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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1932
Page
6
The Thomasville Motorcycle Club, under Associated Charities, will host a Thursday afternoon event at Pastime Stable featuring motorcycle races and stunt riding. Admission is 35 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. A grand parade leads to racing followed by stunt performances with visiting riders expected to participate.
The Neighborhood Prayer Meeting is set for tomorrow at 3 30 PM at 425 North Hansell Street in the home of Mrs W B Carter. Anthracnose has appeared across nearly the entire South Georgia Watermelon belt prompting growers to expect a short season and challenging control efforts. Melon prices hold fairly steady while Florida shipments remain under 100 cars daily amid hot open weather in key markets. If Georgia production stays light, growers may still realize profitable prices for shipments.
Neel Brothers Dickey Mathison Steele Lindsey Saunders combine for a 760 879 865 totals as Neel's bowling team defeats the Times Enterprise in three straight games in the city league. Times Enterprise scores lag behind with Mays Megahee and Pettigrew Gandy among top scorers. Team averages run about 166 for Neels and 151 for Times Enterprise. In other items the county board of education visits the city high school for a luncheon hosted by Supt Broughton and toured the new building.
Mens half soles and rubber heels priced at 1 10 1 50 and 1 75 plus mens rubber heels 35c 50c 75c. Ladys half soles and heels 85c 1 10 and 1 40. Ladys rubber heel top lifts 40c Ladys leather heel top lifts 25c. Delivery arranged from Sturdivants between Ball’s and Jerger’s, phone 309.
Baseball results across leagues list scores for American and National League games with batteries, home runs and pitcher notes. Notable outputs include Marberry Spencer for Washington and Philadelphia, Mahaffey Cochran for Cleveland, Ruffing Dickey for Detroit, Lombardi Ott Grantham and Hartnett homers, with several postponed games due to rain.
The initial crate of Georgia peaches for the season arrived in Atlanta this morning from W. T. Ross of McDonough Road in DeKalb county. W. T. Dunn told the produce firm he would have a crate here today.
A Garden Club committee meets Friday in the basement of the new junior high to make bouquets for the graduating class. Volunteers may bring pink roses daisies pink or white larkspur or gardenias or notify Miss Rena Davis to be called for. About fifty dozen roses are needed.
B L Brew offers general repair and construction services with phone contact 949 M.
The grand jury convened in Superior Court to review felony indictments. Johnson acted as solicitor during the session, with over a dozen cases under consideration and eight indictments already drawn. Charles Lamb Scott’s murder trial was heard in the afternoon as self defense was argued.
The widow of Stanislaus Hausner, Newark flier who vanished after attempting a flight to Poland, will receive $2,000 from the Motion Picture Machine Operators Union Local 306. The payout applies as a death benefit to a member in good standing who designated a beneficiary in writing before death.
In Darien Georgia on June 7 Bennie and Mary Parkinson children of Alva Parkinson died after eating mushrooms gathered near their home. Both children suffered and died in agony. An autopsy is planned for today.
The Tallahassee Caps defeated the Buds 5 to 0 in an exhibition game played in Florida City yesterday afternoon. Henry on the mound for the Buds held the Caps to seven scattered hits and one walk but costly errors led to runs. Lefty Dixon pitched well for the Caps as timely blows produced the decisive scoring.
In North Carolina Reynolds leads Morrison as belated returns roll in. Reynolds has 149,948 votes to Morrison's 138,376 with 39 of 1,123 precincts reported. A July 2 runoff is possible if Reynolds holds the lead. New York forms United Repeal Council to push repeal in party platforms, with Rockefeller aides joining.
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