’s young daughter in Florida. It argues that life’s tomorrows bind humans and that dwelling on tomorrow causes misery, while doing well today is the cure.
The McDonough Advertiser essay argues small towns offer meaningful service and opportunity. It champions education for youth, honest work, and community cooperation over glamorous but hollow urban riches. It warns against chasing illusory wealth through dubious rackets and urges personal growth and ethical living.
The piece asserts that U S school children outnumber many nations and far outstrip war footings, stressing the destiny of the nation hinges on youth. It calls on Americans to guide these students into a larger life, framing young people as the prophecy and power behind the country’s future.
The editorial argues against advertising solicited from town merchants by outside printing firms on commission. It rejects such practices as harmful to local businesses and vows to remain loyal to the community, even at risk of hardship, if necessary.
A public health advisory warns vacationers campers and fishermen about typhoid fever linked to poor sanitation and contaminated water or milk. It recommends vaccination or vaccination three inoculations for two years of protection and urges caution where food handlers are not checked and sanitation is lax.
The engagement links Miss Gladys Chambless of Monroe and Parrott with Mr. Sanders Camp of Monroe. Camp, Georgia Tech 1938 graduate and Walton Tribune business manager, is Editor Ernest Camp’s son. Chambless, Monroe High alumna and UGA B S in home economics, leads Monroe High School Home Economics. A quiet wedding and a motor trip to New York are planned.
Hon Stephen Pace congressman from Georgias Third District returns to Americus for a brief respite from congressional duties. The freshman year has kept him busy and his work praised by constituents in Americus and Sumter County as they await his return after adjournment.
A humorous reworking of Psalm XXIII narrates a wife as guiding force behind domestic life. The speaker jokes about financial drain, shopping, theater tickets, and fashion, while claiming shelter in a wife led household and domestic club outings.
The character Abe Martin laments selfish pride and ingratitude. He urges readers to consider others’ perspectives and to “put yourself in the other fellows shoes” to better understand how life looks from another’s viewpoint.
Dispatches from Washington note another delay before Georgia gains a new Internal Revenue sector. Marion H. Allen was nominated to the Finance Committee, with Senator Walter George as a member, amid opposition from George who backed R. Matheson of Hartwell for the vacated Columbus collector post. Allen received strong backing from Senator Richard Russell Jr.
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