The Times-Enterprise Digest of Essays and Jokes
A collection of light observations and quips appears in theThomasville paper. It includes social musings about taxes actors lawyers and daily life along with notices on governance and public affairs.
24 Feb 1933
Page 1
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1933
Page
1
A collection of light observations and quips appears in theThomasville paper. It includes social musings about taxes actors lawyers and daily life along with notices on governance and public affairs.
Reports from the General Assembly indicate Speaker Ed Rivers expects to push a concrete five percent sales tax plan. The move aims to reform Georgia tax policy and raise revenue for state programs.
The Cartlidge beer bill faces opposition in Georgia as advocates argue a five percent sales tax could relieve burdens while potential effects on counties and ad valorem taxes are debated. Editorials warn of prohibition repeal, alcohol opening, and the wind of public opinion.
The editor urges local initiative to improve communities through new industries and scrip schemes. It cites Thomasville, Moultrie, Albany, and Fitzgerald for municipally owned utilities that cut costs and even yield profits, aiming to fund city needs without overreliance on outside finance.
Partly cloudy tonight likely rain Saturday. Observations show high temperatures yesterday and month highs and lows with departures from normal. An unsettled pattern dominates with rain in the Northwest eastern Texas southern states and New England. warmth elsewhere.
Baltimore's Tom Bailey recounts a raid in Southern Maryland and a later visit to the same place where the proprietor, amid bottles, asks about his absence. The agent notes heightened raids and jokes about memory and recognition in a gritty street exchange.
Savannah Ga Feb 24 The Savannah Sugar Refinery Corporation in New York declares dividends of 7 per share on preferred stock and 6 per share on common plus 91 cents a share on common added to surplus. Yearly dividends total 3403 740 and directors are re elected.
Berkeley California Bob Kiesel star sprinter on California's 1932 track squad considers entering the 440 yard dash this spring after specializing in the 100 and 220 last year. He was a strong finisher.
London social pages describe a new three person dance in ballrooms, where one man dances with two women in a line to appear as a single partner. Alex Moore of the British board of ballroom dancing expects wide appeal in halls with surplus women.
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