07 Feb 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1939
Page
1
The article urges building a botanical garden at the school with low cost methods. It cites a camellia show by the Thomasville Garden Club and envisions students at the high school propagating plants, tending them, and supplying materials for the garden project locally.
A Georgia legislature reform plan proposes reducing House representation to match the Senate, arguing a smaller, more compact body reduces lobbying and speeds action. It suggests shifting to weekly salary distributions and reorganizing districts, with a senate size of ten and house fifty two.
The piece discusses the autogiro as a landing option for restricted spaces and its potential to streamline mail and passenger transport. It links aviation progress to proposed political changes like redrawing representation by senatorial districts and congressionally based on counties, highlighting legislative interest and opposition.
A late afternoon rehearsal in Studio 3B features Iiddy Duchin and Morton Downey with their band. production staff including Von Zell discuss timing cues and small on air mishaps as they prepare for a 9 30 PM broadcast.
A report notes that tax can be cultivated in fifty Georgia counties and could replace tobacco or serve as a supplementary money crop, offering a potential new agricultural income stream for the state.
A long OCR fragment presents a mixed list of crossword style clues and partial phrases. It includes numbered across and down hints with varied wordplay references, some garbled items, and scattered place names like Sault Sainte Marie and Des Moines. The text resembles a historical puzzle page with incomplete entries and clues for many common crossword answer types.
The famed pavement merchant Ambrose nicknamed Tommy shows quick wit in a Pennsylvania town where a saloon-less day led him to a turnverein ruse. He asks for Mr Dietrich and, amid beer, crafts a clever plan before leaving to visit the telegraph office.
The National Centennial Council suggests adopting God Defend New Zealand as the dominion's national song. The piece is by Thomas Brecken, a New Zealand poet.
President weighs two federal district court nominations for New Jersey as Mayor Hague and Senator Smathers vie for influence. Tague backs Schalick while Smathers endorses a U S attorney candidate, amid BOE and court clashes with Hague. Pending eight months with no decision.
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