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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1925
Page
6
L. F. Parker of Atlanta says Karnak cured his stomach pains and kidney trouble and restored energy. He reports improved digestion, no pain, seven pound gain, and renewed strength after starting Karnak. Sold in Thomasville by Thomas Drug Store and other druggists.
Chicago May 11. Hospital Day aims to educate the public about hospital functions and services not for fundraising. B S Gilmore, president of the American Hospital Association, notes public ignorance remains and President Coolidge backs the effort to advance the hospital system.
Atlanta May 11 Secretary of State S G McLendon urges Governor Walker to add space for the motor vehicle division in 1926 noting the ground floor was never completed and that Georgia has outgrown the Capitol. He cites statewide trends and asks for relief before the legislature session.
A lettered fable recounts a man who long pursued desired cards in poker and learned to seek only what he needs. It contrasts husbands at a stag party with a moral: have what you need, not what you want, to avoid waste and folly.
Minnehaha burial site noted in De Soto Wisconsin a town of 340 people. The tale says the Indian maiden rests on a hill overlooking the town while New England Yankees settled the area. Many confuse her grave with Minnesota where Minnehaha Falls stands and supporters seek recognition for hospital day meritorious program.
Atlanta report shows 1920 to 1924 inclusive death totals by disease. Tuberculosis led with 12 840 deaths, cancer 6 201, typhoid 3 343, malaria 2 450, small pox 70, pellagra 2 252. Whites and Negroes split the toll, with year 1924 recording among the lowest totals.
Atlanta officials report a broad railroads led drive from June 1 to September 30 to cut highway crossing casualties. Past results show a 15 percent drop in fatalities despite more cars, with a growing casualty rate improvement expected in 1925 plus posters and public safety messaging.
The annual session of the Campbell Association Sunday School Convention meets at Little Ochlocknee church three miles east of Ochlocknee town on Sunday May third. All churches and Sunday schools of the region are invited to attend.
A church program filled with songs devotions and an officer election preceded the funeral for Mr Porter at his residence 820 Ber ington Avenue. The service was led by Legion Chaplain Robb White and followed by a Laurel Hill Cemetery interment. Survived by mother Mrs A G Porter two sisters and several brothers. Communications with brother David by radio failed.
The article details Teddy Porter’s instant death after a Saturday night incident in Thomasville. Porter had returned to live with his mother during Christmas and had served in the U S Navy during World War II. His brother Sidney is on a thirty day leave from the Annapolis class at Hampton Roads. The driver, Mr Gandy, is the youngest son of Judge C T Gandy and known as a careful driver.
An advertisement extols ox gall as a rapid liver stimulant claiming it corrects torpid liver, improves digestion, purifies blood, and revives vigor. It promotes Dioxel tablets with ten drops of purified ox gall and urges readers to start today with druggist supply.
The passage honors a man described as a devoted son and brother who gave his best to civilian life and service to his country. He was a sought-after companion, above reproach, whose untimely passing caused deep sorrow to his family and friends who knew him for his true character.
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