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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1921
Page
5
Dr L H Darby operates a new X ray equipped dental office in Vidalia Georgia located in the Post Office Building. The article notes modern radiography facilities and the town’s access to dental care improvements.
Bennett Austin celebrated his fifth birthday Monday with about fifteen young friends. The party featured games followed by ice cream cake and candy for the guests.
Mesdames Cutler and Peterson served as hostesses at an Entre Nous Club gathering on Wednesday afternoon. The event featured decorative touches favors and a menu of ice cream and cake evocative of the upcoming Easter season.
Mrs. J C Austin entertained Wednesday at Mrs. S B Meadows home to reorganize the Rook Club. Mrs A M Moses was elected president with Mrs J R Coombs as vice president. A dainty salad course was served to the guests.
The 20th Century Club held a Thursday meeting March 10 at Mrs Schumpert's home. Mesdames Ragan Warthen and Schumpert led reports with the civic department noting tree planting and plans to plant honeysuckle and jasmine around the cemetery fence. Crepe myrtle was chosen as town flower and members urged to plant the shrub. A plated ice course followed.
Three second-hand Ford touring cars offered by Strickland Motor Co. at a bargain price. Contact Strickland Motor Co. for details and viewing.
A car load of seed Irish potatoes have been distributed this week and, if conditions are favorable, a large quantity may be shipped from Vidalia early in the summer. Growers have prepared five and ten acre patches, hoping the early harvest will allow a second crop to follow.
Local tidbits report Mr W E Walker in Macon and Mr W T McArthur in Atlanta. A variety of ads promote 666 cold remedy fashion Linens and hosiery, Eveready and Willard batteries, screen products, and a Spring millinery sale. Social notes mention marriages, visits to Savannah, Macon, and Juliette, plus a pecan orchard project and used Ford autos.
Miss Margaret Davison who managed the production of The Microbe of Love left Wednesday for Ocilla where she will drill home talent for the performance of that splendid musical comedy.
A few doses of 666 break a cold. J. F. Darby Lumber plant partially shut down for a short time this week, labor absorbed at Coffin and Casket Factory and at local Fertilizer Mixers. Chief Love to oversee tax collections this week. Ford for sale. Oliver-Pierce Drug Co. leases corner store vacated by Bank of Vidalia, moving by early April. Owner Mr. Walker renovating building for new tenants.
About four hundred automobiles based in Vidalia were redecorated this week with new 1921 tags. The pink and green color scheme has been most popular since March fifteenth, and any cars not yet tagged have not appeared since that date.
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