Vidalia to Open School Sept 2 and Tobacco Market News
W McRae Webster, Sales Director of Gold Leaf Cigarette factory, visits Vidalia to gauge demand for stock and cigarettes. He notes strong interest in South Georgia and hints at a possible Vidalia redry plant to source local tobacco for future production. Wooster says Vidalia could link to a larger tobacco enterprise.
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Vidalia Public School
W. McRae Webster
Gold Leaf Cigarette Factory
United States
Mr. Webster
South Georgia
Georgia
Vidalia
Mr. Wooster
Gold Leaf Cigarette Factory Nears Completion in Georgia
The Gold Leaf Tobacco Company, a Georgia corporation, is building its first factory south of Hahira on the Southern Railway main line. The plant aims to produce Georgia tobacco, boost local prices, and enrich the 23 tobacco counties of South Georgia by keeping millions of dollars within the state. The project is described as one of the United States’ most modern cigarette factories.
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Gold Leaf Cigarette and Tobacco Company
Georgia Corporation
Hahira Ga
Southern Railroad
United States
Georgia
Georgia Tobacco Belt
Gold Leaf Company
North Carolina
Virginia
South Georgia
Florida ranch and real estate agent promotes colonization plan
Mr W H Myers of Melbourne Florida visited the city to promote farm land sales and colonization work with Seaboard Airline Railroad the German Council and the Savannah Board of Trade. He plans nationwide ads and a booklet of farms, to attract educated farmers to develop land and profit from Florida developments including Myers Park in Melbourne. He will be based at John Lee Meadows store.
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W. H. Myers
Melborne
Fla
Myers
United States
Florida
Seaboard
Rairoad
German Council
Savannah Board of Trade
Nothern
Mr. Myers
Tate
Myers Park
Meyer
John Lee Meadows
Georgia tobacco leaders push for big factory plans
R. E. Ledford and H. H. Sisson head a group of best men in the tobacco business discussing a new Georgia factory. Sisson, ex superintendent of a Dur ham plant for American Tobacco, will buy machinery for a large factory to operate by October and produce cigarettes from Georgia tobacco, aiming to boost state value and rival North Carolina and Virginia.
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H. H. Sisson
American Tobacco Company
Durham
N. C
Sisson
Operaton
Ocober
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
Mr. Webster
R. E. Ledford
Vidalia Rebekah Lodge meets Tuesdays at Odd Fellow Hall
Vidalia Rebekah Lodge 78 I O F meets the second and fourth Tuesday nights at the Odd Fellow Hall. Visiting Rebekahs welcome. Miss Rosina Mosley N G Miss Mary Causey R S.
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Vidalia
Rosina Mosley
N. G
Mary Causey
R. S
Toombs County Cotton Crop Moves Fast Despite Short Year
Gins in Vidalia and Toombs County report brisk activity on the new crop with about eight hundred bales ginned at Vidalia. The county’s total may reach around eight thousand bales, well under last season’s thirteen thousand. The crop opened earlier, samples clean, but some weevil stain noted. local buyers pay Savannah prices, aiding quick home sales.
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Vidalia
Toombs
Savannah
Neal Named Poet Laureate of Georgia
The Georgia House approved a resolution naming Ernest Neal of Calhoun as poet laureate to succeed Frank L. Stanton who died in January. Neal, a long-time educator from Sparta to Calhoun, has led schools, written poetry, and published Yonah and Other Poems with Colcutta and Other Poems forthcoming.
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Georgia
Frank L. Stanton
House of Representative
Senate
Ernest Neal
Calhoun
Atlanta
Sparta
Neal
David Neal
Warren County
Warrenton
Warrenton Academy
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega
Calhoun Schools
Martin Institute
Wallacoochee
Yonah
Colcutta
Georgia Weekly Review
Barber Shop to Open in Jacksonville Next Door to Millinery
Mr. Sidney Claxton of Jacksonville announces a new first class barber shop will open in the city soon. The shop will occupy the building next to Miss Annie Stone's Millinery store and, when completed, will be modern in every respect.
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Sidney Claxton
Jacksonville
Florida
Annie Stone
Brewton Parker Institute Prepares for Fall Opening
Brewton Parker Institute at Mt Vernon Ailey plans fall term starting September 7 with dormitories open September 6. President A M Gates optimistic for large enrollment cites extensive summer field work and support from fourteen Baptist associations in South Georgia. The school includes a nine month high and public school program led by trustees from Ailey Mt Vernon and prominent faculty led by John Carter Brewton and Albert Martin Gates among others.
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Brewton-Parker Institute
Mt. Vernon-Ailey
A. M. Gates
South Georgia
J. C. Brewton
Vidalia
Aisley
Mt. Vernon
Hi School
John Carter Brewton
Albert Martin Gates
Linton Stephens Barrett
John Vernon Wallace
A. B
Albert Sidney Johnson
W. H. Rittenouse
J. H. Reddick
Chappel Adams Collins
Louise Wells
Alice Cummings
Elizabeth Lee
Lula Hays
B. M
First District Masons Convene at Ludiwich
Local Masonic lodge members Gunter Jenkins and Stewart to attend the First District convention at Ludiwich on Wednesday September 7. Hackel and Huie will serve as officers of the convention. Vidalia lodge fields four officers in the district gathering. Delegates invite Vidalia to host next year.
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Ludiwici
Messrs
J. W. Gunter
A. C. Jenkins
I. D. Stewart
Masonic Lodge
First District Masons
Ludiwich
Joe Hackel
Fred Huie
Vidalia
Ludkcici Masonic Lodge
Southern Railway Corn Cup Offered at Georgia State Fair
The Southern Railway names eighteen southern fairs including the Georgia State Fair as entry points for its corn growing center. A silver cup is awarded to the best ten cars of field corn across listed states with the cup staying with the Southern Railway and insurers covering the $1,500 trophy.
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Southern Railway
The
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Olumbia
Columbus
Atlanta
Macon
General Agricultural Agent
Southern Railway System
Southern Railway Company
Boardhouse Demand Drops After Two Days
Mr. J. L. Sutton reports turning away 20 applicants for rooms and board on Tuesday August 23. He said on the following day 12 more applied, indicating a continued high demand for lodging despite rejections.
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J. L. Sutton
Sutton
Preparations Underway for Annual Convention Crowd
Organizers made big preparations to entertain the usual large crowd expected at the annual convention, with plans for events, meals, and entertainment lined up to welcome attendees.
School opens with book sale and fee schedule
The office and supplies room opens September 9 and 10 to sell books and issue entrance cards. School starts September 12 at 8 45 AM. Incidental city pupil fee 2.00. Non city students pay 3.00 per month for three months in grades 1-7 and 3.04 per month for three months in high school. Additional 25c per child for drawing and writing paper. science lab 50c. home economics 2.00. List of grade specific books and texts provided.
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Gold Leaf CO
Hahira
Melborne, Florida
Vidalia Rebekah Lodge
Brewton-Parker
Ava Weather
Sidney M. Jones
Montgomery Monitor
Atlantic Seaboard
W. L. Downs
Winston Reader
Secis
Sors
Carpenter’s
Wentworth-Smith
Music Text Book
Jones
Frye
Elson
Iverton
Evan
Frye-Atwood
Ritchie Caldwell Hygiene
Europe
Americas
Wentworth - Smith
Winslow
N. Thomson
U.S
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