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Vidalia Advance

Location

Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1927

Page

2

Georgia Farm Tax Exemption Aims at Attracting Farmers

Georgia plans a state tax exemption for farms up to 100 acres to lure new farmers from the Midwest and encourage local ownership. W R C Smith of Forward Atlanta pledges funding. the amendment would exempt state taxes on cultivated farms with stock and implements, while keeping county taxes unchanged.

Atlanta Georgia United States W. R. C. Smith Forward Atlanta Commission Mr. Smith Middle West Chamber of

Al Smith Record Cited in W C T U Campaign Against Nominee

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union launches an educational drive to expose Governor Al Smith's long standing ties to liquor interests. Letters and telegrams indicate a nationwide effort to portray Smith as wet as the Atlantic, challenging his nomination and past loyalties to saloons.

Woman’s Christian Temperance Union al’’ Smith Atlantic Ocean al’ Smith

Notorious dive case halted by political intervention

The text recalls a liquor case where Jack Sorocco faced charges for running a dive described as a den of iniquity in New York. Citizens sought enforcement, but proceedings collapsed after Al Smith, a city politician, claimed the saloon was in his district and should be permitted.

Jack Sorocco New York Sorocco al” Smith O. K

Do Not Flirt With Livestock Business Marry It

The Progressive Farmer argues Southern farmers should commit to dairying or hog farming rather than entering during high prices. It warns that buying stock on peak prices leads to price drops and losses as producers overexpand and then exit. The piece urges a steady, long term commitment to livestock.

Doubtful record claims man aged 102 as father

The claim states Thomas Beatty of Drumcondra near Dublin fathered a child at age 102. The note presents this extraordinary age as the record for paternity.

Thomas Beatty Drumcondra Dublin

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