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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1925
Page
2
Lawrence Williams known as Kid, an escaped convict from the Georgia penitentiary, fled into a swamp after assaulting a white woman between Darien and Townsend. Deputies moved him to Brunswick to avert a lynching as a large mob gathered, with prior escapes noted.
Washington dispatch says high Ku Klux Klan officials plan a Buckeye Lake Ohio gathering to push a legislative program opposing teaching of evolution in public schools and to curb immigration. Conference expected to draw about 500. emphasis on evolution and immigration. no plan to bar higher learning or private schools.
Berlin psychologist Professor Albert Moll won a slander case against spiritualist Frau Rudloff. He argued seances require public scrutiny and challenged Rudloff to demonstrate tricks in court. The judge found Moll not guilty after controlled demonstrations of rational explanations.
Navy orders halt polar sea attempts at Etah base. Commander MacMillan backs lighter-than-air craft and urges continued Arctic exploration southward into Greenland and Labrador while Byrd weighs one final maximum-load flight. Weather proves decisive.
Thomasville forecast calls for fair skies with afternoon thunder showers and a cooler night. Observations show a today high near 98, a monthly high earlier this month of 101, and humidity shifts from 95 percent to 59 percent by 1 pm. Meanwhile reports outline an Arctic expedition using a swift aeroplane to Greenland and Labrador with expectations of a late October arrival in Maine, pending Washington confirmation.
Memphis visitor Miss Nell Edwards and Baltimore’s R C Hopkins are among the names listed in a flurry of local calls. Savannah, Detroit, Tampa and Boston links appear as residents and guests pass through Thomasville with business, shopping, and social plans.
Dr J C Ewing longtime president of the Presbyterian board of foreign missions died at his Princeton home. He conducted missionary work in India for over forty years and his death was announced from mission headquarters in New York.
A Poultry remedy claims to prevent and relieve sorehead in fowls, noting it is highly contagious and seasonal. The ad urges buying "2-in-1" Lice and Mite Remover at drug stores or from Watt & Tuck in Thomasville, with a money back guarantee and numerous satisfied users.
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