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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
4
The note cites October 7 as the start of fire prevention week nationwide. It comments on public figures and local topics from Waterloo Iowa to Ocala Florida, including irrigation plans, Route Three surfacing, and bootleggers paying income tax, with editorial observations on government policy and public safety.
Geo P Morgan and associates of Homestead Florida bought 1600 acres in Pulaski county at 40 dollars an acre. C E Thompson of Tampa purchased 505 acres in the same county. A large tract in South Georgia went to a Daytona Florida realtor. The note warns readers to hold land for better prices and to ensure profitable returns.
The piece urges community support for local groups and notes a vast natural resource, kaolin, shipped crude to eastern markets and returned with high costs, with a large glass-sand deposit beneath it. It asks if this unequal trade will continue and calls for local action.
Colonel Bill Short recalls a church drought tale where a pastor prayed for rain and a flood ruined his son in law’s pond dam. The pastor then declares the Lord should attend to His own business, acknowledging the unintended harm from prayer.
A sheriff in Jones County faces arrest on a conspiracy to obstruct prohibition laws charge. The report warns sheriffs and officials to uphold public trust and duties, noting such cases could deter bootleggers and moonshiners. Florida travel commentary follows, suggesting tents as affordable winter lodging.
Dorothy James arrives at Butler High School as newly elected music teacher and greets staff on Sunday. Her initial class already shows interest in joining later, as reported in local papers.
Georgia game and fish laws tighten controls to conserve fish supplies and aid sport anglers. Seining netting and use of traps are prohibited with heavy fines for violators, including dynamiters fined 10 to 1000 dollars. Citizens urged to report violations to authorities to prevent past repeat offenses.
Nashville Georgia resident Mr. Orion Kleamer proposes Saturday public gatherings to discuss civic improvements. He favors nonsectarian organizers, county chamber sponsorship, and leaders guiding efforts to benefit county town and state, stressing inclusive reach to landowners merchants laborers and tenants both white and colored. He advocates planting flowers roadside and in towns as a low cost beautification strategy. The Atlanta Journal endorses the idea and adds a push for local bands and free public music to boost community interest.
A Philadelphia judge fined a hat smasher ten dollars for the prank, but the rascal’s stunt escalated when a street incident in St Louis saw a man threaten a joker with a knife. The hat was torn apart and the incident ended with warnings of further mischief.
In a wild street scene narrated by John Spencer in The Macon Telegraph, an advance agent roughs up a joker, seizes a coat, and threatens to injure if a hat isn’t bought. The crowd laughs as the agent boasts of nitty tricks and a “Big Show” that ends with a chaotic escape.
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