Various Classified Ads Include Cars Lumber and Rentals
Housing for rent on Smith Avenue via J. M. Laseter. Used car bargains list 1920s Buick and Ford models with prices. also 26 Studebaker Phaeton and 25 Chevrolet Coupe. Lumber for sale from 2x10 joists to 6x8 sheets plus metal roofing at old cotton compress. prices at The Fair. Child's iron bed in good condition listed by Mrs. P. C. Andrews.
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Studebaker Phaeton
Amason_Auto_Co
P. C. Andrews
Disputed Gold Discovery Date in California Highlighted
Berkeley reports a UC publication quoting miner T A Rickard that James Marshall did not discover gold in 1848 as widely claimed. Rickard argues the site yielded a gold flake, not a nugget, and that gold was known earlier. He cites 1816 Jameson accounts and 1844 Mexican debates on gold.
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James Marshall
Colma
Carpenter
Rickard
California
Marshall
Robert Jameson
Edinburgh
Scotland
Mexican Congress
United States
Monterey
James Buchanan
Paris U S clash over incandescent lamp anniversary
In Paris a fiftieth anniversary celebration for the incandescent lamp drew little enthusiasm as France claims public electric lighting was demonstrated there before Boston.
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Paris
U. S
France
Boston
Bus Schedule Dictates Trips Through Tifton and Moultrie
Eastern time departures leave Thomasville for Moultrie Tifton and intermediate points at 8 15 am 11 00 am and 5 00 pm For Cairo Bainbridge and intermediate points at 9 15 am and 6 45 pm effective May 10 The schedule lists times and routes for regional bus service.
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Thomasville
Moultrie
Tifton
Cairo
Bainbridge
Chicago Girl Wins Title Beauty Queen of the Universe
Ella Van Husen of Chicago won the title Beauty Queen of the Universe at Galveston Texas after being named Miss United States in the pageant with 42 bathing girls including 11 Americans. She received a gold crown a silver plaque and a $2000 cash prize.
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Chicago Girl
Galveston
Texas
Ella van Huesen
Chicago
United States
Seven Children Die as Trolley Hits Auto in Illinois Road Crash
A northbound Illinois Traction System interurban collided with a Virden, Illinois, auto at Ridgey Crossing killing seven children and a five year old playmate. Driver Samuel Bradbaker 19 and passengers Mary 17 Calvin 15 Rosa Belle 13 June 5 Hillen 3 and Chester Kiley 5 were killed. Motorman Henry Wheelen of St Louis said the car surged onto the track as it slowed.
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Springfield
Ridgey Crossing
Here
Illinois Traction System
Virden
Samuel Bradbaker
Mary
Calvin
Rosa Belle
Hillen
Chester Kiley
Henry Wheelen
St. Louis
Weather Report for Thomasville June 6 1928
The 1928 Thomasville Weather Bureau forecast notes mostly fair tonight and Thursday with a storm system moving from South Illinois toward the East Lake Region bringing showers and thunderstorms in the 24 hours prior. Temperatures show modest change with a warmer trend in the West and humidity around 84 percent at 8 a m.
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Thomasville
Cs.s
South Illinois
East Lake
Mississippi Valley
New England
Gulf
Florida Peninsula
Mississippi River
Gulf States
Atlanta
Corpus Christi
Washington
Boston
Denver
Williston
M. Hadley
Maternogiat
Cleveland Dodge
el Paso
Galveston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Los Angeles
Macon
Coset
Memphis
Miami
Montgomery
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma
Santa FR
Cece Tees
Seattle
Tampa
Cere
Cecere Waenees
Vicksburg
Feaae
Abilene
Buffalo Wilmington
American Song Stays in Strauss Operetta Die Fledermaus
In Leipzig the widow of composer Johann Strauss and her publisher sued the municipal opera for 3000 marks over an American song sung by Rosalinde in a newly arranged Die Fledermaus. The court dismissed the suit, ruling the operetta permits contemporary musical hits as extempores.
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Leipzig
Johann Strass
Municipal Opera
Rosalinde
Frau Strauss
America
Marble Consortium Formed by Carrara and Fivizzano Producers
A government controlled consortium has been formed by marble producers in Carrara and Fivizzano Italy. The group will handle all business for rough and sawn marble, guarantee source and quality, manage deliveries and collect payments. Artistic works in Carrara marble are exempt from the rules.
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Leghorn
Carrara
Fivizzano
Italy
Road Link Connects Nice and Monte Carlo Along Mediterranean
A new paved road along the Mediterranean connects Nice with Monte Carlo, creating a direct coastal route between the two famed locales. The improvement enhances travel for residents and visitors in the region.
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Mediterranean
Nice
Monte Carlo
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H. P
Chastain Office Supply Co
Burroughs
H. D. Atkinson
O. J. Parramore
Times-Enterp
Parker-Jeffries Co
Jarvis B. Watkins & Co
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Madame Cline
Smith Ave
Bishop
Smith’s Park
Grady St
Service Transfer Co
Barnetts
Bath
East
Jefferson Street
N. Madison
Geo. Sampson
East Clay Street
Annie Hurst
Beixas Street
Crawford Street
South Broad
W. Jackson
Smith Avenue
J. M. Laseter
Times-Enterprise
N. Crawford
H. Goldstein
Remington Avenue
W .A. Palin
Chrysler Automobiles
McManeus Buick Company
Manning
Bowman
Troy Tailoring Company
NCH Dry Cleaners
Frank Dollar
West
Jackson
Bill Bartlett
Tom Grawford, M
Berkeley, Cal
University of California
T. A. Rickard
Golden State
John Dixon
East Jackson Street
Byrd
Harold
Navy
Comm
Richard E. Byrd
Floyd Bennett
Illinois
U. S.S. Department OF Agriculture, Weather Bureau
Com
Poser
Herr Weinberger
Reseater
Sampson
McAfee Jewelry Co
North Broad St
Flowers Baker
Thomasville, Ga
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