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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1941
Page
1
Publication from The Witness Enterprise Co. Premasville Ga notes business manager E R Jerger and weekly edition details. It lists subscription terms and standard deadlines for advertisement insertions with staff and Associated Press credit lines.
The column blends wartime updates and everyday concerns from its era. It notes Army and Navy morale, global tension in the Far and Near East, Christmas shopping, and car safety tips while reflecting on political strains and leadership remarks. It mentions Lee Hitler, Japan, Italy, and U.S. railway debates alongside local commerce.
The piece argues American troops move to protect Dutch Guiana bauxite mines from German capture, affecting rail workers, bondholders, and stockholders while raising wages for miners. It discusses consequences for France, Vichy, and potential island seizures as part of a broader wartime settlement and economic policy.
A historical analysis asserts Japan rejects limits on Asia expansion, tracing steps from Korea to Manchukuo and Ching, noting alliances with Germany and Russia, U.S. refusal, and the impact of embargoes on China. The piece warns of aerial threats and urges noninvolvement in Asia and in any pact.
Washington Daybook profiles Texas Senator Tom Connally as a leading candidate to chair the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The piece notes his height, appearance, 25 years in Congress, and pivotal role in guiding foreign policy legislation including revisions to the Neutrality Act. He backs the president's policy but remains independent.
A profile of Maxwell Anderson detailing his career from What Price Glory to Candle In The Wind, his writing process, financial habits, and personal idiosyncrasies. The piece notes his collaboration with Laurence Stallings, his early loan of 509 dollars for land near Nyack New City, and his preference for tweed attire over formal evening wear.
A scrambled clue list for a cross word style puzzle with many entries including Pathetic Reared Kind of rock, Channel from the shore inland, Asiatic palm, Clergyman Birthplace of Abraham, and many others with numbers and solutions implied by the grid. It mixes definitions, foreign terms, and wordplay spanning minerals plants and objects.
Critics hailed Winterset and Key Largo earlier and many plays earned awards. Candle In The Wind draws mixed notes though Helen Hayes receives unanimous acclaim and the show has sold out every night, offering a strong value at 3.30.
Atlanta dispatch reports Miss Martha Berry founder of Berry Schools at Rome is improving slowly from grave illness at St Joseph's infirmary. The item also notes a nearby maritime light at Navesink overlooking New York Bay with nine million candle power and a twenty two mile visibility.
Fort Benning Georgia December 1 Airborne infantrymen prepare to descend on MacDill Field Tampa Florida to test the strength of this newly formed army branch The 88th airborne infantry flies troops and weapons to the scene but requires landing fields rather than paratrooper drops Company B of the 503 Parachute Battalion arrived at MacDill after a flight from Fort Benning yesterday The test involved nine officers and 169 soldiers transporting a complete headquarters staff for Commander Captain D A McPieron including radio operators and messengers.
The divorced husband testifies he is driven to madness by his wife’s constant talking. He says she wakes him, hounds him at meals, and never stops talking, prompting the judge to intervene as the suit unfolds.
New York dispatch notes Utah University of the Big Seven unbeaten, after clinching the title, prepares to meet Arizona on Saturday and Hawaii on January 1 in Honolulu. The data lists wins and ties across top teams, highlighting remaining perfect records. Alabama accidents claim two lives over the weekend in separate highway crashes near Birmingham.
The report notes airborne units carry heavy weapons including 0 caliber rifles bayonets 37 mm anti aircraft cannons browning automatic rifles 60 mm mortars 8 mm mortars 39 caliber machine guns four heavy machine guns and four submachine guns. Officers say parachute forces will work well with ground troops to hold advance points taken by airborne troops.
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