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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
4
Two sows, one black with crop and splits in ears and one white with spotted marks, about 150 to 175 pounds each, have caused damage at the oil mill. They’ve been confined for weeks. owner Chess Abernathy, Supt., invites calling to claim and pay damages plus expenses, this December 21, 1922.
The article describes Saint Nicholas Day on December 6 with children placing little shoes outside doors for goodies and gifts. Key gifts include large Saint Nick cookie dough figures, hazel nut trim, and ornate lace and letter cookies, often containing fruit, nuts, and brandy flavored fillings.
Printed Christmas cards came off the press in 1847 with sales under 1,000 that year. Today millions are used, marking a rapid spread of the greeting card tradition.
Announcement this week states the sale of the City Market on December 9 to C. M. Phillips. Chester Shuman operates the market and plans a modern meat curing plant in the future.
The American Red Cross spent $1,441,486.36 in the year ending June 30, 1922, aiding 72 disasters nationwide with floods, tornadoes, fires, and other calamities. Major events included a San Antonio flood loss of $6 million and 100 deaths, the Knickerbocker Theatre collapse in Washington, and the Roma airship disaster.
The 1923 Red Cross membership drive begins Armistice Day November 11 and ends Thanksgiving Day November 30. Aiming for global enrollment, the plan covers 8 300 chapters and calls war time volunteers to join peace programs. Groundwork includes universal registration and standard size cards for future use.
Judge Samuel B. Adams representing the Rogers faction files rule nisi and mandamus against Savannahs Democratic executive committee over alleged illegal voting in Tuesday's municipal primary. Warrants issued for political operatives and several voters amid ongoing disputes over candidate eligibility and vote integrity.
National service data show 87 200 compensation claims 24 560 allotment cases and 9 700 misc claims handled by the Service Claims and Information Service. Since February 1919 64 174 allotment checks to veterans were reported undeliverable. Between July 1 1921 and June 30 1922 chapters logged 1 665 079 service instances at an estimated cost over 5 340 000 dollars. The Red Cross bases its work on addressing individual veteran needs so they may obtain rights under the law and improve family welfare and future prospects.
The Junior Red Cross sent more than 100000 Christmas boxes to children in Central Europe last year. Plans are under way to greatly increase the effort this year to widen the distribution.
An endurance toned appeal urges readers to join the American Red Grass in a peace-time effort. The message stresses strength through numbers and participation for national service. The ad promotes a one dollar bit as the entry to involvement.
In Fulton Superior Court Judge R N Hardeman smiles as his wife appears and attorney Murphy M Holloway presents a pipe and a so called dog to complete his “ideal triangle” of happiness. The dog is described as a cat hound masquerading as a police dog.
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