28 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
1
The piece notes a Valdosta location for the next session of the county Officers' Association. It also recalls political and civic items from the era including a predicted congressional adjournment by August 15, a Brunswick shipyard project, and civic responses to war and revival efforts.
The Albany Herald editor explains honey prices as wartime cause due to European gunfire vibrations. Howell is asked how he discovered this. Ohio officials and party figures are discussed as possible candidates for Congress, with reference to Adamson vacating a seat on the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The State Agricultural College will ask the coming session of the General Assembly for an additional appropriation of 80000. The Cultural College is praised, but Georgia faces tight finances and questions the source of funds. The Eastman Times Journal criticizes the push for more appropriations amid deficits.
The piece warns against granting Congress or the administration sweeping wartime control over food and raw materials. It argues such plenary authority must be temporary and safeguarded by law, with postwar curtailment and corrections for any misjudgments. The author stresses preserving cherished freedoms against permanent expansion of governmental power.
War strain trimmed the British education system. School buildings were repurposed for military use, teachers enlisted, and schooling was cut back. Free lunches and medical services halted. By war’s start, three hundred thousand under fives left school while older children were sent to work. Juvenile delinquency rose sharply.
In a First Baptist Atlanta sermon, Dr. Charles W. Daniel denounces Tom Watson accusing him of misleading Georgia citizens against the selective service plan. He calls for action to stop the propaganda and warns of national mockery of Georgia.
The Savannah Press quotes that since Hoke Smith’s soldier sons in law sent their wives to live with him the senator announces his stance in favor of food control.
Hugh M Dorsey will be sworn in as Georgia governor in a joint session of the General Assembly at the House chamber. Governor Harris will deliver a farewell and present the great seal to Secretary Phil Cook before Dorsey takes the oath and delivers the inaugural address. The legislature awaits committee appointments before resuming business.
The Official Bulletin is distributed by the Committee on Public Information in Washington. It provides official wartime news and information, available free to newspapers and public agencies, or at $5 per year or $3 for six months to individuals.
Atlanta prepares to host the Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World for a ten days plus convention in July drawing delegates from every state and 30 000 visitors. The piece notes southern hospitality and compares attendance to Shriners gatherings. It also mentions rheumatic pain relief with Chamberlains Liniment.
Atlanta news notes W Cecil Neill of Muscogee plans to reintroduce a primary election bill vetoed by Governor Harris. The measure would use county unit votes for statewide offices and require a majority of unit votes, with runoffs if no majority and ties broken by popular vote.
Fort Valley June 25 a mass meeting in Byron and Powersville backed a plan to create Wilson County with Fort Valley as county seat. Prof Ralph Newton and lawyers C L Shepherd and Emmett Houser head to Atlanta with Representative L L Brown to push legislation while opposition to including Marshallville prompts redrawn southern boundary near Massee Lake. President Wilson calls men over 31 to enlist as debate intensifies.
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