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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
4
Market notes from Chicago St Louis New York New Orleans and Savannah show wheat firm in Chicago and St Louis with July and September contracts cited. Cotton quiet in New York while New Orleans quotes rise with Oct and Dec futures. Turpentine reported firm in Savannah with a price round at 1.00 per barrel.
Beachtown residents express need for rain while sharing local social updates. Mrs. Alice Clay visits sister Mrs. Bill Baggett in Cairo with Mildred Pledger of Ochlocknee joining Miss Evelyn Kinchen. Dinner guests at Mr. W. M. Walker’s home include the Kinchen and Whidden families and Rev. M. M. Kinchen, who arrived with a new Ford purchased Monday. A large crowd enjoyed a surprise event.
Sidney Townes, a Black man, was seized from Sheriff Will Frost by about seventy five men in Scobey Mississippi, and shot to death after wounding by shotgun blasts. Townes, said to have attacked Jacob McMullen 65 and Mrs Mary Long 70, died amid funeral timing. Townes allegedly attacked McMullen and Long, killing McMullen, a brother of Mrs Long.
Georgia cow hides now fetch premium prices as tick control via dipping vats yields cleaner hides. State veterinarian Dr. Peter F. Bahnsen says Georgia markets about 150 000 hides yearly, adding roughly 252 000 dollars annually to the economy. a Georgia cow hide weighs about 42 pounds and yields about 1 68 dollars more per hide.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered sharp rate cuts for West Virginia low volatile coal to ensure affordable fuel in New England and the Atlantic Seaboard. New schedules must be filed by October 15, affecting eastern rail connections and joint rates with major carriers. Rates to Port Richmond, Wilmington, and North Carolina were reduced, with limits tied to Clearfield Pennsylvania baselines.
Atlanta Aug 13 A measure to collect gasoline tax from firms bringing fuel into the state and distributing from tank cars has been introduced in the lower house by Representatives Stone and Harris. The bill requires tax payment on withdrawal from tank cars and original packages with returns due like regular distributors. Violations would be a misdemeanor.
The report notes Misses Margaret and Isabelle Brown visiting Miss Mary and Miss Alice McCall Sunday afternoon and Mr and Mrs Robert Castleberry of Thomasville making a call at J M Castleberry's home. Lucy Walker stayed with Cynthia Wells Wednesday morning. A watermelon cutting at C W Anderson's Sunday drew a large crowd, and a volleyball game at M A Kinchen's Tuesday night attracted many locals.
Beulah community held services with Sunday worship at 11 30 a m Sunday School at 3 30 p m and Epworth League at 8 30 p m inviting all to attend. Local residents Mary Dennis Roma Robinson Tom Jones and families visited relatives and took vacations in South Florida and Georgia.
The New York infirmary for women and children was the first hospital for women in the United States. Founded in 1858 by sisters Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell, both physicians, it marked a historic milestone in American medicine.
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