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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1926
Page
5
Poem recovered from the effects of Georgia's singer Frank L. Stanton who died Friday January 7. A January 6 Study Club meeting was postponed to January 20 and will be hosted by Mrs. J. N. Poe with joint hostess groups at Jackson Street. Mrs. Roscoe Ledford is editor.
Mr. Jess Harrison of Chester announces the marriage of his daughter Eileen to Rev. D S Grindle of Lumber City on December 31 at the bride's Chester home. Rev Grindle, a Baptist minister active in Brewton Parker College endowment efforts, will reside in Lumber City.
Miss Annie Wicker acted as hostess for an early spring bridge luncheon at the New Vidalia hotel. Mrs. Stubbs of Ashburn and Mrs. Benton Warthen of Micanopy, Fla., were honored guests. Six tables were gracefully arranged with tiny daffodil baskets and homemade candy.
Miss Annie Rosansky left for New York to retime studies at Columbia University and will graduate in June with high honors. She recently won first prize for writing a history of the Bible in a contest judged by eight Columbia judges among sixteen hundred students.
Mrs Marvin Davis hosted Circle No 1 of the Baptist Missionary Society on Tuesday afternoon. The devotional was led by the circle leader, followed by a brief business session. Two new members were received into the circle.
Weather and illness delay Bronte Study Club event as members prepare for a January 6 gathering. The article notes a modified program due to conditions and townwide sickness.
Absentees missed Mrs. J. C. Williams who lectured on Our Spiritual Life as the new Bible teacher. The Literary and Social meeting will be at Mr. M. A. Russell's Durden street home Monday at 3 PM with officer installation and joint hostesses Mrs. W. T. Jenkins and Mrs. J. H. Duggan.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church will hold a business and program meeting on Tuesday January 18. All members are urged to attend.
Mr and Mrs W E Walker travel with Misses Elizabeth George and Jeanette Stubbs to Dublin to spend Sunday with friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Benton Warthen with Mrs. O. D. Warthen and Messrs. Clyde Jenkins and R. M. Stanley motored to Macon on Tuesday to attend George White's production Scandle.
Mrs F M McRae and Mrs H B Hutchison of Mt Vernon visited the city this week as guests of local residents.
Mr Joe Phillips left Wednesday for Bowling Green Kentucky where he will make his home Mrs Phillips will remain in the city a few weeks before joining him Mr F A Mathews of Spartanburg South Carolina was a visitor in the city Wednesday.
Mr. E L Meadows came back this week after spending several days in Florida.
Mr and Mrs W A Jones Jr return from a motor trip to Chattanooga Dalton Atlanta and Gainesville. Mrs J F Jones has recovered enough to move to Jesup from her daughter's home. Dr and Mrs T C Thompson and their little daughter Mary Ethel plan a Friday return from Americus. C W Saunders hosts O F Jones and J F and C E Jones of Jesup as recent guests. Otis Odoma announces the arrival of an eight pound boy.
A reader praises the small town news weekly for local births deaths land deals and weddings read aloud in the home. The poem contrasts it with grand dailies and world news and highlights Mrs Effie Crawford in Team Work from the St Louis Globe Democrat.
The Interstate Commerce Commission report shows motor buses covering more mileage than railroads. Investigators note 45 417 motor trucks operated exclusively for transporting goods.
The average annual farm family cost reaches 1598 dollars with about 41.2 percent spent on food. The typical workday averages 11.4 hours, and older generations note changes since their youth.
The United States Board of Education reports a decline in private and commercial schools over the past three to four years. The drop follows broadening of public high school curricula toward commercial courses.
The United States and Canada back a shipway linking the Atlantic to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. Although strong government reports support the project, Canada appears hesitant and cool to the proposal at this session.
A Bible Institute runs at Helena Baptist Church beginning Monday after the Fourth Sunday in January and continues through Friday. Daily sessions cover Our Task, Its Basis, Its Scope, leadership, sermons on sin salvation and mission, with free entertainment for visiting preachers.
The Atlanta Journal notes WSB radio studios and offices occupy the tenth floor of the Atlanta Biltmore hotel with a 1,000 watt transmitter. Wavelength is 428.3 meters or 700 kilocycles in Central Standard Time. Visitors are welcome.
