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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1925
Page
4
Wheat prices weakened while corn fell and hogs declined as the Chicago and New Orleans cotton markets quoted several futures. The article also notes large consumer savings from a Christmas club plan with estimates of total funds saved and directed toward holiday spending and bank deposits.
Philadelphia report says Edward Keller, a bank watchman, died of heart disease after a taxi ride from a robbery at Corn Exchange National Bank. About $40,000 in cash and checks were missing. Keller had been convicted of manslaughter in the 1924 McNichol trunk case and paroled last year.
Burglars gained entry with a pass key to the home of William T. Starr a New York Stock Exchange member and fled with jewels worth 75000. The incident occurred yesterday in New York.
Capt. Stanford Mullins of Alexander City announces his bid to succeed Senator Oscar Underwood in Montgomery on December 21. He supports modifying the Volstead act to permit light wines and beer while opposing open saloons and repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Mullins cites national alcohol misuse and questions for law enforcement, arguing limited legalization could reduce prohibition evils.
The evangelist Billy Sunday told Moody Church in Chicago that demon rum is defeated and prohibition is here to stay. He said defence and religion cannot be reconciled and attacked modernism in religion as contradicting old time faith.
In Wilkes-Barre and Scranton areas during December, thousands of miners and families face hardship as a strike halts work since Sept. 1. Community efforts, charity groups, and city programs plan gifts, trees, and aid to keep Christmas spirits alive amid limited earnings.
Secretary Dwight F. Davis plans to read the riot act to certain army elements if the Mitchell court martial verdict fails to impress officers. He seeks full team work across the service and may use drastic measures if needed to restore discipline. The exact internal issues remain undisclosed as the Mitchell case is resolved.
A Tulane professor asserts that human feelings are never developed, prompting public attention. The comment fuels discussion as supporters and critics question empathy and social behavior in urban life.
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