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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1934
Page
4
The text argues that shared community effort yields happiness and success while noting that public figures will face criticism. It suggests town boosters attract more critics than nonparticipants and questions how friends influence electoral decisions and outcomes.
A reflection on combining mature judgment with youthful energy to enhance decision making as aging brings steadiness. The piece notes wisdom arriving with age while vigor is strongest in youth, suggesting value in blending these traits.
A complaint describes a kickback racket tied to NRA activity where workers pay for their jobs. Laborers may be paid by check and must cash it at the company office, with deductions reducing net wages.
A country editor recounts being taken to a mental hospital after chronicling a large free publicity push for a major musical event. In the end the promoters gave him a mimeographed program as the final write up, highlighting a sharp reversal from acclaim to mockery.
The report notes Sweden revoked eight thousand five hundred forty six driver licenses in recent months eight thousand six hundred ninety three for drunkenness. In this land drunken drivers continue deadly work with little thought who may be the next victim.
A man and his wife staged a real old fashioned fist fight in a public place on Saturday. The incident drew considerable excitement and both parties were jailed awaiting a chance to finish their fight.
The Senate stock market committee reports New York Exchange members earned nearly a billion dollars in six years. The Christian Science Monitor quips about brokers’ commissions while noting Dillinger’s hometown petitions to drop charges and allow his return home. The piece reflects on hometown pride and double standards for favored natives.
A church in another state has taken over the operation of a gasoline filling station to meet operating expenses. The idea is suggested for Butler to secure contributions from church members who do not contribute presently.
The Savannah Press argues against costly wartime financing by loans to nations that owe Uncle Sam eleven billion dollars. It supports pay as you go funding and critiques ongoing back-licking by officials toward debtors.
The piece argues Illinois ranks high in wealth but low in education, noting Chicago has public school teachers paid little for over a year. It questions the City’s leadership over the last decade and hints at systemic failure in governance.
Earl W. Evans president of the American Par Association declares in a April 28 radio broadcast that crime threatens prosperity and happiness. He cites an annual $12 billion toll and calls on individuals to realize their responsibility to enforce stronger criminal codes to curb misery and decline.
The Thomasville Press notes how a hopeful misreads support after a county canvass. A single candidate believed most voters backed him, but with a little over a thousand ballots counted only 67 votes were cast for him, illustrating overestimation of backing.
The Cuthbert Leader notes Judge Worrill will seek a second term without opposition. It praises him as a young but top-tier superior court judge in Georgia recognized for efficiency and a commitment to a square deal for those who come before him.
The piece stresses that getting people to volunteer in meetings is easy, but securing actual work is hard. It argues earnest wholehearted cooperation, not location, is the essential driver of progress for projects from water systems to town teams.
The Waycross Journal-Herald ends an editorial on grouching by noting a prize post in a group becomes a groucher who always focuses on what is wrong. He criticizes leadership and rejects ideas unless others follow his exact advice. He never acknowledges anything right unless it mirrors his critique.
The week ended May 10 saw 222 business failures in the United States, down from 246 the prior week and 437 in the same period in 1988, according to Dann & Bradstreet. The piece also notes sensational press images of Dillinger in London and cites German leader Hitler’s pay limits as a suggested lesson for U S employers.
Big shots of the upper class predict higher prices for cotton. The drawback is farmers will have little cotton to sell, barely enough to buy ten yards of cloth. The real problem is distribution, not overproduction, as thousands in tatters need warm clothing and cotton could help.
John Herring of the Tifton Daily Gazette says both trains and papers must run on schedule. He notes trains run with or without passengers and papers print regardless of advertising, balancing light and heavy ad days to benefit readers.
A reflective piece urges readers to recognize their own unique burden of troubles and pressures. It emphasizes personal responsibility, family finances, health concerns, and domestic worries as universal yet intensely individual experiences.
Dalton Citizens laments heavy codes and price cutting by out of town printers. They claim city shops undercut by up to fifty percent, undermining fair profit and threatening the future of small country printers.
Local note praises Joe Quillian of Windsor as a strong candidate for the court of appeals now held by Judge Hugh McIntyre of Thomasville. The writer argues Quillian would fit the title of judge more fully if elected.
Hon Hal Stanley commissioner of Commerce and Labor seeks re election without opposition. He is praised as an able man familiar with every phase of the work and the office demands capable leadership.
The Thomasville Press argues for leadership in the Georgia Legislature. It stresses that many counties send good men but few qualify as leaders in ability and force, noting that most professionals are followers rather than leaders in their fields.
A writer asks to start a column about snakes arguing they are poorly understood by the public. The editors admit they, too, have been distant and cool toward snakes and acknowledge a need to approach the topic with more openness and confidence.
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A renowned financier cites thrift as the turning point for many leaders who leveraged small ready money alongside vision and discipline to build vast fortunes. The article notes saving is hard but motivates young professionals, with even modest monthly saves aiding future business opportunities and reputations.
The editor recounts nearly forty years of travel and experience from a rural Georgia village to global scenes. He recalls meeting diverse people, viewing great artworks, voyaging on ships and the Atlantic, standing on historic sites, and greeting world leaders, all shaping his view as a lifelong editor.
The Macon Telegraph argues that under consumption drives hardship, not overproduction. It cites inadequate hen and dairy capacity, rising clothing costs, and idle doctors to show demand gaps. The piece critiques efforts to curb production to raise prices and cites suffering families and meat dumping as evidence.
Mitchell Turner of Rupert Georgia writes to Mr. C H Neisler in Reynolds asking detailed questions about Neisler’s 1929 1981 legislative stance and ties to Euveng Talmadge. He probes investigations into the Department of Agriculture, budget matters, and public school funding, urging clear answers for voters.
The Telfair Free Press commends Hon Jule W. Felton to Georgia voters as a fearless lawyer and a gentleman who adheres to the Blackstonian ideal that truth and justice should prevail, urging support for his candidacy.
The passage reports on claims of a baby being given whiskey to induce sleep before an operation in Kansas City. It notes that newspapers portray it as a new method, while the speaker counters that whiskey has long been used for sedation.
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