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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1932
Page
5
A devastating flood left five people dead and others reported missing in a city submerged by rising waters. Rescue crews battled collapsing infrastructure while residents evacuated to higher ground amid overwhelming rain. Local authorities urged caution as waters rose further.
A sudden flood from the Canadian river and Lightning Creek floods Oklahoma City. Five killed and many missing as water rises over streets and camps, with rescue efforts under way and National Guard deployed. Ernie Webb saved a six member family.
Albany June 3 Governor Roosevelt said the legislative committee and its counsel must present evidence to the proper authorities without waiting for next year’s legislature if they have sufficient cause to charge Mayor Walker. Seabury was en route to Washington and Jefferson College to receive an honorary degree amid questions about filing charges.
Dothan Ala June 3 A mistrial was declared for the second time in the trial of eight Houston County citizens on charges of conspiracy to violate the federal seed loan act and defraud the government. The jury hung after nearly two days of deliberation. Defendants included J Nor ton Mullins Henry Witherington C C McArthur W W Worford W W Rollins R Leo Espy Hart BE Hammond and Shell F Trawick. The government said bogus receipts for loan payments were used to commit the offenses. More than 200 witnesses testified.
Stanislaus Hausner of Newark leaves Floyd Bennett Field in a Bellanca monoplane aiming for Warsaw Poland in a non stop solo flight. His escort plane carries his wife and Rev. Paul Knappek. weather may force stops Paris or London. He plans a 4375 mile trip at about 100 miles an hour with a 44 hour hoped duration.
Fulton County cuts $428,000 in expenses to balance the budget. Reductions include $125,000 from charitable funding, 15 day unpaid vacations for all city employees saving $90,000, cutting highway lighting, and trimming public works by $81,000. Grady Hospital loses $22,222. Robert Mizell protests, urging cuts in higher salaries.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad was placed in receivership in a federal court in St. Louis. Ernest E. Norris of St. Louis was named receiver by Judge Charles B. Faris. Gatch Tennant and Company filed suit seeking the appointment over an overdue premium debt of 6853 dollars, while the road admitted financial distress. The total outstanding indebtedness was listed as 38,230,048 dollars.
In Beauvoir Mississippi on June 34 the South marked the 124th birthday anniversary of Jefferson Davis with ceremonies and kind words. Banks in most southern cities were closed and a salute was fired in Memphis. General C A Desaussure, commander of the United Confederate Veterans, led the program there.
Georgia entries closed for the Democratic primary with ten candidates for governor and 57 candidates for 18 offices. Peter S. Twitty joined the governor field, while Sen. Richard B. Russell Jr. faces Charles Crisp. Walter I. George runs unopposed. Other races see seven for agriculture and four each for attorney general, treasurer, and comptroller.
In Atlanta and Savannah, hopeful candidates rush to file for Georgia's biennial democratic primary before the noon CST deadline. Among the unopposed are Justice kk. Co. Bell, H Warner Hill, Alexander W Stephens, Hal M Stanley, and Senator Walter F George.
Among about 2000 veterans in the capital, organizers push to add 145 names to the Patman petition to bring the bonus bill to a House vote. Police supply food and shelter as tents are scarce, with shelter costs rising in Anacostia Park.
Hundreds more veterans seeking bonus pay pour into the city and are housed in open fields due to billeting shortages. Brigadier General Glassford fails to secure tents from the War Department, while carpenters organize to build wallless shelters in Anacostia as politics over the $2.0 billion bonus drive intensifies and internal splits emerge.
Newnan Georgia June 3 Congressman W C Wright of the fourth district who said he would not seek re election in September has qualified as a candidate for judge of the Coweta Circuit Superior Court Wright has served fourteen years in Congress and sits on the appropriations committee. On account of injuries from a fall he has not been active recently.
New York June 3 News of a gigantic security investing corporation formed with 100 million dollars subscribed. The plan aims to buy bonds first, relying on Congress finalizing a balanced budget to support Government credit. Subscriptions come from New York banks and other regions as markets rise on the announcement.
Berlin reports President Von Hindenburg issued a decree dissolving the Reichstag after removing Chancellor Bruening and naming Franz Von Papen as his successor. A new election must be held within sixty days under the German constitution. The last vote saw gains for Adolf Hitler's National Socialists.
A series of strong earthquakes struck Mexico City at about 4 55 am toppled buildings and opened large cracks in downtown streets. The center was thought to lie in Oaxaca state where a major quake destroyed the capital a year ago. Communications lines were down and there were no reports from that region by afternoon.
Springfield June 3 47 Illinois democrats plan a split delegation to the Democratic National Convention with a majority backing Governor Roosevelt as a second choice. Mayor Anton Cermak urged voting for Senator James Hamilton Lewis as favorite son on the first ballot, signaling the downstate delegation’s Roosevelt preference. Cermak backs Melvin A. Traylor as a second choice.
The incumbent cannot seek reelection to Congress and will face opposition for the Coweta circuit judgeship from Lee Wyatt of LaGrange, who currently serves as judge of this district.
Washington reports Congress moves toward a compromise revenue bill aimed at balancing the budget. The House and Senate work to reconcile differences with a plan to retain key tax rates and tariffs, including higher rates and a 4 cent stock transfer tax, while excluding Olympic and college football admissions from new taxes.
Washington reports the revised conference bill totals about 1.12 billion dollars. It preserves all four import taxes on lumber copper oil and coal and raises the income tax to 1921 levels with four to eight percent normal rates and a surtax up to 55 percent for income over a million. The senate 14 percent corporate tax stands, and details were withheld pending House submission.
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with probable showers in the southeast portion of Alabama and in east Florida. Cloudy conditions with possible showers across South Carolina and Georgia. Florida may see partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with local thundershowers in places.
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