03 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1928
Page
1
A Thomasville column surveys the 1932 political scene noting candidates Al Smith and Herbert Robinson, local attitudes toward parties, the state police debate, and upcoming elections. It discusses Sunday edition routines, budgets, and social issues like prohibition, manners of voters, and local business expansions.
The essay argues eight years of female suffrage show progress in voting use yet note women face political games and misrepresentation. It praises intelligent honorable women shaping issues, mentions South politics, and warns against overestimating party loyalty while acknowledging a first Vice Presidential candidate. If Smith wins, resignation is the only possible outcome.
The piece argues Democratic clubs in Georgia will sustain the party’s prestige amid splits and clashes. It notes young organizers form county groups to bolster the campaign to save the state for Democrats and warns against overreach and voter exclusion in the primary.
In New York state a bad boy's punishment sparked a community split as parents clash with teachers over discipline. The piece argues expulsion may have prevented cruelty claims and warns while teachers err, parental backlash harms students and the school system. It also notes political shifts and a separate charter renewal petition for Thomasville Real Estate & Improvement Co.
The piece argues the Democratic machine led by Tammany left the South with a weak platform but the Smith clan pushed a Vice Presidential candidate. Robinson crafted a conciliatory speech to gain Smith forces support, ensuring a South on the ticket for the first time in years.
Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, extreme northwest Florida, and Florida are forecast to see generally fair skies with slightly cooler temperatures tonight and Tuesday. Local thundershowers are possible this afternoon or tonight in southern areas, with winds shifting from southwest to north and increasing in some coastal zones.
The weather bureau issued a storm advisory at 10 a.m. noting a tropical disturbance centered near Grand Cayman Island moving north of west toward the Yucatan Channel at about 400 miles per day. It is moderate in intensity but slowly increasing, with caution advised for vessels bound for the Yucatan Channel and Southeastern Gulf of Mexico over the next 36 hours.
Milwaukee dispatch reports a new air rail hookup linking New York Central lines with the Universal Air Lines system. Operations start Sept 8 between New York and Minneapolis with a transfer from train to plane at Cleveland cutting one day from the journey time. Thomas Hamilton, president of the Hamilton Metal Plane Company, announced the development.
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