04 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1928
Page
1
A collage of editorial fragments discusses elections taxes road issues and public schools. It references a Paris antiwar pact Kellogg and Monroe doctrine themes and notes on civic duty and sports spirit amid Thomas county roads and local training.
Governor Smith prepares to launch his presidential speaking campaign with dates and venues to be decided in the coming days. National and state committees expand organization with departments for farmers first voters and naturalized citizens while M William Bray leads upstate efforts and James Farley directs the Metropolis.
The column questions Hon. Herschel Elders support for Governor Hardman and accuses Senator Ed Rivers of blocking Hardman’s agenda. It lampoons political maneuvering, notes past plots, and mocks outfits as a metaphor for public life in a satirical Columbia State piece.
A comparison of male and female dressing habits notes men struggle with up to 64 buttonholes on winter garments before leaving home while women slip into undergarments and outerwear quickly without buttons, highlighting gendered ease in daily routines.
Savannah Georgia August 4 A letter to Mayor Haynes from Dr F Muir Turner proposes hiring Negro policemen to patrol rural Negro districts. Turner cites Knoxville St Louis Kansas City and other cities using such officers and says they know local community needs. Mayor Haynes will consider but no action is planned now.
The Thomasville forecast calls for possible showers tonight and Wednesday. Observations at 8 a.m. show 75th meridian time with 80 high and 72 low yesterday. Precipitation 0.38 inches in 24 hours. 0.38 inches this month. 18.52 inches year to date. Relative humidity at 8 a.m. 98 percent.
In early September two California fires burned out of control. One near Mt Shasta with about 22 000 acres burned, a 450 man force hauling water to hold the blaze which officials expect to contain soon. The southern blaze near San Diego threatened ranches and the Coogan home as it scorched 2 000 more acres.
Schedule shows departures from Thomasville at 8 45 am 11 am 3 pm and 5 pm toward Moultrie and intermediate points with Cairo Bainbridge and other stops at 9 15 am and 6 15 pm effective August 1.
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