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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1925
Page
3
Atlanta December 28 regulation of motor vehicles used as common carriers on public highways is debated. Officials ask how these transport services should be taxed and regulated before motor transportation can be stabilized. They note railways control their own rights of way while buses and trucks use public streets. Regulation is urged.
Paris reports a frantic budget battle as the government and the left bloc push new tax and budget bills. A double tax plan and anti tax dodging measures fuel the crisis with a mid January session seen as a tipping point.
A Thomasville, Georgia letter recounts an elderly man who cannot read despite convincing reading glasses. A local optician tests lenses, but the man reveals his aim is reading for sermons while joking about the Chrysler dealer meeting expectations. The note ends with the dealer’s familiar sales line.
Atlanta bankers and businessmen urge priority on quantity and quality of railroad service. They warn rates can be too low, risking under maintenance and slower service, and call for fare designs that sustain competition, prompt freight movement, and allow facility expansion to support industrial growth.
The First National Bank in Thomasville Georgia calls an annual stockholders meeting to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and handle other business. The meeting will be held in the directors room at 3 30 o clock p m on January 12, 1926. W S Anderson cashier.
Atlanta manufacturers report a highly favorable outlook for the next year based on 30 000 national questionnaires. Employment and wages rise while strikes remain under 10 percent. The National Manufacturers Association notes 456 percent improvement over last fall, 26 percent unchanged, and 18 percent cut back.
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