Political Boosts and Local Charities Across Georgia
A collage of editorials and notices notes Hoover gains in the Republican race alongside social commentary. It highlights a Greensboro Herald-Journal item on a drinking incident, Ford’s legacy on roads, Georgia tax on gasoline, a two mile penny drive for a church debt, and a Vienna News message of agricultural resilience amid rain. Also mentions Titaville improvements and Ellaville as a leading Georgia county seat. The piece ends with a poem urging the human touch to lift lives.
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Schley County News
Titaville
Neighsor
Ellaville
Georgia
Henry Ford Predicts Indefinite Prosperity in U S
Returning from England, Henry Ford voices optimism that prosperity will continue widely. The article notes eggs and poultry remain a major industry, with 1927 egg and poultry product value reaching about 1.25 billion dollars. May 1 reference to Saylor County hen is mentioned as continuing to aid prosperity.
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United States
England
Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
America
Saylor County
Sunday Hours Questioned By Greene County Officials
The Greensboro Herald Journal compares Sunday store openings with Taylor county’s Sunday law, criticizing country stores for operating from three to five p.m. on Sundays. It argues store owners and patrons disregard the Sabbath, noting recent incidents and urging an end to Sunday openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
Greensboro Herald-Journal
Taylor County
Butler
Courage Against Fear Shaped by Faith in God
A clipped editorial passage discusses courage born from knowing all are God’s children, condemns fear as humanity’s foe, and links belief in a power apart from God to misery. It notes Mr. George L. Keen’s suitability as Hotel Lanier manager in Macon, praising his Georgia hospitality and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Woodall
George L. Keen
Columbus Enquirer Sun
Hotel Lanier
Macon
Keen
Georgia
Lanier
George Lanier Keen
Those Glad Glad Days of Yore Worthy of Reminiscence
A nostalgic column notes how older residents courted in simpler times when there was no two cent tax in the oats used to feed horses. The writer recalls frugal habits and a social rhythm shaped by modest budgets and rural routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander City
Macon Telegraph Exposes Loan Shark Operations in Macon
The Macon Telegraph uncovers that Macon municipal court acts as a collection engine for loan sharks. It details garnishments costing victims, lawyers paid by lenders, and high court costs. The piece notes 1927 saw 1,076 suits and shows assignment cases dominating court business. The report highlights extreme interest rates, racial disparities, and calls the practice a public disgrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon Telegraph
Macon
The
Telegraph
Central of Georgia Railroad
Georgia
Municipal Court of
Columbus
Read It and Weep The South's Doomed Civilization Claim
A North centered letter to the editor dated May 1 attacks Southern degeneration and racial hierarchies, urging missionary uplift of Black people by Northern and Western whites to restore civilization. It labels Hoover era policy as enabling miscegenation and white decline, and laments editors receiving similar missives amid a presidential year.
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North
Dixie
Herbert Hoover
Washington, D. C
South
Darkey
Hoover
Aly
Europe
Ans
Arn Ig
Wealthy offender punished less than expected says editor
The Valdosta Times notes that the U S Supreme Court found Fall and Sinclair guilty of fraud and conspiracy, while a Washington trial jury acquitted Sinclair. The piece questions the difficulty of punishing the wealthy in modern justice.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Fall
Sinclair
Washington
Valdosta
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C. E. Benns
Oficial Organ OF Taylor CO. Eee A
Sweet Girl
May Peaches
Sandersville
Methodist Church
Butler Insurance Co
F. A. Peed
Mr. Peed
Vienna News
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Americus
Rialto Macon, GA
Publix Theatres
Vitaphone
Movietone
Finders Keepers
Thurs—Kri—Sat
Citizens State Bank
Butler, Ga
Standard OL Company Incorporated
Kentucky
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