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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1924
Page
2
Reynolds and surrounding towns see a steady stream of visitors and residents traveling to Macon Talbotton Roberta Montezuma and Atlanta. Several families relocate or entertain guests while community groups hold events including a Memorial Day program and a Georgia barbecue for four hundred attendees.
The senior class earned the Spelling Banner of the Third District with an average of 73.55. Graduation exercises are scheduled for May 27 and list Juanita Adams Evelyn Carter Grace Fountain Lillian Mitchell Lettie Hobbs Hilda Windham Ruby Jinks Emily Hicks Margaret Payne John Turk Brown Hicks as the 1924 graduates. Class day is May 26. The baseball team won two games last week, 9 to 2 at Reynolds over Thomaston and 5 to 3 at Montezuma. Memorial exercises were held April 25 with Col Hicks Fort of Columbus delivering the address and a barbecue in the park for schoolchildren. An honor roll for March lists students across first through eleventh grades, including Frances Ricks, Willie Hobbs, Emily Hicks, Juanita Adams and others.
Memorial exercises were held in Reynolds at the school auditorium with music by the orchestra. Medals and crosses of honor were awarded to World War veterans and Miss Emily Hicks received a medal for the best essay on Stone Mountain Its Messages and Its Memories. Hon Hicks Fort of Columbus gave the day’s address. The U D C oversaw the event and hosted a barbecue dinner for veterans as school children participated.
Shelbian Democrat cites 1887 legislative tale with Henry Newman of Randolph and Robert Bodine of Monroe. Newman recalls a florida picnic joke about Mark Twain and a tall critic who denied Twain's local birth. Bodine counters that Newman's remark referred to a time before stock laws.
A kindly old deacon offers shelter to an Italian peddler in a spring wagon. After a lengthy pause the deacon asks if the man is prepared to die, provoking the peddler to leap from the wagon and vanish into nearby woods. The fate of the peddler remains unknown.
Notice states merchants will close stores at 6:00 PM except Saturdays, from April 15 to September 1. Signatories include Hinton Hollis Hicks Cash Grocery Co, David Caslow, E A Goddard, E H Griffith, Reynolds Mercantile Co, D Coolie, F F Paris, H W Taylor Est, J Hugh Windham, Lewis 10c Co.
All persons are warned not to fish hunt or trespass on Lot 241 and east half of Lot 250 in 1st land District Reynolds April 14 1924 from Mrs L G Clark. L G Clark for Mrs L G Clark warns trespassers will be prosecuted if provided by law.
The directory lists meeting times for the Howard circuit churches with each congregation holding Saturday 11 a.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. plus 7 p.m. services. Wesley meets the first Saturday and Sundays at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Howard on the second, Crowells on the third, Union on the fourth. Pastor C. L. Wall emphasizes the Saturday appointments.
A call to celebrate birthdays with a complete annual physical by a top physician to extend life and improve well being. Advocates urge state funding for a life extension program including urinary exams and cancer screening, supported by a stable per capita budget for health planning.
The Atlanta Constitution argues health and sanitation expenditure determine regional industrial progress. It notes Georgia trails neighbors like North and South Carolina in health budgets, suggesting capital shuns states with weaker health investments and avoids disease costs by locating factories elsewhere.
The piece argues Georgia must lure thrifty white farmers by guaranteeing health protections. It urges subsidizing county health work to eradicate malaria typhoid tuberculosis dysentery and venereal diseases to make the state a safe place to live and farm. It calls for sanitary reforms and public health investments to attract settlers from the Northwest and elsewhere.
A call emphasizes citizen cooperation with physicians to prolong life and prevent disease. It urges citizens to practice health laws and to contact the State Board of Health, Atlanta, for information about any health problems to ease boards of health work.
The term Eugenics derives from Greek meaning well born and was first used by Francis Galton the noted English scientist. In 1853 he defined it as the science that deals with all influences that improve inborn quality of a race.
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