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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1933
Page
5
Georgia Governor Talmadge tore up $25,000 damage suit papers served at a luncheon, tossing them at the deputy. Adjutant General Camp then placed both deputies under arrest as troops guarded the capitol amid a dispute over highway funds and martial law.
Deputy Sheriff Sidney C. Wooten of Fulton County sues Governor Talmadge and Adjutant General Lindley Camp for $25,000 damages claiming his arrest at the capitol during an attempt to serve court papers was illegal. The suit arises from the governor's directive to escort the deputy from the capitol building.
Seattle reporters note a mysterious radio call heard by powerful North Pacific stations claiming SOS and aeroplane codes. The message, in Russian, referenced missing round the world flier Jimmy Mattern off Siberian coast. Naval and amateur operators traced RMAZ Vla divostok signals. Mattern has been missing since the previous Wednesday.
Atlanta reports a federal judge orders Governor Talmadge Adjutant General Camp and Highway Commissioner Wilhoit to appear June 30 in injunction proceedings with Barnett and Vereen ousted highway board members. A three judge panel will hear suit to end military control of the state highway system.
Sparta Ga June 23 Numberous mules of Hancock county farmers have died of heat in the fields in the past days. Some were stricken and fell in furrows before plowmen realized their suffering. As a consequence, farmers are now working their stock only a portion of the day.
Archie Compton defeats Gene Sarazen five and four in a 36 hole exhibition match at Exeter England, June 23. Sarazen, former American and present British Open champion, proved a strong challenger but was edged by the British pro.
Washington June 23 Senator Walter F George is reported to show marked improvement after pneumonia at Naval Hospital His temperature is normal and chest X ray shows further recession of the infection For the first time in a week he asked for food indicating returning appetite a very favorable sign
Atlanta June 23 A 30 day respite was granted for Homer Lee Short a Marion county Negro awaiting execution by electric chair for the slaying of M W Dobbs The delay gives Governor Talmadge more time to study the case
Frank B. Vincent of Savannah Georgia was elected vice president in charge of the Spartanburg branch of the Citizens and Southern Bank. The new bank office in Spartanburg will open on July 1.
Reports from Portland and Provincetown claim a plan to rush President Roosevelt to London aboard the cruiser Indianapolis to pressure the world economic conference. Officials deny any orders or intent to cross the Atlantic, with the Indianapolis slated to meet at Eastport June 30 and return to Washington.
Athens June 23 No farmer in Georgia is to plow up any cotton until directed by a government agricultural agency. Director J Phil Campbell of the state university extension service warned this action as plans for cotton acreage reduction gain support. In seven of eight district meetings extension workers and farmers backed the Wallace plan. government contracts are with agricultural agents and will be available at upcoming meetings. Signing the contracts remains up to each farmer.
Representative Deen of Georgia urged the governor to purchase a tract in the Okefenokee swamp as part of a 20 million dollar plan to acquire new forest lands. He argued the swamp yields high quality timber and supports fish and game.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Myers of Tulsa reported to Muscogee police that four men abducted them last night between Tulsa and Claremore. One man resembled outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd. The couple was released around 5 am on a Warner to Webbers Falls detour after the car was stolen.
Pi Two district associations of Georgia endorse the Drug Institute of America at meetings in Okwee clubhouse near Millen and Dublin. The institute aims to formulate a marketing code for the drug industry. District groups gathered in Macon on June 23 to act on the endorsement.
At Orbetello Italy War Minister Italo Balbo leads 25 seaplanes in a dawn takeoff for a six hour leg to Amsterdam followed by London Derry and Reykjavik with 24 planes completing the course. Crews include pilots mechanics navigators and guards with support from cruisers submarines and whalers along the route.
London June 20 44 Josiah C Wedgwood a laborer member told Neville Chamberlain in the house of commons that HuntaiIn people would prefer Franklin Roosevelt as Chancellor of the Exchequer over Chamberlain. Cries of no! greeted him as the exchange drew strong reactions.
Washington June 23. American commodity prices have outstripped dollar declines and point toward Roosevelt’s goal of a high level to bring prosperity. The Fed’s May review shows the dollar down 15 percent versus French francs while the British pound fell 2 percent. Six commodities cotton lard silver copper tin and rubber rose about 60 percent since February, with half due to world rise and 30 percent to dollar depreciation plus domestic gains. May index for all commodities stood at 64.5, up from 63.0 in May and 64.5 by late May. tax collections and beer revenue also rose, with beer possibly yielding $280 million annually and security transfer taxes surpassing April. Fiscal year eleven months reached $1.368 billion versus $1.351 billion a year earlier.
New York June 23 Wall Street expects a comeback for Charles E Mitchell after he was acquitted of evading 850 000 in income taxes. The former head of National City Bank toured the financial district amid congratulatory shouts and speculation about regaining a top position at the bank, of which he remains a substantial stockholder.
Shanghai reports the Yangtse river menaces multiple cities towns and farms within its valley repeating the 1921 flood. After that disaster 7 409 miles of dykes were constructed to prevent danger now looming again.
The Prince of Wales kept his schedule light for his 39th birthday on June 23. He began at Fort Belvedere, motored to York House for greetings from around the world, then went to Buckingham Palace to receive congratulations from his parents.
New York reports that Dr. Howard Lee McBain of Columbia University will sail tomorrow on the Ward liner Morro Castle to Havana to help frame reforms in Cuba's electoral code. The ship is due to reach Havana on Tuesday.
Colonel Wedgewood told the house that Mr. Rosevelt did something and did not merely talk, about the labor member’s assertion.
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald told reporters the world economic conference would not adjourn and would continue its work into a third week with optimism. He noted currency stabilization as key, acknowledged American dollar difficulties, and said all possible work would proceed while eight committees tackled a permanent monetary standard. French delegates, while wary of Anglo American policies, planned to press ahead as Hull and Cox discussed diverging views to align policy. France proposed no quota truce at the talks, opposing indefinite embargo use.
The governor is scheduled to appear at Federi Court in June to show cause why he should retain control of the road department under the military rule. The action centers on administrative authority and governance during the rule period.
Governor Talmadge is ordered to appear in federal court June 30 to show cause why he should control the state highway department under martial law. A three judge panel will hear the injunction filed by ousted highway board members, with Judge Underwood joined by Sibley and Grubb. Guards patrol highway offices as the dispute over highway funds and personnel escalates.
Newberry South Carolina reports the Newberry Cotton Mills will resume full-time operations on Monday. The move adds 200 additional employees to the workforce.
Treasury receipts for June 21 totaled 106,342,381.41 dollars with expenditures of 114,257,RR2.08 and a balance of 1,000,227,396.74. Customs duties for 21 days in June amounted to 15,656,019.52 dollars.
South Carolina and Georgia expect showers tonight and Saturday. Florida may see showers tonight and Saturday. Alabama and extreme northwest Florida stay mostly cloudy with thundershowers tonight and Saturday.
Major General Lytle Brown, chief of army engineers, advised dam construction at New Savannah Bluff on the Savannah River to create a six foot channel, 139 feet wide below Augusta Georgia. Estimated total cost would reach 1 775 000 dollars including existing navigation improvements, rejecting a deeper nine foot channel and a lock and dam nine miles below Augusta.
Grants totaling 46,477,643 dollars were announced for Georgia Louisiana and Virginia as part of the emergency relief program. Georgia receives 79392 dollars while Louisiana 485118 and Virginia 391049 as Hopkins oversees allocations at the federal relief office.
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