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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1929
Page
2
The Monticello baseball team travels to Thomasville for a four fifteen start at the stadium tomorrow. Pugh will start on the mound for the locals with Dunn batting. The game draws many Monticello fans and Friday features a0 gate: ladies free, men fifty cents, boys twenty five.
Atlanta June 3 Police Chief James L Beavers told the 36th annual convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police that skilled officers are required to counter skilled criminals. He cited legal and technical hurdles and noted crime and escapes are increasing. The gathering, with 800 executives from U S cities and foreign nations, will discuss narcotics, radio use, teletype, detectives exchanges, traffic, women in policing, and heredity related to crime.
The Thomasville abattoir will not open until about the fifteenth of the month. Jesse Blanton directs the project on ten acres near the coast line Albany branch close to the colored cemetery. The plant will process cows and hogs with live animal inspection and post slaughter checks. By products will be used for fertilizer. storage and sausage facilities are set up with city water and sewer.
Mr J W Horner visited the middle west watermelon markets and local officials report probate and administration actions from the June term of the Court of Ordinary. Executorships guardianships and estate liquidations are granted or continued for multiple estates including DeLima Mitchell Cochran and Mason. Admitted probate for Mrs C T Aycock and a last will from Matthew Andrews.
A 17 year old girl named Price received treatment at Grady Hospital this morning after a self administered dose of poison. She was returned home after treatment and no motive or reason for the act was given.
Judge Frank lin GC Hoyt of the Juvenile Court of New York won twenty five thousand dollars in the Hearst competition for a plan on prohibition. The proposal argued against repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and suggested constraining the term alcoholic liquor to distilled spirits only while letting states regulate wine and beer. Hoyt, a winter visitor to Thomasville, is lauded for his broad expertise and influential writings on the subject.
Six Des Moines University seniors graduated amid uncertainty over diplomas after a theft of their documents. Board members Dr. T. T. Shields Miss Edith Redman and E. A. Roberts were found under aliases in Grinnell hotel following legal counsel advice. Diplomas stolen Saturday night were replaced and guarded. graduation requires Shields and associates to approve lists and sign diplomas after investigation of the May 11 riot targeting the officials.
The Supreme Court refused to review lower court actions in Washington DC regarding a covenant in a deed prohibiting sale to Negroes. Edward G and Susie B Russell conveyed property to Edgar T Newton and others, with White neighbors challenging the covenant as an unlawful restraint on transfer. The district courts upheld the covenant as valid.
Grand jury to probe Mrs. Powers regarding policies and insurance links. It will also review two houses burned by Powers where insurance paid. Detectives, alongside insurers, expect to present evidence on further crimes. Parks was killed last Monday night with two bullet wounds found near the riverfront.
Shirley Howard, 15, of Griffin was struck by lightning yesterday afternoon while seated on a Davenport in her home. The Davenport and room plastering were damaged, along with the porch.
Reports swirl about Col. Lindbergh and Ann Morrow in seclusion after their marriage in Englewood New Jersey The pair reportedly spent time on a private yacht at Block Island and Sound secrecy surrounded the boat purchase and delivery with strict news blackout.
A nostalgic advertisement voice extols a Chevrolet claiming it excels on all roads with great fuel efficiency and graceful handling. The narrator compares the car favorably to a Cadillac and even a Buick, expressing strong intent to buy another Chevrolet.
Officials announced a major federal victory in Jalisco as General Saturnino Cedillo’s forces defeated General Enrique Gorozieta’s insurgents at San Julian. Nine flying columns pressed the attack and the Cristeros were dispersed with casualties and captures reported.
The War Department will probe alleged illegal use of National Guard equipment during a Tennessee textile strike. Secretary Good agreed to review a brief from attorney John R. Neil representing the Tennessee Federation of Labor, and will otherwise inquiry into claims state police, also National Guard members, used army equipment.
London June 3 George Sivewright the Scots guard signaler who deserted his post in front of Buckingham Palace was found guilty by a court martial and sentenced to 112 days hard labor in a civil prison and discharged from the army with ignominy. He pleaded sleepwalking.
Want ad from July first seeking room and board with a private family. Reference exchanged. Address listed as XxX c o Times Enterprise.
Summary of scattered scores from baseball games with Chicago New York Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburg and Detroit matches. Batting pairs Lyons Autry Wells Dickey Uhle Philips Cochrane Grove Gray Schang Reed Sweetland Lerian Grimes Hargreaves Hubbel Schalk Gonzales noted in compact box results.
The Southeastern Aeronautical Exposition ended as about forty planes headed home after a summer storm. L. W. Mason of Montgomery won the principal race with W. L. Stribling of Macon second and W. M. Curioni of Jacksonville third. Spectators mistook engine smoke for a burning plane amid poor visibility.
All teachers who served in the colored schools of the Thomas County system last year and plan to continue for another year should visit the superintendent on Saturday June 1 or June 8 to receive new requirements adopted by the County Board of Education. Attendance at Summer School is required to advance professional training.
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