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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1920
Page
2
News from Washington reports Congress rejected increasing House seats from 435 to near 500. The large size was deemed unwieldy and would impose salary, clerical, and office costs, totaling about a million and a half dollars. The 435-member cap is urged as a permanent maximum.
The Vidalia Advance issue dated Friday January 28 1921 features editor N C Napier and publisher information. It presents the newspaper’s masthead and publication details from Vidalia.
The Advance carries advertising from Vidalia wholesale houses promoting a return to normal commerce. The piece notes industry slowed by public withdrawal and argues prices have bottomed. It urges readers to read the page ad from last week and watch for the series balance as a business tonic.
The Vidalia Kiwanis Club backs a spring Clean Up week with city cooperation. All residents, businesspeople, and youth groups would participate using ample trash carts and strict premises inspections, plus penalties for neglect. They urge neat trash receptacles, painted store fronts, improved signs, and a spruce up to make Vidalia cleaner and healthier.
The piece extols the Girl Scouts and urges Vidalia residents and local businessmen to support a Tag Day to raise funds for a Girl Scouts room. It notes the organization’s value, compares it to the Boy Scouts, and calls for liberal community backing.
The Bay Head community reports progress at the local school with both a woman and a man teacher. Mr Rod Harden returns from Savannah for a visit. Mrs Kate Eye visits her parents Mr and Mrs W M Ganey. Hoke Harden remains ill but hopes for recovery. Wade Fiveash visits the Ganey home for the first time in 22 years. Bruce Yondel visits the area. Richard Ganey attends a social at Mack New's home. Arthur Ganey visits Lyons.
Ford Motor Company Detroit announces demountable rims as optional equipment for open car models. Includes spare rim and tire carrier. standard on enclosed models. Charge included in sedan and coupe price, but 25 dollars extra for touring car or runabout. Popular demand cited as driver of change.
Leather case marked J. M. H. found on or near the road between Uvald and Vidalia. Contains a bill folder with land deeds notes and papers. Reward offered if returned to The Vidalia Advance office.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifying and enriching tonic that boosts energy and appetite. It claims to include iron and quinine, fights malaria and grip germs, and appeals to both adults and children, priced at 60 cents.
Ilmh grade wins a third half holiday for prompt attendance while one member, Cecil Spence, left after Christmas. Seniors work on Democracy essays as 9th grade enjoys first half holiday. Ruth Wilson returns. several absences due to illness. Wade Carpenter moves to 10th grade. Neva Sutton joins from Reidsville. Second grade shows perfect attendance for a month. Third grade earns daily stars for eight days and gains new pupils Louis Black and George Edward Kitchens. Geography begins with new books and interest. 6th graders study Crusades as 6th grade joins modern heart crusade. Girls basketball defeats Mt. Vernon 15 to 2 in home game. players listed with alternates. Upcoming games against Claxton High and B P I on our court. V C I team already beat Mt. Vernon twice. Piano pupils plan to attend Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra concert in Savannah. Junior Scouts meet for Tenderfoot study. Tru ant officer patrols absences. parents urged to cooperate or face Board of Education action.
The article notes that many inventions arise from nature. Fremont of the French school of mines cites the snail’s spiral motion as the origin of the screw. He argues the spiral shape and withdrawal effort taught primitives that a screw resists straight pulls, spurring early invention.
Daniel Webster never signed the Supreme Court membership roll and did not practice before the court. John H. Clarke did not appear on the bar rolls, and David Davis, though a former associate justice, never practiced before the court but appeared as a senator in sessions.
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