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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1927
Page
2
Atlanta report: the local federal bureau of agriculture says last week 1,300 cars of peaches and 1,100 cars of melons were shipped, totaling over 2,400 carloads. State and national melon shipments were noted in the weekly market review.
Josephine Baker, a Charleston dancer, announced herself as America's first negro countess in Paris. Paris papers doubt the claim and question the marriage record. Italian sources say Count Beppe Abbatino, linked to the Paris match, is not listed among nobility guides.
The bureau reports total melon shipments reaching 8 850 cars this season with Florida at 5 400 cars and Texas near doubling last year s output. Georgia peach shipments jump to 1 300 in a week, while New York prices hold near 1 000 per carload before a late weekly decline. Georgia Belles peak last week of June then Elberta movement rises.
Regional forecast notes fair conditions tonight and Thursday with areas of possible thundershowers in northwest regions. Winds remain gentle to moderate from the west and southwest across Alabama and Florida with variations in local coverage. In extreme northwest Florida more mixed skies and southerly breezes are anticipated.
Atlanta police chief James L. Beavers vows to improve summer nights for residents by keeping windows closed and peaceable conditions, issuing new directives to police to ensure safe, restful evenings in the city.
Los Angeles June 22. Attorneys for Lita Grey Chaplin announce all out of court settlement efforts in the alimony suit have failed and preparations for trial are under way. The parties reportedly refused any settlement, regardless of price, following New York press reports. Chaplin aide Nathan Burkan had suggested Chaplin would not settle without a public denial of allegations.
New York June 22. Major F Sidney Cotton arranged for an Indian guide to aid in the search for missing French fliers Nungesser and Coli. The Jeanne D Arc overhauled at Port Blandford N F after 400 hours aloft and beached last night. The search extends from Port Blandford to Middle Ridge and 50 miles inland with woodsmen fearing the missing men died in the cold spring.
The special order targets motorists who keep cut outs wide open and warns motorcycle riders to be alert. A city ordinance bans open cut outs and, per the police committee, Chief Beavers has ordered strict enforcement by his officers.
Pittsburgh report notes Paul Waner extended his 23 game hit streak while leading the league in singles doubles and triples. He borrowed a replacement bat after his brother Lloyd broke his favorite. Waner then used a thinner grip hickory and has stuck with it, ordering more.
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