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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1931
Page
3
William Moore Frazer of Rahway found guilty of murdering his paramour Mrs Phoebe Stader in New York State. He testified the shooting was accidental while in his car at a Crossroads near Walden. Frazer awaits execution on July 27 after body found in a wooded patch near Richmond Virginia.
Yale University conferred on Bryan Lafollette Brown of Blue Ridge and William Arthur Hinton of Dacula the degree in course of master of science in mechanical engineering.
A powerful earthquake in Panjshir district Afghanistan 60 miles north of Kabul killed fifteen people and destroyed fifty houses. Many buildings suffered damage across the region.
In Mobile Alabama Mrs Willie Mae Clausen 33 a divorcee with a 16 year old son shot Foster K Hale Jr 52 an attorney and sportsman of statewide prominence and was jailed on murder charges Hale told police the shooting followed his statement that their affair would end He said she fired with the remark we will go together The incident followed a telephone call from the hotel to his office Clausen traveled to Mobile from Atmore with her son William Pugh 16 after a previous marriage
Commerce department data show May exports at 205 million dollars and imports at 182 million, producing a 23 million dollar trade surplus. Five months to May total exports 1.13 billion, imports 936 million, with cotton exports rising 126 thousand bales though prices are 40 to 45 percent lower than last year.
Ford Motor Co reports Detroit factory workforce at 179000, up several hundred from last week. Peak operations in April reached 84000.
The narrative describes American divisions under training in France facing manpower gaps and the push to deploy a combined force. It notes leadership concerns, shortages of regular officers, discussions with Marshal Foch, and plans to assemble a multinational American corps for active operations while detailing the Lys defense and allied strain.
William D. Upshaw former Georgia congressman plans to run as a militant prohibitionist for a seat in the national house if Georgia fails to redistrict. If the legislature does not act the ten Georgia seats will be statewide and Upshaw may win with a strong dry vote. Georgia’s delegation meets June 25 to press for action as the state faces losing two seats under the 1930 census.
Memphis dispatch notes baseball recess left three midtable clubs with wins as Little Rock defeated Birmingham 5 to 0 Nashville edged New Orleans 7 to 6 in ten innings and Memphis beat Atlanta 18 to 12 while Chattanooga and Motive did not play.
Thomasville forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Thursday. Observations note 8 am readings with a 75th Meridian lime temperature, 108 degrees peak in Willis ton North Dakota yesterday, and total rainfall 0.07 inches in the last 24 hours. General rains reported in Atlantic states and Gulf region with temperatures high in the south and above normal in upper valleys.
For sale a six month old police pup priced at ten dollars. Hampton Jennings listed as contact. Also classified business notices note PEWRITERS sales and service and Rebull Underwoods Write Under wood Agt Albany Ga.
Rebecca F. Hoffman county register of New York and the state’s highest paid woman public official, died after six weeks of inflammatory rheumatism. A three time Democratic national convention delegate, she was elected last year to a $12 000 a year office.
Griffin Ga June 17 A Spalding county Roosevelt For President club was organized last night to back the nomination and election of the New York Governor on hard times unemployment and high tariff Prohibition was described as a moral issue L P Goodrich elected president of the club
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