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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1925
Page
5
June 5 market roundup shows wheat and corn futures and spot prices in Chicago and St. Louis with July and Sept contracts. Cotton futures advance in New York and New Orleans with spot quotes noted. turpentine steady in Savannah.
Newport News Virginia June 5 Wearied by the long train and automobile ride of the first day of their 14 day tour through the Old Dominion after the fortieth annual convention in Richmond Wednesday night 138 delegates of the National Editorial Association from all parts of the country with their wives arrived in this city last night on their tour.
Some thirty or forty older boys depart Monday morning at five o'clock for a gulf trip to Dog Island. The annual outing is organized by the Lions Rotary Y M C A and local contributors. Prizes for water and outdoor events are donated by James Gribben and Son Jas Watt and Bro Futch Hardware Co others. The trip aims to build character and health under Secretary L Homedieu and Mr Hansell Watt with supervision during the week.
Local lodge members plan to delegate to the Grand Lodge meeting in Macon Georgia to bid for the 1926 convention in the City of Roses. The effort targets about fourteen hundred lodges and four to five thousand visitors, with uniform rank staff and grand lodge officers to be hosted at local expense. The committee seeks merchant support and solicits subscriptions for next year to ensure the city hosts the five day event with a large parade and city display.
Weather report from Thomasville Georgia for June 5 1925 notes fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Observations show 1 p.m. high of 86 and mean today 76 with humidity around 68 percent at 8 a.m. and 54 percent at 1 p.m. Rainfall since month start 0.00 inches. Wind from the northeast at 8 mph. A visiting group was welcomed at the station with buffet lunch and hotel reception.
The Lions Club of Thomasville welcomed two new members at a regular luncheon at the YMCA rooms. Presiding President Coon announced $100 for a convention delegate, $25 for the Boy Scout trip to the Gulf, and that officer elections would be deferred to the next meeting on Friday, June 12. Judge H. W. Hopkins spoke on the No Fence election and hog cholera, urging voter participation and women's involvement.
Contained in a continued report the article notes leaders of disturbances fear a forcible expulsion of foreigners would invite swift retaliation by the Allies. It details efforts to spark strikes among Chinese workers in the international settlement to disrupt utilities and pressures the water works in jeopardy. American and British detachments guard key facilities as naval forces limit involvement in street suppressions.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a local issue in Annapolia Maryland involving over 2 200 underclass individuals and fuel efficiency metrics. Names and details are unclear due to corruption.
The article notes rising anti foreign sentiment in China driven by the spread of Russian influence and its effect on various Chinese social groups, signaling tension and potential political shifts.
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