Visits and arrivals mark busy weekend in Thomasville
Visitors and residents fill Sunday as Miss Edith Brewton becomes Mrs. Fisher of Bridgeville and a son John M. Jr. is born to Mr. and Mrs. John M. Fisher. arrivals include pianoforte advices, travelers from Augusta Daytona Beach Bamberg and Charleston, and local business companions visiting Tosco and Britton’s Drug Store.
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John M. Fisher
Bridgeville, Ga
John M. Jr
F. ©. Ford
J. Drayton Ford
Charleston
Thomasville
Neels Dress Sale Opens Monday Across Town
Mr and Mrs J H Barwick of Thom asville visited Kenneth Gardens the world s largest dog kennel at St Clairsville Ohio in Eastern Ohio along the National Road Route 40 near St Clairsville.
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Thomasville
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Visit News and Local Advertisements Mix In 1940s Miami Spa
Mrs. N C Corley visits Mrs A M Strickland in Thomasville then plans a Miami return for about two weeks. Gold Leaf Tobacco plans a Georgia selling campaign. Camp Wilkins hosts Thomas County 4H girls with scholarships and activities. Giant Superflex oil stove offered for quick sale.
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Gold Leaf Tobacco Co
Hahira
Local travelers and notices span cities and plans
Mr and Mrs D G Binion and family passed through town en route to West Palm Beach. Mrs A H Hough left for Atlanta for a few days before a West tour by special train with a large party visiting Hawaii and Seattle. Mr and Mrs W W Fleming and others from Blakely motor to Washington for funeral services of Mr Charles M Griffin. Neighborhood Prayer Meeting heads to Mrs Ben F Natworth’s home tomorrow at 4 PM with invitation to all.
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D. G. Binion
West Palm Beach
A. H. Hough
Atlanta
Mr. Hough
West
Frisco
Hawaii
Seattle
Canadian Rockies
W. W. Fleming
Blakely
Paul Kline
Washington, D. C
Willa Strong
DuPont Strong
Washington
Charles M. Griffin
Fleming
Early County News
Ben F. Natworth
Young Street
Tomorrow's Amateur Baseball Showdown At Thomasville
The Buds meet Moultrie in a pivotal local schedule clash with Scott on the mound and Campbell catching. The boys are in intense practice, aiming to win the pennant and a Florida group title while fans are urged to attend. The Busy Bee Co advertises mowers and garden hose repairs.
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Moultrie
Buds
Thomasville
Florida
Scott
Campbell
Busy Bee Co
Lea and Caldwell Seek Amendment in Constitution Suit
Nashville publishers Luke Lea and Rogers Caldwell filed an amendment in federal court in Atlanta seeking to lower the purchase price of the Atlanta Constitution from 1,050,000 to a fair amount based on an audit showing about 54,000. They propose the trial judge set a fair price and pay it if higher, with Citizens and Southern National Bank holding stock and cash in escrow. The suit, scheduled for trial, involves 3,000 shares of Constitution stock and $130,000 in cash in dispute.
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Atlanta
Messrs
Luke Lea
Rogers Caldwell
Nashville
Atlanta Constitution
Clark Howell
Albert Howell, Jr
Clark Howell, Jr
Constitution
Lea
Caldwell
Constitution Publishing Company
Messrs Howell
Citizen’s and
Southern National Bank
Constitution Common
Howells
Lea and
River flood drives hundreds from homes in Missouri
Kennett Missouri June 18 Unrelenting battle against the ram paging St Francis River drives a thousand families from their homes in Southeast Missouri A 600 foot levee seven miles above a new crevasse held back a skirmish and the flood area after three crevasses in two days totals about one hundred thousand acres Crop and farm damage is estimated at 1.5 to 2 million dollars The Red Cross chaired by C S Harrison plans rehab for the homeless and Georgis France notes setback in relief efforts as residents flee before failing levees with no confirmed casualties
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Kennett
St. Francis
Missouri
Citizens
Crowley’s Ridge
Campbell
C. S.harrison
Dunklin County
Red Cross
Georgis France
Former Prima Donna of the Big Tops Dies in Miami
Bes sie Kruse 41 once famed as the Prima Donna of the Big Tops died in a Miami hospital penniless and alone. Her career ended seven years earlier after a circus parade accident in Portland left her arm crushed and amputated. She had toured with major circuses and vaudeville circuits before contracts faded.
