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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1934
Page
6
Georgia banks fund the state's economy with 900000 depositors totaling 296 million in savings. The sector employs 3000, supports 12000 dependents, and paid over 1.5 million in taxes in 1933. Banks loan 160 million to 185000 borrowers for business and state needs.
Columbus Georgia will dedicate the new post office and federal courthouse on July 4 at noon. A corner stone ceremony will be led by Mayor H C Smith and local officials with Postmaster Leighton W McPherson as committee chair. Speakers include Congressman Bryant Castellon, James Latimer, treasury and post office aides, with hoped attendance by Senators George and Russell and Congressmen Steagall and Owen.
Atlanta reports Uncle Joe Burgin will return to the House of Representatives aiming to reintroduce the Burgin bill. The measure would shift control of purely local matters from the general assembly to county authorities via grand juries and the superior court, reducing state involvement and trading of local issues. Burgin previously championed the bill, drawing statewide praise for pushing local governance reforms.
The Century of Progress exposition in Chicago emphasizes science and industry progress, featuring an international theme with foreign villages and new architecture. Rail and travel packages, including American Express All-Expense Tours, offer low fares, hotels, and guided excursions for stays up to 60 days.
Detroit announces Ford Motor Company has cut list prices on 1984 Ford V-8 passenger cars by 10 to 15 dollars and on Ford V-8 commercial cars and trucks by 10 to 20 dollars effective June 15. Standard and deluxe Tudor sedans drop 15 dollars while most other body types fall 10 dollars. Roadster, Phaeton and Cabriolet de luxe models unchanged.
Officials at state headquarters in Atlanta announced that this Federal Agency saved 4,720 distressed homes in Georgia through May 28 and loaned 10,114,791.68. The funds, allocated as bonds, accrued interest, cash, taxes, repairs, insurance, and fees, flowed to local treasuries and state coffers, boosting school, police, and fire department budgets and creating construction jobs statewide.
Farmers in Pike Lamar Upson and Taylor counties borrowed 61 925 from June 1 to June 1 through Thomaston Production Credit Association. In four state region North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida over 7 000 000 was borrowed by 28 120 farmers. Loans are for work stock equipment and improvements with 5 percent annual interest and shorter terms cutting interest cost.
The sermon contrasts Jeroboam’s selfish use of religion with true faith, noting God’s promises to David’s line and warning that religion bent to political convenience betrays religious duty. It links Jeroboam to modern ideologies, urging adherence to divine will over expediency.
Ahijah warned Jeroboam against his new religious system in the extreme south. He altered the feast of tabernacles from the seventh to the eighth month to suit a more convenient time for observance.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a northern harvest festival and a faction of priests aligned with Jeroboam, noting failures in religious authority and the fitness for high office. The text cites Jeroboam’s religion and a shift away from established conveniency.
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