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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
5
The article notes goobers as a valuable crop for humans and livestock while urging patience in the governor race. It reflects on trust in leadership, cautions about assigning offices, and mentions Georgia’s bank resource growth as a sign of recovery. It references a Kansas City magistrate sentencing three drunken drivers to thirty days on the Municipal Farm as a harsh lesson.
A national call urges farmers to plant more corn this season noting it is not too late to plant and that every remaining row should be used. The piece stresses corn will be valuable this fall while a separate anecdote contrasts mothers' expectations of teachers with the reality of a polite, educated woman.
The community recalls Horse Swapping Days in Butler with fond memories of past celebrations and a desire for a future event to retire old model cars and gasoline buggies. The piece reflects on earlier joys and hopes for a day dedicated to moving obsolete vehicles to the scrap heap.
A speaker argues that individuals spend much of life chasing impossible goals, repeating ancient errors despite learning from forebears. He contrasts human endeavors with the Bible’s guidance, noting repeated trials in living and the lessons that fire teaches through pain.
A commencement discussion argues that high school aims shift from college prep to life prep. It notes few graduates attend college, citing that successful business leaders were often trained for business, though a college education remains desirable for broader life opportunities.
In a humorous Macon Telegraph column, Johnnie Spencer riffs on political antics and public fads. He notes Borah Knox, Zioncheck, and a circuslike Cleveland convention, mocks Umpire spats, and jests about Mussolini timing a League of Nations stunt. He also quips about a Maryland profanity ordinance and odd cross‑city shoe fears.
The article outlines Jesus trial before ecclesiastical and civil authorities, Pilate and Herod, and the crucifixion at Calvary with Simon of Cyrene bearing the cross. It notes the thieves, forgiveness from the cross, the veil tearing, and the centurion's proclamation, ending with a call to accept Christ as savior.
The Christian Science Lesson Sermon titled God the Observer of Man will be read in all branch churches on Sunday June Mth. It cites Matthew chapter six and passages from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. The text warns that excess sympathy can sap a person’s spirit and will to act.
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