21 Jan 1929
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1929
Page
1
A snapshot of the Thomasville Times Enterprise column reflects editorials on national figures, local crime verdicts, social trends, and light commentary. It cites themes from politics and entertainment, with references to King George, Rockne, Santa Claus, and California colleges, alongside brief notes on local events and shipping.
The Times Enterprise notes retiring aldermen in Thomasville. B F Herring retires after a decade as alderman with excellent attendance and broad city service. S D Tittle declines re election after two terms. praised for sanitary and street work and firm public service. R G Fleetwood and M C Jeffries fill vacancies, praised for finances and health work and urged to receive loyal support.
The South celebrates Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, honoring their martial fame and lifelong character. It praises Lee for remaining loving and devoted to the South while inspiring reconstruction efforts, and recalls Jackson's enduring fame despite his untimely death. It frames memorializing them as preserving noble character and civic ideals.
Five U S Navy personnel died when an officers gig from the U S S Whitney collided with a barge in the Panama Canal channel. Separate investigations were launched by canal officials and Rear Admiral Frank H Clark. Survivors state the collision occurred as the gig, carrying a relief crew, neared the tow tug Mariner and barges.
The Rhine land provincial board filed a claim with the German government seeking 75000 dollars for damage to public roadways from the Franco English occupation during recent fall maneuvers. The Cologne Gazette reports the province also suffered 96500 dollars in damages to requisitioned quarters for soldiers and officers and to farm crops.
L C Chastain, a native of Thomas county living in Thomasville for eight years, runs Service Transfer Co specializing in heavy hauling and long distance trips. He operates a fleet of trucks from 3% ton to 4 ton sizes with a ten ton wench and motto no job too big or too far. His bicycle shop and transfer offices sit on West Jackson street, phone 292, and he is known as a booster and trustworthy figure in the community.
In many communities traffic regulations have shifted away from strict rules to accommodate drivers. The article argues that reasonable controls are loosened as laws are challenged and interpreted to ease motorists, not improve order.
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