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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1933
Page
2
A compilation of miscellaneous items and opinions on national politics, Prohibition era topics, local events, and notable figures. The column references Roosevelt, Cuba, Overton, and Al Capone while noting local concerns about motoring, farming, and the press.
A southern writer argues prosperity requires both white and black workers receiving fair wages. He notes wage and rent differentials, cites Negro labor exploitation, and urges civilizational progress and education to raise skilled Black workers. He concludes wages depend on ability costs and energy, with NRA calls amid disputed efficacy.
T. A. Futch Hardware Co. opens its new multi story Thomasville showroom Saturday with public invited to inspect from cellar to attic. The move from Winn Building follows weeks of remodeling under contractor Henry Arnold and painter W. A. Taylor. The store now features three floors, freight elevator, large plate glass windows, and expanded lines including Sherwin Williams paints and International Harvester gear. Established 1916, the firm is led by T. A. Futch Sr. as president with sons T. A. Futch Jr and James I. Futch as stockholders.
President Roosevelt spoke at Constitution Hall Washington before the Federated Churches of Christ in America urging cooperation between church power and government to strengthen brotherhood and moral governance. He denounced lynching as murder and stressed lawful processes while praising church and Hebrew adherence to laws.
Macon Georgia December 8 The Telegraph reports Peter S Twitty state fish and game commissioner will retire January 1 D Cravey tax collector of T county and longtime political ally of Governor H B Talmadge has been offered Twitty's job but the governor made no official announcement before leaving on a hunting trip near Brunswick Georgia
Laboratory tests claim ALL-BRAN adds bulk to stool easing constipation and aiding appetite. The cereal is said to form a soft mass that clears intestines, with added iron benefits and versatile cooking use. Sold by grocers and produced by Kellogg in Battle Creek.
Washington dec 8 UPH R J Page a Wilmington N C newspaper publisher has been appointed to represent the department of commerce aeronautics branch on a technical aviation board to work with the North Carolina civil works administration. Neely said Page would advise the CWA on aeronautics projects.
In Los Angeles the opera singer Mary McCormic faces a $1,000,000 civil suit and a battery trial. Deputy City Attorney C Y G Higgins filed the battery charge based on a slap she allegedly gave Grace Willams, biographer of the singer's former husband Prince Serge Mdivani. Williams signed the complaint.
Seven persons perished when a blaze swept a Sault Ste. Marie residence shortly after 1:30 am. Victims include Genevieve Hibblen and her four children Genevieve Catherine Jerome Ernest, Mrs Erline Orr and her 18 month old Constance. The fire, likely from an overheated stove, went unseen until it raged.
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