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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1925
Page
4
Representative Upshaw of Georgia urged House members to buy Stone Mountain memorial coins as Christmas gifts. He called the coins a token of national fellowship and urged purchases to help finish history’s supreme monument on Stone Mountain.
Atlanta figures show cost of living about 55 percent above 1916 while railway workers’ average hourly earnings in the first eight months of 1925 are 122 percent higher than 1916. Yearly earnings for eight months rise 83 percent. property value per employee up 25 percent. Transportation output per worker up about 5 percent in ton miles, with passenger miles slightly down.
Fragmentary note questions the Suez canal length and lock presence while contrasting the Parma canal as longer, labeling both as priceless heritage of humanity.
Atlanta Dec 22 With Governor Walker back in the state the capitol sees renewed activity as visitors arrive daily while the governor is in his office. Rumor says an extra session may be called in late January with officials predicting a quick 21 day to 120 day session though no decision has been announced.
An elderly woman named Mrs. Katie Jordan of Patten near Thomas County died December 14 1925 at about 90. She leaves three sons and three daughters and other relatives in Thomas and Brooks counties. She is described as devout and loving and was laid to rest December 15 1925 in Salem cemetery near Pavo Georgia.
Whist emerged in the 16th century and is rooted in English card game traditions. Historians note its evolution from earlier trick taking games as players refined play and bidding rules in Britain.
After a year long survey across the county the National Civic Service Reform League finds food inspection in the United States largely neglectful from a public health view. It cites inspectors with inadequate training and officials outside health departments undermining laws and warns of political influence eroding meat inspection effectiveness.
Washington reports the first quarter timber sale receipts for the U S Forest Service totaled 1 055 165 dollars, breaking all records for the fiscal year. Telegraph dispatches to the Chief Forester confirm the record takings.
Fragmentary text references class receipts, elit status, remaining year, summer sales, and a Feder p00 yearly figure. Unclear specifics prevent exact events, dates, or entities from being identified.
Forest officials report timber sale income has reached over $3,009 for the fiscal year, reflecting strong activity in the national forests and steady logger demand through the season.
Boston reports show 449 of 450 responding parents oppose their daughters smoking and support strict enforcement of a no smoking rule. Dean Davis says mature guidance is needed and expulsion is the penalty for infractions.
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