08 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1939
Page
1
The page prints editorials and social commentary touching on travel to South America, baseball broadcasts, political candidates for 1940, and local council decisions on the light plant. It also reflects on personal choices, ambition, and family life in a brief, opinionated column style.
A reader asked if tuition should be charged for Thomasville children and replied no. The writer notes school board members resist wasteful spending while settlement time looms annually, threatening property if finances are not addressed.
A long opinion piece argues Congress will struggle to pass major legislation in an election year. It laments party clashes over funding for schools and warns that state and local finances will influence education budgets and tuition policy.
The piece argues for advertising properties due for payment this month as installment plans run through 1932. It warns unpaid levies may trigger court actions, raising concerns about political pressure, costs, and the impact on bond values while urging action before next sessions.
The article notes that screen doors or windows do not guarantee zero mosquitoes and that some still enter despite screening. It contrasts appearances with effectiveness, suggesting screens reduce but do not eliminate intrusion.
A thriving small business in St Louis specializes in making and sewing coal oil lamps, contributing to local industry and employment.
A historical overview describes how southern and northern factions shaped policy during a turbulent period. It notes Republican and southern support reshaping WPA investigations, welfare and labor measures, and social security amendments aimed at directing benefits southward, altering labor laws and regional power dynamics.
A New York columnist notes Harlem Voodoo as a feared local practice. He cites charms such as nail parings dried lizards and hair, with dances and ritual beliefs said to affect rivals and boxing match outcomes. The piece mentions a theft arrest where animal parts were found and references to Joe Louis versus Schmeling lore.
A dense list of crossword like clues spans minerals, measures, plants, and terms. The fragment includes references such as land measure, ancient city in Greece, and various across and down hints with mis spaced words and possible names.
A collection of humorous vignettes about Scots and Scottish life. It features a church collection caper where three Scots feign fainting to avoid extra coins, a lament over smoking costs, and a neighborly clash over disciplining a child with a humorous twist.
Grand Junction Colorado August 8 There was a jail break here officials learned of it when Tony Lucero returned after hours absence saying he had made a mistake Later Lee Lucero and Max Lopez came back with the same explanation One man remains missing Police Chief Marion Scott said the trio broke through a plaster ceiling to the attic and removed wall supports to squeeze through
The listing shows a dense block of radio programs across networks from 5:00 to midnight. It notes time shifts for CST MT and DST, with shows including Dance Music Or, News, The Troubadours, George Crook on Organ, Reveries from the Violin, The Quicksilver Quiz, Mr Keen, The Green Hornet, Information Please, and Battle of the Sexes among others.
A description of a medicine man offering a powerful remedy said to guarantee business success and win rivals in love. The piece notes Voodoo’s uncertain American arrival, its Guinea coast lore, ties to French colonies, and prominence from slave eras through New Orleans into Harlem, emphasizing enduring belief and mystery.
Atlanta, Aug. 8. Major General Stanley D. Embrick of Atlanta has been renamed commanding general of the Third Army, elevated to lieutenant general. The War Department notified the Fourth Corps Area of his reassignment and promotion. The Third Army includes troops in the Fourth and Eighth Corps Areas and is one of four field armies for peacetime training and mobilization.
Washington August 8 officials of the public health service announced four new trailer clinics to diagnose and control syphilis in rural areas. Each trailer will house a physician and a nurse to perform routine blood tests and administer treatments in South Carolina Alabama Arkansas and Missouri this fall. South Carolina will operate its own trailer clinic in addition to federal efforts. The report also notes a geological aside: the oldest rocks with definite ages are 1.7 billion years old in South Dakota and Manitoba.
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