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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
2
Atlanta authorities reopen the case on Sam F. Aiken after a statement from Boyce Hunter's widow supports a liquor feud motive. She says Boyce and Sam Aiken were partners and confirms no affair with Mrs. Aiken. Aiken remains in custody without bond.
Annapolis MD June 19 An examining board finds Charles E B Weir a Negro candidate has imperfect vision and cannot enter the Naval Academy He was nominated by Representative De Priest.
Robert B. Troutman of Atlanta was elected chairman of the board of managers of the University of Georgia Alumni Society during the society’s annual sessions in Athens. He delivered the annual Alumni Oration as part of the meeting and a charter governing society actions was adopted and will take effect after Clarke Superior Court approval.
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Tomorrow morning the Y M C A pool will offer swimming lessons for city youths. Boys up to eighteen and girls up to twelve may enroll regardless of membership, with girls from nine to nine thirty and boys from nine thirty to ten on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Initial beginners are called wigglers, then minows after swimming fifty feet.
The YMCA announces float tests for beginners and advanced swimmers with titles such as shrimps and advanced swimmers. Examiners include J. F. L'hommedieu and Robert Robinson. The program will run from tomorrow mornings through summer with separate times for boys and girls.
Aldridge testifies he received 50,000 personal loan for aiding the Mobile Press venture, not from Alabama Power. He says no influence over the Mobile Press by the power company and recounts loans from Logan Martin to fund the project. He notes prior talk with McGowin and involvement in arranging funds for publication start.
James Barker a Black man was convicted in Macon Superior Court of the February 26 killing of C. H. Oxley night watchman for the Bible Basket company. Barker was sentenced to death by electric chair. Oxley encountered Barker as he approached the scene late at night.
A collage of visitor mentions and brief notices: several locals and out of town guests arrive or are in town, including Mr. E L Tyre Waycross Mr C B Price Meridian and Miss Jane Hashagen New York arriving to stay with Mrs Honorine Herbener. Also ads for lawn mower services Busy Bee Co and Nok-out merchandise plus a wedding notice for Hooper Alexander Jr and Margaret Miller in Monticello.
Atlanta June 19 The death sentence of John Rushing of Columbus Georgia was commuted to life imprisonment by Governor L G Hardman. Rushing was to die in the electric chair for the December 26 1927 murder of Susie Jackson. Brookins case under consideration. Muscogee officials to remit Brookins fee.
Sam Perry of Birmingham and A J Wheeler of Nashville advanced to the championship flight in the southern amateur golf tournament with victories in their preliminary round matches in Nashville Tennessee. Babe Ruth Returns to Action for Yankees in New York Game Against Red Sox after a cold sidelined him since June 1.
National League results include Brooklyn over Boston 8 to 1 with Hendricks homering. St Louis held to zero by Chicago 3 to 0. New York beat Philadelphia 6 to 4 with Ott and Roush homering. Pittsburgh blanked Cincinnati 0 to 0. American League notes feature Boston at New York a 10 run effort, Gehrig and Barrett homering. Detroit at Cleveland scoreless. a local ordinance requires dog vaccination and annual tax. penalties for noncompliance after July 1.
A report notes an ongoing theft at a basket manufacturing firm with details indicating criminal intent and an active suspect in the incident.
Charles A. Lindbergh resumes duties as technical adviser for Transcontinental Air Transport at Mitchel Field New York. He and wife Anne Morrow attend the start of Guggenheim fund tests for safe aircraft with goals of level flight at 35 mph and a 300 foot takeoff, among other safety benchmarks.
Horace Wild, 45, Border Cities Star photographer, and his son Noel were seized by about a dozen rum runners while filming near Amnistburg on the Detroit River. The men threatened to throw Wild into the river, forced him to reveal his camera’s hiding place, then released him as authorities were alerted.
An envoy's address, formed after talks with Hoover and Stimson, signals that future naval cuts should avoid past mistakes. The plan favors league preparatory work on naval strength formulas, with Dawes proposing moving from experts to statesmen for a possible settlement.
A local hat shop listing by Eddie Lewis at 322 West Jackson offers a range of hats for both ladies and men.
John L Pepper president of the Miami realty board and J C Dorman of Miami were killed when their car collided with a truck about 15 miles south of St Augustine Florida early today. Max Scott driver of the truck and Kenneth Keys a passenger were injured and taken to a hospital. Scott works for Indiana Truck Company of Jacksonville.
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