29 Sep 1931
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1931
Page
1
A Times-Enterprise column from Thomasville discusses stock market shifts, taxation, and a range of political notes. It critiques labor cost pressures and wage cuts, supports prudent economics, and cites figures like Roosevelt and De Priest while urging responsible industry reform.
Atlanta police report the murder of Benjamin L. Lichtenstein solved with three men in custody. Detective T O Sturdivant said Harry Kosnofsky, 21, confessed naming Sumner Compton alias J D Lee as the slayer. Compton allegedly did the killing. George Cox to be charged as an accomplice.
Col Lindbergh and Dr Hector of the national relief mission encounter starving crowds near Nanking as Hinghwa area flood waters force the group to halt. The journey seeks medical aid from Kiangsu Province while Mrs. Lindbergh watches the failed aid operation.
New York dispatch describes Junkers plane Esa and crew led by Christian Johannsen making a perilous nonstop crossing attempt starting September 13. They battled twisting winds ice and fuel shortages, leaning on a skimpy supply of water and a few ounces of alcohol to cool the engine before being rescued near Cape Farewell by the Belmoira.
The Southern Livestock Association renamed as the Southeastern Livestock Association and will hold its 1982 convention in Montgomery Alabama. R E Lambert was elected president, W F Ward secretary, with several vice presidents named. The group aims to boost livestock development in Georgia Florida and Alabama. First litter contest award went to A H Jennings Americus Ga for pigs weighing 3523 pounds at six months.
Atlanta hosts a meeting of agriculture commissioners from cotton states east of the Mississippi to discuss the cotton seed market and ginning costs. Attending are Eugene Talmadge, J. W. Shealy, W. A. Graham, Earl Haines, Harold Booker, and Harry D. Wilson en route from Montgomery. Wilson reports seed now sells for 7 to 9 dollars per ton, urging an exchange rate favoring seed meal to aid ginning economics.
Tax notice lists locations and dates for collecting state county and school taxes for the year 1931. Officials announce periods and places where taxpayers may pay assessments to fulfill tax obligations.
Athens Ga September 28 A Clarke county suit seeks 100000 from John Talmadge Jr chairman of the University of Georgia memorial fund. Van Ormer of Atlanta alleges Talmadge falsely wrote a letter to national associations offering arbitration to settle Van Ormer claims regarding university campus matters.
The contractor has not paid the June and July payments on the building contract, leaving the sums overdue and unresolved. The notice flags the unpaid invoices and seeks remedy or legal action to recover the funds.
A labor federation estimate puts unemployment at 5.6 million, up 500000 from last month, with winter prospects seen as more serious. William Green denounces wage-cutters as unethical, while officials, including Secretary Doak and President Hoover, weigh possible actions.
Geneva September 23 The League of Nations disarmament committee failed to agree on an armaments truce and adjourned after referring the matter to a sub committee. American representative Hugh Wilson urged a simple declaration barring increases in current armament levels.
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