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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1925
Page
4
Readable pieces reflect crossing safety signs, political rumors about Tom Hardwick and Governor Walker, rising streams after rain, a Macon fair, a naive star wish line, and a Tampa streetcar quip about Columbus. The jumble captures local tone and scattered named places like Macon, Columbus, Tampa, and Georgia sections.
Public questions divide opinion as Vice President Dawes pushes rule changes. Macon celebrates the completion of a $600000 auditorium. November 15 sets the formal answer. Rural life notes advise burning rubbish where insects winter over. Federal agents led by Fred B Dismuke target Mace bootleggers with over a dozen arrests in one day. County highway expansion questions loom from Schley to Upson. The piece ends with a quip on human genius and folly.
A reflective line notes that casual thoughts can unlock unseen realms of truth and sentiment. It hints at a voyage through ideas, opening doors to unknown spaces in the palace of truth and the surround of feelings.
Friends in this section were saddened by the death Saturday of Mrs. W. E. Munford of Macon widow of the late Rev. W. E. Munford founder of the Munford orphan home now the Georgia Industrial Home.
A Brunswick bank auditor is the focal point of a Savannah Press letter praising a female auditor and voicing support for staff, including Fred Warde and Clarence Leavy, while joking about bank discipline and threats of cashier calls.
A reflective line asserts that life’s clearest path is spiritual rather than physical yet many lack the moral courage to pursue it, contrasting easy travel with a demanding ethical journey.
The Savannah Press notes the Episcopal marriage service removes the word obey and strike on the groom supporting the bride with worldly goods. It questions the necessity of amendments and cites a looming decision for Taylor County residents on issuing bonds or raising taxes to fund a new courthouse.
A petition for issuance of trust certificates covering 3 840 000 dollars to finance new rolling stock was filed with the Georgia Public Service Commission on Monday.
A notice notes the Butler Reynolds road is being plowed and improved by the convict squad. The speaker thanks the commissioners and urges finishing the work promptly to a first-class condition before they depart.
The Madisonian laments a shortage of capable people in Madison and Morgan County. The paper criticizes boasting about ancestors and lacking tangible progress, urging readers to improve the local talent pool and civic effort.
The Douglas Enterprise notes 800 acres of tomatoes to be planted in Coffee county next season for shipment to Northern and Eastern markets. It cites plans to build packing houses and employ over 400 men, highlighting county-wide enthusiasm among Coffee countians.
The passage notes a long period of excellent crops and strong markets in the region with full employment and good wages, while contrasting a few locals who complain instead of seeking work and a comfortable living.
The Bainbridge Post-Searchlight argues that open borders fail to build a strong country and praises citizens free from prejudice. It decries foreign labor practices by steel firms as lowering wages and fueling anti foreign sentiment felt by long-time residents regardless of race or faith.
The Cordele Dispatch warns of grave danger from children riding on car running boards after two fatal incidents in Macon and Crisp County. It urges readers to stop the practice and protect life, noting the risk of a side swipe or pole collision.
Six people killed and 28 injured in a five-vehicle collision Sunday across four Southern states. Eleven injuries are serious, four not expected to survive. Near Sparta, Tennessee, John Henry Griffith and family were in a car that backed into the Calfkiller River, trapping two children in the overturned vehicle while a six‑month‑old baby was swept away and killed downstream.
The speaker questions how tourists will know Route Three is the best and most direct route to and from Florida. Intersections are staffed to guide travelers, and action is urged to provide clear information about Route Three.
The Ocala Star lauds J Walker of Taylor County for building one of the best road systems in the state and argues if all farmers and county engineers followed his example Florida roads would surpass others and keep residents from leaving the farm.
J Kelley Simmons is named State Editor of the Macon News. He is regarded as one of Georgia's top newspaper men, previously leading major weeklies and most recently in real estate at Bradenton, Florida. He also served two years as president of the Georgia Press Association.
The Georgia question is raised by the Sandersville Progress and Commerce News urging that able bodied people should work instead of begging during the drought. The paper argues government relief should be job based, and that those refusing work should suffer consequences.
Regret is expressed by friends and longtime customers in Adel for J H Huff veteran traveling representative of the 8 FP Richards Co Atlanta. He has visited Adel for twenty five years and remains ill at his home in Atlanta. Local readers and Butler friends extend sympathy and wish for his speedy recovery.
Rebecca Latimer Felton former senator filed suit seeking a permanent injunction against T. R. Bennett State Superintendent of Banks. She says the state banking law is invalid and that the department acted improperly when closing Bank of Donalsonville in which she held stock. Felton contends the department’s financing statement misled her to invest and that she faces liability as a stockholder.
An editorial argues that many colored people stayed in Walton County rather than moving north or to Florida. It urges land owners to support their retention, praising the remaining African American tenants as thrift and dependable for 1926 harvests, and notes an improving social dynamic from past years.
J B Bereth former paymaster of the motor equipment department State Highway shops at East Point was convicted of embezzling funds for the department and is now serving seven months of a twelve month sentence. He has been made the goat a phrase suggesting why his sentence was shortened.
Dr. S. W. McCallie state geologist asserts Georgia, though now with a single active mine the Durham Coal and Coke Company on Lookout Mountain, possesses coal enough to sustain current consumption for several hundred years based on estimated reserves.
An Irish sheriff arrives at a widow's home with an attachment and teases flirtation. The widow responds with wit about courting and the court, prompting a rigid reminder that the justice is waiting. The exchange ends with her preferring priestly aid, reflecting a humorous, old fashioned tone.
The article argues for strict traffic law enforcement due to drivers under the influence of whiskey at night and underage operators. It cites President Coolidge’s near-miss as a reminder that risk spans from national leaders to children. It laments speed on small-town streets and urges Georgia residents to demand rigorous tests and revoke privileges for unsafe drivers.
The New York Times reports a decade census for the U S government to tally church membership ministers and Sunday school enrollment. The survey aims to quantify religious presence, property owned, and denominational progress or decline nationwide.
The Albany Herald earns warm congratulations for a 164 page issue as a forerunner to next week’s State Kiwanis Convention in Albany. The Macon Telegraph lauds the paper for informing arriving delegates about Albany and South Georgia, portraying the region as an empire built from piney woods and sandy plains.
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