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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1936
Page
7
Frank L. Forester announces his candidacy for Solicitor-General of the Southern Circuit, subject to Democratic Primary rules. He pledges honest, impartial, economical service and vows to personally meet voters across the circuit, asking for their votes and influence.
Meigs Ga June 15 Thomas K Davis banker farmer and former state legislator announces candidacy to succeed himself on the Georgia Public Service Commission.
Brunswick Ga June 15 Police Chief L O Godwin ordered Glynn county operators to remove slot machines from Sea Island Beach and St Simons Island within days. The move precedes a possible grand jury recommendation to outlaw the devices as two mad dog killings are reported nearby. A cooling note urges a swim at Rock Springs.
Frank L. Forester Solicitor of the Thomasville City Court announces his candidacy for Solicitor General of the Southern Judicial Circuit to succeed the late G L Spurlin. Forester cites his record cutting city court costs and his community leadership with Kiwanis and Junior Chamber of Commerce as qualifications.
An old familiar face visited the Times Enterprise office early today. Mr W F Quarterman offered a large basket of ripe tomatoes, produced from about a half acre he plants annually on Smith Avenue. Citizens may visit his residence to view the remarkable tomato patch.
Friends in Thomasville learn of the death of Mrs. W. B. Lawhead a former resident. Funeral services are set for Wednesday in Athens Georgia. She moved from Thomasville to Corpus Christi in 1925 after her husband’s death and is survived by son Vane Lawhead in Arizona and daughter Mrs. Paul Conolly of Corpus Christi.
Henry Heisler slipped from a cable glide at Rock Springs yesterday, fell about fifteen feet striking shoulder and head. He was rushed to Whidgn’s hospital, examined, and later dismissed, with reports of recovering from the shock. Clyde Moore fights rattler while loading truck. knocks it out. Private Number at the Rose Theatre stars Robert Taylor and Loretta Young in a romance with comedy and drama.
Captain J. K. Harper has a tentative armory drawing for the Thomasville Guards. The two story front section would include a rear 100 by 60 foot drill room suitable for drilling gymnasium and basketball. Site plans await final details with a donated city site likely on the East Side school campus.
Baptist Sunday school teachers and officers convene at Lot Delock Church for a full attendance meeting. The seventh district senate seat from Grady county will be chosen this year with two entrants announced by Carl Minter. Dr. Ward of Pine Park and Jett A. Pope of Cairo qualified after entry fees of 150 dollars set by the committee. Both candidates, prominent in Grady county, will contest the two year term.
The Thomas County Masonic convention with Mcdonald Lodge meets in Pavo on Friday June 19 at 8 30 P M in joint session with Colquitt County. Abit Nix of Athens Grand Master of Georgia will deliver the public address in the Pavo School auditorium. All Masons and friends are urged to attend this first county convention in the region.
Health officials report typhoid vaccination now requires one annual dose to maintain protection after three initial doses. A new two dose lockjaw vaccine claims permanent protection but is not suitable after injury since incubation can occur in two weeks to over a month. The old single dose remains needed after wounding.
Chicago on June 15 reports lower live cattle values indicating cheaper beef prices for the public as market values ease.
Prices for cattle weakened as drought relief purchases ended over a year ago. Steer values dropped 25 to 35 cents per hundredweight last week amid high market receipts and strong demand, with choice and prime steers at their lowest since December. Officials cited heavy volumes and consumer pressure as drivers of the decline.
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