Village man sprains ankle stepping from platform
Mr V. D. Wheat sustained a severe sprain after stepping from a warehouse platform onto a ground plank. His foot was turned and placed in a plaster cast for a few days, with hopes for a minor recovery.
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1930
Page
7
Mr V. D. Wheat sustained a severe sprain after stepping from a warehouse platform onto a ground plank. His foot was turned and placed in a plaster cast for a few days, with hopes for a minor recovery.
The notice outlines Massey Secretarial School offerings with correspondence courses for non-attendees. It lists candidates for county commissioner races Claude Rountree Duncan Bickley and J L Pilcher and mentions unopposed seats for Congress W B Thomas and Judge W B Thomas of the Southern circuit. It notes W B Cochran and W J Mardre unopposed for Thomas County representatives and E W McMillan unopposed for county commissioner.
Miss Betty Steele, formerly with W. G. Shelton Permanent Wave Co. in St. Louis, has arrived in Thomasville and is in charge of the Rose Beauty Parlor at Scoggins' Barber Shop. She is described as an expert in beauty culture and aims to provide satisfactory service to local women in all beauty work.
Eleven city tobacco dealers face sworn warrants for selling or possessing cigarettes without required state tax stamps. Several have prior fines for the same offense. All implicated posted bond to appear in court here.
In the National League, Cincinnati at New York features pitchers Benton Kolph Gooch Hubbell Hogan with Cruz homering. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn shows Kremer Hemsley Clark Lopez and Herman homering. St Louis at Philadelphia and Chicago at Boston also appear with varied lines and battery pairings. American League matchups include Washington at Detroit and Boston at Cleveland with multiple pitchers and score gaps noted.
Nurses prefer the new French process Mello-Glo face powder for its purity. It is said to keep the skin from drying and drawing, stay on longer, and keep shine away. Thomas Drug Store Inc advertises the product.
The Wesley Bible Class elected R. J. McClenny as president S. C. Hjort as vice president H. H. McDavid as treasurer and R. D. Carr as secretary for six months starting July. Mrs. Homer Williams remains teacher and Gus Rigsby to be kept as cook indefinitely.
Auto tire thieves strike Thomasville with Mrs. J. B. White reporting a 30x4.50 tire stolen from her car on South Broad Street across from Golden Brothers Co. No trace found. Correction notes Titus & Dekle not retained in State vs Phinazy case.
Atlanta June 3 A jury was selected to try Councilman W E Saunders on a bribery charge. Thomas L Taylor head of a dry cleaning firm testified he loaned Saunders 200 dollars without a note. Taylor said the loan aided Saunders in sending his daughter back to college amid talks on a combustibles storage ordinance.
The Home Folks Association gathered at the Court House last night with strong attendance. Chairman Claude Rountree and Louis S. Moore reported on a Macon meeting aimed at forming a statewide network of independent clubs, noting only the nucleus is in place for now. The session featured a round table format and lively discussion, with plans to reconvene next Monday for a larger turnout and possibly a special speaker.
Rose City Miniature Golf Course on Dawson and Jefferson Streets announces daily operation with morning, afternoon, and evening hours for enjoyably regular play.
Mrs Charles Page aged 18 of Tallahassee died in an automobile crash on state road No 1 near the city when the car struck a bridge guard rail. Her husband was slightly injured and two other occupants escaped unharmed. Page, a high school graduate, had only recently wed Justice River Buford of the state supreme court as a niece.
Two fires were fought within an hour last night. The first struck a Broad street home occupied by Marie Mason and later the adjacent Will Roney house near the Hebrew Cemetery, with a shingle roof blaze starting from a spark. Twenty five hundred feet of hose were used before flames were halted. both houses suffered heavy damage and reports said neither had insurance. A second alarm on Crawford Street at the Clay intersection involved a possibly burning auto with minor damage. The taxi firm Blac Stripe notes prompt service.
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