15 Feb 1929
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1929
Page
1
A collage of editorial musings and public notices from Thomasville Georgia, including charity concerns, opinions on national issues, and notes on community affairs. The column mentions The Associated Charities, Rockefeller-Stewart discussions, Edison’s rubber plantation ideas, and local civic sentiment.
A University of Georgia address by Judge Sibley argues for a referendum on prohibition. He divides the issue into two moral phases temperance and abstinence and a legal phase emphasizing local option where enforcement is weak amid strong public sentiment. He cites a National Safety Council survey attributing about 90 percent of traffic accidents to drivers rather than mechanical causes.
The piece discusses constitutional prohibition needing state support and cautions against a nationwide referendum. It argues the focal option phase may satisfy wet states to ease illegal liquor use while condemning general cruelty and rude behavior in American society, noting traffic and safety concerns along with property and life losses. Brunswick News.
The piece condemns pervasive graft in municipal finances, highlighting paving contracts in Chicago as a focal point. It warns against rumor fueled by politics and calls for thorough investigations and rightful punishment while stressing the harm to moral stability and public trust.
The Valdosta Times notes Penny, Sears Roebuck, and Montgomery Ward nearly arranging to open stores in the city. Experts say such expansions boost local commerce, though none have yet secured sites in Thomasville. South Georgia growth is expected with two more entrants in the near future.
Tax notices list dates and times for receiving returns in Meigs Ochlocknee Ellabelle Coolidge Merrillville Pavo Patten Barwick Boston Metcalf Oaklawn with weekly Saturday Court House visits in Thomasville continuing to March 16 and then office hours until May 1 when books close.
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