07 Aug 1936
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1936
Page
1
A collection of editorials and short observations from the Times-Enterprise discusses national politics, Governor Alf Landon and Roosevelt contrasts, G-men investigations, taxation debates, and civic participation. It notes local engagement in Monticello and Perry, Florida highway improvements, and Jacksonville and Tampa street work as examples of public life.
Governor Dave Shultz of Florida appears in Perry as a popular, engaging speaker. He mused on possible future offices and commented on Georgia politics, while Senator Walter F. George addressed local crowds on road building and federal support for highways. The remarks praised national–state rights balance and the role of federal aid in developing roads amid contemporary political shifts.
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Columnist George Tucker wanders through New York City social scenes while riffing on coco nut milk cures and old friendships. He notes W C Fields’ illness, Broadway’s devotion to stars, and a Wall Street florist habit of daily rose and gardenia deliveries.
Barbara Jean Carter six years old died from burns after her 12-year-old brother Roy H. Carter Jr. pulled her from a coal shed fire. Investigators said a box of packing material flared up trapping her near the door. Her dress caught fire as she tried to escape.
The state health department announced two new infantile paralysis cases in Georgia, raising the yearly total to 21. Three cases resulted in deaths.
A collision between a car and a bus at a Jacksonville intersection left four dead and one injured. Victims include Hoke Hall 28 and Homer Hall 23 brothers and Thelma Powell 23 and Myrtle Lovett 19. The elder Hall was on furlough from Maxwell Field Alabama with James Wilson.
New cases of infection were reported in Floyd and Greene counties, both among children. State epidemologist Dr Dan Bowdoin said neither case had been investigated yet and checks would begin immediately. He noted there were 20 Georgia cases at this time last year.
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