Four Black travelers killed as bus crashes into bridge
In Chattanooga on June 29 a large chartered bus carrying Black passengers struck a bridge railing near Dalton, Georgia after encountering a truck. Four people died and sixteen were injured, while others continued to Atlanta for special services led by a former Chattanooga minister. Driver W. J. Fritts, a white man, said glare from an approaching truck blinded him as he started across the span.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Dalton
Atlanta
W. J. Fritts
Robison forms bid for Georgia House seat
Former Rep Joe E Robison Jr of Thomasville announces his candidacy for the Georgia House of Representatives subject to September primary. He paid entry to the Thomas County Democratic Executive Committee to guarantee his name on the ticket and draws support from local business and civic circles with prior legislative service in 1933.
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Joe E. Robison, Jr
Georgia House of Representatives
Robison
Thomas County
Democratic Executive Committee
General Assembly
Thomasville
Georgia Auxiliary names leaders at Athens convention
Mrs J W Oglesby Jr of Quitman elected president of the Georgia Department of The American Legion Auxiliary at the Athens convention Saturday. She succeeds Miss Helen Estes of Gainesville. Mrs Jack McMichael of Quitman becomes secretary treasurer.
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Athens
J. W. Oglesby Jr
Quitman
Georgia Department of the American Legion Auxiliary
Helen Estes
Gainesville
Jack McMichael
Man Convicted of Mail Fraud Ordered Back to Jail
Ed O Bilis convicted of mail fraud in a Columbus theater swindle must return to the penitentiary for about 70 days after the Fifth Circuit reversed Judge Underwoods release order. Ellis argued for credit for time in Fulton County jail during his appeal. He and W Clyde Smith were charged in a $90,000 theft. Smith is at large after jumping a $25,000 appeal bond.
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Atlanta
Ed O. Bilis
Bunco
Roy E. Martin
Columbus
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
E. Marvin Underwood
Ellis
Underwood
Fulton County
W. Clyde Smith
Smith
Pelham Beauty and Shirley Temple Contest Draws Crowds
In Pelham on Friday night at Conner Hall a beauty contest amateur performance and Shirley Temple contest were held. Mary Tennyson won beauty first and will be Miss Pelham in the Warm Springs Miss Georgia event. Five year old Perry Armand Baggs won the amateur song contest with The Music Goes Round. Jackie Ward won the Shirley Temple contest, receiving a small dress as a prize.
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Pelham
Shirley Temple
Conner Hall
Mary Tennyson
Miss Pelham
Warm Springs
Miss Georgia
Mary Pearl Adams
Elizabeth Williams
Little Perry Armand Baggs
Ruth Wingate
Barbara Kemp
Little Jackie Ward
Marcos Davalos and Carioca Band at the Rose Today
Marcos Davalos and his ten piece Carioca Rumba Band perform at the Rose Theatre with Viva La Rumba. The troupe explains traditional Latin rhythms and features Marquita and dancers Ralph and Nona of Chicago origin, after appearances in Flying Down to Rio.
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Marcos Devalos
Rosa Theater
Ralph
Mon
Rio
America
South America
Rose Theatre
Nona
Marquita
Marco Daviles
Mexico City
Chicago
United States
Canada
Mastro Davalos Company
Delacey Allen enters race for lieutenant governor
Delacey Allen of Albany qualified with the state democratic executive committee as a candidate for lieutenant governor in the September 9 primary. A constitutional amendment to create the office will be placed on the November ballot. Allen is past commander of the Georgia American Legion and began his campaign earlier.
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Atlanta
Delacey Allen
Albany
Democratic Executive Committee
Georgia
Allen
Georgia Department of the American Legion
BATS Cleaned Any Slocked Eddie Lewin
Eddie Lewin, tied to a $22 wager, appears in a local sports note with unclear context about a bat clean or blocked play at an event in Washington.
