05 Feb 1938
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1938
Page
1
Aggregated items and satirical quips from the Thomasville Times Enterprise page. Local notes include commentary on politics, society, business, and humorous observations about fashion, travel, and liquor debates. A mix of short opinions, jokes, and civic remarks reflecting daily life in the area.
A reader asks if harboring a ten year old medicinal brandy violates the law until the new statute. under the new rule she may possess a quart at any time. The piece notes the shortest travel routes from Atlanta to Tampa via Thomasville and mentions attractors toward Tallahassee and Perry.
The piece argues that dry counties face bootlegging and illicit sales despite laws, favors liq or licensing if controls curb evils, and questions a petition to legalize in Thomas county. It attacks a proposed luxury tax on soft drinks, Coca Cola, and amusements as a nuisance tax, urging a straightforward revenue tax instead.
Preston Grow recounts how after a 1937 law change the United States shifted from hanging to state prescribed methods for federal executions. He notes gas chambers in Nevada and Arizona, shooting in Utah, public hangings in the South, and cross state execution practices, with vivid anecdotal details of an Utah shooting and the era’s tensions.
French singer Tino Rossi arrives at the Pierre with an English teacher and three months to master the language for Twentieth Century-Fox films. He speaks of Paris, American women, Carpentier, and his plans to promote his career in the United States while adjusting to New York life.
Tourists head to Florida as officials advertise routes from Atlanta to Tallahassee. Route Three and its shortcuts drew traffic through Perry and Monticello, with Thomasville routing shifted to a Thomasville Monticello cutoff on the federal highway. The Tallahassee link now follows Federal No 119 to Apalachicola.
The Tifton Gazette notes Judge L L Moore of Moultrie plans to oppose Judge W E Thomas of Valdosta in the Southern circuit primary this year. Alexander of Thomas County also runs, having a tentative campaign that could draw votes away. Local option remarks end with a warning about seasonal sales and local drinking.
The notice lists departure times from multiple cities including Montgomery Savannah New York and Florida for through sleepers to Montgomery Savannah Atlanta Tampa St Petersburg Detroit Chicago and more. It names M T Weis as ticket agent and Ithone as contact, with frequent Wed and Sat service and various connecting routes.
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