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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1920
Page
5
Notice announces the regular annual stockholders meeting to elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing year. The gathering will be at the banking house on Tuesday January 11 1921 at 4 o'clock p m. W S Anderson cashier serves as official.
Advertisement from D. F. Arthur agt Cooper Land Trading Co invites interested buyers to visit the Clerk Superior Court office in Thomasville from December 20 to 24 with deeds or property descriptions. Promises connections to thousands of western buyers seeking improved farms.
The City Executive committee in Thomasville Georgia formally declared the results of the December 21 1920 primary after consolidating ballots and tally sheets. Elected to run in January city election were A McDougald B Mack B Herring H Hopkins J W Mitchell clerk Milner Smith A Milton H Martin school board A Little R G May S H Rockwell W H Wyche. Ballots sealed and stored under law until contests are settled.
Trial coverage shows Yoma Henry and Ernest Hopson questioned about financial duties of Fred Shepard. Witnesses discuss alleged conferences at Mrs. Cutts’s Abbeville home and a sequence of letters to Mrs. Pauline Shepard. Henry reacts violently in court while defense argues illness and remarriage influence.
Commander R D Gatewood, head of the Shipping Board repair department, charged excessive repair costs by American shipyards. He told a luncheon that monthly repair bills of U S ships total about 6.6 million dollars, about two million over the expected level, and that costs in American yards exceed those in Japan and Britain. Frederick S Thompson, vice chairman of the Shipping Board, voiced support for Gatewood’s plan to lower prices to reasonable levels.
In Atlanta Judge John D. Humphries calls liquor “the only kind there is” after A J Simmons pleads guilty to forgery done under the influence. Simmons, 26, receives 12 months on the chain gang for forging a $26 payroll check from a local cotton mill. He blames bad whiskey as his defense.
Intimation that President-elect Harding will visit Atlanta for the Southern Tariff congress meeting, opening January 27 for a three day session, was received by J. A. Arnold, manager of the Southern Tariff association, who has offices in the Chamber of Commerce building.
The article notes 3.5 million European children face starvation or disease this winter, with 1.8 million in Poland relying on one daily American meal. It cites 52 percent of 6 to 14 year olds in Vienna under nourished and outlines aid by American Red Cross and relief groups to reach millions, plus medical needs and appeals for funds.
Senator John W Weeks of Massachusetts stated he recently conferred with Senator Harding and that the president elect is considering accepting the invitation.
Mrs W M Peden of Navasota Texas reports improving strength after using Cardui Home Treatment for a nervous run down condition. She says rest improved and appetite returned, enabling her to resume housework. She endorses Cardui as a tonic and recommends other women try it. All druggists sell it.
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