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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1934
Page
1
A large Methodist church filled as the high school senior class heard a sermon by Reverend Joe Cook. The address focused on values and community service, drawing attention from students and churchgoers alike.
Rev. Joe S. Cook led a ceremony at the Merhouist Church with Rev. Brony White Rev. Lepe Callaway Rev. Anstey Cardore and others on the rostrum. The Class of 1934 included numerous graduates with remarks on wisdom in youth.
Fragmented text cites Father E W, Notre Dame, and figures on economic policy from 1910 to 1932. Mentions committees, commissions, and trade issues, with scattered names and dollar figures. Lacks coherent narrative or clear event.
Mr T H Barritt of Atlanta visited here yesterday. Roy S Jennings of Atlanta also visited during the weekend. Dr Earnest F Wahl left yesterday for Cleveland to join family and attend the American Medical Society meeting and Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
Dale Jones, 15, disappeared from home a week ago and was found dead in a cave about a mile from his grandmother's home. Officials say he may have been beaten and buried alive. Two men detained for questioning. an inquest set for later today.
In Camaguey Cuba on June 4 a mob of recently discharged employees killed public works chief Serapio Recio and two officials while wounding two others. Police and soldiers drove off the attackers who fled into the countryside. Also killed were Luis Alvarez Pargas aqueduct manager and Serapio Quesada chief clerk. Odilio Olazabal and Jose Alvarez Rigas were seriously wounded.
Georgia collected 12,634,513 dollars in 1933 gasoline taxes after refunds, up 5.83 percent from 1932, with 210,575,216 gallons taxed. The report lists top importers by quantity and value and discusses international trade balance concepts and currency payment links.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Futch will attend the commencement exercises at the University of Georgia in Athens tonight. Mrs. Emmett Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. Fondren Mitchell left yesterday for Athens to attend the graduation exercises at the University of Georgia.
The column records brief updates on residents traveling to Milledgeville for Georgia State College for Women commencement events. It notes Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McGavock and Miss Margaretta McGavock, plus Artis Rehberg and family, visiting from Jacksonville to pick up Mrs. J. M. Golden after a reunion. It also mentions Mrs. J. D. Odom returning from south Florida after illness and family visits in Miami and Moore Haven with C. C. Carrin’s illness cited.
Frank Frisch of the Cardinals reached his 2000th major league game against the Pirates. Lefty Gomez of the Yankees held the Athletics to seven hits with seven strikeouts. Gabby Hartnett of the Cubs hit his eleventh homer with a double and a single against Cincinnati. Debs Garris of the Browns drove in three on a single, double, and triple versus the Indians. Emil Leonard of the Dodgers limited the Braves to nine hits and one unearned run. Fritz Ostermueller of the Red Sox defeated the Senators 7-2 after eight hits allowed. Irvine Jeffries of the Phillies belted two homers with three RBIs in a win over the Giants. Tommy Bridges of the Tigers struck out seven in a win over the White Sox for his sixth victory.
American visitors have swamped Winchester charity by applying for the free bread and ale at St Cross hospital. The centuries old fund cannot sustain demand so the hospital will limit free beer to two gallons daily during peak tourist season. A separate note mentions a runaway horse tying up traffic on Riverside Drive in New York.
In Miami on June 4 federal court attaches docketed jail and bond records for 90 indictments returned by a grand jury the previous Saturday. One indictment targets A L Savage of Fishkill New York alleged to have uttered threats against President Roosevelt. Savage winters at Largo Florida where landlord W M Ridnour provided one affidavit describing the utterance.
Atlanta June 4 Politics this week in Georgia shows a lull with no speeches by the three gubernatorial candidates until Saturday when Judge Claude Pittman of Cartersville speaks at Carrollton. Pittman to speak at Camilla June 14, after opening in Calhoun May 26 and Swainsboro speech last Wednesday. Governor Talmadge silent on campaign plans aside from an opening speech at Bainbridge July 4. Alderman Ed A Gilliam of Atlanta has not indicated his campaign continuation date.
The University of Georgia awarded diplomas to 429 graduates in Woodruff Hall marking the largest class in its history. President E. W. Stafford conferred degrees at 11 a.m. amid campaigning by minor state candidates and a speech in Atlanta criticizing Governor Talmadge.
Baton Rouge, June 4. Rep Rupert Peyton of Caddo Parish introduced a bill to make every man a king and every woman a queen. The anti-Long measure would require all Louisianans to be addressed as your majesty. It was among 254 new bills filed in a two hour Sunday night session before the deadline.
The ministry of public education in Santiago opens a mountain health camp for children to plant trees and develop government land as part of a forestry course.
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