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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1933
Page
1
Washington reports quote President Roosevelt praising Soviet recognition as a world aid while belittling doubters of his monetary program. American and Soviet officials push trade expansion and debt settlement as Litvinoff meets Morgenthau and Bullitt prepares to be ambassador.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States calls for an immediate move to a gold standard and warns against monetary experimentation and fiat money. Fifty leaders approved the resolution after two days of review, signaling broad business opinion from coast to coast.
Washington dispatch reports Maxim Litvinov’s task is to press for settlement of debts and claims with Soviet and American officials. Both sides rest after hours of intricate talks as efforts to resolve the dispute continue.
Governor Talmadge speaks before the Georgia Association of School Superintendents forecasting a shift from ad valorem taxation to a sales tax under fair and equitable terms. He notes potential relief funding for schools from highway fund balances and federal relief, while urging timely tax payments to preserve appropriations.
North and South Georgia Conferences propose a joint commission to study consolidating or closing eight church supported colleges and universities in Georgia. Orville A. Park outlined debts of about 1.25 million dollars and a need for 800 thousand for new buildings and a million for endowments amid duplication and competition among Wesleyan LaGrange Emory Young Harris and others.
The Georgia Public Service Commission ordered additional phone rate cuts, reducing extra line charges from 63 to 38 cents per quarter mile and base area charges about 25 percent. The change lowers outlying line costs and base area rates, with estimated annual savings around 750000. Southern Bell plans to seek federal court relief, contending the cuts may confiscate company property without due process.
Sumner Welles ambassador to Cuba arrived in Atlanta from Havana en route to Warm Springs for discussions with President Roosevelt. He offered no topic hints and noted plans to proceed to Warm Springs were not definite. He may stay in Atlanta tonight or leave for Warm Springs. He was greeted by Georgia official Lt. Col. J. H. Skelton and hosted by M. L. Brittain at the Tech Alabama game.
United States ambassador to Cuba Sumner Welles arrived in Jacksonville at 7 15 AM by train en route to Warm Springs for talks with President Roosevelt tonight and tomorrow. He planned to depart at 10 20 AM by plane for Atlanta and then drive to Warm Springs. Cuban secretary of state General Alberto Herrera and his two sons joined him at the station. The meeting was described as personal and friendly with no link to Cuba's current situation.
Georgia trails Auburn in Columbus as the unbeatens meet for national championship hopes. Auburn drives early with Kimbrell breaking 21 yards and Phipps to Kimbrell connecting for a 7 yard score. Aran adds the extra point as Auburn’s fastbacks carve through Georgia in the opening minutes.
President Roosevelt visited Savannah for the Georgia Bicentennial and spoke on his official role as honorary chairman. He cited personal ties to Georgia and kinship with early settlers, drawing parallels to colonial experiments and the nation’s founding era.
President Roosevelt spoke to Georgians in Savannah and then traveled to his Warm Springs cottage on Pine Mountain after outlining Russia and monetary policies. He described the Soviet understanding as an alliance for peace and attacked critics of the gold control program as Tories and doubling Thomases.
President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt travel by special train to Warm Springs for a two week rest with stops across the state. At the stadium he receives a rousing welcome as crowds cheer and flags wave. Tomorrow he will hear a Cuba report from Ambassador Sumner Welles amid talks of changing the island’s diplomacy.
Savannah crowd hears President Roosevelt praise U S Russian talks toward peace and a stronger world order. He defends monetary policy amid critics while citing 1776 as precedent for reform and urges calm on national experiments.
Treasury data shows receipts of 19 280 623 for November 16 with expenditures of 28 168 255 97 leaving a balance of 1 276 826 446 32. Customs receipts for the month total 15 231 514 04. Year to date receipts since July 1 amount to 1 082 139 516 56, including 563 620 440 07 in emergency expenditures, resulting in a excess of expenditures 611 890 574 66.
Weather outlook for November 20 to 25 1933 shows generally wet conditions with a chance of rain on Thursday. Temperatures near normal with a colder spell expected Friday and Saturday.
South Carolina expected fair tonight and Sunday with a touch of colder air in extreme northwest tonight and in the northern area Sunday. Georgia sees generally fair weather with warmer conditions in the south and cooler in the extreme north tonight and Sunday. Florida remains generally fair with warmer conditions tonight and Sunday. Alabama mostly cloudy with possible showers tonight and Sunday. cooler in northern areas tonight and southern areas Sunday.
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