16 Aug 1937
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1937
Page
1
A Georgia radio and highway column discusses Georgia highways being revamped with detours and limited traveler notices. The piece critiques detour communication and recounts a rude highway worker incident while lamenting lack of up to date route information.
Valdosta Times reports Moultrie will host state patrol headquarters serving nineteen counties. The piece argues for driving safety, outlines potential detentions for intoxicated drivers, and defends separation of church and state in school texts.
A remark contends that arguing about religion exposes a person to ridicule and is not a meaningful discussion. The statement frames religious debate as imprudent and pointless.
Labor analyst Joseph Adams outlines low income spending patterns for a family of four living on about 1500 dollars a year. He notes food dominates the budget, with about a third of income for nourishment, and argues for financial education to improve saving and economic security.
Dr Iago Galdiston reviews viruses and virus producing agents their discovery unseen by light and detectable with ultraviolet rays. He explains filterable viruses pass through unglazed porcelain and lists human diseases attributed to viruses such as polio rabies smallpox measles typhus yellow fever influenza and possibly the common cold. He notes cancer links are debated with animal examples and that viruses tend to reside inside cells unlike most germs.
A New York column recalls a tall Scottish girl once devoted to Shakespeare and theater who rose to stardom in Hollywood as Jean Muir. A finance tale follows a sharp NY insurance salesman who repeatedly salvages an $800 policy, earning a raise. The Shakespeare rash spreads to radio studios with two Columbia elevators nicknamed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Beth clges cue IN bi Beth clges cue IN bi y Mantgo North Carolina staged a symphonic dramatic tribute to the lost Roanoke colony. The four times weekly play on the island draws thousands of historians tourists and locals for a Summer celebration marking the colony's 350th anniversary and the baptism of Virginia Dare with a June birthday visit from the president expected to speak. Village officials forecast about 50 000 attendees.
A jumble of readable lines mentions a French speaking farm family in Lafourche La not on relief rolls despite debts, and Uncle Sam relief agencies viewed skeptically by Mr and Mrs A Plaisance and their 11 children. Also notes a wedding at a Presbyterian church in Rockmart Georgia with a 60 year old church history referenced.
A tentative list of districts has been prepared and is subject to approval by the Department of Public Safety. The list includes Anita as first, followed by entries for Oswego, Washington, Arberjcus, Perry, Moultrie, Waydross and others in order.
Police linked a fusillade at Hots I herd to two slayings and four robberies in Hot Sprites. A Texas man 26 described as a tugive was arrested after Lamb was slain. Florine Reynolds gave a name and was arrested. Carl Harrison, 24, was taken into custody at Benton hours earlier.
Russell Bobbitt of Atlanta captures the Alabama state tennis crown by defeating Robert Little of Birmingham 6-4 6-2 6-3 in the finals. Pearl Lewis of Nashville wins the women's title, defeating Louise Fowler of Covington 6-2 6-3.
Fragments from a historical page note a reference to Irvin Cobb and a titled piece titled Ti'tér Pe By Irvin's Cobb, with unclear context and incomplete wording. The readable bits mention a person and a work but lack coherent details or event.
A 10 page summary notes proposed changes in the Civilian Conservation Corps in October. It discusses restricting entry to those under 17 and two year terms, with county welfare directors involved and potential effects on financing and eligibility. The text is fragmented but centers on eligibility rules and program structure.
Advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a proven malaria remedy with tasteless quinidine and iron. Claims rapid relief from chills and fever and a toning effect, urging purchase at drug stores in 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes, with the larger size touted as more economical.
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