30 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1937
Page
1
A reflective column discusses homestead exemptions, county financing, and proposed uniform federal divorce rules. It weighs war referendum ideas, presidential powers in wartime, and the risk of propaganda influencing public opinion.
Washington reports heavy opposition to Ludlow's bid to amend the constitution to strip Congress of the power to declare war. President Hoover, Secretary Hull, and many lawmakers denounce the proposal as unworkable and dangerous, yet the measure moves toward a debate in the house.
The piece recounts Irvin S. Cobb recalling a fan encounter in a Bowery saloon after his world championship. A humorous prank with Tobasco leads to the Irishman’s fearless toast and Cobb’s reflection on fame and danger in public life.
Thornton Wilder Max Brand and Phil Strong, all famed writers, reunited in Manhattan after years away. Brand strolled up Broadway for a drink, Wilder entered a drugstore, and Strong lingered nearby on a Connecticut farm retreat, each people watching the other amid the city’s whispering theater buzz.
Fragmented radio schedule lists NBC blue and red networks with programs and performers. Mentions timing for shows like Rhythmaires Dance Band, Vagabonds Quartet, Orphan Annie cast, Rudy Vallee Hour, and NBC Chicago Jamboree. Includes a sentence about a shooting involving Clements and a late Los Angeles arrival.
City government and public safety contacts listed for Pelham include Police 144 or 53 Clerk's Office Mayor's Office 53 Fire Department 233 and Sheriff's Office 16 for residents seeking immediate assistance or information.
Los Angeles dispatch reports 37 year old Clements, an Atlanta store clerk, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Lucille Register Campbell, 23, the woman he had come west to marry. He pleaded guilty and testified he could not recall the shooting. The couple had been married in Mexico weeks earlier.
Pelham Ga December 30 Miss Ann Singletary entertained a few friends at a delightful personues day evening Games and contests were enjoyed Dainty refreshments were served Present were Misses Mareret Ryan Nancy Harris Martha May Powell Shirley Kahn Anne Portevini Eugenia Shaw Bellz Frosteg Anne Payne Virginia Chat Elizabeth Wilson Corrie Johnson
Pelham Georgia reports visits from Mrs H L Wingate and her sons Billy James and Harry Wingate to relatives in Albany. Mrs Herbert Kemp and Elaine and Mildred Kemp spent Wednesday in Thomasville. W H Harris and family visited Jacksonville Florida this week. Anne Payne of Columbus visits her aunt Mrs W F Rutherford this week. Elizabeth Wilson of Camilla and Corrie Johnson of Ashburn visit Mrs Sidney Amoss.
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion for chest colds bronchial irritation and persistent coughs claiming it soothes inflamed membranes loosens phlegm and aids nature. It promises a refund if not satisfied with the first bottle and emphasizes asking for Creomulsion without a hyphen.
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