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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1925
Page
7
An Atlanta businessman argues Georgia can attract new residents by welcoming tourists. He stresses hospitality and shared prosperity, noting most visitors are solid, well off and seeking better climates and opportunities. He urges Georgia to study guests and cultivate friendly ties.
Savannah notes turpentine holding at 1.05 per gallon on October 20. St Louis reports wheat and corn futures with Dec at 1.53 and 74 1/2 cents. New York markets show stocks firm and cotton steady with New Orleans spot around 21 cents for late October.
The Atlantic Coast Line telegraph service reports voluntary return to posts after the strike order. J W Anderson vice president of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers expressed satisfaction with the response. He noted many workers resumed duties at stations towers and telegraph desks following the strike call.
In Savannah Charleston Jacksonville Florence and Rocky Mount plus others the walkout is complete with workers demanding seven cents more per hour and two weeks paid vacation. In Waycross approximately ten telegraphers joined the strike at 4 pm. Train service is said to be unaffected as other operators prepare to take over. In Quitman three operators also quit at 4 pm but officials expect no service interruption.
The undersigned appraisers appointed by Judge Wm. M. Jones will on October 17, 1928 at 10 06 AM at the Drainage Office of Thomas County appraise the real and personal property of Wm H Sage located in Thomas County for inheritance tax assessment. Witnessed this October 5, 1925.
Georgia’s mineral wealth hinges on securing capital for development. The state’s undeveloped deposits lie under red hills across Middle and North Georgia. Georgia granite and clay potentials are highlighted by tests showing superior quantity and quality, with durable structures built from local quarries as lasting evidence.
In Atlanta on October 20 proponents of the federal child labor amendment vow to continue their campaign. The movement focuses on Southern states and criticizes northern misperceptions while noting Georgia’s rejection and the low actual number of underage workers in cotton mills.
Atlanta, Oct. 20. Lawmakers met Governor Walker to weigh an extra session. Some push for an immediate start, with Stark and Hyman backing Oct. 15, while McWhorter favors a January call. Others like Collins and Henderson have also conferred.
Atlanta October 28. Secretary of State questioned the constitutionality of the credit union act and the authority to charter unions. The attorney general's opinion settles the issue, affirming the law as valid and constitutional.
San Antonio reports no trace of Rev. J. A. Lacy of Uvalde who vanished October 7. Friends pursue every clue as a station master said a man answering Lacy's description checked a local bus line.
Knoxville Oct 20 Judge John Rawlston of Rhea county circuit court erred in overruling the first ground for a new trial in the John T. Scopes case. The assignment argues the evidence favored the defendant and that the anti evolution act violated Tennessee and U S constitutions. It cites errors in overruling demurrer and excluding witnesses Maynard Metcalf Ray Cooper Cole W C Curtiss J S Lipham and W H Newman.
Mr. Lacy, a 24 year old Virginia native and newly appointed pastor in Uvalde, left his home with a ticket to Corpus Christi. He was seen at the Southern Pacific station around four in the afternoon, but hotel checks show no registration in Corpus Christi and the bus driver recalls no sighting. His wife awaits word.
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