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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1925
Page
3
Kiwanis Clubs hosts a mid summer ice carnival in St Paul June 22 to 25 featuring ice races skating skiing and hockey. Highlights include dog teams fur review a Duluth vs St Paul hockey game an exhibition drill by Fort Snelling Third Regiment and a Northwest pageant.
The text describes an unusual summer carnival plan in Minneapolis area with an artificial ice sheet and pine forest decor. Guests will be whisked to a wintry scene inside a large arena while riders compete on a huge slope.
The campaign calls for a $5,000,000 trust fund to aid widows, orphans, disabled veterans and families in need, managed by a leading trust company and distributed through American Legion channels. Local posts will conduct the drive Friday and Saturday to support government and welfare agency relief limits.
About 50 members of a Christian Zulu tribe attempted a tribal gathering on a flood swollen river in remariululand. They prayed as their leader struck the waters with an iron rod. The river rose and drowned the group as they tried to ford the stream.
Norfolk naval court martial heard Lieut. Col. G M Kincade admit liquor was placed aboard the Beaufort and some landed in the United States between Jan 30 and Feb 24. Commander Fuller pleads not guilty to three negligence specifications as the trial resumes after the search found intoxicants in multiple ship locations.
An inquiry from Madrid suggested Georgia might send a delegation to explore the Niger and Congo Rivers in Africa. State officials in Atlanta confirmed Georgia is not seeking such expeditions and noted local interest suffices. The Spanish letter from Gregorio Momo was translated by Assistant Attorney General T. R. Gross and answered.
Brunswick Ga May 5 Engineer Thomas D Wilhar was instantly killed when an Atlantic Coast Line shifting engine turned over in local yards. Fireman Kenneth Green and colored fireman Robert Sedro were injured as the engine rode a defective switch and toppled. Wilhar trapped and died after rescue. He had served the Coast Line 38 years and was a Brunswick resident.
Secretary Hoover advocates simplifying the port entry process for merchant ships to save time and money. He describes a five department contact on arrival including health, customs, immigration, coast guard, and navigation, with penalties and inspections overseen by various bureaus. The proposed streamlining aims to reduce overlapping oversight and ensure smoother dockside operations.
London April 22. Steve Donoghue, the jockey, rushed to Derby after missing a train. He ordered and flew in an airplane to Derby, but the horse he rode finished third in the first race of the Derby meeting.
John E. Grant of 319 Stewart Ave reports chronic indigestion and rheumatism relief after using Karnak. He says the first bottle relieved his pains, improved digestion, weight gain, and sleep, and he urges others to try the medicine sold by R. Thomas Drug Co.
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