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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
4
A Butler Georgia opinion and notices page discusses driver license renewals before June 30 and the approaching September term. It notes cantaloupe shipments from South Georgia. The piece includes comments on legislature, teachers, heat, and cotton crop pests with local levity.
The clipping notes unpredictable wartime headlines with titles like Hitler Wants Peace and New War Crisis Feared in Europe, illustrating volatile public sentiment and uncertain outcomes.
The Columbus Evening Ledger and Enquirer Sun celebrate the tenth anniversary of their consolidation. The combined morning paper serves Columbus and West Georgia with over a century of service and reliability.
The speaker advises viewing deceit as self-harm, not personal injury. They urge not to feel pity for the cheater but to recognize that living dishonestly does not yield true success, and the world does not reward such behavior.
A parent notes that enforcing discipline often prompts questions from children about why they must obey while others apparently face fewer demands. He observes a social dynamic where compliant behavior is burdensome yet not universally required by other families.
Beehive occupation echoes Sparta scene as a large swarm claims the Taylor County courthouse tower while Judge McLaughlin visits Butler. The Cuthbert Leader Nees recently took charge of the Sparta court house and stung several people, leading to injunctions by local lawyers to evict them.
A short reflective passage questions why compliments are rarely given to well behaved young ladies while praising past generations of young men. The speaker notes that girls have always been modest cultured and ideal, whereas boys vary and contrast with their earlier selves.
A regional economy committee notes its limited authority leaves the current deplorable situation unresolved. It urges immediate action, stating economy is the only viable course and a clear way forward has not yet begun.
The newly created job of claim supervisor for the State Industrial Board has been filled by appointment to BH. D. Rivers Jr., son of the Governor, with a salary of $260 per month. Forty years ago road houses were unknown in this section and few understood evolving crime forms.
Political circles discuss ex congressman Braswell Dean heading Georgia Welfare Department as Rivers administration potential governor candidate. The note warns readers of a perceived fault in his bold stance.
Congratulations to Miss Martha Pace daughter of Congressman and Mrs Stephen Pace as she receives her diploma from National Park College Forest Glen Maryland near Washington where Congress is in session.
The speaker claims present conditions will not hurt older men and women as much as younger generations. Older folk endured tighter times and understand self denial. Younger people may lose some harsh edge but will endure and grow stronger through the trial.
Boll weevils have emerged from winter quarters in large numbers over the past days. Prolonged rainy weather across many sections of the state has caused more weevils to appear earlier than normal, with farmers reporting heavy concentrations in cotton fields statewide.
Outstanding schoolboy patrolmen Allen Mathews of Thomaston and Dernard Garrett of Hawkinsville are among eighteen statewide winners amid over three thousand entries earning a free trip to the Worlds Mail contest.
The Bartow Herald editor argues that while re adopting one room school practices is undesired, some lessons from the old system remain relevant to modern public education and are still needed today.
The Albany Herald is lauded in a 12 page supplement from the Albany Journal as a premier news gathering agency and advertising medium since 1891. Under editor Henry T. McIntosh and vice president John A. Davis the paper is praised for financial success, modern facilities, and a strong staff across editorial news sports and advertising.
The Neville News argues happiness should be pursued now, not delayed for a later triumph. It praises living fully at every age, stresses meaningful work and family joys, and warns against chasing goals after years pass. The Herald notes re appointments of Postmasters Livingston at Atlanta and Adkins at Vienna.
The excerpt argues memories haunt some people and hinder progress, while forward motion and learning new things drive human achievement. It emphasizes forgetting old pains and embracing the future to advance. The passage reflects a belief in continual renewal over nostalgia.
The piece urges recognizing the American father’s sacrifices and longing for appreciation on Father’s Day. It highlights fathers as providers who forego comforts to fund their children’s futures, and argues sons and daughters should show affection with gifts and reminders of his value.
The selection proclaims a deadly force that drains blood, destroys homes, bankrupts, slays children, defiles innocence, blinds eyes, twists limbs, wrecks manhood, dethrones reason, snaps rings, dishonors womanhood, blasts lives, and drives crises. It asks what will end this tragedy and who will care.
A Dahlonega Nugget note reports a country resident traveling from Dahlonega to Dawsonville for a tooth extraction. It suggests a versatile handyman in Dahlonega could profit by offering dental work watch repairs stove fixes painting and house building services to travelers.
The speaker urges that a successful farmer or worker must control both body and mind. He emphasizes avoiding laziness, taking initiative to complete necessary tasks, and promptly pursuing needed knowledge. He calls for self direction in learning new lessons without delay.
The American Red Cross issues a list of safety guidelines for swimming pools lakes and beaches. Key points include using a lifeguarded area ensuring a guard is on duty avoiding swimming after eating swimming with a buddy avoiding dangerous sunburn not drinking while swimming never swimming alone checking depth and obstacles taking a boat for long swims training gradually and not showing off by dunking others. Following these rules could greatly reduce swimming related deaths.
A reflective note on domestic strain, arguing that discussions of the home tend to target others not the watcher. The piece suggests universal concern while implying self shielding from blame. It frames the issue as a societal trend affecting households nationwide.
The article argues that the federal job program is undermined as states divert the gas line tax from highway construction to state and county institutions and unemployment relief. It notes Georgia faces a similar risk and urges prohibition of such diversions.
Max E Land notes President Roosevelt denounces a sales tax, arguing it targets those with the lowest ability to pay. He cites critics predicting advocates will push to tax in October as schools miss openings and parents seek education funding.
A Cartersville Tribune News item recounts RE Summerour apologizing to Judge Finley for remarks about the court. The judge accepted the apology, praising temper and judgment. The moment stood as a civic lesson in dignity and remorse.
A Danville resident named Sunday faced arrest on Saturday, conviction on Monday, and began serving a sentence on Tuesday for liquor law violations. A Georgia pardon board was said to have completed the record by granting a pardon on Wednesday.
Byron Anglin son of the late John M. Anglin of the Stewart Webster Journal is listed in Who's Who among students of American colleges. He has completed his A B degree and has spent a year pursuing a law degree at Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee.
A ten day rain spell transformed crops from pale and weak to deep green with strong indications of full barns, banks, and smokehouses for farmers who diversify from cotton. The text credits Providence and notes the fault lies with man for past missteps.
Texas congressman Martin Dies, chairman of the special House committee on un American activities, will visit Atlanta June 20 to address a large public meeting in the city auditorium. He accepted Commander Logan Kelley of the Georgia American Legion’s invite to be the principal speaker at the three day state convention opening that day.
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