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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1934
Page
1
Palmistry advice outlines life line meanings and health and ambition indicators. Readers are invited to mail hand impressions to Alice Denton Jennings in Atlanta for a personalized chart, with instructions and a small fee.
Jack Derby continues his 100 hour endurance drive in a Plymouth sedan. He is handcuffed to the wheel, maintains Gulfpride fuel, Goodyear tires, and Coca Cola supplied to sustain him. Support from Gulf County area service stations and acquaintances keeps the relay ongoing as he clocks miles toward the goal.
Mr H L Spring of Atlanta visits yesterday. Swim and Picnic on the Fourth at Hart's Pool Playground. Mr Charles E Sparks of Dublin visits. Mr and Mrs Julian Harris of Charlotte guests of Mrs W G Palmer. Mr C F Cater of Quitman a patient at John D Archbold Memorial Hospital. Cater is father of J M Cater of the State Highway Department. Auto overhauls offered by Funderburk and Taylor. J H Drewry of Jacksonville visits. Hats cleaned and slacks serviced by Eddie Lewis. J J Moore and F A Rautenberg of Perry attend Fourth of July Golf Tournament. John Pait at U S hospital Lake City visiting home. Friends and several ladies visit Catharine Johnson for weekend.
The piece notes a midsize rise in industrial and retail activity through early 1934, with the Standard Statistics index near 80 percent of 1926 levels in March and a rebound in factory payrolls and retail volumes. It discusses NRA price policies, auto and steel price moves, drought effects on farm prices, and a cautious but hopeful stock market outlook as the market consolidates after the 1933-34 deflation era.
New York reports little change as markets enter the second half of the year with stagnant trading and muted sentiment amid mixed economic signals.
On July 4 the Liberty Bell ceremony resumed at Independence Hall with a Navy scouting force present. The bell will again sound at 10 p.m. using a rubber hammer actuated by radio, carrying the note worldwide as the nation renews its faith in liberty. Admiral is mentioned as bell-ringer.
Admiral Keisuke Okada, aged 66, titled friend of the United States, forms a new Japanese cabinet after Emperor Hirohito summoned him to select a government. He will succeed Makoto Saito who resigned over a financial scandal with Saito aiding in the cabinet formation. Naval and military factions push for stronger tonnage and army expansion, but Okada is reported moderate in outlook.
The Federal Trade Commission ordered Ironized Yeast Company of Atlanta to stop claiming that Ironized Yeast would end ingestion constipation or skin eruptions. It found no advantage to combining iron and yeast and barred advertising that promised transformation to a well formed body or curved limbs.
Peninsula Telephone Company appeals to Leon County circuit court to halt Florida Railroad Commission rate reductions in St. Petersburg after a three judge federal court denial. The Johnson Act shifts rate case jurisdiction from federal to state courts, with Georgia officials watching a similar contempt hearing in Atlanta.
Governor Talmadge defends clemency actions for 414 prisoners and outlines pledges from 1932 including tax cuts, school funding, license tag reform, and utility rate reductions. He cites highway, pension, and Public Service Commission achievements and argues for four year governor terms and a legislature insulated from party interests. He pledges to pay state debt if re elected and cites scripture as battle cry.
Washington July 4 pending decision on a proposed 5 billion dollar loan from the Commodity Credit Corporation to naval stores operators. Funds would be loaned to producers with stock held to regulate supply and lift prices. No decision yet. administration has focused on naval stores, including a June 28 marketing amendment requiring tagged shipments of crude gum and derivatives.
Baton Rouge July 4 Huey P Long United States Senator known as the Kingfish faced a tense moment when State Senator Edward Brodtmann told him to be quiet during a finance committee meeting on the liquor tax bill. Long refused and a near confrontation ensued before senators sat side by side in the night session as Governor Allen watched amid push to pass administration measures before July 14.
The speech attacks Governor Talmadge and praises Franklin Roosevelt, alleging misuse of power, creation of unqualified boards, and threats to salaries. It lauds a national New Deal approach, pledging Georgia to support Roosevelt in 1936 with a full delegation showing commitment to relief, living wages, and farmer prices.
F. Mann of Brunswick addressed the crowd as Piney Woods championship drew links players from South Georgia and Florida to Glen Arven Club at Thomasville. In Columbus, Rep Bryant Castellon and J A Latimer led speeches at the dedication of a new federal building followed by a luncheon after the cornerstone laying.
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