Senior Senator Harris Guest of Vidalia Kiwanis Club
The Vidalia Kiwanis Club hosts U S Senator Wm J Harris of Georgia and guests Mr Cline of Atlanta Dr J C Brewton and Mr W T Jenkins. Harris speaks on government finance and politics noting diplomatic shifts with Mexico and China and discusses the Tilson appointment and Post Office building awards. He recalls a prior Vidalia visit and praises local growth.
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Harris
Mexico
Ben
China
Judge Tilson
Coolidge
Post Office Department
Idalia Kiwanis Club
Vidalia
Memorial Campaign for Dr M M Parks Hospital at G S C W
An intensive drive May 2 to May 7 seeks funds to build a hospital on G S C W campus as a memorial to the late Dr M M Parks former president. The Twelfth District aims for 5000 and Toombs County 335. A May 5 radio program from Mercer University will appeal to alumni.
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M. M. Parks
Toombs
Frieds
Parks
Toombs County
Eall
Raido
Mercer University
Tobacco Tests At The Coastal Plain Experiment Station
The Coastal Plain Experiment Station at Tifton developed tobacco as a cash crop in Georgia. Beginning with carefully planned tests and experiments, researchers addressed growing problems as they arose, advancing tobacco as a new money crop beyond initial hit or miss methods.
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Georgia
Coastal Plain
Tifton
Four Georgia Power Directors Elected From Georgia Cities
Four new directors from Athens Rome Macon and Summit Georgia were elected to the Georgia Power Company board at a recent meeting. They join a Georgia citizen majority on the board as the utility emphasizes local leadership. William E. Mitchall of Birmingham was named vice president and general manager to replace W H Taylor who left to join United Gas Improvement Company. Mitchall is noted for his role in southern water power development.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia Power Company
Billups Phinizy
Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Athens
John M. Graham
National City Bank
Rome
George E. Patterson
Fourth National Bank
Macon
J. Leonard Rountree
Peoples Bank of
Summit
Emanuel County
Georgia Corporation
William E. Mitchall
Birmingham
W. H. Taylor
United Gas Improvement Company
Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
South
Preliminary Plans For Two New Filling Stations
A drive in filling station will be built at Pine and McIntosh streets by Standard Oil on land owned by J. W. Poe and to be operated by a sublessee. The site on the North and South highway through Vidalia is viewed as favorable for gas sales. A. S. Odom is moving his home from First street and Jackson corner. the corner lot may host another filling station.
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Pine
McIntosh Streets
Standard Oil Company
J. W. Poe
Vidalia
A .S. Odom
First Street
Jackson
Training School For S. S. Workers
Time is drawing near for this great event. This opportunity offers three Standard Course subjects and one Cokesbury Course taught by Rev. Reese Griffin and Rev. G. E. Clary. Admission is free with a small charge from charges to cover expenses. emphasis on worker Bible understanding and religious teaching principles.
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S. S
Reese Griffin
Dublin
G. E. Clary
Americus, Ga
Cokesbury
M. A. Shaw
Vidalia
Georgia Cotton Growers Reelect Officers for Team
Mr. Conwell was reelected president and general manager. W. T. McArthur became first vice president and J. M. Council second vice president. Claude Eubanks was named secretary and treasurer. The executive committee includes B. L. Redwine and J. A. Bowers. New directors include N. J. Guier E W Childs Dr. W. J. Wade and R. Lee Moore.
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Mr. Conwell
Association
W. T. McArthur
J. M. Council of
Poultry Car To Run On Thursday May 12
The next poultry car will be in Lyons Thursday afternoon May 12. Farmers should prepare friers and push for the best price as demand drops. Keep friers from 1 1 2 to 2 pounds and fatten by a 10 day plan with water only first day.
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Lyons
Savannah
Presbyterian Church Announces Sunday Activities and Classes
The Presbyterian Church at City Hall lists Bible School at 10 A M with no services due to the pastor’s appointment. Junior Christian Society at 3 P M and a women’s Bible Study Tuesday at the Manse. Mid week service Wednesday 8 P M at S A McColsky’s home.
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Aimwell
Junior Christian Society
Martindale
S. A. McColsky
Mrs Gussie Pearson of Reidsville buried in Sunday rites
Mrs Gussie Pearson wife of Dr W R Pearson died Friday night after a week long illness with pneumonia in a local hospital She was 57 about to be 58 born in Montgomery County and long resident of Tattnall County She is survived by her husband and children Earl Marjorie Leroy Inez Charley and Lamar Interment followed Sunday at Reidsville cemetery with Murchison Undertaking Vidalia in charge
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Montgomery County
Gussie Pearson
W. R. Pearson
Tattnall
Jacksonville
Ila
Joseph McCullough
Savannah
Reidsville Cemetery
Murchison Undertaking Company of
Vidalia
A. S. Johnson Named Athletic Director and Head Coach
Sid Johnson, longtime Mercer line coach and Freshman basketball and baseball mentor, is elected athletic director and head coach at Brewton Parker Institute Mount Vernon. He will assume the post next fall after a distinguished Mercer career in academics and athletics.
