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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1933
Page
6
A column of humorous notes and local observations from Thomasville, including praise of graduates, jokes about Fathers Day, references to national politics, and items on watermelons, drought in China, and the Roosevelt administration. Mentions Soldier Field crowds, Morgan and Talmadge, and a Moultrie watermelon festival rumor.
A dated discussion on forestry camp discipline weighs costs of rewarding effort and weeding out troublemakers. It notes June’s cultural references, its historic ties, and a general tone of cautious optimism despite potential penalties and militaristic missteps.
A tribute recalls Cyrus H K Curtis from a frugal boy who refused Fourth of July firecrackers to买 invest in newspapers, becoming a revered publisher and benefactor. The piece highlights his grit, careful philanthropy, and impact on American literature and society. It also mentions the Moultrie Georgia Watermelon Festival planned for June 30 led by the Chamber of Commerce with Queen contest and county floats. Thomas County is cited as the state’s leading watermelon producer with high annual shipments.
Treasury reports June 16 receipts of 58.74 million and expenditures of 45.93 million, leaving a balance of 998.53 million. Customs duties for the first 16 days of June amounted to 11.87 million.
Helen Leo Worthing once in Ziegfeld Follies told Los Angeles police she jumped or fell from an eastbound train near Pasadena after her husband Eugene C. Nelson the Negro physician said they could not get along She fled toward New York with $50 in her purse claiming her mental state was unfairly questioned and she wanted her belongings from the house.
Chicago June 19 powerful hammer atom smashing device described before Association for the Advancement of Science. Deuton or atom smasher fires hydrogen cores into targets to probe the structure of matter. Researchers Gilbert N. Lewis Livingston and Ernest Dorence of the University of California report insights into the atom’s core.
Mrs Mary Brinn Scarborough a prominent Macon woman dies aged 89 in Macon survivors include son James Derson Scarborough of Macon Navy services planned in Macon with burial at Rose Cemetery.
A public appeal declares that a petition to remove the Georgia Public Service Commission is a deliberate strike against Georgia Power. The piece accuses labor union officials of intimidation and political tactics, urging fair hearings and protection from racketeers.
Georgia Power Company states it has no quarrel with organized labor and cites cordial relations with unions. It accuses a small Atlanta clique of exploiting labor and political ends and claims they misrepresent the Georgia Federation of Labor’s 36 000 members.
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