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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1925
Page
1
The Thomasville Rise column notes active real estate markets along the Florida border, with Albany Herald citing growth and new developments. Thomasville’s hospital dedication next Tuesday and improving tourist appeal are highlighted, along with calls for direct Coast Line schedule improvements to draw visitors.
John W. Yates, a former Thomas County resident born near Barwick, rose to become president of the Detroit Life Underwriters Association. His career spans roles in Seattle and Chicago before boosting Massachusetts Mutual Life in Detroit from eleventh to fourth place and driving a 48 percent rise in last year’s agency business without adding agents. He also leads the Massachusetts Mutual Life agents’ association, lectures at the Y M C A, and serves on the Metropolitan Methodist Church board.
A newspaper editorial urges the legislature to handle business quickly in the first four weeks, avoid delaying tactics, and pass bills promptly. It argues sixty days is ample if lawmakers show patriotism and fulfill their duties despite political pressures.
A column poses several local trivia questions about the city such as early car ownership, first telephone, wartime mayor, oldest and youngest residents, electric lights, gas plant abandonment, streets named for citizens, and how many locals have streets named for them. The piece notes the Klansmen seeking a White House address and ends with a humorous Arctic trip remark.
Rain did not deter nearly two hundred worshippers from packing the church for a sermon on life as a mission by Dr. Sammons. A new member joined as services schedule for Sunday and weeknight sessions were announced, with cooling fans being added to ease heat.
Beaufort South Carolina June 27 a mistrial was ordered yesterday afternoon in the murder case of W F Munns Port Royal police marshal charged in connection with a fatal shooting at Port Royal The court halted further proceedings as jurors failed to reach a verdict and a new trial was ordered.
From 1925 to 1928 the Georgia State Highway Department has received 6.527 million dollars from the Federal Government for road construction. Amounts due on vouchers total 331 thousand dollars. In 1924 the department received 2.446 million from the Motor Vehicle Department and 1.120 million from motor fuel tax.
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