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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1925
Page
2
Local notices urge cleaner windows for better merchandise display. Various brief items list services from leave orders at Will Ivey's Market to window cleaning and maintenance ads, with mentions of taxi, photography, plumbing, electrical work, and sales of records and sun visors.
The Thomasville Western Union office on Broad street has been modernized with marble counters oak desks and new equipment. The local office shows a 30 percent year to date increase and ranks sixth in revenue in the state. Underground cables planned at an estimated cost of $15 000 with completion soon.
Washington May 23 reports reach the Agricultural Department of wood damage from termites or white ants especially in the south and middle west. Recommendations include impregnating earth touching wood with coal tar creosote or using concrete or stone foundations and preventing moisture access. Prompt action at first sight of flying ants can prevent major damage to sills posts and joists.
Berlin reports no executions since 1921 and alleges rising brutal murders as courts favor life imprisonment over death. The city lacks an executioner and papers debate capital punishment, with over 100 men applying to be hangmen.
Weather forecast for Thomasville and vicinity. Fair tonight and Sunday. Observations at 1 pm standard time show 92 yesterday’s high and 84 percent humidity at 1 pm. Wind 8 mph, rainfall 0.00 inches past 24 hours. Mean temperature today and normal values noted. Departure figures for month and year listed with low temperatures and humidity readings.
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