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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
2
Vidalia Advance details its weekly publication cycle with Thursday issue timing and post office entry as second class matter under federal law. The notice cites Vidalia Georgia as the publication area and references compliance with congressional act provisions.
Official city notice from Vidalia dated Thursday August 17 1922 outlining municipal matters and public notices for residents.时报
The author argues America should study England's swift justice. Citing Georgia murders delayed by appeals, they contrast with six weeks from crime to execution for Field Marshal Wilson's killers, urging reform to restore respect for law and curb lawlessness.
The Georgia State Board of Health report shows 59 more boys per 1000 births than girls in 1921. The piece notes 467 personal crisis reports, mainly by firearms, 1258 deaths from accidents with 251 due to vehicles, and 154 white versus 404 negro homicides, plus social diseases rising to 11 384 in 1921 but attributed to better reporting.
A St Paul Crescent column mocks national priorities with wit and verse urging practical aims over grand promises. It jests about lower berths taxes and fuel efficiency while calling for work, planting crops, and fewer distractions. It ends by praising traditional values over costly trends.
A Hahira negro farmer who works a one horse farm sold a quarter of his crop at the Tifton market for a little over 500 dollars. He planted two acres yearly for four years and earned enough to pay most debts with tobacco. White farmers from Hahira also profited, but the piece highlights the small farmer’s wealth from a modest crop.
The Savannah view notes legislators regret the lack of ports to inspect and argues that both nature and man are needed to build a port. It also cites cartoonist Morris on Prohibition as an old cat and the challenge of eradicating bootlegging without harming the cat.
The Macon case centers on an investigation into the lynching of a Black man named Glover. Authorities seek to convict participants, a move not common in Georgia communities, suggesting potential progress in addressing racial violence.
The Reidsville experiment station reports a returning Sea Island cotton crop praised by farmers as better than in the past. Calcium arsenate application costing three to four dollars per acre and careful seed selection are credited for the improvement.
S B Meadows announces his bid for State Senate subject to the Democratic primary on September 13 and seeks support from voters in Toombs County.
Toombs County voters are asked to support G. W. Lankford in his bid for State Senate from the 15th district covering Toombs Montgomery and Wheeler counties. The message urges backing from local voters for the campaign.
Judge F H Saffold declares candidacy for Superior Court judge in the Middle Circuit ahead of the forthcoming primary. He states he seeks to serve as a circuit judge and invites voters to consider his qualifications.
To the Public for the office of Judge of Superior Courts Middle Judicial Circuit. Very respectfully, R. N. HARDEMAN.
Worth D. Poe announces his candidacy for representative from Toombs County ahead of the upcoming primary and asks for support. He emphasizes his run as a local choice in the race.
The message declares Ernest C Wimberly as a candidate for Representative of Toombs County and asks for support. It presents a brief personal declaration and a request for assistance from voters.
A resident of Toombs County declares candidacy for representative in the Georgia legislature subject to Democratic primary rules. He commits to running in the September 13, 1922 election and seeks the county's support.
A local figure announces candidacy for the legislature responding to countywide requests. He terms the race to be decided in the white primary on September 13 and pledges to relieve taxpayers and safeguard the interests of his people if elected.
Waycross and Hebardsville factions announce J A L Glaze as candidate for representative. He asks women to guard virtue and citizens to expose corrupt politicians invading American sovereignty. References past ballot theft in Toombs County and urges readers to study Luke. Speaking dates to be announced.
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