9 30 A M Ayoga Sunday school lesson from Baptist Tabernacle Morgan Blake teacher. 10 54 A M First Presbyterian church service Dr J Sprole Lyons pastor Dr Charles A Sheldon Jr organist. 8 30 P M Broadcast of Atlanta Symphony orchestra concert from Loews grand theatre Enrico Leide director. 5 00 P M Broadcast of vesper services from Lutheran church of the Redeemer. 6 20 P M Capitol theatre pre program direct from New York on WEAF chain. 8 15 P M Atwater Kent program direct from New York on WEAF chain.
A daily timetable lists events from 10:00 A M to 10:45 P M including home-makers market reports 10:30 Public school program noon dinnerbell R F C club 1:00 farm service 2:30 cotton livestock produce summaries 5:00 twilight concert 6:00 public school of the air a Sears Roebuck presentation 1:00 P M musical myths 10:45 P M Charlie Troutt's melody artists featuring radio programming from Athens Georgia and the Georgia State College of Agriculture.
Noon neighborhood gospel singers open the day followed by Lucien Lamar Knight delivering William H. Crawford remarks at 1 30 P M. Market reports at 2 30 P M include cotton, matinee broadcast from Loews Grand theatre at 3 30 P M. A radio auction bridge lesson led by Mrs Annie Adair Foster airs at 7 30 P M. WEAF network presents Every Ready Hour from New York at 8 P M and Richs Mandolin Club performs at 10 45 P M.
The notice lists a January 19 program lineup with 10:30 A M public school program, 6:00 P M livestock and produce summaries, 8:00 P M silent period, and 10:45 P M Vick Myers' Radioowls orchestra plus market reports from Sears Roebuck tower.
The notice lists a 10 30 A M public school program and a noon recital by Charles A Sheldon Jr followed by a livestock and produce summary relayed from Sears Roebuck tower. An 8 00 program is sponsored by Gavin Laing and a 10 45 P M organ recital by Charles A Sheldon Jr completes the day.
At noon entertainment shows lead the program followed by an 8 PM Atlanta community chest event and a 10 45 PM concert.
A homemakers half event is listed for Saturday January 22 at 10:00 A M. Details are sparse in the notice, but it indicates a community gathering or sale focused on homemaking items or demonstrations.
Radio farm service from Georgia State College of Agriculture in Athens at 1 00 P M. Dr Marion McHull teaches at six P M. The Atlanta Atwater Kent hour at eight P M sponsored by Hopkins Equipment. Journal Hired Help airs at 10 45 P M. Acworth B Y P A program at five P M. Capitol theatre program at six twenty P M.
A Cross Road Journal typo stirred town chatter last week when an announcement claimed 300 women with 100 costumes would appear at the Lyric Theatre. All townsfolk, able to walk or in wheelchairs, attended or took note as the error circulated.
Florida’s bid to stop the federal government from enforcing the estate tax was rejected by a Supreme Court decision. The ruling defeats the state’s effort to block inheritance tax provisions under the revenue act.
A visitor reflects on a family homestead passed to strangers, venerating a former wife and mother. Her influence endures in the rose garden and lilies, whose crimson and white blooms symbolize her grace and lifelong devotion to beauty.
The narrator recalls a mother’s influence seen in blooming daffodils jonquils and narcissi awakening in spring. He notes the fragrance and beauty symbolize inheritance and vows to plant lasting blooms and trees as a tribute, including a canvas of blood red plants and clematis vines thriving in new soil.
A telephone cable can contain up to 2400 wires, each insulated with dry damper. New York City uses long distance lines more than any other city, covering vast spaces. A transmitter delivers only a few thousandths of a watt to the line, with over 99 percent of power dissipated along the line.
The Wall Street Journal notes that business on Wall Street is increasingly conducted over the telephone, marking a historic rise in remote telecommunication during trading hours. The shift accelerates deal flow and reflects changing norms in the financial district.
American factories produce about 110000 distinct parts used in modern telephone systems. The vast variety supports the assembly of complex telephone networks and equipment across multiple industries.
A group of squirrels damaged the lead aerial cables at Von Lester Virginia, gnawing hides and causing one hundred telephones to go out of service as rain drainage affected the lines.
John Flamsteed became the first royal astronomer of Hing land upon his appointment on March 4 1675. He is portrayed as a bitter foe of Newton who sought to offer him advice.
Paris is said to have more perfumed shops than any other city. About 10,000 perfume establishments exist in the city and roughly 1,500 hairdressing shops carry perfume as a sideline. Also notes wine is sometimes made from potatoes in some countries.
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