09 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1939
Page
1
A compiled page from the Thomasville Times Enterprise includes editor notes, misc. quotes, and brief items about politics, law, and society figures. It reflects 1930s opinion pieces and public figures referenced in a local newspaper column.
A fragment notes ongoing planning for a commercial hotel project. Details are limited, with unreadable portions obscuring the scope, location, and timeline of the development.
The county discussion surveys advertising views with a focus on newspapers and hotel projects. It reports that theater screen ads are seen as the poorest, newspapers strongest in sales influence, and outlines proposals for funding a hotel and a public subscription approach.
A fragmented note suggests gas tax changes could make tourism more attractive and entice investors. It mentions hotel operation knowledge and prudent planning for a favorable outcome, implying investors seek clear wording and solid proposals to maximize benefits.
A dense editorial excerpt discusses gas tax use for road building and argues advertising revenue as a funding source. It notes Governor plans for possible special sessions, calls for education and public needs, and cites a Louisville survey on which advertising pays most. It mentions concerns about diverting gas tax to other departments.
The Washington Daypack column notes Congress may not finish a near final push on the Carter Dreyfus case, an Army engineer linked to Savannah harbor charges. Carter, top West Point class, faced court martial and accusations of profiting with his father in law. The issue awaits next summer's hearings as he ages.
George Tucker reviews Broadway mornings with era figures like Fred Waring and Jim Moran. The column chronicles Waring hosting Hoppe and Moran, quips on Gilbert and Sullivan, and describes Waring’s joked about round billiard table while noting his respected stature as a musician and conductor.
A race of quick retorts pits an Irishman and a Jewish debater in a hair pulling contest. The Hebrew lists famous Jews as targets and the Irishman retaliates with a full beard take, ending with a jab about the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
This column from patriotic Thomasville group rails against federal and state fiscal policies, praising 1932 Democratic platform and Jeffersonian ideals. It warns of taxation, spending, bureaucratic growth, and loss of liberties, urging readers to engage and resist drift toward despotism.
The piece critiques creating a federal credit corporation to sidestep direct debt limits. It argues such agencies would be government guaranteed but would still raise hidden liabilities and long term costs borne by taxpayers, undermining democratic finance and transparency.
A narrator describes Hoppe inviting Fred to play on a round billiard table with rubber square balls that bounce. Waring plans to gift the table to Joe Cook for his sports program. Moran hints at a new educational venture involving releasing a bull in a china shop to replace a lock, with $3 in a safe.
In Paducah Kentucky a company thwarted a fifth break-in after four prior safecrackings in two years. Thieves arrived to find the doors already open and investigators unsure why the owners hadn’t secured the vault.
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