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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1932
Page
4
The piece celebrates editors and writers keeping to their craft while noting jury duty avoidance as a social sign. It reflects on prices of winter needs from home merchants and muses on conscience, Wall Street, and plans to improve personal and communal conditions amid recurring wickedness.
A concise exhortation urges focusing on concrete steps rather than dwelling on past failures. It champions proactive effort, planning, and preparation as the path to future successes this coming year.
The editorial urges workers to focus on productivity and family budgets, noting that neglecting duties wastes pay. It highlights Taylor county farmers choosing well bred chickens to ease expenses while vowing to continue road and bridge improvements. The piece quips about changing times and the scarcity of spare clothing.
Henry Ford’s remark about stopping the war is linked to a 1916 perspective in Savannah. The piece contrasts economic aims for Route Three, praising City Marshal Anglin for keeping streets and parks tidy, and urges thoughtful investment in education to align with profitable futures.
The state Democratic executive committee, praising two years of organization, denounces twelve years of Republican misrule and pledges alignment with the nation ticket. Debates over campaign slogans include replacing Safety First with a new message, noting highway accidents and the worn value of the word Service.
A civic moral contrasts the able worker who saves and contributes with the chronic complainer who resists progress. It notes a lightning death of John Brown Smith, a skeptic of community efforts, while urging shared responsibility and support for city growth.
The daily press now highlights Norman Thomas as a socialist presidential nominee, suggesting a Republican scheme to divide the working class vote and allow Hoover another term. The tone doubts the press’s genuine support for Thomas and his candidacy.
The speaker derides government fear of disturbing the consumer while invoking a racial metaphor about African monkeys and referencing Lincoln's living rules. The passage suggests a satire on national affairs, recommending simple daily practices like meals, prayer, courtesy to creditors, digestion, and temperance, as a path to happiness.
In Taylor County farms lack running streams, yet five acres beside a stream can be easily irrigated and are more valuable than the rest of the farm. Now is the time to prepare for irrigating a small acreage next spring when extra moisture will be needed.
The speaker urges that respect for law and order be the core lesson in every Georgia school. He warns that many will commit acts knowing they break laws and feel a sense of achievement, trampling the rights of others and their own rights as well. The remark emphasizes civic discipline and lawful conduct.
The Herald notes renewed interest in county public schools fostering debating teams. Rivalry between neighboring schools is keen, and debate is praised for developing quick thinking and fluent expression on one's feet.
Jas A Farley, chairman of the Democratic National Campaign Committee, urges Democrats to send in funds now to help elect Gov Roosevelt. Donations should go to Farley or, in Taylor County, to local chairman C H Neisler. The Georgia Third district gains a new member B T Castellow as Alabama Third remains led by Henry B Stegall in banking and currency. The piece notes district sizes and leadership roles in Washington.
The Seminole Superior court will lack Solicitor General B. T. Castellow next term as he resigns for a higher post. Castellow served twenty years without opposition, guiding law enforcement and upholding public safety with integrity. The Donaldsonville News lauds his experience and national potential.
The Savannah Press recalls a campus pairing when a co ed voted most beautiful wed a man named ideal by colleagues. The note suggests such matches were once common on campus, a glimpse from years past. Prices from Taylor county show sweet potatoes at 4.00 per bushel, eggs at 5c a dozen, cotton 80c a pound, and butter 60c a pound, underscoring farmer financial stress contrasted with essential needs.
Reports say the new Third District representative from Georgia will receive favorable committee appointments. Two factors cited are Castellon’s personal ability and magnetism along with his large Sept 14 election majority. Also noted is the prestige of succeeding Judge Crisp and his loyal Washington guidance.
Make for yourselves nests of pleasant thoughts. None of us yet know what fairy palaces we may build of beautiful thoughts that are proof against adversity. Bright fancies, memories, histories, sayings, treasure houses of restful thoughts, care cannot disturb, pain cannot gloom, poverty cannot take away.
A lesson urged for every man, woman and child: buying from local merchants keeps dollars in the community. Local shops pay most taxes to support public institutions, aid the poor, and fund charities. They provide goods, fair exchanges for wrong sizes, and can match outside prices.
The article lists eight proposed amendments for the November election. It endorses the first as local to Richmond county, opposes the second for increasing senators, supports the third for consolidating school districts, backs the fourth for contracts on education and transport, favors the fifth for road bond reimbursements to counties, opposes the sixth poll tax voting limit, supports the seventh for a January 10 day legislative session, and opposes the eighth to tax intangible property. It cites Carroll County Times and notes national editorials on Roosevelt and Hoover.
A Georgian editorial roundup notes Scripps-Howard papers now back the Democratic presidential candidate after earlier backing Hoover in 1928 and opposing Roosevelt. It credits Roosevelt’s speeches, Walker hearings, and liberal coalition leadership for the shift, while contrasting prohibition-era changes and the era’s political mood. The piece cites local editorials urging revived Democratic rallies and warns Republicans of dwindling support among independents.
The Atlanta Journal notes President Hoover’s Des Moines speech as an apology and plea rather than a defense. It criticizes his inaction on preventing economic hardship and faulting his administration for missteps like the Farm Board and the Hawley Smoot tariff. The piece argues his stance shows a static mindset amid global changes and warns that four more years of such leadership would risk a repeat of 1929.
The Greensboro Herald-Journal notes two central concerns in the race: the bonus question and the presidency. Roosevelt remains silent on the bonus and Hoover silent on beer, creating a 50-50 balance in public focus.
Bill Biffem of the Savannah Press notes a fragment describing a rusty old building housing a bachelor above a year married couple with 58. The garbled OCR preserves only scattered hints of a housing or social scene.
A Cordele Dispatch passage mocks druggists seeking new locations and notes locals’ health habits favoring simple, nonprescription remedies. The misspelled and garbled text implies skepticism toward new pharmacy practices and hints at community trust in home remedies.
The Lithonia Journal cites Proverbs to urge parents to model proper conduct for their children. It stresses that children imitate what they see at home, noting that parental drinking and cursing can lead to similar behavior in offspring.
The Stewart-Webster Journal notes a rising sign of victory in the current presidential campaign. It argues that Democratic gains appear solid as Republican leaders waver and candidates retire to back Roosevelt and the party platform. James R. Cox is labeled as the jobless party's candidate and described as a president aspirant.
The Thomaston Times notes Thomaston will host the Georgia Educational Association regional meeting on November 6 and 7, with about 1,000 teachers expected. The city will honor their visit and work to ensure a pleasant and profitable stay, praising the association's growing educational influence in Georgia.
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