11 Feb 1929
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1929
Page
1
Local column from Thomasville Georgia reflects reader notices and editor’s snippets on taxes influenza prevention leafing into spring, political topics, and garden roses. It cites figures and places like Muscle Shoals Columbus Macon Atlanta and Thomasville nurseries in a stream of brief opinions and observations.
The Garden Club of Rome adopts Thom asville as the dogwood city to honor dog woods in street planting and beautification while Thom asville remains famed as the City of Roses with efforts to bloom year round. Local nurseries dispute disease rumors about Thomasville roses and defend the industry against false gossip.
Florida citrus growers donated thousands of crates of grapefruit to eastern hospitals for influenza treatment. Newspapers amplified the story, and critics say advertising agencies inflated it for publicity. The piece argues the effort was not intended as advertising but may boost demand, with Florida and California fruit competing for market share.
Valdosta officials condemn county malaria surveys while Thomasville reports a decade of eradication success. Ditches, drained ponds, and mosquito control cut malaria by about ninety percent. Albany plans county wide eradication with U S Public Health Service backing and funding.
Editorials from Dalton Citizen and The Walton Tribune condemn the murder of a store manager in Atlanta while debating Harsh’s mental state and the propriety of capital punishment. Some call for swift, sure punishment, others urge humane, asylum-based outcomes if insanity is proven.
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