27 Apr 1940
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1940
Page
1
The Thomasville Rose Show drew visitors from Alabama and locals to view the first blooms of the season. Judges praised displays while the observation platform offered a new vantage point. Attendees noted orderly handling and occasional delays at entry and prize announcements.
A dense mixed puzzle lists many clues across diagonals and sections. It includes definitions for food items, objects, actions, animals, and place names, with a long series of down and across entries requiring letter fits and cross-checking.
A reflective piece on the Rose Show and local sentiments followed by a compilation of crime trends in 1939. It notes New York City and Chicago murder figures, Broad patterns in robberies and auto thefts, and a 21 murder increase in 1939 over 1938. It cites The Jacksonville Times-Union and The Commentator on crime age and female arrests.
Report notes drivers jostle for spaces as officials struggle to enforce orderly parking. Observers say many ignore lines and priority rules, slowing traffic and delaying a city story.
The piece argues Roosevelt will be drafted for a third term, noting broad public desire to keep him in office and suggesting political precedent may be broken. It frames the likelihood within a climate of economic change and public demand.
Anderson South Carolina resident George McKee dismisses constant talk of hard times and cites his rural upbringing, resistance to New Deal restrictions, and belief in Roosevelt as a reformer. He recalls modest early life, old manners, and frequent adversity to suggest economic shifts are underway.
Washington Daybook describes Arlington National Cemetery as a field of honor where veterans select their plots. A retired general and wife prized a favorite elm nearby, which vanished but was replaced by the staff with a transplanted, thriving tree to preserve the couple’s view of the Potomac.
The Commentator reports a record rise in murders in the country during the past year surpassing previous highs. The survey notes a startling increase with figures showing more deaths than any prior year.
In Augusta on April 27 the Greenville Spinners snapped a four game slide by routing Columbus Redbirds 14-4 as a 20 hit attack fueled a seven run spree in the fifth inning. Spartanburg walloped Augusta 17-5 as Cecil Rhodes drove in four runs and Paul Badgett hit a homer. Jacksonville shut out Savannah 6-0 with Howard Ginn working nine hits allowed and Bill Steinecke adding a three run homer in the sixth.
Henry John Zeke Bonura the big banana man from New Orleans heads back to Washington amid trade talk from New York Giants. Giants secured him last spring for about 25000 plus two players and now receive an unannounced cash amount likely around 10000 with Rene Mon teagudo as a left handed pitcher to be farmed to Jersey City. The Senators regain Bonura s power and enjoy a neat profit on the deal.
Jacksonville marker noted as league leadership moved to the Columbia Reds who rallied for a 6-4 victory against Macon's Peaches. The Reds had 7 hits to Macon’s 8 and turned four of the hits into runs in the ninth inning.
Pi-Pitcher Pluto Oliver pitched a six hit shutout with 12 strikeouts and two RBIs as Georgia Tech defeated Vanderbilt 6-0 to open a two game series in Atlanta.
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