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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1931
Page
11
The Times-Enterprise itemizes local and national musings on tax policy, entertainment, politics, and daily life. Commentary touches on Madam Schumann Heink’s return, prohibition debates, advertising by medicos, and the push for redistricting while referencing figures like Hoover and Harding.
In Georgia observers note railroads paid over four million dollars in taxes last year and face a slump, while Senator Walsh questions Hoover’s stance on Harding officials. The piece also reports Colquitt County corn production in 1929 with yields averaging fourteen bushels per acre, ranking behind several counties.
Georgia reports no county reaches 2 million bushels of corn. Census data show Colquitt County credited with 672000 bushels in 1929, down from 700000 in 1920 and far below earlier claims of a million. Observers note long-term declines since 1819.
Washington reports Rogers Hornsby asked the board of tax appeals to settle a dispute with the internal revenue bureau over his 1927 income tax. The Cubs manager contests an $8,782 addition to a $2,763 assessment, arguing Texas community property rules limit tax by income division. The government says his home was in St Louis and that only winter Texas residence occurred.
Georgia governor-elect Richard B. Russell Jr. endorses redistricting by the legislature at the upcoming session. He notes the 1930 census reduced Georgia’s House seats from twelve to ten and warns failure to act could cluster three or four seats in one district, harming the state.
A. B. Carrington of Danville Va told the Tobacco Association of the United States that high protective tariffs will likely harm the tobacco industry as retaliatory measures by other nations hurt trade. Other speakers discussed marketing problems as markets in the southeastern districts prepare to open. Carrington warned of rising production and stockpiles squeezing prices.
Frankie Foster walked from the criminal court building with his wife after the state moved to dismiss the murder charge tied to Alfred Lingle's death. Judge Harry M. Fisher struck the indictment, Foster had been held on the gun purchase link, but Leo Brothers was later convicted.
A statewide vote will determine the ten candidates who receive the highest number of votes and will be elected. The process selects the leading ten contenders based on total votes cast.
In Cleveland, June 20, two rising contenders Max Schmeling and Bill Stribling prepare for a July 3 fifteen round title fight at the municipal stadium. Schmeling trains with power and timing near Conneaut Lake and Geauga Lake, while Stribling trains at night under Pa Stribling, aiming to prove he can dethrone the German challenger.
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