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Miami
Fla
Bessie Kruse
Big Tops
Portland
Ore
Keith
Pantages
Mobile Signs Albany Third Baseman Brakefield
Memphis Tennessee June 18. Manager Milton Stock of Mobile announces the signing of Brakefield a third baseman from Albany in the Southeastern Association.
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Memphis
Tenn
Milton Stock
Mobile Club
Southern Association
Brakefield
Albany
Southeastern Association
Georgia Tech Students Join Training Cruise Aboard Wyoming
About eighty Georgia Tech students in the naval reserve officers training corps boarded the U S S Wyoming in Charleston for a three week training cruise up the Atlantic coast. Also aboard are students from Yale Harvard and Northwestern universities.
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Georgia Tech
Charleston
S. C
Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Wyoming
Atlantic
Yale
Harvard
Northwestern University
Hoover Discusses Campaign Plans With Delegates
Secretary Hoover held talks with delegates returning from the Kansas City convention. The discussions focused on campaign outlooks and a quick resignation from the cabinet is deemed unlikely this summer due to Commerce Department workload and personnel. Leaders Atterbury and Tilson attended, with others briefed on Hoover’s outlook and timing.
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Washington
Hoover
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
John Q ‘Tilson
Connecticut
House
Commerce Department
Former Secretary Meredith Dies at Home in Iowa
Edwin T. Meredith, Secretary of Agriculture in the Wilson cabinet and a Democratic presidential candidate, died at age 51 in Des Moines after a long illness. He was a farm publisher and progressive dry, opposed to Prohibition. President Wilson named him to the cabinet in 1920 and he remained a presidential contender through the 1924 convention.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Edwin T. Meredith
Meredith
Los Angeles
al Smith
New York
Smith
Wilson
Mr. Meredith
John, W. Davis
Oscar W. Underwood
Hammond Sentenced to Death for Third Time in Murder
Harold Hammond, convicted of murdering Mrs. Lottie Ingram, was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the third time in Fulton Superior Court. His prior sentences were in June 1927, and a May 18 execution date was postponed by a thirty day reprieve from Governor Hardiman.
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Atlanta
Harold Hammond
Lottie Ingram
Fulton Superior Court
Hammond
Supreme Court
Hardiman
Gus Howard
Brooklet banker commits suicide at home
Brooklet Georgia June 18 A W Coleman 26 cashier of the Bank of Brooklet shot himself at his home during dinner he died an hour later his wife and baby were present no reason was given survivors include his mother Mrs John Coleman
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Brooklet
A. W. Coleman
Bank of Brooklet
Coleman
John Coleman
Prophecy of New Lineups in the Auto Industry
Mackinac Island Mich June 18 The automotive equipment association opens a four day convention with forecasts of massive mergers and the industry entering aviation servicing Arthur C Storz president notes airports already have local suppliers and a national service plan Cars and planes to be serviced within miles of each field E C Forbes reports to the 1000 delegates.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Automotive Equipment Association
Arthur C. Storz
Omaha
E. C. Forbes
New York
Funeral services for Rev Atkinson today
Funeral services were held in Decatur Ga for Rev J C Atkinson of the South Carolina Methodist Conference who died yesterday at his daughter Mrs Cordle Page's home in Columbia S C He had been in the ministry nearly forty years and formerly belonged to the North Georgia conference.
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Decatur
J. C. Atkinson
South Carolina
Methodist Church
Cordle Page
Columbia
S. C
Aviators Return Without Seen Sign of Nobile Party
Reported rescue flight over Spitzbergen area finds no sign of General Nobile’s camp or red tent. Nobile’s leg fracture details and exact position, 88.33 north 27.12 east, noted as relief efforts plan further seaplane searches from base ship Citta Di Milano.
