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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1925
Page
1
A compilation of light quips and current items from Thomasville Georgia includes jokes about Dawes and Cinderella, remarks on Florida taxes, Miami slang My-Am-I, a joke about a breakfast table shooting, and notes on the Moscow judges bribe case, the enlarged telephone building, and tourism to Europe impacting France. It also mentions Georgia car dealers crossing into Florida styles trade.
A Florida Times-Union piece argues against vagrancy charges by highlighting abundant work in Miami Tampa and St Petersburg with carpentry unloading ships and other jobs. It contrasts home and Florida labor markets and notes visitors’ remarks on youth livelihoods and stepping stones to better futures.
Estimates from sworn Department of Agriculture returns place Georgia's tobacco crop near twenty million dollars with 7,877,989 pounds sold at about 1.32 million dollars. The average 16.76 cents per pound reflects early-season grades and notes inexperience in new sections. The piece also discusses breeding, milk and butter production, and local topics.
Atlanta Ga Aug 6 A red spider pest has appeared in cotton fields around Augusta. Farmers report sightings to county cotton agent Mr McConnell who advises control by contact poisons since the insect bites into leaves. Potassium sulfide solution is recommended. growers should destroy infested plants to prevent spread and crop damage.
Georgia towns along the Dixie highway gear up for the tenth annual motorcade from Saulte Ste Marie to the Gulf of Mexico. The caravan arrives in Georgia in October and Atlanta around October 13 as the Dixie Highway now runs year round. The Atlanta chamber plans a barbecue to greet the travelers while WGST will broadcast motorcade progress.
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