04 Aug 1930
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1930
Page
1
A collage of local commentary covers politics, Florida growth, economic caution, and editorials. The piece rails at vacant promises and big talk while noting tobacco markets, roads, and regional development, with humor about airport prospects and public figures.
A column argues for supporting Thomasville’s home merchants over mail order and non local products. It warns that buying elsewhere drains local wealth, stresses advertising, and condemns radicals and communists as threats. It calls for deportation of proven radicals to preserve government and order.
A Cleveland 11 year old Billy Jeavong stows away in a Detroit bound airliner risking a warning to passengers. The pilot lands on Lake Erie and finds him in the tail then brings him to Detroit and back home next day. The paper praises Billy for courage and rejects spanking as a punishment in this incident.
A critical opinion piece argues that strict deportation laws face radical opposition. It denounces demagogic rhetoric and defends liberty of thought and hospitality toward radicals and anarchists, calling their praise a sign of national decline and danger.
Shoppers are urged to buy now as prices are reported at ten year lows. Local firms credit radical summer advertising for drawing attention to merchandise during a dull period, noting strong crowds and rare bargains.
Minnesota Congressman Knutson urges naming the Potomac crossing memorial bridge after Swedish-born American patriot John Ericsson and renaming the approach Ericsson Boulevard. He credits Ericsson with key Civil War innovations and places the proposal as a symbol uniting North and South.
Los Angeles notes that actor Douglas Fairbanks faced three robbers at his beach home. The thieves, who discovered jewelry valued at 5100,000 belonging to Mary Pickford, were persuaded to flee after Fairbanks handed over around $20 to $30. He did not report the incident to police to keep it private.
San Diego announces a September non stop flight from Mexico to Tokyo by aviator Albert Cassadias with Vere Scheneman as co pilot. Refueling over Honolulu planned for the 3850 mile water hop to Tokyo.
High pressure over Gulf region and south Atlantic states with low over southern Rockies and Great Lakes. Showers and storms in Florida peninsula Carolinas and lower Lake region. otherwise mostly fair. Temperatures over 100 in many areas. cooler in Northwest. no major changes expected in 86 hours.
A brief tribute emphasizes the enduring impact of his exemplary service to the nation, noting dedication and sacrifice that benefited the country.
Historic letters by Edith Benham Helm written in Paris during the peace conference era recount her role as social secretary to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and her eyewitness account of events surrounding the Wilsons in Paris. Her romance with Admiral James Meredith Helm led to marriage after her return and continued public participation in Washington affairs until his death.
Monsignor Sebastian Messmer archbishop of Milwaukee died in Goldach Switzerland last night at age 83. He served the Milwaukee diocese for decades and was a prominent Catholic leader.
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