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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
4
G Ebenns, editor of a Butler Georgia weekly, notes the paper’s circulation and price, rails at changing times with satirical glimpses of real estate, gas prices, and a remark on Rockefeller. He recalls C W Bryan entering Nebraska governorship race and attacks Republican spending.
A notice highlights Hawkinsville Disputch and News as a 72 page weekly focusing on Hawkinsville and Pultskin County agriculture industry and civic life. It mentions Alton B. Parker’s death in Central Park and praises Julian Harris and the Pulitzer prize in Columbus. It notes Lt. Commander Richard E. Byrd’s polar flight and hints at tea debt tensions with Britain.
The Barnesville News Gazette lauds Georgia’s U S Senators Harris and George. It calls Harris one of the most influential southern senators and George a rising national leader in the Senate. The paper says they make a fine team for Georgia.
Questions arise if the 410,000 jail contract approved by Upson County commissioners ties to a separate hundred million dollar award to a Thomaston firm for tire fabric. The piece notes political controversy, then shifts to praising local flowers and community thanks, with a long tribute to Myrtle White and local sentiment in Butler.
The Columbus Inquirer Sun notes Mark Wallis’s return from Cuba and fears he may never be the same. It comments on Johnnie Jones unable to attend a revival and still showing symptoms, joking about a lingering chicken pox illness tied to his party’s meek image.
A collection of Georgia editorials discusses Florida development, Greater Georgia Inc. led by W. T. Anderson with Georgia Bankers backing, and tribute to the late Hon. Thos. G. Hudson. L. G. Hardmann opposes state highway bonds, Butler merchants report strong sales, postal receipts and bank deposits rise, and critics condemn highway politics amid bond talk and graft concerns.
The field for the near Congressional contest in the fifth district includes four candidates, with Mayor W A Simy of Atlanta seen as the strongest. A Sunday parade of about ten thousand ministers and laymen protested Senate efforts to modify prohibition laws, ending at the Baptist Tabernacle where a mass meeting condemned the move. Dr Fred M Jenkins of Columbus plans lectures on Life of Jones and Bloodworth, sparking debate over revisiting unpopular events.
Pat Gritfin rails at fickle men who cast aside loyal wives for flashy idle beauties. He cites Barrie and Albany pride to illustrate the cost of chasing superficial fame, noting many men regret losing devoted partners as life grows easier and wealth rises. A local note praises Elder Henry Swain and Mrs Saye Hicks, and a farmer trades chickens for cash, highlighting local poultry demand and markets.
The Bainbridge Post Searchlight quotes a Missouri senator Reed criticizing U S troops who fought in Europe, comparing their conduct to Sherman’s Georgia campaigns. The letter accuses Reed of insulting soldiers and inflaming tensions by alleging soldiers drank dry Europe and behaved rowdily.
The Sandersville Progress notes support for pay-as-you-go funding and criticizes heavy taxation. It argues new autos improved highways nationwide but warns Arkansas burdened taxpayers with bond interest payments. It calls pay-as-you-go the safer, less oppressive approach to road funding.
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