25 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1928
Page
1
A long list of local items and political jabs appear in a daily reader column. The notes reference Hoover and Georgia politics, Aimee, Texas Guinan, and figures like Hoke Smith while quipping on roads, safety pins, and the boll weevil in South Georgia.
An issue in a Red Cross Junior Bulletin quoting Herbert Hoover from a speech triggers protests in New York. Supporters say the group acted impartially, while opponents claim political stigma. The piece argues Red Cross deserves support and that quoting Hoover or Al Smith is equally fair.
The Democratic Executive Committee of Thomas County schedules a Saturday meeting to decide on about a $500 surplus from primary election fees. With many candidates, funds accumulated. committee plans to return roughly 30 percent to those who paid in. The column also notes ongoing rail crossing dangers and political sparring around Smith.
Article notes Queen Marie plans to travel to the United States to choose a spouse who is rich and presentable. It suggests the match would grant the man the title of common husband to a reigning queen, while hinting at political and social tensions in America and local attitudes toward Hoover and the Democratic ticket.
Congressman Thomas S. McMillan reports flood conditions on the Edisto and other rivers require immediate federal aid. Colonel Henry C. Jewett will survey the area with Major N. Y. De Hamel as McMillan plans to seek action on flood control measures and aid. Fifty families were driven from homes on the Edisto. crops were ruined and coastal valleys remain affected.
Chicago report states Clarence Darrow denies telling anyone he had drinks with Herbert Hoover. He says he spoke to a Hoover supporter before the war in a private remark that could imply a drink occurred, but he refuses to confirm or deny specifics. He notes London conversations before Hoover’s constitutional role.
Ogden I Mills and Democratic National Chairman John J Raskob will address listeners on WABC and the Columbia network at 730 pm and 930 pm EST respectively. The topic is Prosperity with voter service on labor hosted by Major George Berry and Mrs Raymond Robbins at 6 pm EST on WEAF.
National political radio lineup in New York features Assistant Secretary of the Treasury as tonight's speaker.
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