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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1932
Page
1
A garbled reading lists various names and ads including plumbing and auto services. Mentions Vine Gorities and Tampa Pus style fragments, with references to a Mrs Tofe Wing and Mire Falwin Leen and several shop signs.
Scant notices outline comments by members on budget debate and policy paths. Discussions center on repeal prospects, prohibition reform, and relief measures amid a looming presidential transition and ongoing wartime strain.
Debates on prohibiting liquor in saloons continue as lawmakers push for repeal measures. House votes split along party lines as Republicans back prohibition while Democrats push for repeal with dry-state protections. The report notes anticipated committee action next week and possible adherence to the Volstead framework with modifications.
Thomasville mayoral candidate TD Roy Hay states he cannot run and will remain in private law practice. He explains previous statements to Dobbins and Heverly influenced his decision, condemns political meddling with municipal property, and urges citizens to distinguish politics from city assets.
Five escapees including Harvey were recaptured after a late yesterday arrest in Meighwether county. Officers trailed them into a creek bottom armed with rifles and captured the group with help from county deputies and civil authorities.
The Disabled Veterans sponsor pony rides for children this week with eight gentle Shetland ponies led by Mr. G. M. Slover. Baby riders welcomed, daily afternoons, proceeds to the cause, full ride info and prices to follow in the Times Enterprise. Also brief football note: 128-pound Leonard Cherry ran 105 yards for Culver Military Academy against Central High.
The death of Hansell Baker yesterday afternoon at a hospital follows a brief illness. He collapsed from an apparent stroke after a day of jocular talk with friends. Born November 17, 1870 in Union County, he had lived in Thomasville and Birmingham, worked as newspaper correspondent and secretary for Senator Rusco, and was deeply active in church and Sunday School. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at the Presbyterian church, with burial at Laurel Hill.
Rome December 6 Premier Mussolini announced Italy would pay the $1 245 000 due the United States on December 15 The Supreme Council of Fascism endorsed the move and signaled a possible later push for debt relief while not ruling out further renegotiation before the June principal payment.
Atlanta December 6 The young Democrats of America vow to oppose national meddling in state dry laws while backing repeal of the eighteenth amendment and modification of the Volstead act. A substituted measure approved upholding states rights and pledging to work within the Democratic platform. The group plans to complete its organization and seek Roosevelt’s input before he leaves for New York.
Major James H. Doolittle on a Chicago World Fair publicity flight was forced to land in a marsh near St Mary parish after a broken propeller blade disabled his plane. He and two passengers, slightly bruised, walked through swamp until picked up by a motorboat and guided to Franklin then New Orleans. The craft had departed Chicago to tour 25 cities on a proposed 10 000 mile trip.
Stillwater Minnesota prison weekly The Prison Mirror marks its forty fifth birthday. Editors are inmates with no guild ties and reporters who never go on assignments. The paper boasts weekly punctuality, printed in the prison shop, and aims to dispel prejudice against “fallen” men and aid self redemption.
Soviet meteorologists experiment with rockets to melt hail before it damages crops. Missiles reach 3500 feet to blast currents that form moisture into ice, aiming to rain out hail components.
An underwriting company in Waco Texas offers football players a new policy covering injuries and deaths in actual play and in practice for the season for a small premium.
The United States Department of Justice Deputy Prohibition Administrator office in Macon Georgia announces a public auction of a Dodge Touring automobile motor number A41314. The sale will take place at the Post Office Building in Thomasville Georgia on December 17 1932 at 11 00 a m for cash under Section 3160 United States Revised Statutes.
Philadelphia December 6 Dr Edward S Mead of the University of Pennsylvania told the Engineers Club the voluntary allotment plan mirrors President elect Roosevelts ideas for farm relief. He says it would raise farm prices toward 1929 levels and restore income by taxing consumers and paying farmers who reduce acreage and stock.
Veteran HL Chandler Egan and Chick Evans headline the 1932 Western amateur golf championship at Rockford Country Club starting August 22. They face about 140 younger players led by defending champion Don Moe of Portland. The event also includes past champions Bradshaw Johnny Lehman and Jack Westland among others as Walker Cup preparations loom.
President Roosevelt ends his warm Springs stay amid a congressional repeal setback and departs for a New York Albany trip. He meets visiting officials including Senator Bratton and Senator Cutting, then continues to Washington and Jersey City to reach his 65th Street home before proceeding to Albany to draft a message for a special New York legislative session.
An unidentified American endows Goettingen University with $25,000 annually for cancer research. The Rockefeller Institute provides $75,000 for inorganic chemistry studies. The article also notes western stars may enter late and describes Rockford course par 71 with river-adjacent holes and penalties for inaccurate shots.
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