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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1934
Page
1
Danielsville Ga Sept 4 Aedes Mande Pittman of Cartersville told an audience here that Governor Talmadge is utterly without vision to grasp the meaning of the New Deal and its implications.
Georgia tobacco prices averaged 9.62 cents per pound for 151 824 pounds sold in the fifth week of the season. H K Ramsey reports the season total at about 31 960 000 pounds toward a 41 000 000 pound federal quota.
Judge Pittman challenged statements by Governor and John Whitley alleging that 75 percent of highway workers are Negro. He argued wage claims of 40 cents an hour were false, noting standard highway pay is 30 cents for unskilled labor on a 30 hour week, leaving workers with $9 weekly. He tied the accusation to Whitley and Talmdage hiring practices that favored Black workers and set an untenable wage for white men.
Clifford B D Hay denounces political mudslinging in the City Court of Thomasville judge race and urges voters to focus on fitness for the office. He defends salaries and criticizes attacks, stressing good citizenship and integrity in the election.
Mr A B Starr of Cordele and Mr Elliot Warren of Baltimore visited yesterday and today respectively. Mr R K Roberson of Cuthbert and Mr A B Griner of Fitzgerald were among visitors Monday. Murray King of Milledgeville also visited. Vote for Bob Roddenberg and Give Thomas County a Break.
The defense for Taylor loses a bid to postpone the trial as prosecutors proceed with the case. Accused remains slated for upcoming proceedings, with no further postponement granted.
Dr J M Sutton of Sylvester and Mr T J Sanders of Valdosta were among yesterday’s prominent visitors. Kindergarten opening announced for September 17 at 215 East Clay Street. A Birmingham court denied postponement in the slaying case of Faye New, with trial proceeding amid courtroom tensions.
Partial strike reports from 75 of Georgia’s 172 textile mills show 227 605 workers on job and 20 440 idle. Mills closed 35 and operating with skeleton force 10. Thirty mills reported operating normally while 97 were unreported.
Senate munitions committee heard that Electric Boat Company and Vickers Ltd divided global submarine markets and swapped boat patents. Henry R. Carse said Vickers was a customer, not competitor, and contracts were read into the record. Some boats were sold abroad and U S Navy used basic designs.
Treasury figures show August 31 receipts of 9.69 million and expenditures of 51.43 million, with a balance of 2.14 billion. Customs receipts for the month were 22.95 million. Fiscal year receipts total 504.46 million against 979.97 million in expenditures, including 545.64 million in emergency spending, yielding a deficit of 475.52 million. Gold assets stand at 7.98 billion.
Peter Van Horn chairman of the silk code authority said a survey of the textile strike in silk rayon and synthetic fabrics shows the strike as applied to those industries was almost a complete failure. He noted that less than five per cent of the total industry had been affected to date.
Chicago reports Theo dore Bentz branded as a Dillinger gangster and jailed in Grand Haven Michigan after federal officers say he admitted involvement with the gang during an April shootout in northern Wisconsin. Bentz was arrested in Portland Maine on July 17.
The Saturday Evening Post discusses Hoover's post White House posture and the critique of economic regimentation. It frames liberty as the American system's foundation while warning that man could become a pawn of the state under certain theories. Hoover makes his first political pronouncement since leaving office as Roosevelt enters.
Funeral services are planned for Doug Davis, veteran Georgia aviator and former Candler Field developer, killed in a crash at Cleveland air races. The funeral will be held at the Baptist church in Hapeville at 2:00 p.m. Central Time Wednesday, with interment in College Park cemetery. Davis had flown mail and passengers between Atlanta Richmond and Atlanta Jacksonville for Eastern Air Lines and earlier earned a 1929 trophy for meritorious flying. Governor Eugene Talmadge expressed sympathy to his family.
Carse says his firm profited every time Vickers sold a submarine due to Electric Boat patents. He claims the company lost about $40,000 per submarine on 400 German subs built in World War I because of patent infringement.
A tribute highlights E. E. Cox's decade in the Second District of Georgia, noting his role in advancing cotton and tobacco price protections, supporting seed loans and the Federal Land Bank, aiding farmers with loans, flood relief, drought relief, and school funding. It credits him with Home Owners' Loan Corp support and bank deposit insurance, projecting his renomination on September 12.
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