First Watermelon Brought In By Thomas County Farmer
Meigs resident Jim Davis proudly displayed the season's first ripe watermelon. He owns several melon acres and hopes the crop will yield good revenue.
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1933
Page
5
Meigs resident Jim Davis proudly displayed the season's first ripe watermelon. He owns several melon acres and hopes the crop will yield good revenue.
Meigs resident Eustace W. Murdock died at Archbold Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered in an auto crash near Meigs earlier yesterday. The funeral and interment will be arranged locally, with details not yet available. The prominent planter and businessman was well known in the Meigs area and his death brings sorrow, especially as his wife is hospitalized nearby.
County reports drought endangering tobacco and watermelon crops in Coolidge while corn suffers from a new stalk-boring pest but cotton thrives. Thomasville Tennis Club announces city doubles tourney starts tomorrow at 2 PM on Forbes Field and Joye's School courts with 15 teams. favorites include Bramblett Joye and pairs Clark Neel and Walker Cochran.
The Thomasville Ministerial Association discussed conducting a city wide religious census similar to a two year prior survey. The event would take place Tuesday morning June 13 at 9 30 with help from ladies across churches to complete the census quickly.
Augusta pastor Rev G B Jackson former St Thomas A M E church leader for about five years was killed in a Monday auto wreck near Radium Springs while traveling from Bainbridge to Albany after passing through Thomasville. The body was badly burned in the collision. A local colored delegation plans to attend his funeral in Augusta. Also Rev L R Parker died last night in West Palm Beach and may be buried in Valdosta.
Three men Fred Ross Edgar Gable and Willie Johnson are held in the city jail charged with stealing a watch found on Gable during investigation. His companions are detained as accessories. Police also detained two youths James McNeil and Furman Davis of Meigs for questioning.
A small morning fire in Thom asville's uptown business area drew the fire department to North Broad Street. The blaze started under a cover between the Jay Searcy and Fleetwood insurance offices and Mrs Spence's Millinery Shop, and was quickly put out with chemicals with little damage.
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