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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1936
Page
11
Washington reports detail Roosevelt returning to the capital as friends and foes mobilize. Landon meets party aides near Estes Park while Ickes and Horner tout New Deal gains. Cohalan attacks Roosevelt’s Philadelphia remarks amid pre election tensions.
Approximately 1,400 workers at Swift and Company dairy and poultry plants will share this year in vacations with pay for the first time alongside 18,000 hourly paid staff. John E. Wilson announced the plan, noting about 14,000 affected workers are outside Chicago.
Washington reports six presidential tickets for the November election. The Democratis ticket features Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner. Republican ticket fields Alfred M. Landon and Frank Knox. Union presents William Lemke and Thomas C. O Brien. Socialist lists Norman Thomas and George A. Nelson. Prohibition backs D Leigh Colvin and Charles A. Watson. Communist slate has Earl Browder and James W. Ford.
Haile Selassie addressed the League of Nations assembly in Geneva amid uproar as police arrested several alleged fascists at the gallery. He defended Ethiopia’s fight against Italian aggression and urged League support to restore his kingdom. Reports debated possible Hapsburg restoration in Australia and shifts in European leadership.
Detroit June 50 S Twelve men, defendants with Dayton Dean in the Black Legion slaying of Charles A. Poole, were ordered held without bail for trial when they stood mute on arraignment. Pleas of innocent were entered for them. Dean pleaded guilty to kidnapping and execution of Poole last May 12. The death of Poole sparked raids by the night riders. Dean, the confessed trigger man, faces a life sentence and may testify later.
The forecast shows generally fair conditions in South Carolina and Georgia with tonight clear and Wednesday partly cloudy and warm. Florida may see partly cloudy skies with possible scattered showers near the southwest and extreme south coast. Alabama expects unsettled conditions Wednesday with possible scattered thunderstorms in the far north. Extreme northwest Florida remains fair tonight and partly cloudy Wednesday.
Albany June 30 Herbert H Lehman announced he would yield to party pressure and run for a third term as New York governor. He said he could no longer resist pleas from his party and supporters after the Democratic national convention and president Roosevelt invited him to Hyde Park. He had earlier said he would retire to private life, but a nationwide Democratic movement urged him to stay in office and lead in 1936.
In Wilmington North Carolina on June 30 federal authorities consider investigating a rowdy night rider gang tied to recent flogging attacks in Clarendon near the South Carolina line. Prosecutors note victims were terrorized and some were dragged to a swamp where hair was clipped and clothes removed before floggings.
City council ends long session approving purchase of a Jackson and First Streets lot for a federal armory. Officials note a $16,000 armory cost with government funding covering labor and materials, and consider linking it to high school military prep programs and drill grounds.
Washington reports federal agencies act to aid drought affected regions as Secretary Wallace visits northwest stations. Drought committee discussions with Wallace Tugwell Bell Williams and others set the stage for immediate aid actions while arid weather persists across the nation with temperatures hitting up to 104 degrees.
Washington dispatch reports Representative Marion A. Zioncheck departing by train toward the west after escapes from hospitals and an assault bond was posted for him. The Seattle congressman, under guard, promised to return while officials weighed charges and a wife named Rubye Zioncheck faced possible warrants.
The Times-Enterprise reports a three day cooking school opening at the Rose Theatre in Thomasville with five to six hundred women attending. Vera Howard Hall will lecture and demonstrate today and over the next two days. Local firms supplied equipment from Frigidaire to Hotpoint ranges, Marsh cabinet, Coolerator and more, with extensive support from James Cribben Inc, Thomasville Hardware & Supply Co, E C Jordan & Co, and others. The event showcases community cooperation and interest in home economics education.
Atlanta June 30 The Collector of Internal Revenue W E Page announced the final day to obtain new Federal permits for Georgia wholesale beer and Georgia-made wines. Wholesalers must secure a special tax stamp and cannot expect refunds if permits are denied. Retailers pay occupational taxes but need no permit. Page cautioned that selling hard liquor with a beer permit would make dealers bootleggers.
The Treasury Department will receive bids on July 13 for eight new post office sites. Proposals will be opened in each city’s post office. Affected cities include Millen Sylvester Hawkinsville Wrightsville McRea Summerville Comella and Greensboro.
Bernard S. O’Hara reports cotton futures have realigned after the January 6 Supreme Court ruling ending the AAA. Prices rise 3 to 7 dollars per bale vs late 1935, spot cotton around 12.43 cents a pound, and government stocks shrink as pools and loan stocks fall. Manufacturing shows a late May upturn with exports over 1935.
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