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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
2
A promotional message emphasizes that sound loans benefit the community and unsound loans endanger it. It urges customers to choose a bank that maintains high credit standards, keeps promises, and manages checking accounts, statements, drafts, and savings with safety and efficiency.
Albany Ga June 24 Pat Kelly of Valdosta the WWI veteran and three time wound candidate is unopposed for Georgia Department American Legion state commander bid. Georgia Legion opens its annual convention with officers to be elected and next meeting place decided.
Athens Ga June 24 Dr Philip Mutherin of Augusta told a closing session of a University of Georgia public health institute that parents rely on begging bribing cajoling or threatening at meals and that meals should be casual for children He warned extraneous factors affect child behavior and cited jitters and irritability as influences H P Stuckey Griffin said crop declines lower nutrition Georgia health director T F Abercrombie urged future programs to include low income and poorly educated groups in health efforts
Six section men for the Central Vermont Railroad were killed by a New York Montreal train near St Albans town Vermont. They were found along the track with their bodies strewn for about a mile.
Suffolk county begins a thorough inquiry into the mysterious disappearance of Mrs. Alice McDowell Parsons as a noon deadline for police noninterference with alleged kidnappers passes. A report of a body found in Long Island Sound near City Island follows, with doubts about identification due to differing measurements.
Mesdames John Powell Jr Glenn Brown and P W Bussey hosted a Cairo Georgia picnic and swimming party at Harts playground on Wednesday to honor Mrs George Hinson and daughter Wynelle of Americus Mrs O J Rich of Covington Mrs Tom Williamson and twin sons Olin and Roland of Birmingham and Mrs I C Garber and grandson Hood Garber Jr of Jackson Mississippi Guests included Mrs Geo Hinson Mrs C J Rich Mrs Tom Williamson and sons Mrs I C Garber and grandson Mrs Clower White and children Mrs John Hinson Mrs Alton Arline and daughter Mrs Audry Gandy Mrs A W Rehberg and daughter Carolyn Miss Yvonne Miller Mrs E P Richter Mrs R A Tyus Mrs Hopson Blackman and sons Mrs Ed Gainous Mrs P W Bussey and children and Miss Kathryn Brown.
Berlin reports the insurgent cruiser Almirante Cervera seized the Soviet freighter Kuban and towed it to Malaga with 20 airplanes, 44 tanks, 8,000 rifles, 1,100 machine guns, 2,000,000 rounds, and 4,500 tons of war materiel. In a separate action off Port Vendres the Spanish government freighter Trinidad was sunk by the Baleares, whose crew captured the Trinidad’s crew at pistol point.
The testimony described the steel strike as a fight for workers to avoid coercion by unions. Girdler argued the CIO bars nonmembers from work, promotes violence, and links to communism while denying importation of strikebreakers and mail interference by pickets. He urged secret ballots, voluntary dues, union accountability, and equal union responsibility with corporate-level laws.
The article lists wealthy executives and owners including W. W. Hawkins Peter Berkey Laurence Summerfield Paul Block Herman W Falk D. W. Dietrich F. J. Fisher Clem ent Smith and entities such as Consolidated Publishers and Terrace Finance. It details net incomes corporate taxes holding company surtaxes and dividends with substantial additional surtax figures.
Arthur B Dillon of Savannah was elected grand chief de garre in the Societe des 40 ponvons et 8 Chevaux Grand Voiture of Georgia. The 40 and 8 election preceded the annual convention of the Georgia Department of the American Legion in Albany.
Cairo Georgia reports wedding invitations for Miss Lynette McAlpin and Joseph Warren Higdon. The ceremony is set for Friday afternoon July 8 1937 at five thirty oclock in the Presbyterian Church Quincy Florida.
Cairo Georgia June 24 Mr and Mrs Frank Richter Jr and family occupy a new home on North Broad Street Invitations have been issued for their china wedding anniversary on Tuesday evening June 29 from nine to ten o'clock at their residence.
Indianapolis June 24 The twenty first Kiwanis International convention ended with F Traf Ford Taylor of St Boniface Manitoba named president without opposition Harold Hippler of Eustis Florida and George E Snell of Billings Montana were elected vice presidents Trustees for two year terms were Mark A Smith Thomaston Georgia Phillips McGaughan Long Beach California Dr W E Wolcott Des Moines Ia Frank Finley Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania William A Williams Cleveland and Dr Charles B Holman St Louis H G Hatfield of Oklahoma City was re elected treasurer by acclamation
Unauthorized strikes in Warren plants push for a general labor holiday to protest a court injunction limiting picketing at Republic Steel. Mediation with Republic Corporation Bethlehem Steel Inland Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube continues in Cleveland while Mayor Jordon of Warren welcomes the cooling of tension as talks proceed.
Warren Ohio June 24 A. P. reports C I O organizer John McKeown told unionists to drop plans for a general industrial walkout amid protests over troops defending non strikers at Republic Steel. Plants operated with 2,500 on job. guards kept order as missiles damaged cars. A mediation board led by President Roosevelt pressed for a truce and a signed contract with C I O.
Ford Motor Company's service department head Harry H. Bennett and assistant Everett Moore were summoned to the grand jury today in Detroit for a second appearance. The inquiry concerns a riot outside the Rouge plant on May 26. Bennett, Ford personnel director, and Moore supervise the company's guards. Dowling, Wayne County assistant prosecutor, leads the investigation. Bennett testified previously. no testimony has been disclosed.
Johnstown leaders funded full page advertisements to protest Governor Earle s martial law order closing the Bethlehem steel mills valued at 50 million dollars. Ads costing 60 thousand dollars argue for local self government and a worker s right to pursue occupation within the law.
Albany and Thomasville reports show many business visitors from Albany Valdosta and other towns. Five Georgia officers in the United States Army Reserve corps were promoted to first lieutenant in Atlanta.
Prohibitionists in Augusta and surrounding areas meet tonight to attack the liquor rebellion. Rev W F Boring of Atlanta will preside, with Walter Harrison Millen mayor and state senator also slated to speak. Some injured by drunken drivers may appear as exhibits.
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