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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1920
Page
12
This note urges readers not to fear hostile opinions when they have acted rightly. It argues outsiders cannot harm a person whose character and conscience are sound, and warns against doubting one’s own rectitude despite public praise or slander.
The Butler area observes the St Joseph Bartlett Week of Prayer from November 1 to 5 at the Picture Building with all town ladies invited. A measure party hosted by the Young People's Missionary Society will be at Mrs AH Riley’s home on Saturday afternoon October 30 at 3 o'clock. The narrative also notes various local social visits, church activities, and community notes including revival services, newspaper coverage, theater events, and local business updates.
The W M S of the Methodist church held its literary meeting at Mrs Fickling's home with Mrs Golding in charge. The afternoon covered Africa as the theme with readings and songs including Weve A Story To Tell. Various members led lessons readings and prayers.
Mrs. C Smith hosted a wine roast Saturday evening from five to nine for her nephew Morris and Edith Fountain. Classmates joined for stories games and roasting by campfires in a grove. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Childs assisted and after the fires the group returned to Mrs Smiths home for games and music. Mr Childs led the boys on a possum hunt before the honorees leave for Columbus. The Herald notes the notice was omitted from last weeks issue.
The Columbia Sentinel urges calm in a plea to countrymen to avoid rash acts and threats. It urges holding cotton if possible and planning for a full 1921 crop, calling the cotton boycott a childish task and urging common sense and restraint.
Government report dated October 25 notes 5 112 bales ginned before October 18 in Taylor County up from 4 985 last year a rise of 127 bales. Also misses at Butler High School library exceed one hundred volumes prompting a public appeal for return by local residents. Various local ads for seed oats Encyclopaedia Civil Engineering volumes for sale at the Herald Office.
An advertisement offers a restaurant business for sale with fixtures and kitchen outfit and invites calls. The notice also lists state and county tax due for 1920 with specified payment dates in various towns and a schedule of auctions. It mentions fence wire and promotes winter resort fares for 1920-21 with travel details from Central of Georgia Railway.
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