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Sid Johnson
Mercer
Brewton- Parker Institute
Mount Vernon
Johnson
Sid
The
Baptist University
Bessie Tift Dramatic Club Recital Highlights
Evelyn Walker read with violinist Mildred Foster in a Junior Recital at Bessie Tift College. The program featured classical songs and pieces by Dix, Mee Rae, Saens, Kipling, and others. Miss Duffie Williams spent the weekend in Atlanta attending operas and Shakespeare plays.
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Bessie Tift Dramatic Club
Evelyn Walker
Mildred Foster
Beulah Marie Dix
Duffie Williams
Atlanta
Community school notes invite broader church support
Other than Methodist have the privilege of coming in with us if they like. We will be glad to have there. All together for a great school. M. A. Shaw, Dist. S. S. Supt. P. S. Get books from M. A. Shaw, Vidalia, Ga.
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Methodist
M. A. Shaw
Dist. S. S. Supt. P. S
Vidalia
Rev W H Budd Named Presiding Elder in McRae District
Rev W H Budd missionary secretary of the South Georgia conference was named presiding elder of the McRae district to fill the post vacated by the death of Rev E L Wainwright after an operation in a Macon hospital. Bishop W N Beauchamp announced the appointment and Budd will serve until fall when a permanent successor is named. Budd has led several large South Georgia churches and is well known in southern Methodist circles.
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W. H. Budd
South Georgia Conference
McRae
E. L. Wainwright
Macon
W. N. Beauchamp
Budd
P T A Meeting Set for May 13 at School
The Parent-Teacher Association will hold its final meeting of the year on Friday May 13 due to regular time conflicts. The Home Economics department will present a play Fashion Review Down Petticoat Lane and display the year's Household Arts work. Attendees are asked to bring a ten cent donation to cover the last month’s groceries. The public is invited.
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Parent- Teacher Association
Home Economics Department
Petticoat Lane
Boosts Plan for State Advertising
Editorial on funding county advertising resources appears in the April 27 Commerce and Finance urging a constitutional tax levy to support statewide publicity. If approved in 1930, counties could levy two mills to raise funds, with Chatham County potentially garnering about 125000 for Georgia’s promotion effort across 161 counties. Group advertising is framed as essential to economic growth.
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George A Mercer
Commerce and Finance
Convention and Tourist Bureau
Board of Trade
Mercer
General Assembly
Chatham County
Rudyard Kipling
California
Maine
New Hampshire
Georgia
Savannah
Formal Opening New Home Local Bank on Tuesday
Six hundred citizens attended the formal opening of the First National Bank in its new quarters at Meadows and Church streets Vidalia. The event featured a reception with punch guest register souvenirs and a tour of the marble and hardwood quarters including a community room and two fire and burglar protected vaults. Officers and directors attended with their wives.
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First National Bank
Meadows
Church Streets
Vidalia
Contributions Rise for Mississippi Relief Fund in Vidalia
The Vidalia chapter of the American Red Cross reports new donors to the Mississippi Relief Fund since the last list. Contributors include Miss Emmie Roberts Miss Lucile Hodges H A Turner W C Somers Mark McLemore and R C Wilson. The local quota is about one third filled and donations should reach chapter officials before Sunday, the final report day.
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Mississippi Relief Fund
Vidalia
American Red Cross
Emmie Roberts
Lucile Hodges
H. A. Turner
W. C. Somers
Mark McLemore
R. C. Wilson
Veterans Urged to Convert Insurance Before July 2 1927
The United States Veterans Bureau and the Red Cross warn World War II veterans to convert their war term policies by July 2 1927 to avoid voiding thirty billion dollars in coverage. Seven convert options exist including Ordinary Life and endowment plans. Congress has adjourned without extending the deadline, but many veterans can reinstate at low cost with Red Cross assistance in filing applications.
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United States Veterans Bureau
Red Cross
Congress
Bureau
Vidalia
The
Veterans Bureau
Advertising slogan sparks industrial picture shifts
A fragment notes new advertising aims to alter the economic landscape while br''le lines are drawn along community lines. The observer expects the spectacle to be worth watching and says the trend cannot be denied.
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Br’‘Le
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Kiwanis Club
Dr. M. M. Parks
Coastal Plain Experiment Station
GA. Power CO
Vidalia, Ga
Georgia Cotton Growers
W. T. McArthur, SR
Mcgregor
Bowers and Council
American Cotton Growers’ Exchange
N. J. Guier
Washington
E. W. Cihlds
Omaha
W. J. Wade
Cuthbert
R. Lee Moore
Statesboro
Sarah Ritter
Mrs. Pearson
Gussie McCullough
A. S. Johnson
B.pi
Bessie Tift
Shanson d’Armour
W. Bendall
Flanders’ Fields
John Mee-Raeb
Flanders
Vidalia Club
Thelma Lacy
Catherine Boatright
McRae District
P.T. A
Relief Fund
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