Clark and Park Challenge Charges Over Funeral Service Contracts
Local undertakers Clark & Park deny claims in a petition seeking to bar them from selling special funeral service contracts. The filing argues the contract is not insurance, but a business agreement allowing customers access to an undertaker’s shop at favorable terms, with profits cited as a major issue.
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Clark & Park
Hay & Gainey
W. B. Harrison
Comptroller-General
Georgia
Clark- Hay-Park Co
Acts of
Congress
Insurance Commissioner
Hendrix
Insurance
Pankrupt
Thomasville
Thomsville
Insurance Commissioner of
Gase
Department of Law
Georgia Association of Mineral Directors
C. E. Hay
Plaintiff
W. F. Buchanan
Visitors and legal notices mix with local life in Thomasville
Visitors including Mr L C Medford and Mrs Fannie Bottoms arrive or depart while local legal action involves Clark and Park undertakers opposing the Georgia Insurance Commissioner. The piece also notes hospital visits and Lenten service at the Episcopal Church with meetings this week.
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Episcopal Church
Girl Scout Camp Plans Set for June
The Camp Committee advances plans for the annual scout camp to run from June 14 to 28. The County Health Board to inspect stagnant waters for water safety and mosquito hazard. Dr. Dykes will examine all campers at East Side School on Thursday, June 13. unfit girls will be barred.
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County Health Board
East Side School
Albany Mill Shuts Temporarily Amid Unstable Market
Albany Georgia April 15 workers at the Flint River Cotton Mill announce a temporary shutdown for an indefinite period due to unstable market conditions. Company officials say several mill owned homes will be rent free for workers until they can find new employment.
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Albany
Flint River Cotton Mill Company
Orphans home fire endangers 116 children
Fire at a Lutheran orphans home in St. Louis on April 15 destroyed the building but all 116 children escaped unharmed.
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St. Louis
Governor Talmadge Calls for Tax Reform and Lower Mills
Governor Talmadge argues for constitutional tax limits in Georgia to reduce millage on tangible property and require taxation of intangible property. He credits highway savings to fund schools, urges “teeth” in laws to tax invisible property, and condemns excessive debt and patronage while advocating growth, home ownership, and industrial attraction.
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General Assembly of
Georgia
General Assembly
General Assemblies
Congress
Former Thomasville Woman Ida Davis Dies in Montgomery
Mrs. Ida Davis, wife of Jonah G. Davis, died Sunday night in Montgomery Alabama after a long illness. Her body was brought to Thomasville for interment with services at Whiddon's Funeral Home followed by a funeral in Taurel Hill cemetery. She was born August 30 1852 and lived in Thomasville before moving to Montgomery about fifteen years ago. She was a Baptist and a devoted wife and mother.
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Thomasville
Ida Davis
Jonah G. Davis
Montgomery
Ala
Whiddon
J. G. Garrison
Ochlocknee and Meigs Baptist Church
Taurel Hill
Messrs. J. 3B. Palmer
G. Wheeler
Lee B. Kelly
B. FE. Estridge
Robert Estridge
Hosea Vann
William, Bibb, Jr
Early Gandy
Davis
Grady County
Thomas County
Charles H
Charles H. Eubanks
Mrse
Annie Mae Simmons
Mamie Davis
Messrs
Jonah G. Davis, Jr
Thomas Henry Davis
Zin Tiubanks
Miami
Henry Buhbanks
J. R
C. D. Davis
The
Baptist Church
Window Glass Cut Any Size by Neel Bros
Local ad notes Neel Bros offer window glass cutting in any size. Call 43 for service and prices.
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Neel Bros
Atlanta Freshman John Bratton Killed in Auto Crash
John Rainey Bratton of Atlanta a 20 year old University of Georgia freshman and Georgian football squad member died in an auto accident near Athens. Two companions Tom Hopper and Frank Percy of Dalton were injured. Bratton a Darlington School and Battle Ground Academy alumnus was cousin to Atlanta financier Robert Woodruff.
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Athens
John Rainey Bratton
Atlanta
University of Georgia
Bratton
Tom Hopper
Frank Percy
Dalton
Laura Bratton McMullan
Robert Woodruff
Darlington School
Rome
Ither Battle Ground Academy
Franklin, Tenn
Chamberlain Reports Recovery Advancing in Great Britain
Albert W. Wilson reports Neville Chamberlain announcing to the House of Commons the 1935 budget marks a substantial advance toward recovery. He cites a 12 percent rise in industrial output, record manufacturing with exports up £30 million, and living costs staying below 1931 levels amid ongoing thrift.
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Albert W. Wilson
Associated Press
London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Ramsay MacDonald
Stresa
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Charlotte, N. C
Fannie Bottoms
Asheville, N. C
T. K. Moore
Joe Palmer
Savannah
Chastain
Fhone
F. L. Palmer
Augusta
J. B. Palmer
Palmer
J. I. Palmer
Susan Palmer
John Searcy
Georgia City
F. B. Dillard
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Amos Harris
Tampa
Jim Harris
Cairo
O. C. Hall
Warren Avenue
Gall
Dillard
Georgia Baptist Hospital
A. B. Eubanks of
Macon
J. E. Timberlake
Columbia, S. C
Helen Pemberton
Dawson Street
John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital
Covernor Talmadge
Krmu
Highway Department
Dr. Pierce
Ida Eubanks Davis
Seay One
Garrison Motor
Crawford Street
PS PN Hotel
Atlantan
Howard Hanna
Frederick Smith
W. A. Pringle
City Water & Light Dept
Jordan Furniture Co
Rouniee Pharmcy
Suwanee Stove
W. Jackson
Great Britain
Suwanee Store
W. Jackson Street
Goopvon
Broad Street Men’s Shop
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