30 Apr 1941
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1941
Page
1
A stream of vintage opinions covers military force versus humane treatment, world leaders mistrust, tax and defense budgets, and future conventions. The piece notes divorces in Miami and Reno, plus travel to Miami for bonds, while stressing wartime preparedness and social habits.
The Valdosta Times editorializes on state amendments suggesting a four year term for governor and officials could improve coordination and efficiency but risks undemocratic power. It notes coal strike settlement under Roosevelt pressure, fears about labor influence, and urges readiness as global militarization grows. The piece references the nation’s political campaigns and wartime preparedness.
A Washington Daybook piece recounts con men preying on members of Congress with a whiskey scam. A stylish young man offers a gift and asks the lawmaker to cover duty costs, then cashes a check, revealing how such gags try to corrupt political circles. The column notes similar schemes across history and the fragile security of public office.
Miss Bankhead spent her first Manhattan night with Ethel Barrymore in The Cords Green at the National Theater. She enjoyed a prosperous year as The Little Poxes star and now plans road trips. Tales say she fueled Giants fandom by late inscriptions at Polo Grounds with Mel Ott and Harry, though the full incident remains unclear.
Jackson remains in the lead of the Southeastern League scramble as Selma Leafs beat Mobile 1-0 in ten innings. A decisive tenth inning single by Vettdrel drove in the run, while Malone earned his fourth victory of the 22-day season and Tone homered for the Senators in the eighth.
A spectator mistook a white uniformed athlete for Mel Ott of the Giants during a Brooklyn visit. She cheered for him all afternoon before discovering it was another player. Backstage a scoreboard on the bulletin board tracks daily sweepstakes.
The Atlanta Crackers won their second straight game of the series, beating Lillie Beck and two other pitchers. The win extended their league lead to five games over Memphis, which lost 13 to 6 to Chattanooga.
A mixed puzzle page presents clues and answers across several categories. It mentions terms like New Zealand, Luzon tribes, and various definitions ranging from body states to metals and fabrics. The solution grid and down clues follow, with a final note of yesterday’s puzzle solutions.
Fragmented text notes a pattern involving an airport and a person named Thomasine Lo with unclear context and dates.
Pitcher Zach Schuessler came to Birmingham’s aid in the ninth, stifling a four run Knoxville surge and preserving a six run lead. Roland Carrington homered and tripled with three RBI, while Idfe closed the final outs as Birmingham shaded Knoxville. Meers helped Nashville beat New Orleans 5 to 1 after a tight stance in late innings. Camp Wheeler notes a trainee claiming employment as a fire eater at the army classification center.
Sympathetic friends visited the Bronx home of mourning for Mrs. Levinsky wife of a wealthy importer who died after returning from a Southern trip. The widower commented on her appearance asking why she shouldn’t look wonderful since she spent the winter at Palm Beach.
George Tucker recounts Broadway humor as Russell Crouse and Harold Lindsay critique seating for Arsenic and Old Lace. They chalked off 15 bad seats and halted 85 standees to cut losses, quipping a couple of million makes loss seem small. The piece skewers theater economics and local taxpayer interest.
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