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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1937
Page
6
In Jones county near Juliette a six year old boy vanished at 3 pm yesterday. About 50 people joined the search in the dense woods along the Ocmulgee river. J F Brantley urged more volunteers as footprints led toward an old sawmill site half a mile from home.
Police identify 12 year old Mary Maglione of the Bronx as the victim found unconscious in an air chamber beneath a New York theater stage. A physician says she was assaulted with a fractured skull and is in serious condition. Government experts note corn grows best on slightly acid and neutral soils.
A river search is underway about a mile and a half from the Mitchell home as relatives question whether the missing child was drowned. Officials have not confirmed a death, and hopeful clues keep the family in suspense.
County officials across Georgia joined the State Public Welfare Board to lay groundwork for old age pensions effective July 15. Welfare director Lamar Murdaugh said many counties had formally approved welfare committees, with remaining announcements coming tomorrow. Approved county applications will be sent to the State Board for review.
Atlanta June 17. A State Supreme Court on file shows an on file motion to dismiss a suit challenging the June 8 election. Assistant Attorney General Marshall L. Allison signed the dismissal contending issues from Franklin County Superior Court’s injunction denial were moot after the election. A group of Franklin county taxpayers sought to restrain officials from appointing election managers and clerks and from spending money for the election.
Igo Petitilio demonstrates a levitation powered spoon dance claiming Mayan high priest lineage. He says he animates inanimate objects by magnetism and amazed dancers at a Hollywood ball with no visible mechanism.
A similar injunction appeal from Coffee county sits before the Supreme Court and has not yet been scheduled for a hearing.
Meigs residents and relatives host and visit across Georgia. Howard Meigs guest LeRoy Sereneen's, Mrs Bond spends two weeks in Atlanta, Hoke Braswell visits Thomasville on business, Pauline Carter and others attend Pelham pool, Langley guests in Milledgeville, Tipton and Carter enroll at Joye's Business School, Judge Jorles ill at home, Cornett visits Bolton, Baptist Rally attendees, Bennie Riggs travels to Moultrie for sister's illness, Ferguson family hosts from Atlanta, James McCord visits Spence.
The Addis Ababa scene under Mussolini's rule resembles a gold rush with thousands of new residents arriving. Electric, water, and sewerage lag. roofs are primitive mud structures. A waterfall is eyed for hydro power while wells and a distant aqueduct supply limited water. Social life remains lively despite colonial gaps.
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