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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
1
A cluttered page from the Thomasville Times Enterprise mixes editor notices with stray opinions on traffic lights, aviation safety, national education, and local topics. It comments on Atlanta's growth, Dawes and MacDonald dialogue, and upcoming airport plans.
The piece argues against claims that neighboring farms ruin Thomasville by winter estates and lost returns. It asserts yearly farming revenue sustains the town, supports apple pie order, and provides employment for over five hundred families through local trade.
The article praises a large Thomasville area estate system totaling about eighteen thousand acres. It highlights five thousand acres under intensive, scientifically guided cultivation with high yields in corn cotton peanuts and sugar cane. It credits winter residents with stability, employment, and generous community contributions that elevate the city and county beyond monetary measures.
Washington June 20 Secretary Good on the recommendation of Major General Jadwin chief of army engineers has accepted a contribution of 150000 from the city council of Savannah Georgia to be applied to cost of deepening a section of the Savannah harbor.
Macon Georgia June 20 Mrs J C Powers 71 year old landlady charged with being an accessory before the fact in the killing of James Parks a young printer is reported by two Macon physicians to be in perfect health and able to stand trial next week Manchester 19 year old native Canadian was convicted and sentenced to death on his confession that he killed Parks for a promise of 1000 of 14000 in insurance Powers expected to collect on the life policy
Chicago report describes Mrs. Jeanette Anzolone joking about shooting a burglar at a party. The gun was unloaded yet fired, killing her three year old son Leonard in a hospital the following day. Police investigations follow the tragic accident.
A Scotsman failed to win damages for the loss of his wife's society after she was injured in a motor car accident in Liverpool. His wife had already received damages for the injury. The jury at the Liverpool assizes rejected the second action despite the plaintiff's claim.
The Glen Arven Country Club in Thomasville allows Thomasville city school students and college attending youths to play golf without dues or initiation fees. A 25 cent greens fee covers eighteen holes with application to the club president and a favorable secret membership vote. The aim is wholesome youth recreation and future membership prospects.
Forty four inmates at the Clements state prison farm in Brazoria capture three guards and escape in June. Three guards are recaptured, two shot by a local cattleman. others believed to have scattered into Brazos river bottoms.
Kansas City Missouri railroad engineer Peter Seeger sought relief from postmeal gas and indigestion. He reports pinching Black-Draught after meals, continuing for weeks, easing pain and restoring appetite, and still using it to prevent constipation a year later.
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