15 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1937
Page
1
A reflective column discusses U S reactions to Japan China affairs, warning against war hype and the cost of conflict. It critiques firebrands and emphasizes war’s destruction, taxes, and personal loss while noting public fascination with celebrities like Jackie Coogan and holiday feel in Santa Claus culture.
An elderly man barely avoids an auto collision in Atlanta where 46 pedestrian deaths occurred in one month as part of a broader warning about pedestrians and driver vigilance. The piece notes many pedestrians, including children, are careless, and recalls how sudden, dangerous street encounters can surprise drivers at city speeds.
The Brunswick News laments political influence on local schools after a city election. It argues school panels should not be political footballs as factions argue, risking children’s education, urging residents to accept minor ills over greater harm and urging wiser civic restraint.
Opinion note argues that cheap talk harms in the long run citing a recurring paragraphical routine from the J. T. U. puffling. The piece critiques ease of rhetoric over substantive action.
A story tied to Alaska and President Harding recounts a 1922 Metlakatla intervention. An Indian man told Harding of nets blocking a salmon stream. Harding ordered access and boats with nets cleared to allow harvest, aided by Hoover and cannery workers.
An American News Features vignette follows a carnival strong man stranded in a guide western town. He takes a temporary saloon job as a bouncer, proving his form and technique by ejecting a sleeping patron and considering twenty five dollars a week to stand outside and throw them in.
A writer wanders West 42nd Street noting a doglike alertness and a popcorn stand lure. He describes New York life including street food, a late hour hamburger counter, a coffee break with morning paper, and a debate on dogs in small apartments. He also mentions a Broadway actor and a pigeon feeding clerk on 59th floor.
The Ohio Supreme Court directed the Springfield common pleas court to resolve pending litigation over extradition of Hymie Ashkenazie to Mecon Georgia for arson trial. A writ of procedendo was issued against Judge Merion B. Owen for delaying final disposition of Ashkenazie’s habeas corpus petition amid a pending lunacy action in Georgia. The court ruled lunacy action not binding on Owen and that sanity questions are for Georgia courts to decide. Extradition has been stalled since September.
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