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Eddie Lewin
W. Dacnson
Increase Noted in Spring Pig Crop over Last Year
Washington reports a 29 percent rise in the spring pig crop of 1936 from the small 1935 crop. Prospective sow farrow in fall 1936 up about 14 percent, total farrowing up about 24 percent versus 1935, with more hogs over six months old on June 1, 1936.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Polls to Field Candidates in County Representative Race
Letter from JH NbN urges voters in Dhamas County to support GOP candidate Gor Pleqerestative for representative. Voter guidance asks for consideration and action in the upcoming election.
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Dhamas County
Cooking School Prizes and Speakers Ready in Thomasville
The Times-Enterprise promotes a three day cooking school led by Mrs. Hall at the Rose Theatre with morning sessions from 10 to 12. Local businesses and sponsors including John Dixon Thomasville Hardware and Supply and City Water and Light Plant pledge prizes and support.
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Kiroys
Times
Enterprise Printers
Municipal Stadium
Gulf Oilers
Thomasville
Paramount Cleaners
Pebble Hill
Methodists
Orphans
Beiow
John Dixon
Thomasville Hardware and Suply Company
Thomasville Ice and Manufacturing Company
Thomasville Natural Gas Company
Levy's
James Gribben
Louis H. Jerger
Cowart'’s Beauty Shop
City Water and Light Plant
Commercial Bank
Georgia Packing Company
Sani- Frozen Ice Cream Parlor
C. Jordan Furniture Company
Drake Bros. Taxi Company
Rosemay Inn
Wells Floral Shop
Stegall Dairy
Waycross
Georgia
L. B. Deason
Times-Enterprise
Weather Forecast for Thomasville Georgia 1926
Weather report for Thomasville and vicinity notes fair to partly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday with possible scattered showers. Tuesday remains warm with temperatures and precipitation totals recorded, including a 24 hour total of 0.00 inches and 2.95 inches for the month through today.
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Thomasville
Governor Graves Defends Law Against Mob Rule
Montgomery Ala June 23 UP Governor Bibb Graves declared that anyone who follows Alabama law will be protected and mob rule will not prevail during his tenure. He spoke after learning United Rusher Workers of America may renew efforts to organize workers at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in Gadsden Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Akron
Ohio
United Rusher Workers of America
Gadsden
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Retail newspaper advertising gains break 1935 mark
Chicago June 29 CP Retails newspaper advertising for the week ending June 20 broke all records for gains over the preceding year the Advertising Age said today The increase outdistanced 1935 by 3 486 813 or 22 9 percent in 66 major cities The gains were driven mainly by merchants seeking bonus money and aided by better business conditions.
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Chicago
Conry
Advertising Age
Severe storms in Eastern North Carolina cause one death and heavy damage
A June 2944 report from Raleigh cites severe wind and hail storms across Eastern North Carolina. The death occurred in Belhaven where 6 year old Mable Burrus was killed as a 70 mile per hour wind destroyed her home and many others in the town. Damage to crops and property runs into thousands of dollars. The text also contains an unrelated garage advertisement for Crawford's Garage on N. Madison Street.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Belhaven
Mable Lee Burrus
Megro
Hidden Box Surprises for Calmer Car Trips
Long trips exhaust young travelers so parents should use a surprise box. Pack a small container with cheap toys cookies and treats and reveal gifts at intervals to keep children content. In the Texas senate two initials changed after resignations and a special election set a successor.
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Texas
Senate
J. W. E. H. Beck
DeKalb
E. H. Beck
Texarkana
Tornado, hail damage hit four North Carolina counties
Severe weather damaged Wilson Nash Beaufort and Warren counties. A Warrenton tornado demolished two large warehouses and unroofed several buildings with losses around 50000 dollars. Cotton corn and tobacco were shredded by hail in Wilson and Nash counties and car tops were perforated by hail.
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Wilson
Nash
Beaufort
Warren
Warrenton
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State Legion Auxiliary
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Swift’s
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Clarence I. Groover
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Barbara Evelyn
Harold Deen Roberts
Parrott
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J. M. Hancock
Bert Ausley
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Hazel Davis
Fred Scott Jr
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