07 Feb 1929
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
1
A damaged near-century item shows editorials and local curiosities from the Thomasville Times Enterprise. It includes malaria slogans, social musings, bond mentions, transit notes, and light commentary on visitors, elections, and prominent figures.
The article declares the Chamber of Commerce as a vital town asset and urges bankers merchants manufacturers and civic leaders in Thomasville to increase support and subscriptions. It emphasizes collective town benefit over individual effort and calls for greater unanimity in funding to maximize impact.
Minnesota agricultural experiment station begins a survey of rocks found moving about fields with fourteen rock specimens planted with pipe atop to monitor their activity. The report notes library systems capitalizing on book borrowing and Arizona ready to pursue Boulder Dam legal action to the final court.
The article portrays Colonel Lindbergh as a youthful yet accomplished figure who has flown the first U S mail trip on a Central American air route. It notes President and crowds urging him, a defeated candidate seeking his advice, and optimism about Lindbergh's future as a major public figure with chances for higher office.
The piece notes a striking shift in newspapers from plain pages to vibrant, image rich formats including comics and rotogravure. It compares large metropolitan papers with local dailies, highlighting rapid coverage and feature services enhancing even small town papers. Dollar diplomacy is criticized as the dominant aim for many nations.
The article notes a rising appetite for detective stories from Diamond Dick to Crime Club. It observes many readers enjoy tales and share them with friends, finding delight in the genre's broad appeal.
Mitchel Field N Y Feb 7 A hoodoo that chased Martin Jensen since takeoff yesterday in the Bellanca monoplane Green Flash knocked him off the solo endurance record path. He landed at 2 10 this morning after 17 hours 6 minutes aloft with less than half the 35 hour 25 minute target remaining.
In Atlanta Fulton county supreme court the injunction hearing on halting about 500 000 in park purchase installments and other items from the January finance sheet was continued for a week. City Attorney James L Mayson secured the continuance on a motion.
A custody hearing in Sumter County centers on a schoolteacher mother and her pupil son. Sheriff J W McArthur takes the child into temporary custody while the hearing proceeds. Mrs Wellons and her husband with three lawyers defend. Curtis favors remaining with his mother though the father asserts care since age three. The case links to a nervous tension theory about the pupil’s excursion with the teacher.
London notes the Bank of England lifts bank rate by 1 to 5 1/2 percent from 4 1/4 percent as gold outflow threatens reserves. Directors seek to support sterling, curb gold shipment losses, and restore exchange stability amid international tensions.
Atlanta police report Jerry Ginson admitted the Tuesday night robbery claim was false after discovering he did not use 632 dollars. He then faced charges of cheating and swindling related to a 59 dollar long distance call and related financial neglect. Ginson, a New York dock and bond salesman, remains in custody.
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