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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1931
Page
4
London June 15 Labour government defeated 232 to 208 on a finance bill amendment exempting agricultural land from the land tax but won a later closure vote 246 to 232. Prime Minister MacDonald said the defeat did not affect the bill and the government would proceed with business.
The Italian freighter Angheria sank off Ushant near the English Channel after colliding with the French liner Rochambeau in heavy fog. All 29 crew members abandoned ship and were picked up by Rochambeau, with one injury aboard either vessel. Passengers aboard Rochambeau will sail home tomorrow on Ile De France.
New French process keeps the powder on longer and reduces visible pores. It is the finest purest powder with government approved coloring matter. It never dries the skin and leaves a youthful glow. Try Mello-Glo from Thomas' Drugs Inc. (Adv.)
Rear Admiral Newton A. McCulley leaves active duty after 48 years in the Navy. He hauls down his pennant at the Charleston navy yard and retires to Anderson, South Carolina. He served as commandant of the sixth naval district and navy yard, and will be succeeded by Rear Admiral J. J. Raby. He is 64 and was an observer in the Russo Japanese War and cited for WWI service.
Fort Myers Florida June 15 Charles Edison son of the inventor said his father's rubber research has passed the preliminary stage and is moving toward commercial practicality. He noted vulcanized rubber from golden rod responds as well as ordinary rubber with standardization as the remaining issue. About six to eight percent rubber is obtained from solid gigantea a new Everglades golden rod species. Edison has discarded the Leavenworthii variety and appears in good health.
Mrs. Charlotte Nixon Nirdlinger arrives on the Roma in New York after being acquitted in France of her husband Fred G. Nixon Nirdlinger’s murder. she says she sometimes is sorry she is beautiful as she faces the press with her mother, two children, and their nurse.
In 1931 New York and other cities experiment with audiovision joining synchronized sound and pictures. Bell Labs under Dr. Herbert Ives builds the ikonophone line for two way viewing while trials in Passaic and London test televised Derby and moving scenes for audiences.
Eddyville Kentucky June 15 guard C F Logsdon killed Carl Browder a 23 year bank robbery convict in the Western State Penitentiary Browder allegedly swung a heavy mallet at the guard after a rule violation coroner Shelley Dunn ruled justifiable homicide Browder jailed since March 38 1929 for Farmers Bank of West Louisville robbery tied to a 1930s double holdup by Browder and his wife Lillian Grace Browder who is serving 20 years in Frankfort reformatory for being an accomplice and who recently escaped but was recaptured. the couple fled Atlanta after firing on cashier J M Bryan and his son Henry Bryan.
New York June 15 5 000 spectators watched Bill Dickey Yankee catcher beat Babe Ruth by five feet in a 100 yard dash at Yankee Stadium before today’s game.
Detroit Mayor Frank Murphy considers a complete check of 32,000 welfare families after Harry H. Bennett of Ford Motor Company alleges ineligible recipients due to employed household heads. The move aims to uncover potential fraud within city welfare aid.
Local society items list residents and travelers visiting and departing for months at Savannah Rome Jacksonville Beach Winter Haven Plains Waycross Plains Montana and other points. Notables include Sadie Barber Margarite Stephens Bettina Silva Jrs Issacs H P Rackley Ella Lindsey and J W Walcott with multiple relatives and business trips noted.
Rev. J. A. Smith traveling agent for the Methodist Orphans Home at Macon spoke in Boston and Thomasville yesterday. He planned to attend the Thomasville District Conference at Camilla tonight and travel to Ocilla for the Valdosta District Conference tomorrow as he promotes the home and thanks locals for past support.
Three intoxicated men were arrested Sunday afternoon after entering Mr. Charlie Thomson’s North Broad Street home seeking a hospital for an unconscious companion. Police doubt the hospital story and also report another trespass in a nearby residence.
In Valdosta Georgia Bob Corbett was bound over to a higher court on a manslaughter charge from a grade crossing collision that killed J W Pope. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Buddie Carter and L W Herndon were released. A commitment hearing was held in city court.
Detroit 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 at New York 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 Detroit Whitehill Ruffins. New York Hayworth Sheridan Dickey Johnson Chap man Gehrig. Cleveland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 at Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hudlin Donahue Se well Walberg Heving. Chicago 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Frasier Tate Klein Berry. St Louis at Washington. Boston at Chicago double header yesterday. New York at Cincinnati to be played later.
In Chicago on June 15, John Heinan a Capone ally and Paddock Cafe owner surrendered at the federal building after fingerprints were taken and five thousand dollars posted to ensure appearance. Capone himself consulted with lawyers over whether to plead guilty or contest the liquor conspiracy charges as he awaits arraignment.
CHIROPODIST Dr. Georgia Waterman at 727 N Madison St. Phone 2823. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Turner and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reynolds with daughter Mary visited relatives Sunday. Lucien Sykes left for funeral of his mother Mrs. Lucy Sykes in Lemon Springs NC. death unexpected. Edwina Pringle Margarite Neel and Ralph Brown left for Wesleyan College Young People Assembly Macon. Mrs. Mattie Huff of Columbus, guest of daughter Mrs. H. J. Johnson, called home by death of granddaughter Dorothy Hartin. accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.
Thomas County 4-H Club girl Verda Will Carter of Meigs departs for Washington DC June 17 to 23 to attend the National 4-H Club Camp. She earned the trip for excellence in club work after six years in the program, a prize funded annually by the Atlantic Coast Line Railway. About forty state representatives will join the weeklong event with a program recreating camp life and tours of historic sites.
The Georgia crop reporting service on June 1 said small grain prospects are strong but field crops suffer from moisture shortages. Peaches set to about 17.83 million bushels, 82 percent good condition, wheat harvests healthy with 82 percent. rye and oats also look good. Southern tobacco damaged by dryness. watermelons shed young fruit. northern moisture too light for late plantings. overall feed crops poor.
The Pontiac Commercial and Savings Bank, Pontiac Mich the citys largest financial institution, was closed today by order of its directors to conserve assets and protect depositors. The bank listed resources of 17 8417. Cramer Smith its president committed suicide on June 6.
Small farm near city seeks reliable couple with three children or a responsible man and wife. Will provide best care or work for owner. Requires good references. Respond to Dc/o Times Enterprise.
State Auditor Tom Wisdom, acting as assistant director of the budget, summoned government department heads to meet at 10 a m to review budget requests. The 1932 33 requests total about 2 5 million more than anticipated state revenues. Wisdom aims to improve the budget before submission to the legislature.
About 250 white and black laborers fought over jobs at a warehouse construction site in Greenville. Fists and rocks flew as whites tried to drive negro job seekers from the Capital Construction Company employment office. Sheriff deputies and state patrolmen intervened to restore order.
Crawford Ga June 15 C O Freeman farmer near here harvested 235 bushels of wheat from four and a half acres. The yield is believed the largest ever in this section.
The Sun reports Giants manager John McGraw will sign to make a series of motion pictures. He is said to receive $250,000, with McGraw declining to comment on the rumor.
John Downer, a Black man condemned to electrocution for an alleged assault, remains jailed without a stay as national groups plan an appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court in New Orleans. Federal Judge Beaver denied habeas corpus but allowed appeal, delaying execution amid claims of due process violation and mob violence at Elberton jail.
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