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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1930
Page
1
Thomasville editorial page riffs on local politics economics and national affairs with wry quips about Jay Jay Slaton James Couzens and Bobby Jones. It notes primary contests in Thomas County road building plans Monticello road and liquor import bans while mocking political and social topics.
The Literary Digest poll in Thomasville shows 116 for enforcement, 91 moist, 67 wet from 274 votes. Comparison to Albany and other cities reveals similar ratios and voter turnout suggests many who favored moisture or complete floods abstained. Senator Harris earns praise for state service amid a quiet, political campaign with little local mobilization.
City Council faces pressure to grant a gas franchise as residents weigh quicker gas access against existing electric service. Gas competition could prompt cheaper installations and expanded services, while taxes and state reforms draw wider attention from The Times Enterprise and Brunswick News.
The piece condemns ex Governor John M Slaton entering the Senate race as engineered by ex Governor Hardwick. It argues the move is unfortunate, likely exploited by campaign staff to attack Slaton, and will provoke attacks regardless of his past record or merits.
A nostalgic column recalls early dawn ice deliveries in Birmingham and Savannah May Day memories. The author contrasts noisy street cries with quiet service, noting ice companies strive to satisfy customers and suggesting stronger morning disturbances would prompt popular response. A tangential reflection blames reformers who rise from corruption, warning they fail when not respectable.
The article explains simple fainting and when it may mask serious conditions. It notes that lying flat with the head lower helps, but skull injury concussion heat stroke sun stroke apoplexy poisoning require expert care. It warns that elderly or feeble individuals with symptoms need prompt professional attention to save lives.
A Senate floor scene marks Joe Robinson’s return from London for the naval arms conference. Democrats Watson Walsh Harrison and McNary lead a warm welcome as Robinson is escorted in. debate over Parker’s Supreme Court nomination resumes with McKellar now opposing Parker.
Eastern time departures from Thomasville at 9:00 a m and 6:45 a m head to Moultrie Tifton and intermediate points. Additional runs listed at 8:50 a m 11:15 a m and 3:00 p m from Thomasville to Moultrie Tifton and intermediate points.
Forecast for Thomasville and vicinity calls for pea showers tonight and Thursday. Observations show 60 degrees high yesterday and 0.01 inch rainfall in the last 24 hours with 25.58 inches since January first. Relative humidity at 8 am 94 percent. high pressure from the Mississippi to the Atlantic while unsettled conditions persist in the west.
In April 869 airplanes moved through Berlin Tempelhof, carrying 1 620 passengers and over 59 tons of freight and mail. City flights totaled 885 with 2 283 passengers.
In Villacoublay France Professor Magnan of the College of France conducts experiments to compare natural wing features with airplane wings. He questions why birds have soft feathers while airplanes use polished hard surfaces and applies this to aircraft design.
A jumble of fragmented clues and stray letters appears, mentioning terms like Roman bronze, sour, wax, deserter, and various misread phrases. The text mixes incomplete crossword style hints, stray numbers, and garbled words without a coherent news item or narrative.
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