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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1925
Page
3
In Valdosta Georgia on October 6 a driver fell asleep at the wheel and drove the car over an embankment into a creek. The vehicle carried two white men. all occupants escaped injury.
United States weather man C. F. Von Hermann predicted general rains across Georgia in the coming days, providing partial relief for drought-stricken sections of the state.
Atlanta officials report Attorney General George M. Napier filed for rehearing after the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that class D securities fall outside state security law. The Georgia Securities Commission also urged a rehearing and asked Governor Walker to include the issue in an extra legislative session call.
Postmaster Edwin K. Large reports September receipts at Atlanta post office reached 295274.10 dollars, up 22454.18 from September 1924 and 18690.32 above August. The gain signals strong fall business and prosperous conditions in the region. August receipts stood at 276375.75 compared to 257210.41 for the previous year.
Hendersonville, N C Bonnie L Brooks and his son Murray Brooks arraigned in Superior Court on a charge of murdering Sam Y Bryson former mayor. Brooks claims he found Bryson in his home with Mrs Brooks Dec 26 1924. Bryson died after Brooks fired shots Aug 6 after a two year state leaving agreement. Trial tentatively set for Thursday morning before Judge Harding. Receipts for the first nine months of 1925 exceed 1924 by 186262.65 reaching 2380570 with Atlanta postal receipts continuing to set records.
Georgia reports a large rise in motor vehicle registrations in the first nine months of 1925, with about 20 000 more vehicles licensed than all of 1924. Fulton County leads in numbers and revenue, aided by strict delinquent enforcement.
An Atlanta railway executive states the average locomotive life remains 88 years and has not shortened due to motor car drivers. Railroads urge heightened safety, with stations displaying placards reading Cross Crossings Cautiously and Think, Driver, Think.
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