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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
9
The Butler Herald notes taxation quirks and lingering scams while warning readers about confusing gasoline stamps with new federal stamps. It comments on the economic squeeze of salaried workers and hints at seasonal home repairs and holiday spending.
Government sources indicate about one million unemployed in the country, a number rising rapidly due to cuts and contract cancellations.
A local writer smiles at a Father’s Day gathering with his father and all relatives nearby. The event marks a joyous family reunion and honors paternal bonds in a warm community setting.
The text reflects on gratitude for showers received after a week of drought and warns against complaining when life does not meet expectations. It emphasizes appreciating repeated favors from others and recognizing the giver's generosity in daily hardship.
The article honors Brown Marshall as a man whose wealth lay in friendship and service. He devoted his life to helping others across ages and races, living without seeking payment and earning love from all who knew him.
The passage argues that meeting criticism rather than dodging it yields constructive as well as destructive outcomes. It states that judgments from others can include praise and condemnation, and that both sides in such exchanges can greatly benefit.
Older residents of Butler mourn the Saturday announcement of the death of Hon. W. J. Jenkins a prominent insurance man and former mayor of Ashburn. Known as Bill he kept interest in Butler and visited his childhood town yearly to keep in touch with progress and friends. He was the son of the late W. H. Jenkins longtime clerk of the Taylor County superior court.
Mrs Paul Trawick associate editor of the Commerce News and former Reynolds resident recalls aging as she notes how revisiting old friends after 25 years shocks them into feeling older. She reflects on how society claimed not to feel old while aging becomes evident in reunions.
The piece criticizes isolationist voices in Congress and the press for attacking Russia and England while a war with Japan continues. It urges restraint, warns such talk could alienate allies, and argues leaders Wheeler and Luce disrupt cordial relations with Russia and England. It also ridicules anti allied rhetoric from Mississippi's Rankin and others as harmful to national unity.
The Bartow county agent M. W. H. Collins plans a Georgia huckleberry program with 4-H youths. Wild bushes will be marked, transplanted to the Genetics Institute farm, judged for yield and quality, and propagated for regional use. Commercial potential offers profit with low capital. Some hope for a redbug resistant strain.
Marshal Zhukov doubts Hitler is dead and hints at hidden leaders across Europe. Fathers in wartime endure loneliness to protect sons and sweethearts, guiding families through peril while daughters and sons await news. The Ber lim reopening of churches under Soviet approval signals a fragile peace and shared faith.
Three Georgia publications honored anniversaries last week. The Atlanta Constitution traces to Col. Carey W. Styles’s founding on June 16, 1868. The Harris County Journal has run 76 years under C. T. Stout Sr. and Jr. The Adel News, led by Uncle Tom Shytle for over four decades, began in 1888.
Dr. L R Dean, owner of the local theater, awarded free passes to patrons who pledged to buy a war bond before July 1. The community rallied to support Taylor county's Seventh War Bond drive, with 41 participants totaling 59 500 dollars. A Georgia town of greater size sold only two bonds for 300 dollars.
Washington observer Richard Strout argues President Truman plans to seek re election in 1948. He cites Truman’s support for Roosevelt policies, liberal measures, and strategic staffing to bolster loyalty, while indicating broad backing among northern city voters and party factions.
Cartoonish advice by Olin Miller proposes oversubscribing the Seventh War Loan by about 200 percent. He quips that buyers receive a pound of grade A beefsteak and a package of standard cigarettes with each $100 War Bond purchase.
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