07 Feb 1936
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1936
Page
1
A readerly snapshot from Thomasville with items on weather, politics, and local chatter. Editorial jots touch on Liberty League ideas, Al Smith, Boerah references, and P. G. A. preparations, alongside brief notes about weather, government finance, and community remarks.
The Y M C A appeals for funds to operate its local plant for the coming year. It vows to run only within gifts and subscriptions, stressing civic and Christian value and urging broad community support to avoid debt while expanding its work. The piece notes global militarism and Edward VIII’s role, linking local fundraising to urgent world events.
The piece analyzes a cotton seed oil trade dispute involving Wisconsin and southern buyers. It notes legislative attempts to block cotton seed products, the unclear legal power to regulate interstate trade, and the potential disbanding of the tariff conflict. It also mentions economic impact on dairy shipments and broader political and economic worries.
The article asks if King Edward VIII will become a militant monarch as England moves toward a stronger military role. It notes cabinet and parliamentary consultations and a global arms race, with Britain pledging large sums for weaponry including 12,000 airplanes, signaling war readiness rather than immediate conflict.
Local residents and visitors share weekend visits and dinners across Georgia towns. Names include Dewey Reaves Columbus. Crowleys Bing hamton New York. Tinley Meigs. Cecil Clifton Pelham. Smith Camilla. Watson Cairo. Bulloch Jacksonville. Wurst Donaldsonville. Wadsworth Meigs. Anderson Tifton. Singletary Tifton. Busbee Vienna. Mason Thom.
Miss Miriam Garrison and Irene Roberson, with Mr. Lowell Clark, visited Miss Madge Adams in Pavo on Sunday. The gathering followed the couple's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Groover.
Meigs residents enjoyed a week of visits and events. Opal Flowers stayed in Moultrie while a shop is remodeled, and families from Pelham and Thomasville visited relatives. A high school banquet featured home economics students and agricultural boys with readings and talks.
Daughters and relatives visited in Camilla with guests from Thom asville Pelham Bainbridge and Moultrie. Hospital updates report Mrs J D Atkinson improving after major surgery and Ed Warren critically ill with pneumonia at Archbold Memorial in Thomasville. Gregory noted as the name of 16 popes and one anti pope.
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