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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
4
No self starter man times justice in Georgia court moves
A pithy observation contrasts personal drive with education and self initiative and notes lawyers’ united effort to retain Justice Warren Grice on the Georgia Supreme Court bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Grice
Georgia Supreme Court
Freshman 73 Enters UF Law as Retired Minister
A 73 year old student enrolled as a UF law college freshman on Friday. The newcomer is Rev. Alfred J. Saxe a retired New York State Methodist minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Florida Law College
Alfred J. Saxe
New York State
Covetousness Seen As Selfish Life By William Penn
The covetous person lives as if the world is for him and not he for the world. He takes in everything and parts with nothing. The only gratification he offers neighbors is the display that he is no better off than they are despite his wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
Southern town records unusual suicide remark
A harsh racial incident recalls a white man’s despair leading to suicide while a black woman’s death by her own action is described as a sleep rather than panic. An old man’s remark contrasts responses to trouble between races, reflecting biased views in the southern town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastus
Hisself
London prize for crossing Channel inspires new awards
Thirty one years ago a London newspaper offered a 5000 dollar prize for the first Channel flight. Louis Bleriot of France won by flying from Les Baraques to Dover about 21 miles in a little under half an hour. The paper now contemplates similar prizes to encourage the feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Louis Bleriot
France
English Channel
Les Baraques
Dover
Savannah Press
Georgia Confederate Veterans to hold Milledgeville reunion
The Tifton Daily Gazette laments the fading generation of Confederate veterans. About 20 veterans are expected to attend next week’s Georgia Confederate Veterans reunion in Milledgeville as only 85 remain in Georgia, ages near a centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifton Daily Gazette
Georgia
Milledgeville
Georgia reform hopes and playful jab at officials
Milledgeville editor C B McCullar of the Milledgeville News supports Governor elect Eugene Talmadge and urges Georgia to redeem itself. He jokes about Capt Jere Moore swapping his uniform for overalls around Jan 16, banker Ryburn Clay meddling, and Lon Sullivan returning to a cotton mill after Jan 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. MecCullar
Milledgeville News
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Jere Moore
Ryburn Clay
George Washington
State Patrol
Lon Sullivan
Anneson
D. C
Talbotton’s Norman Carter Lauded as Young Mayor Hopeful
In the Macon Telegraph Round the Circle column Eugene Anderson praises Norman Carter of Talbotton as Georgia’s youngest mayoral hopeful at 22. He notes Carter’s pride in his role and his town's well behaved citizens and strong civic cooperation aiding his political ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon Telegraph
Eugene Anderson
Talbotton
Anderson
Norman Carter
Georgia
Carter
Political shifts unfold as leaders back Roosevelt
The Biwidridge Post-Searchlight notes rapid changes in support as Talmadge and Bill Anderson drop opposition and align with Roosevelt. Observers applaud the pivot after earlier fights with the President, predicting a smoother path for state politics and national harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talmadge
Roosevelt
Gene
U. S. Senate
Macon Telegraph
Bill Anderson
Bill
Biwidridge Post-Searchlight
When I go down to the grave I can say I have finished my day
Victor Humps writes of evolving life and eternal spring in the heart, claiming the soul grows as bodily powers wane. He reflects on decades of prose and verse, insisting not finished with life but beginning anew each day. The tomb is a thoroughfare toward unknown worlds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Humps
Tribute to memory of Judge McLaughlin
Memorial services in the Columbus Superior Court room honored Judge C Frank McLaughlin. Columbus lawyers unveiled his oil portrait by the Columbus Lawyers Club and read a committee report praising his career and his care for youth and reform of offenders. He is remembered as a highly able jurist and friend to young people in the Chattahoochee circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Enquirer
Hich
C.frank McLaughlin
Munscogee County
Lawyers of
Columbus
Chattahoochee
Columbus Lawyers Club
Judge McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Arnall Urges Constitutional Change to Curb Subversives
In a Kiwanis talk Attorney General Eilis Arnall argues the Constitution may need amending to curb subversive elements he says seek to destroy it. He warns that unrestrained press freedom and anti American groups threaten democracy and cites Europe as a warning.
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The
Americas Kiwanis Club
Eilis Arnall
United States
Arnall
Europe
Americus Times Recorder
Along Life's Road Gratitude From D. F. Davenport
A Griffin News reader notes D. F. Davenport former Americus postmaster celebrated his birthday on Sunday September 8. He wrote a reflective letter praising daily effort guided by faith and the idea that the best is yet to be, echoing Browning's Rabbi Ben Ezra about growing old along with life and trusting God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wightman F. Melton
Griffin News
D. F. Davenport
Americus
Browning
Rabbi Ben Ezra
A Grand Salute to Americans Joining Defenses
Willis Thornton voices a tribute to Regulars, volunteers, guardsmen, and conscripts entering military life in 1940. The piece emphasizes unity blurred lines between civilian and soldier, promises sacrificed comfort may be offset by health, skill, and promotion, and pledges mutual duty to keep America strong and honorable.
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Willis Thornton
National
London
Berlin
Brmingham
Europe
Asia
America
Election tale shows sportsmanlike rivals win and lose
Griffin friend collates notes from columnist Melton on Spalding candidate Wiley Milam and Albert Swint shaking hands before elections. Swint wins in Spalding, Lovelace Eve loses in Sumter. both editors extend courtesy to opponents and agree to resume normal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spalding County
Wiley Milam
Albert Swint
Swint
Milam
Thirteenth Street
Orchard Hill
Lovelace Eve
Tri-County News
Americus
Sumter
Eve
Spalding
Atlanta Journal
Smithville Georgia Remembered For Hotel And Livery Stable
Dudley Glass recalls Smithville once famed for a hotel advertising chicken pie year round and the home of Frank L. Stanton. The Salters Livery Stable, over fifty years old, was torn down though the cream colored hearse remains. He notes few livery stables and blacksmiths survive as auto repair rises in Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Glass
Georgia
Smithville
Frank L. Stanton
Sweet Singer
Dixie
Salters
Emerson Quote Reflected On Knowledge And Life
A brief quotation reflects on the limits of knowledge and the experience of living. It presents a contemplative voice attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Montezuma Mercy and Family in War Torn Poland
Montezuma merchant Aronowitz recalls family in war torn Poland and hunger during the first World War era. He describes crossing the Atlantic after Red Cross aid and urges cooperation among England Russia and the United States for safety. He praises America and urges Europeans to value their homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montezuma
Minnie Awitz
Jennie
Poland
Jenow
Russia
M. R. Aro
Palestine
Patterson
Aronowitz
England
Experience does take high school wages quote
A fragment quotes Carlyle noting experience matters more than wages, paired with a reflective assertion about value and effort without other context or specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xperience
Carlyle
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