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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1932
Page
5
The column offers quips on weather, elections, and public figures from Georgia and nationwide. It critiques leaders, mentions Al Smith and Garner, touchs on the bonus army, banking deposits, and a proposed marriage license while lampooning radio expansion and municipal taxes.
The article argues for restricting defective and worn cars from public roads to improve safety. It cites statistics linking mechanical defects to about one sixth of accidents and warns that neglected relics on the road may cause fatal wrecks. Regular inspections are urged to determine fitness for travel.
Real estate owners face loan shrinkage and possible sacrifices as markets stagnate, yet homeowners suffer less loss than investors in stocks or business property. Long term mortgages offer refinancing options, reducing immediate pressure, while lenders must avoid forced sales that could devastate communities. Local figures and plans aim to ease closures and preserve stability amid bank liquidations.
A brief note hints at preparing gear as the moment arrives to head to the water. The author suggests timing and readiness are key as the plan to fish approaches.
The piece assesses the slim prospects for a profitable 1932 cotton crop in the south amid a harsh campaign of warnings and advice. It urges diversification with hogs and grain, notes losses for Thomasville and Georgia dairy efforts led by P. W. Harvey, and comments on local political races and figures Hardwick and Holder.
In Americus Georgia officers seek the killer of L W Padgett a farmer shot near his home as the inquiry expands. The Georgia grand jury in Atlanta indicted Harmon Moseley J R Means and T A Carmichael for a bombing at the Georgia Theater injuring six and raising death penalty prospects.
Mexico City reports indicate more than 120 dead and over 100 injured from a string of earthquakes yesterday. Many towns in the Guadalajara area were wiped out or severely damaged, including Atenguillo, San Gabriel, and Ciudad Guzman. Communication with Manzanillo remained impossible.
Jacksonville Florida June 4 Arthur Maillefret 19 year old prisoner was strangled last night by a chain around his neck used to prevent escape Officials said he suspended himself from an overhead beam with the chain after being placed in confinement for refusing to work He had previously chewed away straps and fled then begged to be shot and the chain collar was used after recapture A full investigation was ordered
Washington reports total June 2 receipts of 3 838 754 37 dollars and expenditures of 30 880 846 95. The balance stands at 353 060 541 23. Customs duties for the first two days of June amount to 1 222 764 10.
Forecast for Thomasville and vicinity calls for cloudy skies tonight and Sunday. Observations show high rainfall in Florida and Oklahoma City, with cool air over the south and a general decline in pressure. No material change expected this weekend.
Jerry Calhoun and Emory Battles chase a kidnap gang across the Atlantic seaboard after Nancy Wentworth and four other captives are seized for board money. The captors flee by sea and air, with multi millionaire victims and a gangster leader under pursuit by police and detectives.
Atlanta June 4 The Georgia Department of Game and Fish announces that the end of the short closed season does not relax enforcement of laws against traps nets baskets or seines used to snare fish. Commissioner Peter B Twitty warns violators will be prosecuted while the department offers guidance to genuine sportsmen on fishing spots and weekend camps.
Berlin reports a leading German nationalist source predicts President Paul von Hindenburg will retire on his eighty fifth birthday October 2 and back former Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm von Hohenzollern as his successor. The prediction comes from Alfred Hugenberg’s editor, a top nationalist figure and recent presidential candidate.
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