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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1937
Page
6
Sheriff James R. Hicks Jr and Judge Earl W. Butler announce a county wide clean up to force relief recipients into work or the chain gang. The drive targets farmers, brick yard operators, and lumber mills as labor shortages spark action starting tomorrow.
Eastern standard day seven schedule lists Don Winslow of the Navy Orphan Annie skit Science from the News and News Periods Ford Bond on Baseball and two orchestral blocks with acts by Billy Betty and The Rhythmaires.
A Bibb County sheriff pledges a 12 month chain gang for relief workers who refuse jobs to back farmers, while urging other Georgia sheriffs to join in a broad vagrancy drive. Judge Butler backs evidence that unemployable relief workers are not targets. The note highlights labor shortages ahead of cotton harvest.
Blind Benjamin A. Bustin, a Spanish American War veteran from Sparta Georgia, was awarded his medals today after years of waiting. The ceremony honors his service and marks a long overdue recognition for his sacrifices.
Birmingham Bishop calls for divorce law reform and proposes communion for divorced persons fueling renewed church debate over Edward VIII and Wallis Warfield's marriage and the church's stance. He cites previous mercy killing and birth control stances while urging compassion for remarried believers.
Atlanta June 8 The state capitol saw little activity as officials and employees statewide left to vote on 26 constitutional amendments. Governor Rivers and family went to Lakeland with a blanket leave order for those who wished to vote. Several officials used the chance to vote at home. Only one elevator operated amid a hushed election day.
A fragment of bone spurred a new search for bodies 25 miles southeast of Salt Lake City where wreckage of a December airliner with seven aboard was found. Thirty men worked at the base of a 1000 foot precipice near a snow field as daylight limited, digging through ice and debris.
London officials take charge as fiancé Michael Asquith reports a note threatening to remove Miss Battye. Scotland Yard reviews eight typewritten threats after Diana Battye vanish on June 1 following Coronation events.
The piece notes widows may be irresistible in some areas but are a burden in China. In the market, women over 25 struggle to find husbands unless they marry much older widowers. Traditional beliefs favor men marrying at 30 and women at 18 to 22, with superstition linking a widow’s misfortune to a second marriage.
The United States government awards a long-delayed decoration for meritorious service, two-score years after the veteran’s wartime duty. The record notes two bronze medals that arrived too late for him to witness.
Meigs Georgia reports a busy weekend with guests from Gainesville Miami Madison Pelham Albany Savannah and Columbia. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. James M. Simpson Mrs. C. B. McCullar and Mrs. W. A. Howell hosting relatives and friends while Mr. Braswell travels to Columbus for business.
Meigs Georgia June 8 Speer Bolton son of Dr and Mrs E S Bolton of Meigs wins highest honors in Middle Georgia College. He graduates with three A s and one B and has been all Southern Junior College end for 2 years. He bats 466 percent in baseball cent fielding this season in 23 games.
Meigs Ga June 8 The Travelers Home reports several new visitors this week with more expected. Among them are Mr and Mrs C R Ring and Mr H P Roberson from North Carolina interests, Miss Ardain Lloyd of Ocilla Ga, Mr and Mrs H M Lanier of Live Oak Fla and Mr J B Lindsey of Lennox Ga.
A Sunday morning crash on North Church Street Meigs involved a carload of African American passengers and a large New Orleans cheese truck en route to Miami. No injuries reported and no serious damage. the incident occurred in front of J. D. Culpepper’s home.
Washington reports scientists with telescopes and smoked glass sought a total eclipse, focusing on the long path across the Pacific. Canton Island and Peru hosted observers from the National Geographic Society and Hayden-Grace, with naval timing teams. Weather limited full viewing.
Macon Georgia June 8 J W Camp superintendent of the Georgia Industrial Home posted bond of 150 in two assault and battery cases. Mrs J N Mathews swore out warrants charging Camp beat her son Joe 15 and his playmate Tom Whiting 13 with a stick at a swimming hole in Nucky Creek Sunday afternoon. Camp denied striking the boys saying he chased them away for chasing orphan girls taking a swim.
Atlantic City report states up to ten percent of drivers may suffer night blindness due to absence of visual purple vitamin A fluid in eye rods. New optical test measures visual purple flow from rods aiding diagnosis, challenging prior belief that only poor diets cause the condition.
Two Californians top seed Bobby Riggs and second seed Joe Hunt begin in the 52nd Southern Amateur chasing Ernie Sutter's Dixie title. Riggs faces Earl Reynolds in round one, Hunt plays Marvin Bacon in round two, as women’s singles also open with Evangeline MacLennan meeting Tracy Murrell.
Amelia Earhart arrived in Saint Louis Senegal after a 3 hour 22 minute flight from Natal Brazil, setting an apparent eastward record. She will rest and repair before resuming the circumnavigation, with takeoff planned for tomorrow or Thursday. Weather and radio issues plagued the voyage.
Atlanta reports Governor Rivers and former Governor Eugene Talmadge cast opposite ballots in Georgia’s state election, ending a two month campaign known as the war of constitutional amendments. Rivers urged finishing last year’s promises while Talmadge warned the amendments would raise taxes and expand patronage and liquor legalization.
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