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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1928
Page
4
The piece notes farmers prefer paying debts by working and saving instead of courting Congress for relief. It cites a Georgia sentiment urging home ownership and reports Governor candidate O. Max Gardner facing opposition from G. C Adams in the upcoming primary, while warning railroads may face limited impact from past wrecks.
Sam Small of the Atlanta Constitution, a steadfast Democrat, extols Southern political sagacity calling the South the backbone and breastbone of the Democratic party while deriding the Calhoun Times as boneheaded.
The Oglethorpe Echo notes Georgia eggs are shipped to Chicago to be returned next winter for sale at five cents each. It adds some locals may prefer eggs from “off yonder” despite the trip.
A proposal from Macon urges a joint meeting of Northern and Southern Civil War veterans in the South next year. The idea is praised as commendable and likely to receive broad support from true Southerners.
Tifton will host the Georgia Association in its annual session on May 15 and 16 to discuss the state's industrial and agricultural issues. The group may push for a real live market for Georgia products, hoping the effort justifies the time and money invested.
A reader laments Georgia papers for largely ignoring Walter F. George as candidate and wonders why local outlets do not back him. The note suggests other state candidates receive more attention and questions editorial influence.
A Georgia county fell into receivership, the first known case of an entire county being placed under receivership. The piece argues for consolidating counties to cut offices, save funds for schools and roads, and reduce courthouse upkeep, urging Fayette to join a neighboring county. It cites mismanaged small banks as a second cause and calls for rapid county consolidation and bank strengthening.
The Baltimore editor proposed a mixed blacks and whites banquet. White hotels refused service. Colored venues also declined. Bainbridge Post-Search notes clever managers outsmarted the ambitious plan.
The Fitzgerald Chamber of Commerce endorses and plans to cooperate with the Better Dairy Sires Special Train, backed by the Georgia Association and the State Department of Agriculture, to promote dairy and allied industries across South Georgia. It urges county clubs, banks, and merchants to finance and support pure bred Holstein Guernsey or Jersey bulls, boosting cattle, poultry, and regional wealth.
A humorous, moral essay recounts nearly getting swarmed by bees while driving. It jokes about venom versus salivation, praises sweetness, and muses on public opinion, fame, and crowns earned through life and eternity. It also notes a jab at the Manchester Mercury’s grouch satire and praises candid, plain speech.
The United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce estimates Americans spend abroad annually, mostly in Europe, at about six hundred fifty million dollars.
Cuba remains the world’s top sugar producer with the commodity constituting over 80 percent of the island’s export value. The emphasis on sugar underlines its central role in Cuba’s trade and economy.
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