10 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1937
Page
1
A collage of comments on holiday customs and news items. The piece discusses Christmas shopping urgency, weather and travel hints, wartime concerns, and a wet liquor bill proposal in the Georgia legislature. It notes public reaction to local option and speculation on passage before Christmas.
Tomorrow a Thomasville Christmas celebration aims to delight children and attract shoppers with merchants showcasing festive wares. The event promises a cordial welcome and positive impact on trade, though it notes broader concerns about journalism and public privacy surrounding the Lindbergh case.
Colonel Lindbergh and his wife visited the country incognito. The trip surprised observers as they avoided publicity at the insistence of the famous couple, who preferred discretion over public attention.
Smithsonian researchers offer two plausible origins for the river name Suwanee and Sewanee. One links to San Juanito the Little St John from Spanish maps, possibly evolving to Swanito then Swani. The other ties to the Shawnee, but evidence of southern Shawnee settlements near Georgia is lacking.
Washington hotel pride swelled as the Mayflower prepared a nine room suite and a private hideaway for the Duke of Windsor during a brief stay hoped for in this city. A French engineer organized a press event with cocktails and snacks while awaiting word on the duke’s plans. The hotel later disclosed other expected visitors on the duke’s list including AFL President William Green and CIA Chair Joan L Lewis.
A mixed collection notes public file delays at the congressional library for The Daily Worker and jokes about handling Europe and Far East divisions in state department calls. It also mentions H. G. Wells predicting 1941 war readiness and Chanute Field’s parachute riggers trainee jumps as final exams.
Radio programs listed for NBC WEAF and related stations show a dense schedule with shows from Amos ’n’ Andy to Ed Duchin Orchestra, spanning east and west coast feeds. Notable acts include Billy & Betty, Little Orphan Annie, Dorothy Thompson, Jimmie Fidler, and Glen Gray Orchestra with multiple time slots and network repeats.
In a Southern state case a fight over points of law unfolds with objections and motions flying. The magistrate resists being boxed in and jokes about not being responsible for Supreme Court errors as the floor attorney attempts to cite higher authority.
Listing of NBC and East coast network broadcasts detailing multiple orchestras and hosts including Lombardo Dailey Tucker Glenn Mix The Californians and Tommy Dorsey with news segments, variety acts, and dramatic features scheduled throughout the night.
Jacksonville Florida December 10 Two men charged with robbing the Jennings Florida post office are being questioned here about four railroad station burglaries and entry of about 15 post offices in Florida and Georgia. They are Herbert M Craven 27 and Earl Hixon 24. Captain M M Deschamps of Tampa Atlantic Coast Line police department said stations at Longwood Florida and Naylor Pembroke and Baxley Georgia were robbed recently.
In Crivitz Wisconsin magistrates Justice Frank DucQuaine and Justice Novigis Gould sentence a defendant to 30 days in county jail after a jury conviction. Justice Baduaine presided as the sentence was pronounced.
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