15 Apr 1941
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1941
Page
1
The text surveys global conflict and economic strain with remarks on Greece, Britain, Russia, and Turkey. It notes labor versus capital tension, advertising relevance, and a grim inkling about teleki and Hungary, ending with a stark line about sacrifice amid mounting dangers.
State auditor reports contractual obligations of the state highway department exceed eight million dollars though many figures are preliminary and unsettled. The department spends heavily with payment tied to partly completed work. critics note tax diversions and past spending on education and services while highway funds are delayed for broader budget reform.
The piece cites Sidney Hillman praising defense labor conditions with few idle workers and many plants operating six days a week. It notes resistance in the soft coal sector to wage settlements, freight adjustments for the Southern group, and ongoing coke shortages. It also lauds Coast Guard service and critique of government delegation saying let the Coast Guard do it.
A wartime editorial calls for strict measures against communists fascists and other subversive groups urging deportation and harsher penalties while rejecting mass shootings as unacceptable. It warns that leniency toward saboteurs is disgraceful and claims the nation must defend democracy by decisive action.
A fragment from a wartime report labels certain actors as saboteurs of defense efforts. The passage warns that such figures threaten national security and undermine safety measures, urging vigilance.
In peace the Coast Guard is part of the Treasury with Secretary Morgenthau its boss man and Rear Admiral Russell R. Waeschel its commander. In war it would join the Navy, having grown since 1798 through prizes, wrecking pirates, Civil War service, and World War engagements, while recent defense funding boosts personnel, heavy guns, armor, and anti aircraft forces. The Coast Guard Reserve, a voluntary non military force of about 3,000 with 1,690 craft, could assist in war or peace.
Ed Wynn abandons his humor library after a fire and laments monuments to sorrow. A redhead waiter spills soup into Radher Winger’s shoe at a basement restaurant while a tense bar scene unfolds with a frustrated woman and an impatient lover. Orrin Tucker’s Chicago departure prompts a quick farewell note. Frazier Hunt notes time sense as a Chinese cultural factor in cross currents with Westerners.
First Ernest V. Johnson required appendectomy. Eleven of the thirteen Johnson children contracted measles. The Johnson residence then caught fire, adding to the family’s woes in Osage City.
A list of crossword clues with across and down entries, many garbled or partial. Includes notes on ribbed fabric session hold southern constellation wild buffalo of India number optical division and other fragmented items.
Cecil Crew of Macon visited his parents the Crew family over the weekend. Nathalyn Connell of Thomasville stayed with her parents the Connells. Multiple guests including Trulocks, the Reynolds, Harwick, Barwick and others visited Mrs. Margaret Trulock, with various relatives from Cairo, Moultrie, Augusta, Bainbridge, Donalsonville, Rome and Amsterdam noted in attendance during the weekend.
A North Carolina station scene shows a large colored woman asking a ticket for Magnolia. The agent searches timetable and tariff lists, failing to find Magnolia as a station name. The woman points to her daughter, Magnolia, sitting nearby as the moment of confusion resolves.
Miss Carrie Autry and Mrs. 7. C. Williams visited in the Spring Hill area on Sunday. Miss Catherine Trulock spent the weekend in Donalsonville with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Trulock. Mr. C. Rabon visited relatives in Sylvester. Mrs. Swicord and others from Quincy, Fla. stayed with Mrs. Goldie Swicord on Saturday. Mrs. RoE. Laryrt returned home after a week in Jacksonville. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ruinwater and Mr. Frank Smith visited Cairo on Sunday evening. Mrs. Cara Mae Green of Attapulgus visits Airs. Charlie Cain and Mr. Cain this week.
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