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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1931
Page
10
Local notes from the Times-Enterprise include editorial opinions on politicians, court cases, gas and tobacco topics, and international affairs. It mentions Mickey Walker, Albert B. Fall, Schmeling, and Brookes district alignment, with commentary on cigarette pricing and local reorganization proposals. The column also lists subscription details and newspaper policies.
The city of Thomasville plans a model water softening plant the first in the region. It will remove minerals causing hardness, cut soap usage, and attract delegations from other cities to inspect the facility.
The group led by Charles J. Redden seeks to awaken Georgia and mobilize state resources to advance local interests. It may promote Georgia products, tourism, and overall state development, with active members driving practical efforts despite skepticism about impact.
The article argues that lawmakers are toying with a dangerous measure to close small state schools and colleges including Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges scattered across districts. It notes opposition to a reorganization bill proposing many new departments and questions the potential political explosiveness of such moves.
Helene Madison of Seattle extended her stranglehold on women’s free style at the national A A U championships at Bronx Beach Long Island Sound. She defended three titles including the 100 meters and mile and won the 440 yard event with Lenore Kight second and Josephine McKim third. her 880 yard crown to be decided tomorrow.
Pacific Coast conference schedules 12 intersectional football battles with the East South and Midwest for next fall. Stanford Southern California and Oregon meet two contests each while California Washington State Oregon State and Washington have one game.
A Georgia survey shows educated farmers earn more than uneducated ones. Earnings rise with schooling from 240 a year to 1254 with agricultural college. Life earnings compare 58880 for college trained versus 16880 for uneducated. Also notes a Cairo Bainbridge bus schedule in the same item.
Washington recalls William Lorimer once a powerful Illinois Republican. Expelled from the U S Senate 19 years ago, the 70 year old once-bankrupt politician has reemerged in Carbondale aiming to rid the nation of prohibition. He rose from Chicago bootblack to Senate power before his bribery charges led to ouster.
Lorimer, once a prominent figure, returns to Chicago after his partner’s prison sentence and his banking institution’s failure. He chases losses by working in a Louisiana sawmill, later seeks South American concessions, and endures injuries and declining eyesight before fading from his former prominence in 1928 during a waterways episode.
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