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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
4
The Butler Herald notes community items and editorial asides from Butler Georgia. It mentions figures and events including Savannah and Lavonia, a Gaines ville News fire loss, and comments on war and youth, with anecdotes about Georgians and local writers.
The article notes the Georgia Legislature will adjourn at midnight next Saturday ending the 1941 session and praises Governor Talmadge for opposing extending work into the Sabbath. It cites a combined fatality total from workplace and public-place accidents about 32,500, attributing most to negligence or recklessness.
Interest runs high among friends of the late Judge John B Guerry of the Georgia supreme court and Mrs Guerry in the forthcoming marriage of their son Ensign John B Guerry U S Navy to Miss Betty Tyler daughter of Commander George Tyler and Mrs Tyler of Annapolis Maryland.
The Herald extends congratulations to Editor John H. Crouch and the Albany Journal staff on the publication's first anniversary. The paper is praised as one of Georgia's best weeklies with growing advertising patronage and strong news and editorial service.
In Milledgeville News readers react to the bill redistricting Georgia Senate and House seats. Some see it as a scheme to place Carlton Mobley and Herman Talmadge in Congress while others defend the idea as advantageous.
The Schley County News recalls former editor R E Elliott who quit the paper six weeks earlier for other work and later started the Austell News. He killed himself in an Atlanta hotel on March 8 leaving a note asking to be buried in Dawsonville.
The Albany Herald opines on the weight of the presidency for Franklin D. Roosevelt. It praises his leadership, noting broad public trust and a strong defense effort, suggesting Democrats can meet national challenges and outlast partisan foes.
The president declares a total national effort to move products from factories to democracy's front lines. He urges sacrifices from all sectors, including armed services, workers, farmers, and housewives, to counter Nazism.
The Savannah Morning News and The Macon Telegraph urge adopting a new Georgia constitution to replace the current patchwork. They argue a modern, comprehensive framework is vital, long overdue, and would likely win voter approval if well drafted.
The community of Butler greets Prof. E M Palmer as he is re elected to a three year term as superintendent of the Ella ville consolidated school. He serves as vice president of the Third District High School Association which includes Taylor county high schools.
A portrait of Winston Churchill tracing his mixed English American heritage and early life. It notes Harrow schooling, Sandhurst prep, and youth sports and oratory talent. It recalls Boer War exploits, capture and daring escape to return home.
Georgia's Steve Pace has proposed a bill in Congress to halt new immigrant entry while unemployment nears one million. The piece argues registration showed many millions of aliens, many on relief or in jobs Americans could fill, marking a call to halt immigration.
A light quip notes that a man with a keen sense of humor enjoys watching two perpetual chores mock each other until their boredom meets.
State lawmakers discussed J P Hogg's bill to remove the $500 cap on taxi and fleet taxes, requiring $40 per car in large cities. The Ways and Means Committee approved the measure unanimously. The session features debate on unions and railroad influence, with gubernatorial talk centered on James Peters and women’s political parity.
In my rounds I hear of small night congregations with morning turnout. People praise the Lord with attendance then spend the day pursuing personal desires. If weekly attendance alone suffices, members are backslidden or doubt the night sermon’s purpose. A revival is needed in both pulpit and pen.
A reflection on moral stamina cited by Smiles stressing that character must endure temptation trial and work life to be genuinely valuable and effective in daily duties.
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