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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
3
Forsyth Georgia reports a six year old girl Mary Bittick niece of Sheriff Cary Battick heard hacking noises from jail bars and alerted authorities. She saw a man at work on the bars with a hacksaw and raised the alarm foiling the escape.
A large crowd heard a revival sermon at a Pringle store service with Miss Ethel Spence singing and Mr. P. W. Boyd performing. Judge Luke urged turning from sin and accepting Jesus Christ. Over fifty attendees pledged to live more Godly lives as the revival neared its close. A white prisoner, Tom Mercer, had cut window bars and faced imminent escape.
Agricultural editors praise the A B and A railroad offer to act as selling and colonizing agents for farms in South Georgia. The plan would divide land into 100 acre plots with wells and 75 percent cleared, guaranteeing trained farmers to settle and develop unpopulated areas. Clarence J. Leavy of the Brunswick News foresees new towns, industries and investments.
A series of brief notices records visitors and locals in town yesterday and today. Names include Walter Huff, Omar Poole, BE. A. Pound, M. D. Doughtie, P. D. Whatley, G. G. Thomas, V. E. Perryman, W. F. Newby, J. O. Baxley, L. H. Craig, and Rhydon Mays Jr. with origins from Macon Atlanta Louisville Wilmington Greenville Miami Thomasville and Miami.
Cocroft Music Co lists offerings while Mrs J L Palmer of Atlanta visits son Dr J B Palmer on South Hansell. Dr S P Holland of Blakely and Drs H G Holland and C F Lewis of Atlanta among visitors. Lay head and Rackley Optometrists tout stock and service. Mrs A F Daniels and children of Rome visit T J Stephens family. they plan to live in Thomasville. Mrs Wade MorYlow of Jacksonville and Mr and Mrs George Fields of White Plains N Y guest of H C Quarterman.
Mr. and Mrs J O Newcourt and Mr and Mrs EB G Swain of Oklahoma City were among visitors registered in the city yesterday for a short time. Mr and Mrs Robert K Walker welcome a baby daughter named Estelle Lillian born Thursday night.
Stribling easily defeats Tom McKiernan of New York by knockout in the second round at the South Carolina state fairgrounds. A sharp overhead jab floored McKiernan for a nine count before he could not continue. Stribling dominated the bout from the start.
Seven hundred Buncombe County residents joined searches for a black man suspected of assaulting a white woman near West Asheville. Four suspects were briefly detained but released. another man taken from a train was cleared by the victim. The attack, the third in eight weeks, left the victim seriously hurt but reportedly improving. Sheriff Mitchell expected another arrest before daybreak.
Notice to readers announces a new early service delivering the Florida Times Union to Thomasville by 2 16 a m. The newspaper promotes home or business delivery before breakfast at 86 cents per month. Contact numbers appear for subscription inquiries.
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