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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1937
Page
1
A brewing column reviews labor Movements in the United States and infers changes in living standards, traffic safety, and public policy amid wartime concerns. It notes German and French labor contrasts, calls for traffic lights, and highlights political pressures from labor groups shaping city planning and street safety.
The piece argues that government action to lighten burdens on labor and finance may threaten profits and stock markets. It discusses tax, banking, and railroad concerns, urging a balanced square deal to prevent business stagnation and financial disaster, noting proposals in Congress and the need to protect enterprise.
The health department announces PSA led expansion adding a cancer clinic at the Johnny Kesrchbold Memorial Hoes with five designated hospitals. Locations include three in Atlanta and one each in Thomasville and Jaci Gyresville, part of a broader county effort to improve cancer care access.
A West Virginia court tale recounts a District Judge in Charleston who prodded a sulky lumberjack witness. The man claimed he answered the last question by nodding, prompting the judge to note the rattle but lack of clear trend in the response.
The piece warns that cutting federal road funding to predepression levels would shrink contractor jobs and machinery supply during the transition to private spending. It notes delays in utility modernization while private road work could lag and pressures congress as dam and road builders demand funding.
A New York stage manager recounts a feud between two principal sopranos in a company. The quarrel disrupts rehearsals as he details their clashes and the backstage tension spilling onto performances.
An airplane traveling at about 200 miles per hour sustained minor injuries to its occupant, with only cuts and bruises reported.
Ernest Norman of Laurinburg North Carolina believes hay fever would be fatal for him. He has suffered three sneezes in the last four months causing immediate hospital visits and shoulder dislocations.
Pinehurst North Carolina report from AP notes farmer W. W. Sheffield fell from his oxcart at about three miles an hour and suffered a fractured skull while Dr. F. M. Boldridge also involved in the incident.
In a patent suit Maytag Co. versus General Electric Supply Co. washing machines were introduced as exhibits revealing competitive tensions and public airing of industry differences. The case underscored how household appliances become material evidence in legal battles.
President Roosevelt found the fishing so productive near Dry Tortugas Island off Key West that he ordered the Potomac to anchor overnight to continue trolling the clear waters. The report notes no further details at that time.
Timetable shows departures and arrivals between Atlanta Dothan Waycross Tifton Tallahassee Monticello and surrounding points. Operating days listed as Sunday Monday Friday and Saturdays only with specific morning and evening slots for each origin.
The report mentions director Harry L. Heenking noting a slight lead in a fishing competition while the president enjoys warm Gulf air and shows satisfactory improvement. It also states any Canadian province may contract Royal Mounted Police services with payment, and that profitable crops often require irrigation where rainfall is under five inches annually.
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