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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1925
Page
2
A jumble of names from Bainbridge and surrounding towns highlights daily visits by residents from Atlanta Waycross Macon and Valdosta. Includes travel notices school moves camp letters from campers at Camp Frances Archbold with details on barracks swimming baskets and activities.
A fragmented report recalls former Indiana Governor Thomas R. Marshall resting in his Hoosier home as rumors swirled about his health and death. The piece notes Marshall’s service as vice president and his later withdrawal from public life, with friends meeting his escort in Washington.
Citizens gathered as the body, escorted under church chimes and Lead Kindly Light, arrived at the North Illinois street home for Scottish Rite services. Public offices closed and flags flew at half staff as Mrs Marshall faced the aftermath and public grief.
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday in Thomasville and surrounding areas. Observations at 1 pm report an 88 degree high and a 67 degree low with 81 percent humidity. Rainfall for the month so far is 0.00 inches, with a 13 inch record noted for 31 years ago.
Miss Frances Mallory of Little Rock joins the Frances Arch bold Camp outing with her grandmother Mrs W M Harris. Victor Red seals records by a famed artist now on sale at Cecroft Music Co. Misses Julie and Elizabeth Beverly return home from Shorter College with guests Miss Minnie Lee Wilson and Miss Elizabeth Gaillard.
Mrs. C. B. Woodward of Shelbyville is back home this morning after spending the winter in the South. She is the mother of Mrs. A. W. Moller and had visited her daughter for several weeks.
Mr Will W. Davis son of Mr and Mrs George W Davis of Park Place Oregon returns home after years away. He traveled from the Atlantic coast across the country with his wife and son Billie stopping at multiple points before heading west. Several named individuals from various states were seen at the New Russell Hotel today.
Rev. George W Mathews longtime pastor of Ashburn Methodist church died at the Middle Georgia Sanitarium after illness. Funeral held in Fort Valley with survivors including widow two sons George Mathews Jr Alec Mathews two daughters Lucy Mathews Helen Luce brother Judge A A Mathews and sister Mrs Wit Wright. He served as secretary of the Centenary movement and as a trustee at various Methodist boards.
Mr. Bugane Driver leaves town tomorrow to accept a summer position with a large mill in Dunellon. He will work through the warmer months before returning.
Heat wave rages from Chicago to Baltimore with storms, tornadoes, and power outages. Omaha crowds flee mud as funnel clouds form. Missouri and Iowa report multiple deaths and property damage. Chicago officials and Rochester residents die from heat, while New York records its first heat fatality. Prostrations rise across Baltimore as humid conditions persist.
New York City endures a severe heat wave with at least eleven deaths reported and several people overcome by heat. An elderly man died yesterday amid briefer heat exposure while another person reportedly attempted self harm amid the extreme temperatures.
Washington reports no relief for at least three days as high temperatures push near record highs. One death and eleven prostrations are blamed on the heat with a Bermuda high blocking cool air from the north. Clerical offices suspend work while visitors and travelers linger in the heat amid scattered personal notices.
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