15 Apr 1932
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1932
Page
1
Local notices discuss paving routes from Savannah to Waycross and Brunswick to Thomasville, with emphasis on Route 38, Route 3 linking Atlanta to the southwest, and upcoming improvements through 1932 1933. Mentions Tybee Sea Island paving prospects and Roanoke style regional transport goals amid fiscal limits.
The piece contends Alfred E. Smith pursues the Democratic nomination, challenging Roosevelt for the 1932 convention. It notes Smith attacks demagogues, argues Roosevelt has an edge on nominating votes, and speculates on Smith's chances and impact on Hoover's prospects.
A discussion argues raising first class postage from two to three cents to curb a postal deficit and fund state services. Also notices invite bids for street repairs in Thomasville with asphalt and concrete works, bids due April 23 1932. Includes local accident, Emory University scholarships, and a train collision injuring J W Darby with Billy Wilburn dying from a car train crash near Zebulon.
Moscow reports the Soviet second five year plan will produce 1,000,000 grapho phones and 50,000,000 records, along with 60,000 pianos and 40 chord instruments by 1938 to expand music manufacture.
A widowed cousin of the Earl of Ilchester, Mrs Swainston Strangways, has become a boat tout at Bancombe Beach near Torquey urging visitors to take a launch ride with her partner Old Sam Badcott. She tends boats in winter and helps mend fishermen nets.
A digest of brief notes from multiple locales. In White Sulphur Springs Jack Ryerson recalls surviving the Titanic as a nurse once carried him to a lifeboat in 1912. Boise reports high school fly casting lessons becoming a new activity for students. Toronto notes Ethel Barrymore may not return to perform in Toronto after a lackluster attendance.
The article notes House leaders and committee chairs in the Democratic caucus placing more emphasis on attire. Speaker Garner favors a wing collar while Rainey and McDuffie showcase colorful shirts and green tones. Daughton appears bishop-like in a tailored black-gray suit. The Philippines delegates Guevara and Osias surpass others in sartorial splendor, with Osias singled out for exceptional elegance.
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