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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
5
Average weekly circulation figures for Butler show local mail matter. The piece quotes John Wanamaker's motto and comments on prohibition, safety education, and political reforms. It praises Herbert Wind for State Senate candidacy and proposes electing postmasters by the people to improve service and competence.
The writer recalls past interest in electing Dr. L. G. Hardman as Governor of Georgia but states this is not the time for a campaign. They urge him to defer the matter for another two years, focusing on present matters rather than a bid.
The Cuthbert Leader notes Congressman Charles R Crisp announces his candidacy to succeed himself. Voters have repeatedly returned him with little or no opposition, praising his tenure as a useful representative and noting his high standing in Georgia and Washington.
The Washington Reporter notes in Wilkes county that poisoning boll weevils has become nearly a science. Cotton growers plan to make ten to twelve thousand balls to combat weevils, aiming for a fair crop this year. The piece warns farmers that success depends on their own efforts to destroy the boll weevil.
A collection of editorials notes President Coolidge’s veto of higher postal pay, praising his courage but arguing better use of it. It includes Jackson Progress-Argus on boosting state wide settlement efforts and Dawson News assessing McAdoo’s prospects for the New York convention, estimating delegate counts.
The piece argues Southern Methodists would never accept Unification, calling it foolish and disruptive to the church. It contrasts Southern resistance with Northern Methodist proposals and suggests unification would harm the denomination more than prior efforts.
A Monticello News squib cites Charlie Benns of Butler as a rare chickenologist while poking fun at Uncle John Shannon. The Bainbridge Post-Searchlight letter rails against bond issues and the 7 percent constitutional limit, arguing forty five years of state debt and urging continued resistance to bond relief, urging readers to oppose special favors and bad fiscal policy.
The editor compares public office arrogance to self importance and asserts the paper will critique officers freely. It states patronage will not influence policy, insisting disagreement does not imply dishonesty and dismissing coercive tactics as relics of tyrants.
The Macon Telegraph notes this season favors high quality peaches, urging growers to thin, fertilize, and harvest top fruit. Railroads will charge prepaid freight for subpar peaches, and the Georgia Peach Growers Exchange leads efforts toward a cooperative, scientifically managed industry to profit and sustain Georgia’s peach sector.
A concise reflection notes that despite common belief ignorance is widespread, many people actually know more about others' affairs than they should, suggesting social curiosity and privacy tension.
L A Downs president of the Central of Georgia Railway argues that rail service costs have risen sharply over the past decade while freight and passenger rates grew more slowly. He cites coal materials taxes labor locomotives and cars as costs increasing beyond rate hikes and credits efficiency and cost reducing upgrades for current rates. The piece also notes higher grain prices and crop prospects amid a weak harvest.
An anonymous historian quoted by the New York World describes Broadway as the Indian path through Manhattan once named for a tribe meaning People of the Birch Bark. He notes the route was a well worn corridor long before Hudson’s voyage and would still show traces if modern improvements vanished.
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