Red Cross 10 Wage Campaign Sets Vidalia as Hub
Vidalia has been named headquarters for Red Cross Clean-up Campaign covering Wheeler Treutlen Montgomery Toombs Emanuel Tattnall and Candler counties. The drive informs ex service men of rights under War Risk Insurance Act and Vocational Rehabilitation Act and assists with compensation medical care and hospitalization. Field representative will precede November 1 2 3 and 4 to collect information and issue questionnaires to ex service men.
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Vidalia
Red Cross
Wheeler
Treutlen
Montgomery
Toombs
Emanuel
Tattnall
Candler
Terrific rains cause heavy damage across county
Terrific rains last Friday afternoon and evening wrought damage in Uvalda and the county lower section. Crops and farm lands were hurt by a cloudburst like downpour and roads suffered washouts along with railroad delays. Passengers on southbound trains faced distress as washouts delayed service into Vidalia and Dublin, while motorists endured boggy roads and washed bridges.
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Uvalda
Dublin
Vidalia
Macon
Swarm of Bees At Church Street Corner Captured
A swarm paused in a sycamore on Church Street at Railroad Avenue causing excitement. J C Mosley captured the bees and now has them hired. He says they are Italian bees and could not belong to S B Meadows who claims them.
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Church Street
Railroad Avenue
J. C. Mosley
S. B. Meadows
Fragmentary political note remains unclear
A partial OCR segment mentions an up campaign and a veteran reference but lacks coherent details or identifiable names, making it difficult to determine the topic or outcome.
First bale of 1921 crop expected this week in Vidalia area
The first bale of the 1921 crop will likely be ginned Thursday at Vidalia Cotton Oil Mill if weather allows. Toombs county yields have fallen to about six thousand bales due to boll weevil, with carry‑over near nine hundred bales split across Vidalia and Lyons warehouses. Local warehouses and buyers prepare for the new season. Vidalia Warehouse builds a new platform and手 weighing and grading by government supervision will be provided at the Tobacco Warehouse.
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Vidalia
Toombs
Boll Weevil
Lyons
Vidalia Warehouse Company
I. J. Harrell
Flanders
Trench Digging Machine Ordered for Local Sewer Work
After a Mayoral briefing the J. B. McCrary Co. ordered a trench digging machine for Vidalia sewer work. The machine should arrive by week’s end and boost progress. About 50 men work in shifts from 5 am to 10 am and 2 pm to 7 pm with a long noonday rest.
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J. B. McCrary Co
Vidalia
Vidalia Tobacco Warehouse Set for Big Thursday Sale
Thursday marks a large sale at the Vidalia Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse with 40 000 pounds expected. Most stock from the Collins neighborhood is reportedly higher quality than average as sales have been light this week. prices ranged from 1 cent to 36 cents with Tuesday totals around 5 000 pounds and Monday around 12 00 pounds.
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Vidalia
Loose Leaf
Collins
Vidalia Market Poised for Four Thousand Cotton Bales
The Vidalia market will draw about two thousand bales from Toombs county and an equal amount from Montgomery and Emanuel counties, totaling around four thousand bales with buyers to handle local and distant cotton. Despite fertilizer cuts and boll weevil damage, the market aims to stay on par with prior seasons, aided by adjacent counties and new connections. The Department of Agriculture projects a national yield just over eight million bales, likely lifting prices.
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Vidalia
J. F. Darby
O. D. Warthen
Lyons
Toombs
Montgomery
Emanuel
Department of Agriculture
Tick eradication in Georgia shows major progress
A US Department of Agriculture report says Georgia may release 15 or more counties from federal quarantine after June dipping totals reach 814 565 cattle officially supervised. Only 300 tick infested herds remained in counties slated for release, with Taylor county the sole resisting jurisdiction.
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Georgia
United States Department of Agriculture
Taylor
Taylor County
Ball
Department of Agriculture
Local Farmers Plan Truck Growers Association Meeting
A group of local farmers breaking from cotton discuss forming a truck growers association. They aim to organize a meeting to gain agreement for planting melons cantaloupes and potatoes and to ship in carload lots with buyers at shipping points in the area.
Gillis Peterson Wedding Unites Two Prominent Families
Kathryn Gillis and James Peterson of Riley married Thursday at five in the Gillis homestead near Soperton. Close relatives attended. The bride, a former teacher at Gillis Spring and Soperton, and the groom, a Riley business man, plan home in Riley after travels to Savannah Boston and New York. Mrs. Inez Wiggs visited Macon friends last week.
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Kathryn Gillis
James Peterson
Riley
N. L. Gillis
Soperton
Gillis Spring
Inez Wiggs
Macon
Georgia Cattle Shows Fewer Undipped in Tick Eradication Counties
In counties where tick eradication is underway, undipped cattle numbers are lower than in any of the other states. The observation highlights the impact of tick control programs on farm herds and animal health within Georgia's targeted regions.
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Georgia
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