20 Feb 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1939
Page
1
A long column discusses Georgia political battles over budget cuts, governor Rivers policies, and legislative action on state finances. It analyzes proposals, health and marriage laws, and calls for expeditious legislative measures before adjournment.
General discussion by lawmakers and laymen focuses on intelligent marital laws. The piece examines health considerations for marriage license applicants and the causes for granting divorce.
The bandit who held up Mrs Clementine Wurslers confectionery in St Louis cried openly while demanding money. He took 10 dollars in change and promised repayment, leaving her feeling glum. Elsewhere in Somerset Kentucky fifteen cows and three hogs escaped from A P James truck after a rear gate opened, policemen herded them and James returned home.
A San Angelo Texas windmill company says its peak business occurred in 1938 as ranchers in the Southwest became more water conscious due to the range conservation program. The firm attributes demand to changing farming and cattle-raising practices influenced by water availability.
In Danville a house fire broke through the roof prompting a firefighter to shout a blaze in progress. A crew member called the alarm headquarters and fire station 17 responded, keeping damage to five dollars.
Minneapolis clerk Harold Olson assisted by a playful shove during a holdup as two masked robbers entered and announced the crime. A gun was shown by the second robber, and Olson surrendered $450 amid the confusion at the shop.
A correspondent recalls a candid hometown glimpse of Clark Gable in Pasadena around 1925. The writer describes living with an actor in a private home, playful pranks with clothespins on ears, and nightly mischief, highlighting a modest, humorous side before fame.
New York reports an all but record Feb heat with a 62 degree morning after a 60 degree high the day before. The Weather Bureau forecasts 65 before nightfall and rain with much colder temperatures tonight. Upstate cities share the unseasonable warmth and sudden wind shifts, while rivers and creeks overflow reduce flood fears.
An essay recounts Joe Mulhatton the Kentuckian who sold wild tales to newspapers. It recalls a Lancaster hotel figure Bully Mason who believed Mulhatton’s fables and urged tobacco growers to import trained monkeys, only to fear Yankee intervention freeing them.
A telephone line break between Memphis and Decatur cut Charlie McCarthy's radio appearance from much of the southern United States. Atlanta NBC stations carrying the program were affected along with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. The outage lasted about 20 minutes before rerouting restored the broadcast. Investigators searched for the cause.
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