12 Apr 1940
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1940
Page
1
A collage of political commentary cites Germany, Bullitt, Taft, and England. It questions U.S. war blame, Balkan supply issues, and the NLRB, while quoting Georgia figures and press opinions on campaigns, subsidies, and alliances.
The piece explains remaining steps for eligible voters to register before May fourth, notes penalties for late or missing poll tax payments, and discusses the political clash over poll taxes as disfranchisement concerns grow. It also touches on women voters and the aging of sports stars like Bobby Jones.
The Kansas City Star urged women to unite and campaign, delivering a broom symbol for reform. Women removed their support from the Pendergast machine, aiding the complete defeat of the political machine and the ousting of its influential office holders.
Washington reports a looming clash over the army’s new semiautomatic Garand rifle seen as a potential full scale battle with verbal volleys and outside sniping. The debate opens in Senator Elmer Thomas’ subcommittee on military appropriations as experts discuss the Garand’s eight round cycle and gas operation versus the old Springfield.
In Macon on April 12 Charley Tarber a Black man fell from a footbridge into a ditch and could not move Two young Black men offered to pull him out for 60 cents each Tarber paid They then agreed to summon an ambulance for 25 cents Tarber paid again The privately owned ambulance met him at the hospital where he was detained for hip fracture treatment.
Schedule lists departure and arrival times for buses from Atlanta Bainbridge Dothan Monticello Tifton Tallahassee Valdosta Waycross and Thomsville with routes to Albany Ocala and Savannah showing morning and afternoon times and connections on Route 3 and local lines.
Atlanta reports the Southern Association begins its 40th season with eight teams facing the 1940 pennant chase. Predictions point to a close race possibly surpassing last summer’s close finish. Chattanooga’s Lookouts enter as defending champions.
A scattered word puzzle presents clues like S shaped molding and fur bearing aquatic animals to pair with answers such as craved ships Hawaiian bird and African antelopes. The list mixes nouns adjectives and phrases with mismatched spellings and fragmented items.
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