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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1930
Page
2
A reflective poem compares builders of tangible works with writers and guides, praising the subtle influence of art on human hearts. It notes critics judge by visible feats while true value lies in touch that lifts burdens and shapes dreams beyond print or stone.
The Roberta column lists Reverend Ivey, Mrs Blanche Marshall, Mrs Albert Carter and many others visiting cities such as Atlanta Macon Columbus and Geneva. Eggs priced at 40 cents a dozen while Dr Hess Poultry Panacea is advertised. Seed rye and Coker Fulghum seed offered at Hinton Hollis. Several local families—McLendon Whatley Powell Fuller Montgomery Horton Newsom—are noted as visiting relatives or returning from trips and hospitals.
Miss Sarah Dell Lucas celebrated her eighth birthday with a party Saturday afternoon at her country school. Fifteen classmates attended and played games before guests were treated to ice cream and cake.
One of the country’s famed orchestras, Gus Arnheim and his Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors, appears in the all talkie all musical Street Girl at the Grand Theatre Friday and Saturday October 8 and 9. The band plays four original numbers in Paris club sequences and backs Betty Does and the supporting cast heads by Jonn Harron Oakie Ned Sparks Camthorn Le Bedeff and Kane. The story follows a small group of musicians in a New York cafe as they chase adventures in Little Hungary.
The sermon urges strict Sabbath observance rooted in Leviticus and Mark 2 27. It links rest to health and spiritual renewal, condemns Sunday amusements and commercial activity, and outlines a model holy day with rising early scripture study family meals and worship. The speaker notes slavery and Civil War references and stresses Sabbath as a safeguard for soul body and mind.
A humorous cautionary piece argues husbands are spoiled by rough handling and should be treated with care. It compares selecting a husband to choosing fish, warns against markets and haste, and urges gentle seasoning and patient simmering to keep him digestible and agreeable.
Georgia music fans will witness two gala Oct nights on Station WSB Atlanta to air Georgia participants in the National Radio Audition. Contestants from across the state who won local auditions will perform, with top male and female singers advancing to the District Audition in Nashville. Votes by radio listeners, alongside a jury, decide the state’s finalists for prizes including 25,000 dollars and 10 scholarships.
District Ten lists Miss Helen afieln Wout and Mrs Mathew Citte well with Waycross and W C Mullis of Watesboro. District Eleven includes Mrs Mathew Citte and Dublin figures. District Twelve names Noble Marshall Jr and others in Dublin as part of the regional slate.
The article argues Jesus used the Rich Man and Lazarus tale to teach spiritual truths, not to describe the afterlife precisely. It suggests the parable reflects contemporary beliefs, with future clarity to come at the resurrection and open tomb. It also notes a market relief ad and cites diphtheria fatalities among children under ten.
Under order of Hon. Paul Blanchard the trustee will sell October 11, 1930 at 10 a.m. at Cliff Butler Court House to the highest cash bidder property of the W. I. Powell & Son partnership and W. I. Powell individually bankrupt. Includes all open accounts due the firm and a one ninth undivided interest in Mamie S. Powell estate. Interested parties may inspect accounts and obtain full property information from the trustee H. P. Wallace.
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