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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1928
Page
4
A mix of opinions and reflections on Sunday observance, politics, aviation talk, and social norms. The piece cites debates over worship practices, the Sabbath, and modern life, debating balance between rest, worship, and everyday activities. It cites historical anecdotes and local political notes while weaving in broader questions about conduct and faith.
An analysis of the Berkshire Industrial Farm in Canaan New York shows a humane approach to delinquent youths. The program combines academics trades and agriculture with moral suasion and engaging activities such as planting trees, about 150000 trees planted last year. Most graduates become useful citizens according to school records, while the state hopes the peach crop recoups expenses. Noting Amelia Earhart's aviation feat, the piece also highlights editorial acclaim in Georgia with praise for Mark Ethridge and other writers.
The text asserts two supreme manifestations of brotherhood, silent death when slander is damaging and playing an oyster when truth harms a man. It equates slander with the slow, deadly effect of carbolic acid and bluntly notes that those dead are unaffected by such differences. It claims most must learn to keep quiet and condemns the character assassin as the greatest criminal.
The Atlanta Journal lauds Herbert Hoover as unmatched in prestige and appeal among Republicans at Kansas City. It urges Democrats to nominate a worthy, clean ticket and avoid wet platforms, stressing justice to agriculture and concrete remedies. It calls for a united, decisive Democratic platform and leadership to meet the campaign with vigor.
Geraldine Mary Saracco a New York factory hand and sample maker won a Women’s City Club scholarship to Bryn Mawr summer school. She will study economics and public speaking with 100 working girls from the U S Germany Sweden and other lands, proving she can rise beyond her humdrum life. Silent partners unseen shape destiny.
The article argues farm delegations attacked Herbert Hoover at a Kansas City gathering, suggesting political manipulation behind farmer fury. It defends Hoover’s wartime wheat price policy, recounting farmer price setting and later actions to sell surplus in Europe while opposing the German blockade.
The text argues Hoover helped Allied relief during shortages, selling American food to Germans and directing Austrian relief funds to stabilize markets. It then shifts to a political critique, urging defeat of the Republican nominee Hoover, condemning the party’s corruption, and framing the farm issue as political manipulation to reduce Hoover’s power.
Four medical airmen in a mono plane named Southern Cross completed a Pacific crossing from Oakland to Brisbane in three legs. Captain Kingsford-Smith led the flight with Capt. Ulm as co-pilot, Harry Lyon navigator, and James Warner radioman. They flew Oakland to Honolulu then to Fiji, final leg Brisbane facing a severe winter storm over the Southern Grass.
The Millen News warns against worrying about future hardships. It cautions that fearing late crops due to rain and cold may prove unfounded, urging readers not to anticipate trouble. It suggests current conditions may turn into an asset rather than a misfortune and to focus on present realities.
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