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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
4
The Butler Herald notes blackberry season with advice on picking and pest control. It cites a state treasurer's report showing a two million dollar increase in income taxes versus last year. The piece also mentions June to August declared Coatless months by Butler men and comments on church attendance and women’s offense.
The Columbus Ledger Enquirer reports Nelson Shipp will retire as State News editor on June 11 after many years of service. He will be succeeded by Sherwood Broome as his replacement.
A Georgia exchange urges readers to interest farmers in setting out Irish potato plants, highlighting growing enthusiasm for gardening and farming.
A tour across rural Taylor County shows families laboring in fields to plant and prepare crops. The editor notes the hard work reflects the county’s productivity and prosperity, with farms actively pursuing the season's crops.
Reporters note editor Cook is busy producing another issue of the News, praised by local readers as the best weekly newspaper in the state. The observer commends Cook's fine work since taking charge.
The Herald extends sincere congratulations to Hon John A Smith of Talbotton on his election as president of the Chattahoochee Circuit Bar Association, succeeding Judge T Hicks Fort. The association covers Muscogee Harris Talbot Marion Taylor and Chattahoochee counties.
The Dawson News praises the postwar industrial push with a peanut butter plant in Dawson and Camilla and a thread factory in Pelham. The note stresses new industries support the war effort and aim to sustain prosperity after the war, urging other communities to explore permanent industries.
A visit to a large city reveals urban residents converting every available space into vegetable patches and chicken coops. They work after hours with the same vigor as Georgia farmers, proving Americans will act to feed themselves rather than rely on others.
The verses honor fallen soldiers from World War I with John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields and a modern American reply affirming resolve. The poems depict crosses in a field, larks, and the torch passed to future generations to defend freedom.
The passage recalls the end of the school term with teachers and pupils saying goodbye. Some return home, others find work elsewhere, and several join the military. The writer wishes everyone well and hopes they settle in pleasant places.
Friends of Miss Leonora Anderson former Taylor County Home Demonstration Agent praise her appearance in the Atlanta Journal announcing she will conduct the Journal Canning Institute. Her role excites Fulton County ladies and draws notable interest.
Dr. Norman Huffman, appointed pastor of Reynolds Methodist Church, spent Monday in Butler meeting citizens and visiting the Herald office. He succeeds Rev. J. D. Smith who died May 12. Mrs Huffman joined the tour, aiding in forming favorable contacts between Butler residents and the new pastoral couple.
Dr. M. D. Collins state superintendent of schools spoke at Shellman high school to graduates during a return trip to Atlanta after addressing Reynolds class. He was accompanied by Hon. C. S. Hubbard state text book director whose acquaintance the paper valued. The Reynolds address drew praise from attendees.
Rev. James Windham, a Butler product, preaches twice daily this week at the local Baptist church. He comes from devout parental lineages and, with college training, fulfills a calling to save souls through his ministry, earning praise for Ade Baptist church as his current pastor.
Sunday School lesson reflects on II Peter 1 1 11 and Col 3 12 27 noting Peter as servant and apostle Christ faith as a gift for all, grace and peace through faith, divine power supplying all things for life and godliness, growth from faith to virtue knowledge self control patience godliness and brotherly kindness leading to entrance into the heavenly kingdom. The piece emphasizes love as central, spiritual sight, and perseverance in Christian development.
A small boy eats an ice cream cone while a barber cuts his hair. Neither appears to be enjoying the moment, suggesting a subdued scene in a local shop.
An air pocket created by a nearby two story building during Monday’s wind and rain opened the Herald office roof for the second time in recent years. The tin roof was removed and paper stock suffered heavy damage though the storm caused little other damage locally.
At Moody Field last week a swarm of honey bees caused excitement on the flight line. Gas truck driver Pvt. Joe Mendis removed the insects from Brig. Gen. J. G. Williams plane and housed them in a temporary hive in the barracks area. He was stung once in the face.
A biblical proverb notes that a person with two minds is unstable in all his ways, reflecting a warning about wavering belief and inconsistent conduct attributed to James 1:8.
A collection of brief quotes on steadfast purpose and integrity. Mencius speaks of deciding by restraint to act with vigor, Hazlitt urges firm character, Hawthorne warns against duplicity, Eddy calls for divine guidance, Punshon links determined purpose to success.
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