17 Apr 1930
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1930
Page
1
A page from the Thomasville Times Enterprise includes a digest of light sayings and social commentary. It features local editorials on politics and Prohibition, plus quips about daily life and customs.
Senate judiciary committee delays action on Judge Parker of North Carolina for Supreme Court vacancy. The piece notes Republican Parker faces attacks from labor and opposition from some black voters despite a decent record. It casts doubt on his brilliance and suitability while labeling charges as political. It also touches on census issues and Prohibition.
Opinion piece argues for allowing Sunday film showings to relax residents while warning such change could erode Sabbath observance. Notes Georgia and Albany law contrasts, cites social shifts toward Sunday golf and card parties, and predicts future tolerance if cinema access expands.
Local editors urge full cooperation as Thomasville and Thomas County rush to complete enumerator tasks. They warn a large undercount could trigger a drastic shift from 1925 totals, noting many residents have not yet engaged with enumerators or returned blanks.
Washington April 17 Julius Barnes chair of the National Business Survey Committee reports unemployment has fallen due to repair work and additions to plant and factory since the year's start. He notes a 30 percent rise in daily permits for alterations and repairs and predicts a return to normal employment with resumed home building and residential projects.
Mrs. Mary Wadley Raoul of Atlanta visited Berry school Berry Ga to break ground for a mothers building to honor American motherhood. She urged a $100000 Georgia endowment and pledged $1000 as one of the first hundred. Events at 11 in the school chapel drew visitors from across Georgia and Chattanooga.
About 10 000 members of the Georgia Education Association expected to converge on Macon Georgia for the annual convention to begin tonight with arrivals continuing through Thursday. Superintendent Frank Boynton of Ithaca New York to deliver the opening address as the session gets underway in the municipal venue.
Tonight through Saturday the event will host speakers including J. E. Parks Cedar town superintendent, GEA president, Mayor Glen Toole, and Dr. W. R. Mackay pastor of Macon First Presbyterian. The Wesleyan College Glee Club will perform.
Charlotte based Piedmont and Northern Railway halted its North and South Carolina connecting link on orders of president W. S. Lee. The Interstate Commerce Commission supplied salt for a federal injunction against the $15 million construction program and seeks an expedited hearing.
Eastern time departures connect Cairo Bainbridge and intermediate points at 9 15 a m and 6 15 a m leaves Thomasville for Moultrie Tifton and intermediate points at 8 15 a m at 11 00 a m and at 3 00 a m.
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