23 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1939
Page
1
A jumble of local notices and syndicated opinion excerpts laments war uncertainty in Europe, labor politics, and crime treatment. The piece comments on gasoline prices, German plans in Poland, spies in the United States, and a milk shortage linked to a New York strike.
Local leaders and prominent taxpayers urge the Thomasville city council to sponsor an airport. They claim minimal cost beyond land acquisition and deferred payments, with the owner offering the property to be turned over to the city for operation.
The newly completed German Russian pact stuns European chancelleries and unsettles plans for a French British alliance. The article argues Poland faces risk as German forces tighten on the border and discusses strategic implications for air hubs and material exchanges, urging vigilance and quicker action to counter German expansion.
A discerning look at how the president gains influence when Congress adjourns. The article contrasts the diminished member’s clout with the president’s expanded authority in foreign and domestic matters, noting shifts in prestige and the ease of pursuing policy without congressional opposition.
The piece lauds Carl Hubbell as one of baseball’s greats, recounting his triumphant return after surgery. It highlights his enduring power and poetic pitching style, noting legendary duels with Dizzy Dean and a dramatic late game where Dick Bartell hit a deciding triple before Hubbell’s defeat.
A Tennessee church pastor faced deacons on serious charges of embracing a female congregant in the vestry. After eloquent defense citing shepherd imagery, the deacons exonerated him with a proviso that if temptation arose he should take a ram lamb instead.
A partisan notice from Thomasville citizens attacks federal taxation and deficits, endorsing 1932 Democratic principles and states rights while warning against centralization. It urges vigilance against "usurpers" and urges readers to consider campaign-era politics and wealth distribution concerns.
Harley and Lutz discuss a method to redeem federal bonds at par with paper money such as greenbacks or silver certificates. The plan would protect bank and insurer solvency but remove interest for investors and risk eroding confidence in monetary stability. The authors warn this could hinder saving, lending, and future investment.
In St. Louis Bub Bell and Diz were tied 1-1 in the ninth as Hubbell batted and Fin lofted a fly to center. A sliding run on a split second throw from Terry Moore decides Dizzy Dean’s fate, a heartbreak finish that symbolized a season of unforgettable close calls.
Three months after Howard Bistar’s death at his lake cabin, his 35-year-old bachelor’s German shepherd remains at the door guarding the home. Friends, hoping to find the dog a new home, bring Toad to him daily.
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