Mr H A Wheeler Dies This Morning
Local notice reports the death of Mr H A Wheeler in the morning hours. Details on funeral arrangements or surviving family are not included in the readable fragment.
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1931
Page
4
Local notice reports the death of Mr H A Wheeler in the morning hours. Details on funeral arrangements or surviving family are not included in the readable fragment.
The account reports the death of H Arthur Wheeler in Jacksonville Florida after a blood clot near the heart. He leaves a wife and one daughter and may be buried in Saint Cloud beside his son H A Jr. Funeral plans are undecided. Also reported is the fatal injury of Benjamine McManus near Cairo after being run over by a lumber truck. He died after 3 PM. He was 19 and the son of W H McManus.
Last night the Board of Education discussed objections to the 6-3-3 plan, weighing time, financial, and life-work preparation issues. Dr H M Moore pressed for reconsideration, but the vote to revisit failed. the new system will roll out gradually beyond seventh grade, with superintendent arguing benefits for student preparation. U D C meeting notes follow with officers elected and plans for World War crosses and Confederate markers.
The fire department battled two roof fires caused by falling live sparks on dry shingles. The Mahler home fire was extinguished without water, with shingles removed to reach the flames. The Peacock residence on Crawford Street also burned briefly before two o'clock, with only slight damage.
New York reports Arthur Hammerstein, after bankruptcy and dire talk, now claims financial backing. His next operetta Melody will have a book by Edward Childs Carpenter and a score by Sigmund Romberg.
Four hundred picketers including women and children demonstrated at the Lafferty mine of the M A Manna Coal Company seeking an eight hour day and re employment of men said to be fired for union ties. Deputy sheriffs formed the crowd and restricted gathering. Fewer than half of the 320 workers appeared for shift while mine officials cited threats against workers.
Washington June 13 Veterans whose adjusted compensation certificates have been issued less than two years can borrow no money on them Former service men wondered if Congress raised loan value to fifty percent waiving the two year rule Veterans Administrator Hines today announced that the attorney general had ruled the two year limit still applies.
American mayors visiting Paris toured the city sewers and a flour mill on the outskirts, dining simply among flour sacks and workers. The group noted the Berlin trip of Los Angeles Mayor John C. Porter, questioning its timing while a French guest.
Fire at the J N Carter Naval Stores Company plant in Meigs destroyed the turpentine distilling facility. Loss is estimated at five to six thousand dollars beyond insurance of three thousand. Machinery shed still 60 barrels of dip and 300 gallons of spirits burned. No injuries. managers plan to replace the still and resume operations soon.
When hosting weekend guests bring the family to our dining room at no extra cost for Sunday dinner. A special menu includes fried chicken baked chicken and other dishes. South Broad Street ad invites families and guests to try the service tomorrow.
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