29 Dec 1938
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
1
A column of holiday quips and reflections appears in the Daily Times Enterprise from Thomasville. Observations address Christmas sentiments, public figures, social trends, and lighthearted jests about advertising, taxes, and manners.
A fragmented report on a Lima Declaration at a conference, highlighting the United States leading a non aggression stance while Argentina balked at full policy alignment. It notes independence of democracies, trade concerns, and regional solidarity amid pressure from European influence and anti imperialist sentiment.
The Joy of Giving group held a special directors meeting pondering a donation request for Armenian suffering. Chen spoke of historic charitable fatigue and urged meaningful action despite prior fundraising fatigue and calls for prudence.
The readable segments hint at a narrative about Arabian trade, a named group or tribe, and a set of historical figures or places. The garbled OCR yields limited, uncertain facts but suggests a discussion of origins and cultural ties involving a named locale and people.
A critical, tongue in cheek critique of a Broadway musical project outlines staggering costs from scenery at 8500 dollars to costumes, furniture, and salaries totaling well into the tens of thousands. The piece lampoons inflation, director choices, and the heavy cash drain before a show even opens.
The passage recalls Mr Gates buying Havana cigars by the hundred and storing them in a Waldorf Astoria humidor. He reportedly gave them away to trisnids and claimed each smoke burned five dollars. It notes English taste for vintage cigars and how to assess quality by listening to a crackling sound.
Radio Today provides extensive program listings across the Eastern and Western networks for Thursday evening. The notes describe time adjustments for daylight saving, with schedules including serials, music, dramatic sketches, news updates, variety hours, and orchestral performances across multiple stations and regions.
Three gunmen robbed a self-service store in Pittsburgh, holding up a dozen customers and three cashiers. The incident disrupted the store and prompted police search for the suspects.
A pantry thief and a near escape are reported with a revolver held by a relative and a curious incident of a possum feeding in the pantry. In Oklahoma City, Roy Rutherford and Gilman Replogle plan to watch the Sugar Bowl while listening to the Orange Bowl via radio and earphones. Chicago reports a calm New Year’s Eve in the Loop, with police noting orderly revelry and no reinforcement needed downtown.
In Uvalde Texas residents and sportsmen expect good fishing as the federal fish hatchery nearby distributed about 1,200,000 young fish this year in streams of this and adjoining counties.
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