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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1931
Page
1
Chicago voters turnout surged in the mayoral race between William Hale Thompson and Anton J. Cermak. Warm sunny day as early voters flooded booths with estimates reaching 1,250,000, about 250,000 more than the last election. Minor disorders and a fraud scandal at precinct 16 in the 27th ward prompted staff replacement.
Chicago voters began the day to decide whether Mayor William Hale Thompson or Anton Cermak will lead the city. With over one million expected voters, Thompson campaigned on reform and anti gangsters, while Cermak urged a clean city hall and countered with promises of progress. Police and a special grand jury prepared to enforce election law, and more than 1 000 nonpartisan watchers stood at polling places as Thompson called this his last campaign.
Baltimore April 7. Ten years of prohibition audited by the women’s national committee for law enforcement show profits exceeding losses. A 1920 to 1930 balance sheet was presented to counter claims of lowered government income. Mrs. Arthur Hedstrom of Buffalo opened the discussion. Mrs. Henry W. Peabody of Orlando noted the study aims to dispel the notion that the eighteenth amendment cut government revenue. The report cites the Wickersham commission on gains from increased production and efficiency.
In Evanston Illinois a car with a heavily armed driver Clyde Genter from Winter Wisconsin tried to pass through Chicago. Police pursued after he displayed firearms including a shotgun and revolver and ordered him to surrender. He explained his fear of gangsters and holdup men and claimed the field glasses were for vigilance. Officers wished him well.
New York reports World consumption of cotton in February about 904000 bales, down from 1055000 bales in February last year per the New York cotton exchange service.
Detroit April 7. A proposal to reestablish the death penalty for order in Michigan was defeated overwhelmingly in yesterday's spring election. The state has not executed for a century and treason remains the only offense punishable by death. Republican candidates won decisive state office contests. Former Detroit Mayor Charles Bowles failed in a bid to return to the recorder's court bench.
Richard Mitchell, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mitchell of Atlanta, died from burns after tipping boiling water on himself while aiding his mother. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Second Baptist Church in Marietta.
Tokyo reports Japan’s note to the Soviet Ambassador expresses regrets over the March 16 shooting of Soviet counselor Paul Anikeieff. It states the assailant will be prosecuted in due course and that the incident was a personal matter, not tied to any anti Soviet movement in Japan.
H J Marjenhoff charged with killing his brother in law Edwin Souther 14 released on 2500 bond by his son the Charleston resident Prominent man He will be tried at the May term of court in Ridgeland South Carolina following the incident at the Louther store.
Charles Phillips, 61, a Wrens Georgia farmer, disappeared Thursday and was later found dead in a creek near his home. A coroner's jury ruled the death an act of self harm. He had taken a shotgun when he left to shoot a hawk.
Washington reports the safety division of the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled the February 25 crash of the Louisville and Nashville Pan American near Hurricane Alabama was caused by the engineer ignoring a stop signal. The engineer, fireman, and a baggage master drowned. Brakes and signals were found in good condition and not heeded.
Scottsboro Alabama April 7 The trial of two of nine Negro defendants for attacking two white girls on a freight train near Huntsville neared completion as witnesses testified. The girls 17 and 20 identified Charlie Weems 21 and Clarence Norris 19 among attackers. National guardsmen patrolled the building and witnesses described the capture at Paint Rock.
Chicago April 7 jurors in Leo Brothers murder trial confirm the verdict as fair with none doubting Brothers' guilt. One holdout Hagerman claimed harsh jury room conditions influenced the vote, while others say the electric chair was not pursued due to a defense witness linking the shooter to another man.
In St. Clairsville Ohio on April 7 Andy Yelan 55 was found unconscious after three robbers forced entry in his Barton street home and tortured him for the location of 2000 dollars from a real estate sale. He was in critical condition. The assailants used pliers to injure his ears and fingers before fleeing.
Washington reports a mixed reaction to Chairman Raskob’s prohibition poll of Democratic National Committee members. Southern leaders push to block home rule plan while others see a path to settle prohibition. Senator Kull frames the move as treating prohibition as a perpetual issue, stirring party divisions.
A Bagdad dispatch to the Times of India reports thousands of tribesmen and their cattle dying of thirst and starvation in the southern Iraq desert. Women and babies perish by the scores as drought halts all growth and no grass remains. The 1931 summer was among the hottest in Arabia.
Washington April 7 a stay extending the time to invoke a court mandate would delay sending Albert Fall to prison for a year after the District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld his conviction for bribery in a Naval Oil Reserve lease case. The stay hinges on rulings from Frank J. Hogan and could allow more time for appeals.
Atlanta, Ga April 7 The investigating committee on possible state departmental reorganization will meet in Atlanta within ten days. Huddleston author of the resolution guiding the panel seeks a conference with Governor elect Russell before the session. Committee members include Peterson Crane Colson and Edwards. the panel can subpoena witnesses and access records.
Sidney D. Tait, first vice squad patrolman convicted since a probe found women framed on vice charges, was sentenced to two and a half to five years in Sing Sing. Judge Morris Koenig denounced the police system of using stool pigeons in vice cases. The jury urged leniency after a perjury conviction.
Millen Georgia April 7 Mrs Annie May Allaway Larisy regaining consciousness requested no action against her husband Chester Larisy who shot her yesterday Police say Larisy had been drinking and threatened to shoot his 5 year old son The mother jumped in front of the boy and was shot in the abdomen Doctors say the woman has a good chance to recover
New York report states two foot television pictures for home reproduction are practicable with Walk or pedestal screens. Dr Bloyd Gainer and the Wade firm describe lenses and a spiral disk system replacing open holes for projection. A combined sound and sight receiver could fit a tall highboy cabinet.
Dr. Dice Robins Anderson former Randolph Macon College president Lynchburg Va accepted Wesleyan College presidency Macon Ga will assume June 1 He led Randolph Macon for 11 years oversaw a million and a quarter campaign endowment growth to 1 202 million and enrollment rise One third more students He holds degrees from Randolph Macon Chicago and William and Mary Married with two children He has taught at Missouri Illinois Oklahoma and Virginia and written Virginia history works
Forecasts for South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama and extreme Northwest Florida call for fair skies tonight and Wednesday. Frost is expected in northern areas and along the coast in parts, with warming temperatures by Wednesday. Winds vary from gentle to moderate west or variable across regions.
Atlanta April 7 report from the committee on changing pastors in the Southern Presbyterian Church urges action by the Montreal assembly. It cites restlessness in pastorates, urges new job placement for dissatisfied ministers, and calls for a commission per synod to coordinate pastor-church matching.
Major James H. Doolittle wins the Harmon trophy of the Ligue International Des Aviateurs for the first blind aviation feat. The ceremony in Cleveland included Colonel William Avery Bishop presenting the award and a scroll honoring Parmley Herrick. A flyover by 58 Selfridge Field planes accompanied the luncheon ceremony.
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