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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1936
Page
2
After riding the same bicycle to work for 26 years, John E. Teter of Hutchinson Kansas was obliged to walk when his old fashioned high wheeled bike was stolen.
Police and sheriff units coordinate with fire department and ambulance during an incident affecting the hospital and city services. The post office and light plant report disruptions as responders secure the scene. City hall provided updates to the public.
In Tennessee a CCC camp dog Ivy tends her five young and rescued animals in a happy mixed heritage household. In California a baited plea ends with a failed robbery claim as a false cop in the back room spooks no one and a thief steals $25. In Kansas Frank Roark will harvest 2400 sacks of potatoes annually from his 160 acre farm for the next decade.
Atlanta June 1 P Sisk one of three convicted for slaying a WPA worker was sentenced to die in the electric chair June 17. His mother wept as Judge G H Howard read the sentence. Sisk to die for the murder of David A Lord in December 1934. Marvin Honen already electrocuted. Sam Daniel serving life.
Dirk Joris and Hope Devine grapple with love and family ties as Hope defies Rupert’s plans and chooses independence. After a midnight farewell, Hope slips away, leaving notes for Dirk and Rupert and raising questions about the future of their tangled relations.
Baltimore May 1 The Manufacturers Record reports that construction contracts awarded in the 16 southern states during the first five months of 1936 totaled 355 504 000 the highest for any similar period except 1929 The survey compares 1929 and 1935 figures noting pipeline expansion and a 6 percent gain in 1936 over the prior year
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Kilbourne succeeded Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood as commander of the Sixth Corps Area in Chicago. Kilbourne arrived from San Antonio with Mrs Kilbourne, daughter of the late Gen. Harry C Egbert. Kilbourne formerly led the 89th Division staff and headed the artillery brigade of the 2nd Division in World War I.
Bremen report by Emil Schier shows German imports of American cotton dropping from 2,618,000 bales in 1927 to 558,000 in 1935 as currency complications reduce U S purchases. Total Reich imports reached 1,907,000 bales in 1935.
Harry Bannister accused his ex wife Ann Harding of abducting their 77 year old daughter Jane. He planned to confer with attorney Stanley J. Harte on all aspects of the case. Miss Harding and Jane travel to England aboard the Duchess of Atholl.
Miss Jessie Lou McGregor holder of the first diploma issued by the Georgia State College for Women in 1892 will be special guest at the 44th commencement in Milledgeville June 4 8. She from Warrenton will be entertained by the Alumnae Association and attend the June 6 alumnae banquet as honor guest.
Mercer University in Macon Georgia will confer degrees on 53 men and women this evening. The board of trustees and alumnae association met today. J B Weatherspoon of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary preached the baccalaureate sermon yesterday. Candidates for bachelor degrees include F A Delk of Savannah, Herman Shiey of Savannah, and B H F Stirewalt of Augusta.
Brief fragment suggests a covert message from 1935 author Margaret Bell Houston. A line implies a Cossack figure will wink at Dirk tomorrow, hinting at a secret or coded encounter. The readable text is limited to speculative phrasing and a dated copyright notice.
At the Syracuse assembly, Dr. J Gresham Machen challenged modernist doctrines accusing the church of shifting authority. He urged plans for a separate church while battles over suspensions of Machen and associates over foreign missions board formation proceed, with judgments due Wednesday.
The week ended May 25 saw the largest 1936 gain in retail advertising lineage, up 9.6 percent from 1935 across 65 major cities. Total lines reached 17,164,667 versus 16,074,133 last year, an increase of 1,591,534 lines.
Washington reports eastern railroads cut coach rates to 2 cents per mile and Pullman to 3 cents per mile under ICC order. Fares in buses also dropped to around two cents per mile as major lines protest and seek legal action in New York federal court.
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