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ItaHwa
Bragazza
Spitzbergen
Nobile
Foyn Island
Romanga
Citta di Milano
Riiser-Larsen
North Cape
Cape Platea
Reps Island
North East Land
Luetzow Holm
Charles XII Island
Cape Platen
Whalenberg Bay
Sobreby Island
A. Mariano
Friendship lands in Wales as Amelia Earhart completes trans Atlantic flight
The American plane Friendship, piloted with Amelia Earhart aboard, arrived unexpectedly in Barry Estuary Wales after a long flight from Trepassey Newfoundland. The crew planned to continue to Bristol while crowds in England and Ireland awaited the historic crossing by the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
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Newfoundland
Trepassey
N. F
England
Ireland
Barryport
Wales
Amelia Earhart
Great Ocean
Barry Estuary
Bristol Channel
River Severn
Burry Estuary
Filera
Earhart Flight Narrow Escape Before Landing in Wales
Miss Amelia Earhart and two companions arrived in Swansea after a trans Atlantic flight from Barry Port. The Friendship monoplane skimmed near a chimney stack at Barry Port Copper Works and landed safely. Mrs. Frederick Guest, sponsor, praised the safe arrival and noted she would have liked to meet Earhart.
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Friendship
Barry Port
Southampton
England
Frederick Guest
Miss Harhart
States
Swansea
Wales
Amelia Earhart
Baseball Results National League score by innings
The Brooklyn and Philadelphia game shows Brooklyn leading with a 22 in the score by innings, while Philadelphia trails with a 2. Chicago defeats Boston 10 to 6 with strong batting in the late innings, and Boston wins 18 to 10 in another contest. Batteries listed include Petty Henline Ring Lennon Bush Hadley Hart Barnes Malone Gonzales Greenfield Taylor Rhein Wilson Laque Picinich.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Petty
Henline
Ring
Lennon
Chicago
Boston
Bush and
Hadley
Hartnett and Barnes
Chacazo Oo
Malone
Gonzales
Greenfield
Taylor
St. Dowd
Cincinnati
Rhein and Wilson
Laque and Picinich
Mrs Merrill Callaway Returns Home After Accident
Macon Ga June 18 Mrs Merrill P Callaway wife of M P Callaway VP of Guaranty Trust Co New York was injured in a taxi milk truck collision weeks ago and has left the hospital returning to her home in New York City She suffered a broken collar bone and internal injuries.
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Macon
Merrill P. Callaway
M. P. Callaway
Guaranty Trust Company
New York
New York City
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D. D. Burgess
W. D. Rhoad
Bamberg
8. C
Morris
Empire Furniture Store
Dr. W. A. Britton
Britton
Thomas Hardman
J. I. Freeman
Walt T. Brown
Walt T. Brown, Jr
Tosco
Neels Dress Sale
Chastain Office Supply Co
Ss. C. Fleming
Pugh’s
Gold Leaf Tobacco Company
Georgia
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Thomas County
Camp Wilkins
Eloy L. Means
State College of Agriculture
Athens
Bernice Beane
Metcalfe
Elma
Margaret Hudson
Ochlocknee
Marie Carroll
New Hope
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Janie Redfern
Pave
Lucille Kight
Maggie Bo
Thomas
W. A. Rice
Pebble Hill Plantation
Chamber of Commerce
Moore Music Co
Kiwanis Ladies Night
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
Neel
H. J. MacIntyre
Howard Thompson
Black Ie
LEA and Caldwell
Mobile
Penn. Railroad
Brooklet, GA
Prophecy
Rev. Atkinson
General Nobile
Barry
Llanelly
Union Bible
Wesley Bible Class
Bascom Anthony
Anthony
Rose Theatre
Williams
Stultz
Purina
Golden Brothers
Thomasville, Georgia
Amelia
Merrill Callaway
N. Y
South Broad St
Thomasville Restaurant
Broad Street
Upchurch Building
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