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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
4
CE and BENNS publish in Butler urging patriotism with flag display and reminding residents to guard against malaria and typhoid outbreaks as Friday approaches. The notice appeals to community pride and public health precaution.
A man reflects that true happiness comes from intensity of living rather than watching time. He says focusing on the crawling clock hands prevents discovering life’s real secret of contentment.
After years of hard work a man finally retires and speaks out against the rich. He likens his struggle to a pirate and complains the wealthy profit while others suffer.
A writer declares that men who neglect their families and women who refuse motherhood threaten the American home. He warns the home will surely wreck on such shoals, insisting the danger is real and enduring.
The peach crop is marketed rapidly in this section. County production will be the smallest since the industry began, dropping from 500 cars to about 50 cars. Butler, usually supplying 200 cars annually, will not ship any this year.
A meditation on affectionate giving that enriches the giver, yet notes the tragedy of a refused gift. The text argues affection returns like rain, while the denying heart withers and becomes stone.
The editor apologizes for the lack of news stating that a death and a marriage were expected to be announced that week but a violent storm prevented the marriage and the doctor tending the sick man fell ill, causing the patient to recover and leaving two items missing.
J. C. Moulton, editor and publisher of the Schley County News, has returned the newspaper to owner C. C. McCrory under the lease, and McCrory will continue publication. Moulton has several propositions under consideration and expects to work in another newspaper field soon.
Harris County authorities are urged to expand the jail but Bro Stouts paper notes locals with courage. Janitor Gaston Hawkins was shoved aside by three young men in the jail area as they fled down a hill. Charley Irvin and Robert McMichael helped quell the escape.
A speculative piece questions the motives behind Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt's possible resignation as Assistant Attorney General. It cites alleged intrigue surrounding the Atlanta Federal Prison wardenship and accuses under cover actions, false charges, and a senate probe as possible drivers behind the resignation speculation.
A plea to find a missing boy blames his distracted parents and the church for failure to keep him safe. The piece argues the public would respond to a true missing child with a large reward. The second item notes Georgia life insurers collected $387 000015 in premiums in 1928 and paid $14,853,336 in claims per the insurance commissioner report.
The Industrial Index praises Columbus for civic spirit as over 300 business houses back a special edition recording the year's progress. Voters recently approved a $1,140,000 bond package for schools sewers incinerator streets hospital parks and other projects set to begin soon. A social aphorism notes the value of disciplined work over leisure and the virtue of steady effort.
A graduation sermon urges new high school graduates to pursue honest ambition and principled service. It argues that education alone cannot guarantee success, and that persistence, integrity, and effort are essential to becoming valuable citizens and contributing to the nation. It calls on parents teachers and officials to foster high ideals as graduates enter college business or the workforce.
W G Hill describes the deacon’s ideal in 9 rules drawn from Paul's first letter to Timothy. He urges truthfulness sobriety honesty generosity and family leadership plus public conduct that honors God and the church, insisting the deacon be blameless and a living example of Christ.
A reflective verse fragment notes money cannot purchase the afterglow of a life fading as the sun sinks beyond western hills, acknowledging the value of time and dignity in old age.
A reminiscence contrasts old fashioned Macon editors and printers with today’s rapid automated presses. It recalls Simon Rose and early Tele graph leaders, the Washington hand press, and the hand set type era. The piece honors historic editors and the evolution of editorial and production roles.
An editor's daily prayer in North Dakota asks for guidance to drive through fire and prevent skidding into others. It pleads to preserve brakes, avoid going too far, hear the sounds of engines, and keep alcohol out of the stomachs to curb speeding and clashes on narrow roads.
A reflective note urges leaving behind disagreeable memories and beginning anew today. It emphasizes writing four lively things on memory’s blank page to spark renewed momentum and positive focus.
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