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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1927
Page
2
New York cotton growers in Dixie and Peru use large dusting planes to spread calcium arsenate over fields. The system dusts a 200 yard wide swath at 90 mph, delivering 400 to 800 pounds of dust per craft, with a vacuum slot to ensure flow. Growers aim to extend their reach fourfold this season and cover more acres.
Inyo county battles over Owens Valley water rights intensified with a fresh dynamiting of the Los Angeles aqueduct near Lone Pine. The blast damaged a concrete conduit and cut water supply, part of a twenty year feud with Los Angeles over land and water access, as repairs were planned for completion by nightfall.
Savannah hosts the annual United States Good Roads Association and Bankhead National Highway Association meeting. About 50 delegates registered by 11 a.m. with Governor Walker delayed. welcome addresses planned at the municipal auditorium.
Despondency over unemployment led Harry W. Nettleton of Valdosta, Georgia to overdose on a narcotic in a South Jacksonville hotel. He was found in convulsions by officers and died before hospital arrival. The death is being investigated by local authorities.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Bush of Jacksonville are visiting here. Mr. Chase Postell of Gainesville is here briefly. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hurst of Atlanta are visiting relatives. Mr. T. B. McMillan of Macon will stay a few days on business. Miss Daisy Jinright has returned from Tallahassee where she held a position during the Legislature. Mr. Dagene Driver left for Auburn to attend the summer session. Mr. A. M. Lacey left for Atlanta for legal business before the state prison commission representing two clients.
A list of residents and guests visiting or returning from trips includes Mr. C. M. Henderson of Jacksonville on business, Mr. E. S. Love of Hammond Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Lane of Columbus, Mr. T. L. Lee of A. Co. L. A. R. on business, Mr. Lathrop Lane returning from Georgia Tech in Atlanta, and Mrs. Monsel Bracey with Miss Virginia Bracey and Dick and Jack Bracey arriving tomorrow for a visit. Also, Mr. and Mrs. James Hart left for Jacksonville and Pablo Beach to spend the week.
Atlanta visitors include Mrs E H Thompson and Miss Elizabeth Thompson staying with Mrs C L Thompson on South Broad street. Mr and Mrs L D King and daughter Francis of Montezuma spend a few days in the city visiting King’s sister Mrs J Lee Clark. Baptist Ladies To Hold Prayer Meetings Begin Revival Series with daily sessions. tomorrow at 5 pm sections meet at locations across the city.
Tonight at 8 30 the Thomasville Kiwanis Club meets at Y M C A luncheon rooms to observe All Kiwanis Night and the North American convention in Memphis. The program includes songs prayers dinner announcements and a fifteen minute Zero Hour program with readings and Kiwanis songs.
Local column recalls J. O. Baxley as trusted plumber. Miss Eleanor McLaren returns from Wesleyan College in Macon to attend Mercer University commencement. Various social visits noted including Miss Myra Doyre and Mrs Lee Grantham en route to North Carolina. Pharmacy board results list apothecaries and druggists. local crime report covers box cars thefts and arrests. woods fires on Metcalfe Avenue. Mrs. Pittman visiting. Otto Zbindon 63rd birthday celebration drawn with guests and toastmaster.
Uncle Sam prepares to market a crop of 15 000 telephone poles from Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina.
Mr C B Dean of Waycross is listed among Waycross businessmen. Mr and Mrs A McNeil, Miss Margaret McNeil and Miss Elizabeth Jenkins of Jacksonville have returned home after staying here as guests of Mrs LR P Wimberly.
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