16 Feb 1938
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1938
Page
1
A lengthy column critiques traffic enforcement and safety in Thomasville, discusses stop signs and drunk driving, and muses on Republican and Democratic shifts in the South. It weaves social etiquette, community responsibilities, and political forecasting with observations on manners and local life.
Senator Clapper of Kansas has abandoned hope for a uniform marriage and divorce bill this session. He proposed a constitutional amendment and a bill to abolish gin marriages six week divorces and child weddings, but hearings seem unlikely. Capper remains focused on agriculture and voting rights for Washington residents, while an anti lynching filibuster sapped time and momentum for the marital legislation.
A mixed New York column sketches a panhandler tale about a 35 cent coffee and a bandleader Joe Rines, then riffs on Broadway legends and theater chatter. It surveys a proposed federal marriage and divorce bill with broad provisions, alcohol and social norms, and argues about cross state legality and southern opposition.
A salesman overhears a merchant lamenting over the price of a pomeranian for his wife. The salesman improvises, then calls his partner from Lebanon to report a sale of a pomeranian for seventy five dollars and questions what a pomeranian is.
Radio schedule confirms NBC WEAF and coast to coast programs with a long lineup from 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM including Jack Armstrong Little Orphan Annie Amos n Andy Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Hollywood Parade notes indicate daylight time shifts and possible changes without notice Targeted readers include fans of radio programs and station rosters listing performers and times across East and West feeds.
The schedule lists a 10 45 special talks broadcast followed by an 11 00 Bob Crosby Orchestra program basic. The items suggest a local radio listings segment with consecutive time slots and a hosted music broadcast.
NBC Jz network lineup lists The Singing Lady Johnnie Johnston The Three Romeos and more with Tom Mix Lum Abner Fred Smith Banquet and Eddy Duchin Orchestra among others airing from 12:30 to midnight with news and a Willie Bryant Orchestra close.
Nashville Tenn Feb 16 The Methodist Episcopal Church South looked today to the quadrennial con ference for action on a plan to unify the church with the Methodists in the North and West The plan aims to end more than a decade of division and create a single denomination with shared governance and doctrine
Weather at Moscow reports drifting ice as four Russian scientists remain stranded on a floe. Rescue attempts from the icebreakers Murman and Taymyr are delayed by thick ice twelve miles away. The FBI fingerprint file holds 134,770 fingerprints from 13,477 criminals.
In Birmingham Alabama in April delegates from 42 conferences support union with two other Methodist branches by a 7650 to 1247 vote. North Mississippi alone did not approve. A two thirds majority at the Birmingham general conference is required to carry the proposal.
Buy from Garrison where you can find a 1980 Ford Tudor and 19381 Chevrolet Sedan among a range of classic cars. The ad lists models including Chevrolet Master Sedans, Master Coach, a 2-Ton Pickup, Ford V-8 Sedan Delivery, and various Chevy and Dodge trucks.
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