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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
4
The College Hill widow quips that married life yields two kinds of men the terrible simple fellow and the fellow simply terrible. Infantile paralysis remains rare in Georgia with few South Carolina and Florida cases, and Camilla prepares for July Fourth horse races as a potential vacation scene.
Senators George and Russell urged Congress to authorize 100000 half dollar pieces commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Bethesda Orphanage for Boys in Savannah Georgia. The district reports crop ripening and market activity with peaches pimentos poultry and cotton showing growth and ample labor opportunities.
Editors and publishers Brown Tyler and Courtland Gilbert oversee the Fulton County Review at Hapeville. The weekly newspaper celebrated its thirteenth year of service to the community, praised as one of the most readable papers in the state.
A quotation from Marlin praising a man who endures when others falter, pushes forward against retreat, and rejects the word can not. It emphasizes steadfast resolve, resilience, and eventual victory despite all opposition and obstacles.
Despite friends urging him to run for Congress to succeed the late Hon. Emmett Owens, Griffin News editor Quimby Melton declines. The note says Melton is not in the district but many hoped for his election and honors.
Mil len News editor Ben Neal departs Monday for a short vacation accompanied by his wife, the associate editor. The note praises editors for leaving the paper in competent hands and seeking renewed inspiration and energy.
Folks Huxford, editor, criticizes light-vein writing and warns that many seek worldly wisdom in literature only to find superfluities. He argues true wisdom is learning to live well and recalls how a life filled with deceit, anger, pride, envy, and bitterness harms the heart, asking readers if theirs is so spent.
Auto drivers have been granted a 30 day extension to obtain licenses due to congestion at the Public Service Commissioner's office in mailing out licenses. Despite this extension, applicants are urged to submit promptly to avoid being caught unprepared after the period ends.
The Georgia Homestead lauds Chip Roberts for advocating freight rate adjustments to align the South with the North, acknowledging past criticism but declaring him on the right side this time. The tribute notes his actions as favorable and suggests his influence will be felt beyond Georgia. Corra Harris memorial honor held in Bartow County recalls the Georgia author’s lasting impact.
The Cuthbert Leader quotes a Macon News item describing a so called shotgun house, noting unfamiliarity with the term. The piece mentions a nearby residence where wine and dancing reportedly continue into the morning hours, prompting the request for clarification from Mr. Burt.
Hon Lon Burton known as Uncle Lon and his wife visited The Herald office Friday. He has founded and edited several Georgia and Florida newspapers that benefited their communities. He currently holds a respected position at the State Capitol in Atlanta and invites friends to visit when in the capital.
The article urges readers to visit Butler shops to admire the high quality goods and the artistic window displays. It notes a rivalry among merchants to create the best dressed windows and touts the beauty of the storefronts as worth seeing.
A Georgia editorial urges unity amid factional politics as the state contemplates a presidential primary. It argues long-standing internal battles hinder democracy, warns against fresh splits, and urges avoiding a pitched battle that would harm Georgia's political life.
June brings corn on the cob and warm days, while marking milestones from Tennessee statehood to Father’s Day, battles, treaties, and notable births. The poem lists events including Belleau Wood, Arkansas statehood, Grant's tomb, Brigham Young, NRA, Bunker Hill monument, and Savannah's growth, all tied to the month.
A reflective piece argues that faith sustains farmers and business, while uncertainty about money and markets contracts society. It emphasizes trust in God and honest men, warns that lost faith breeds stagnation, and urges dependable conduct as the only stabilizing force in hard times.
The piece defines success as doing one’s work well and fairly toward others. It links wealth with friendships, maintaining aims, learning, and forward thinking while striving for excellence, honesty, and nobility in deeds. It emphasizes perseverance, resilience after defeat, cheerful acceptance, shared effort, and hopeful service to improve the world.
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