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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1935
Page
4
A brief note from Butler Georgia vents frustration at individuals who loudly trumpet their past convictions, while acknowledging the social annoyance of such behavior in public. The item reflects local tone and humor about personal history disclosures.
A condemned man at a Kentucky gallows spoke for 45 minutes before his execution, exhorting the crowd as they waited for the trap to spring. In a separate note, Hon. Orville A. Park recalled the first baptism on United States soil on the Ocmulgee near Macon in 1540, speaking to the Macon Ministers’ Association.
The chief reason for the great interest in the Dionne quintuplets is that quintuplet births have occurred 88 times in 300 years, but none lived beyond fifty days. The Dionne quints will soon be a year old and all appear in normal health.
Georgia peaches, praised as the state’s finest product, begin to enter markets. The depiction of the fruit abroad hides the harsh truth for growers who incur lifelong debt while experimenting to improve cultivation and sales.
A veteran observer notes that critics claim both parties are dying, yet history shows political coalitions can endure. He warns against oversimplifying the current climate, arguing politics is volatile and unpredictable beyond familiar refrains.
Bishop Ainsworth appoints Rev K H McGregor of the Sylvania charge to Baxley to fill the vacancy created by the death of Rev L Ek Brady on Easter Sunday. McGregor regards Baxley as fortunate despite the sorrowful cause, reflecting on the church’s change.
The Herald compliments this week’s copy of Josephus Camp’s Griffin Register noting glowing editorials and reader letters. Jack Patterson, a longtime contributor, is highlighted as a liberal prognosticator and writer.
Roy McGinty writes from Calhoun Times about the 50th annual National Press Association session in New Orleans. He travels with Jack Williams of Waycross W C Passa vant of Newnan Gordon Chapman of Sandersville and J J Thomasson. The piece recounts the meeting and a visit to the Louisiana metropolis.
The passage praises Franklin D. Roosevelt as perhaps the nation’s greatest president aside from Lincoln. It notes his name and achievements will illuminate history for centuries and defends his mistakes as evidence of striving for worthwhile aims. It ends with a quotation about human error and forgiveness from Jack Patterson in the Griffin Register.
A Maryland school bus carrying eight children rode onto a railroad crossing ahead of an oncoming train. Eleven children were killed instantly. The incident raises questions about why the driver did not stop to check for an approaching train.
The Columbia Broadcasting System pleases the public by limiting advertising announcers and refusing ads for laxatives and similar products. It also exposes criminals as false heroes, aiming to improve listening for children. If others follow, the public will enjoy radio more.
In Dougherty county superior court Albany two men were indicted for stealing a slot machine. Judge B C Gardner told the jury the machine was contraband and could not be the basis for larceny. The Dawson News notes the owner is in the same category as a liquor runner and nothing can be done.
Gov Talmadge says most of the process tax goes to Mrs Talmadge the largest farmer in the family. He admits it is hard to control his wife and that the remainder goes to a farm he bought from his brother with land already leased to the government. Charlton County Herald notes the governor faced a difficult task in keeping order.
The Times acknowledges administration errors but credits President Roosevelt with bringing a wonderful change for the better in the nation and in the people's condition, praising his effort and perseverance as a man who always tries his best.
In many communities relief money should be used for lasting projects. Proposals include building a county hospital funded with government aid and donated land, plus paving on Route 96 through Reynolds Butler and Howard with new right of way from Butler to Pebble.
The Charlton County Herald lauds Jack Williams past president of the Georgia Press Association for earning the second highest honor from the New Orleans N E A for outstanding daily newspaper work. He serves over 3,500 subscribers and is praised as a fine personality devoted to community advancement.
Reporting on Georgia's liquor referenda aftermath, the state favored wine and beer while whisky failed. The piece explains county ballot dynamics, legal effects, and the governor’s role, noting wine tax exemptions for Georgia-made products and independent status of the three statutes. It argues the result promotes temperance by easing access to wine and beer and reducing whisky demand.
The Walton Tribune editor Ernest Camp praises President Roosevelt and his national program. He credits reforms with lifting Georgia farmers and easing national despair, while noting some faults but overall prosperity. Georgia is honored as part time home of Roosevelt and first to present his name for exalted office.
An elderly county resident rebukes Commissioner Linder for secession talk, recalling Georgia’s Civil War era voting and disenfranchisement. He argues negro and white voters both participated before 1908 and urges understanding of past suffering, criticizing current Bankhead bill opposition. Covington News.
The press rallies behind Commissioner of Agriculture Tom Linder who faced backlash for remarks about Georgia leaving the union. Defenders say a misused word caused the stir, insisting he meant succeed.
Charlton County Herald columnist T. W. Wrench urges readers to seek out the brightness around them. He argues that looking for positive things yields beauty, affection, and love while distrust and idle minds breed hatred. effort cures distress.
Atlanta welcomes the 25th annual convention of the Catholic Press Association as featured in Dixie Musings. The excerpt praises Atlanta's charm and enterprise, noting its skyline, large office buildings, and role as a business nerve center of the South Atlantic States. It also highlights diverse industries and cotton’s lingering prominence as a constitutional monarch amid southern changes.
A writer recalls a neighbor’s son killed in an automobile crash and ties the line from the song to a broader lament on sudden death. The piece urges accountability amid reckless speeding and drinking, notes political friction over safety laws, and calls for renewed human decency.
Select well grown ripe plums not overripe. For best quality plums should be canned the same day gathered. If not possible, store in a cool clean ventilated place in clean open trays or perforated baskets.
Instructions for canning plums describe selecting sound fruit, canning whole or patchy plums as ripening starts, washing and pricking each plum, packing tightly in clean hot glass jars, covering with hot syrup and processing 20 minutes by hot water bath. Syrup ratios vary for tart or sweet plums, with 2 cups sugar to 1 cup water for tart and 1 cup sugar to 1 cup water for sweet.
Prepare a medium syrup by dissolving 2 cups sugar in 2 cups water for each quart of plums. Prick plums with a needle to prevent bursting, then drop whole into boiling syrup and simmer 8 to 5 minutes. Pack hot glass jars, fill with hot syrup, seal immediately and process with heat.
Wash plums and remove seeds then halve and cook until very soft. Press through a sieve, mix with sugar, and cook until thick or clear while stirring to prevent burning. Pack hot into sterilized jars and seal tightly at once.
Wash plums and prick to prevent bursting. Remove seeds if desired. Cook plums with water until soft. Stir in sugar and cook until thick and clear. Pour into hot sterilized glass jars and seal immediately.
Damson plums with sugar walnuts lemon and raisins. Wash and plump raisins, seed plums, measure fruit. Add sugar lemon juice and rind and raisins. Cook until thick and clear. Pour boiling water over nuts drain and dry. Add nuts just before heat ends. Fill hot jars and seal.
Select small purple plums and ensure they are sound and not overripe. Wash, stem, and prick each plum with a fork. Boil plums with sugar and water briefly, then simmer until the fruit is clear and tender. Fill sterilized jars and seal tightly at once.
A local colored minister's one minute sermon on churchgoing cites Hebrews 10 25 urging regular attendance as divine appointment and benefit. It warns that absence or excuses threaten habit and spiritual growth, noting irregular attendance harms the community and personal discipline.
The Dawson News hints at uppermost worries among the sweet girl graduates about wardrobe choices. Editor Rainey notes the matter has become small, reflecting a shift in focus from attire to broader issues affecting the class.
The lines speak of flowers blooming and spring awakening growth and desire. They ponder whether youth should harness springtime thoughts as others do and seek guidance to nurture love, while older hearts reflect on similar feelings.
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