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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1930
Page
4
Nahum parables Nineveh's chariots likened to fast cars and warns that human haste mirrors today’s speed culture. The sermon urges reject of reckless acceleration, citing scripture to value peace, slower travel, and prosperity over distraction and folly.
The article notes nearly 150 cotton based woven fabrics, reports rising merchant sales on a Saturday, and forecasts high corn prices next spring. It comments on automobiles on roads, upcoming elections, and urges farmers to conserve corn. It mentions a controversial shift toward white shirt labor and a Vienna News editor Emily Woodward departing New York for Europe.
In the United States a five month drop of 250 grade crossing accidents in 1930 versus 1929 is noted, with the slogan stop look and listen praised. Shipyards show high activity as the Post Office plans 68 new or reconditioned ships costing 2.765 billion dollars, likely sustaining employment for years. Danville Virginia’s mayor, aged nearly 90, credits a placid mind and adaptability for his 88 year mayoralty and broad approval.
The Baxley Banner issues a fresh start with A L Cox listed as proprietor, noting notable improvements since his name appeared in the masthead. The revival signals renewed local press activity and a commitment to community-focused reporting.
The Georgia State Chamber of Commerce president seeks county cooperation to promote selling Georgia to its people. The piece endorses a New Jersey policy allowing destruction by fire of unsafe or unfit autos on public highways, with abandoned cars similarly disposed of, as a drastic but well-intentioned measure.
Cities may copy Kansas City's idea to help ex convicts reenter society. Police estimate the city houses about 800 former inmates near penitentiaries and intend a structured readjustment program. The effort risks limited results if officers focus on guiding new starts rather than enforcement. Also noted is the death of Roy L. Tucker Jr., son of R L Tucker, in Atlanta.
The piece argues voters should act by conscience in the Georgia primary and lists preferred candidates for multiple offices, while also recounting a Black Mountain anecdote about manners. It stresses fairness, respect for others choices, and no apologies for voting decisions, then shifts to a reflective essay on criticizing others and the futility of correcting people’s faults.
An editorial in the Monmouth Inquirer argues that despite metro papers extending nationwide, the local newspaper remains essential to communities. It praises local papers for reporting home news, fostering civic pride, and acting with independent spirit and unselfish idealism.
The Cor dele Dispatch issued its August 31 edition on August 21 showing swift press cycles. The Columbus Ledger Sunday warned that Saturday was the final day to pay 1940 city taxes, noting Columbus leading in early tax collection by a decade while others lag.
Editors weigh the monarch’s personal code said to hang in his room. The phrases urge obedience, restraint, true sentiment over sentimentality, and noble restraint in victory and loss. Critics call it flat yet contend following it would mold a better man.
In California the focus is on ordinances muzzling roosters, not politicians. The piece implies roosters offer clearer, more profitable appeal than political chatter.
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