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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
5
The Butler Herald notes daily life insights from publisher G. E. Cox and manager Chas Benns Jr while recalling William Jones Daines on his 64th birthday. It comments on home building over houses, self knowledge, and a shift in mail distribution handling from Macon for Fort Benning and nearby camps.
Sympathy pours in from newspapers across the state for Hartwell editor Louie Morris as his mother Mary Elizabeth Morris dies at age two, noted in the recent obituary context.
A reflective piece advises keeping the mind occupied to prevent overthinking a looming concern. It emphasizes that rumination magnifies what is feared, and the recommended remedy is engaging focus to lift perception above foggy distortions.
A quoted traffic engineer claims women cannot parallel park. The author counters with frequent observations of women parking parallel to the curb about ten feet away and roughly in the center of the traffic lane.
The Atlanta Journal notes Hon. William A. Shackleford of the Oglethorpe Echo Lexington Ga is praised for 25 years of service as a Georgia Press Association official He is 81 and has led the Echo as editor and publisher for 67 years with long standing roles in state journalism.
Ralph McGill argues that national and state draft authorities prefer not to draft married men and call for consistent interpretation by Georgia boards. He notes boards vary, with some exempting men married before the act, others drafting those with working wives. He praises boards’ dedication, cites New York actions, and warns against penalis ing families or overloading quotas.
The Herald reports two forthcoming marriages of prominent families. Bettle Louise Willians, daughter of editor Jack Williams of Waycross, will wed Charles N. Mayo in June. Mary Lenna Fleetwood, daughter of Milton Fleetwood of Cartersville, will marry Argine Campbell Crockett Jr., formerly of Bradenton, in Atlanta at an early date.
A 77 year old Ashland Progress writer recalls a past era noting simple travel, modest fashion, and strong fellowship. He describes courting in parlors, long skirts, minimal tableware, abundant food, and religion over preaching, plus social norms about voting, education, and manners.
Prayer by Rev J D Smith of Reynolds asking for guidance to live simply by faith and use faculties for good. He seeks detours that enrich life without sin and pleads for peace grounded in the Sermon on the Mount the Golden Rule and the Law of Love.
A visiting columnist argues against government ownership, praising private forests and critical of billboards and signs in public woodlands. He describes John Smith’s woods versus Uncle Sam’s, noting pollution, debris, and slower forest recovery after logging. He laments lost hymns and rustic beauty to commercialization.
A sequence of grainy lines notes famous quotes on reading and books from Emerson Paxton Hood McCosh Eddy and Seneca. It adds a wartime claim that moral factors now influence American opinion more than military fronts as German air power devastates radio and cable fronts.
The Alto sanitarium will receive about $18,000 more per quarter, enabling an annex with 200 beds to ease the long waiting list. The piece stresses early tuberculosis discovery and proper treatment in specialized institutions, noting the beds could save many lives and invest in the state's health.
The September issue highlights changes in daily schedules and timekeeping, detailing shifts in work hours and public transit adjustments. It notes community reactions and potential impacts on local routines.
Nate Walker from Roberta warns that speeding endangers lives after a city entrance collision injuring two. He calls for federal and state leaders and preachers to raise public sentiment against highway speeding and to enforce safer driving practices.
The piece notes it is springtime in Butler with rose gardens pansies sweet peas violets and flowering trees such as crabapple cherry dogwood apple peach and wisteria in prime. It praises flower lovers and growers enjoying yard and garden displays across Butler.
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