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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
9
The editorial praises Gov. Herman Talmadge urging employers to hire physically handicapped individuals. It notes ongoing practice by the Herald for over 30 years and frames this policy as beneficial to the paper and the state, while reflecting on liquor-law violations in Georgia counties.
Dr. A J Smith retraced his Mount Ararat expedition seeking Noah’s Ark remains. Despite an unsuccessful search, he remains hopeful his party narrowed the route and future members may locate the ark.
Maj. Walter E. Huckabee Jr. of Thomaston is named Air Installation officer for the Warner Robins Air Material Area headquartered at Warner Robins The role is described as comparable to a city manager for a 30 000 population city.
The 94th annual Georgia State Fair opened in Macon on Monday featuring an array of exhibits and attractions. Officials say the event will appeal to long-time Middle Georgia residents and attract younger visitors as well.
The 78 page Times-Herald in Newnan last week impressed with an edition produced entirely by its regular six person staff. Congratulations poured in for Editor E W Thomasson and his crew.
A Alabama man who veered his large truck left of center struck a car head on. Four in the car were killed: a father, mother, child, and grandmother. The truck driver is held on four counts of manslaughter and driving while intoxicated.
The 19th annual observance invites all Protestant churches in the United States and Canada to participate on November 13 to urge laymen to fund missionary work within their denominations according to the Weslayan Advocate's report.
The Warm Springs Methodist church captured the first premium at the Tri-County Fair in Manchester, marking its second consecutive win among eight church exhibitors. The exhibit theme quoted John 12 32 and emphasized drawing people to Christ.
A southbound load of North Georgia apples meets a northbound haul of South Georgia yellow yams while trucks move in both directions carrying Taylor county grown cattle hogs chickens eggs corn meal peanuts and other crops replacing cotton as the region’s dominant income source.
A.A. Arrington, chairman of Schley County Board of Education and president of Georgia Citizens, ends his term this month after more than fifty years of service. He recently celebrated his 83rd birthday and will be succeeded by Ellaville Mayor C. C. Williamson.
The appropriation committee voted to give the post office department 129 million dollars more than last year. They plan to raise funds by increasing postcard prices from one cent to two cents and raising rates on various mail classes. The piece argues for efficiency, cites a 500 million dollar annual deficit, and urges cutting government waste and free congressional mailings.
The Charlotte Observer editorial warns that current policies attempt to cradle every citizen from birth to death, threatening initiative and freedom. It cites Earle B Steele's mockup of a government warded society as applicable to the United States, not just abroad.
A collection of aphorisms from Froude Goethe Sand Ruskin and Savonarola on character aim work freedom and virtue. Each speaker emphasizes self forging perseverance reward meaning and love as paths to liberty and fulfillment.
A reader criticizes the repeated state requirement for newspapers to publish owner editor and manager statements. The writer argues the practice wastes time and money, clogs government with clerical work, and serves no real public purpose.
A Douglas Kansas Republican tribute highlights Georgia’s mountains, agriculture, industry, seacoast legends, and famed hospitality. It praises the grace, refinement, and dignity of Georgia people as a civilization contributing region in contrast to distant worlds.
The Cairo Messenger echoes criticisms of governor Herman, arguing he blundered early by a write in bid, faced a forced office, and failed to deliver. It cites his reaction to court rulings, discontent with re registration and taxes, and a weak legislative record. An impartial observer would deem his tenure a string of errors.
A civic appeal urges overcoming political bickering and sectional rivalries to prioritize the common welfare. The speaker calls for forgetting local prejudices and family quarrels to advance collective progress and the well being of the greatest number.
Claude Shaw declines public discussion of the liquor probe as groups trade charges. He testifies only when presenting evidence at hearings before State Revenue Commissioner Charlie Redwine.
An Austell Enterprise editorial urges Georgians to protect forests, noting their wide land coverage and usefulness in industry and farming. It warns fires devastate woodlands and calls for cautious land clearing and fire prevention to safeguard soil, rainfall, and crops.
All Honor to Georgian From Washington lauds Brig. Gen. Robert Hutchinson Harper a 38 year old Milledgeville native. The tribute notes his ascent from a 1931 House of Representatives page to his current role as clerk of the Armed Services, highlighting a career of rapid attainment.
A persuasive plea urges readers to buy locally, arguing that supporting local merchants funds taxes, roads, schools, and public services. It notes merchants assist in fires, losses, pastor salaries, church upkeep, and community needs, benefiting both residents and government through stronger local commerce.
A public works foreman learns of the injured man’s extended absence when the worker’s son says his father won’t return soon because compensation has set in. The remark underscores slow recovery and financial impact on families.
The Waycross Press calls gambling a deadly vice like drinking, saying it ruins reason, steals earnings and dignity, and can push a man to destitution and gutter. It warns it can cost a man his family, reputation, and future.
A humorous anonymous tale from a Alabama subscription drive warns against borrowing a neighbor’s newspaper. A boy borrows a copy, bees sting him, a fence mishap ruins pants, a cow injures itself, churn spills cream, false teeth drop, a carpet is damaged, a daughter elopes, hens scatter, and shirts lose tails. The moral cautions against the practice.
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