Monroe Advertiser's Special Agricultural and Educational Edition
The Monroe Advertiser issued a 32 page special edition reviewing county industrial and agricultural history since 1821. Mrs. W. J. Parker of Buena Vista reports a Jersey Cow earning $185 in seven months. Marion urges farmer cooperation with the new farm marketing act and Federal Farm Board to stabilize markets.
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Monroe Advertiser
W. J. Parker
Buena Vista
Marion County Patriot
Marion
Taylor
Federal Farm Board
Lobbying, a Profession in the Nation’s Capital
The Eufaula Daily Citizen notes lobbying has grown into a profession since World War I with every major industry maintaining staff in Washington. Bill Biffemn speculates on a future celebration for the yo-yo inventor, imagining a grand event half a century hence. The Lavonia Times quips about a grand jury declaring Taylor county jail safe and sanitary.
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Eufaula
Congress
Bill Biffemn
Edison
Taylor County
Lavonia
Grand jury backs county agent and courthouse upgrades
The grand jury approved hiring a County Agent and urged courthouse improvements, urging County Commissioners to adopt and fund these measures. The New York Times notes 1928 U.S. per capita meat consumption at 153 pounds and remarks the pig remains dominant in agriculture.
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Court House
New York Times
Department of Agriculture
United States
the Times
Fall Guilty on Bribe Charge Over Elk Hills Lease
Albert B. Fall was found guilty Friday of accepting a 100000 dollar bribe from Edward L. Doheny for the Elk Hills naval oil reserve lease. The commentary notes court redemptions and mocks hard times while citing editor battles and Georgia editorial disputes.
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Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills
California
Naval Oil Reserve
Manley
County Agents Calhoun County Blunder Sparks Aid Call
The Bainbridge Post-Searchlight notes the county's decision to remove their agent as a serious error and urges support for building a new courthouse, warning some agents may be ineffective and stressing the value of a capable county agent.
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Calhoun County
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Strive to Maintain Integrity in Face of Bad Weather
The Walton News urges readers to keep integrity when rain and storms hinder farms and keep them from cotton hay fodder peas. It notes obligated parties are not responsible for weather misfortunes and warns against scheming to escape yearly obligations.
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Walton News
Drop in Stocks Won’t Hurt Business
A statement from S. C. Dobbs Jr of New York argues that radical Wall Street operations endanger national interests but warns against hysteria. He says the stock debacle should be met with organized banking support and notes Wednesday’s declines highlight the backbone of American business and attract global attention.
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S. C. Dobbs, Jr
New York
Wall Street
Warning on signing purchase agreements from BBB advice
The National Better Business Bureau warns that people sign purchase agreements carelessly. Swindlers use tricky salesmen to secure signatures on contracts created to mislead buyers.
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National
Better Business Bureau
Bureau
Senator Copeland Sees Poverty in European Slums
The article quotes Senator Copeland describing abject poverty in European cities and criticizing the old world order of lords and peasants. He argues religion fails when it tolerates poverty and predicts rulers would become workers if peasants gain equality, calling for brotherhood and social uplift.
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R. 8S. Copeland
New York
Europe
Man
Copeland
Governor Roosevelt on crippled children and Georgia death rate
The Macon Telegraph notes Governor Roosevelt's talk at the Macon Rotary on crippled and defective children and cites his warm Springs work. It also reports W S Ethridge figures showing Georgia's death rate last year at 86,085 deaths, questioning why it is not lower than state averages.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Empire
New York
Rotary Club of
Macon
Roosevelt
Rotarians
America
Warm Springs
Georgia
W. S. Ethridge
Spanking scandal and Georgia health crisis noted by Columbus En Sun
The Columbus En Sun remarks on a high priced scandal over spankings in New York and contrasts it with Georgia health issues. It highlights 75 000 as a large price tag for such acts and cites alarming death and birth statistics across Georgia cities, urging courage and physician presence to reduce malaria typhoid and Pellagra.
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Georgia
Albany
Kany
Dougherty
Gia
Columbus
En Sun
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the Butler Herald
C. E. Benns
Offical Organ of
Butler
Peter
Richter
Ley
Theodore Roosevelt
Sam
al Smith
Willard Cope
Atlanta
The
Georgia Association
Cope
Brisbane
J. W. McWhorter
Winder News
Richard Reid
Catholic Laymen Association
Valdosta Times
Stone Mountain Memorial
Times
Greensboro Herald-Journal
Harry Thay
Americus
Lucius McCleskey
Jim Bynum
McCleskey Cotton Oil & Peanut Mills
Americus, Georgia
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