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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1937
Page
6
San Diego reports that with half the journey completed, 12 bimotor planes from Coco Solo in the Canal Zone aim for a 3000 mile milestone aboard the longest nonstop U S flight to date.
Denver six more months of tests show electricity streaming from aircraft in flight creates radio static. Engineers led by H. M. Hucke with United Airlines used a twin engined liner and 10 scientists to map conditions. They suggest a trailing wire could prevent most static events and enable forecast of this aviation hazard.
Treasury figures for June 19 show receipts of 56.18 million dollars and expenditures of 25.48 million, leaving a balance of 2.55 billion. Monthly customs receipts stand at 28.62 million, with fiscal year totals since July 1 at 5.11 billion in receipts and 7.90 billion in outlays, including 2.75 billion in emergency spending. Gross debt is 36.39 billion, down 0.71 million from yesterday, with gold assets at 12.25 billion including 1.02 billion of inactive gold.
The squadron, flying at 9000 feet and about 106 mph, completed a routine delivery of new planes to the Canal Zone Base. They departed at 2 44 p m EST yesterday under the command of Lieut Robert Morse.
Paris June 22 Camille Chautemps, twice premier and cabinet veteran, sought Socialist party support before forming a new government. Leader Leon Blum quit the premiership after senate rejection of his finance authority. Blum was expected to influence the Socialist Council toward approval of Lebrun’s chosen Radical Socialist premier. About 3,000 Blum supporters rallied in Paris as a show of confidence.
The three day Institute of public health opened in Athens Georgia with a round table on venereal diseases led by Dr Frank Boland of Atlanta president of the Southern Medical Association. Other speakers included Dr S Ross Brown of Atlanta and Dr Robert Greenblatt of Augusta. The discussion focused on early diagnosis and patient commitment to treatment for syphilis.
In a Death Valley section researchers report 530 plant varieties and over 130 bird species observed. The finding highlights the park's unusual diversity in an arid environment.
A Meigs column details numerous Sunday visits by residents from Dawson, Pelham, Cairo, and beyond including Mrs. Vestal Barber and children from Thomasville, the Langley and Coleman groups, and others. Also noted are a picnic at Hurst's Camp near Thomasville and a free musical program at the Community Center with Gilbert and Gainous performing string and saw instruments.
Box score details show runs batted in by Pelat Lazor Kelley Flair two times plus home runs by Lazor and Flair. Newcomb Burtner hit three bases, Pelat stole a base, two base hits from Lazor Taylor and double plays Pelat McFarlane Ca dilla and Lazor Kelley Flair. Umpires Parks Floyd game times 1 49 and 1 20.
In Macon Georgia on June 22 the state kept presenting testimony in the Edgar Bruce trial. The defendant faces charges for the knife slaying of his mother in law Harriette Gam brell. First witness Mrs Emnett H Baker described finding the dying woman after hearing sounds like animals fighting. Mrs Baker reached the victim after the attack.
A 13-year-old Griffin, Georgia boy, Harold Thompson, son of Mr and Mrs Thompson, died after an unloaded gun was fired. The incident occurred in Griffin on June 22, with investigators working to determine how the firearm discharged.
Atlanta reports J. D. Lee convicted slayer back in jail after police capture at Fulton Tower following a missed surrender. Det. Lee Nahlik led the arrest as Lee objected to the procedure and claimed an attorney arranged a surrender. Lee had escaped from the Fulton County chain gang on June 21 while serving a life term for Bennie Lichtenstein’s 1931 murder.
Gadsden Alabama June 22 a patrol report on labor outbreaks including a theatre bombing and a suspected plot to blow up a rubber worker’s car was expected. Three men jailed after an accident are under scrutiny dynamite pistols and fuse found in their car. Dowell E Patterson of Charleston South Carolina and A E Copeland union members are among those questioned. Jimmie Karam a former Auburn star employed by Goodyear is tied to the investigation amid possible confessions.
Bryce Canyon Utah June 22. William S. Elliott vice president Bank of Canton Georgia tells Utah Bankers Association the FDIC’s far reaching powers threaten continuance of state banking departments. He fears the FDIC may dominate the banking system and prompt questions of who pays for insurance. He notes the FDIC has final say on bank charters and can lead mergers and liquidations.
Mrs. H. H. Thompson of Highland Mills dies from a bullet wound judged accidental. The fatal injury occurred when a playmate fired a gun he believed was unloaded, police report states. The incident details focus on the accidental nature and the parties involved.
The House approved 360 to 1 a bill creating a government supervised pension system for about 1.2 million railroad employees. It specifies eligibility ages and disability rules, computes pensions by service years, and takes over private railroad pension plans. Representative Crosser led the bill. only O Connell opposed.
Milledgeville Ga June 22 Sheriff W L Harrison ordered unemployed residents to work or face arrest. He said idle blacks and whites rely on relief and vowed to arrest those with no visible means of support who do not seek work within 30 days. He praised Bibb County Sheriff Jim Hicks for similar actions.
Senator Walter F. George will travel to Albany Georgia to address the Georgia American Legion convention on Thursday. He plans to return to Washington for the Democratic gathering on Jefferson Island after the visit under a conditional invitation.
Two men killed when their car overturned on U S highway 29 ten miles east of Hartwell Georgia. Victims were Harold Manning 25 of Hart County and J W Swilling 24 of Anderson County South Carolina. Manning operated a filling station and had been married a month.
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