16 Apr 1935
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1935
Page
1
Three white men robbed filling station operator Max L. Harris in Ringgold Georgia last night. They tied Harris after forcing him to surrender about 25 dollars in cash and took cigars cigarettes and candy. They fled after cutting the telephone line. Sheriff J M Moreland said two men pointed pistols and a third wielded a double barreled shotgun.
Stellarton Nova Scotia April 1. An explosion in the Allan mine shaft near here raised fears seven miners were buried underground. D H McLean superintendent Acadia Coal Co said all but seven miners were accounted for soon after the blast.
The program lists numerous prize categories for roses and related displays. Awards awarded include cash, goods, and services from local businesses such as Water & Light Department, Thomas Drug Co, Scott Concrete Co, Neel Supply Co, Mitchell Shoe Co, Garrison Motor Co, Watt & Tuck, Inman Drug Co, Gull Station, Times Enterprise, and more. It details class divisions, first to third placements, and special items like plants, enamel, gas, and trade tickets alongside numerous sponsors and exhibitors from Thomasville and surrounding firms.
Oldman winter disrupted the first day of the major league season with two postponements. The Detroit Tigers could not debut against the Chicago White Sox due to snow and freezing temperatures, while the Philadelphia Athletics at Washington against the Senators also were postponed. Several other cities faced doubtful starts as cold weather lingered.
The article notes that white reflects between 82 and 89 percent of light, with cream and other shades discussed for their relative reflectivity to boost visibility. It emphasizes choosing paints to maximize brightness in interiors.
Mrs. C. C. Smith returned from Augusta after wintering with her mother Mrs. H. A. McGee. Savannah visitors Mr. W. A. Wheeler and Miss Lucille Wheeler came for the funeral of Mrs. J. G. Davis. Mrs. G. J. Anderson and Miss Fannie Wilkes of Montgomery visit. Fritz Driver returns from Fort Bragg reserve officer course. Gus Wheeler and Lucile Wheeler arrive for Mrs. Ida Eubanks Davis funeral in Montgomery. Chastain Transfer advertises moving experience. Mr. B. Young Vann at Alto Sanitarium for several months of treatment.
Augusta Ga April 16 American Bankers Association president Hecht told the executive committee that banking security has not been stronger in years and cited a composite impression from bankers nationwide Hecht also outlined the ABA stance on federal legislation and opposition to partisan political control of banking.
Southern textile owners largely back the northern mills against the cotton processing tax but fault the logging of the sectional wage differential. A Georgia association secretary reports Georgia mills closing or about to close due to market conditions. The American Cotton Manufacturers Association plans a Augusta convention to state its stance on the tax. President W D Anderson of Bibb Manufacturing declines comment.
Reported from Boston Northern cotton manufacturers vow legal action against the processing tax seen as driving up prices. Wallace says the farm program must be debated openly and claims farmers will eventually control their own fate as processors and distributors lobby against AAA amendments. Georgia Governor Tumadge criticizes federal spending. Tax impacts cited with rate rankings for various colors.
Japan's textile industry surges into rayon yarn and fabrics, with first quarter output at 41 million pounds, up 54 percent from 1934. Forecast 1935 rayon yarn production near 220 to 225 million pounds as new plants come online. Exports of rayon textiles rise 43 percent to 32 million yen in Q1, aiding an economy battered by silk downturn.
Two laborers Arthur Ulisse aged 24 and Dominick Pilotti aged 25 confessed in a police line up to an extortion and blackmail scheme aimed at Mrs. George A Harris wife of a New York Stock Exchange member and daughter of Leroy W Baldwin Empire Trust Company president. A third man was claimed as the brain of the plot though no bail was set for further examination Friday.
Local ad announces window glass replacement service by Neel Bros offering custom sizes and prompt assistance with contact phone 439 and quick response for residential and commercial glazing needs.
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