22 Feb 1932
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1932
Page
1
The column surveys local politics and daily life in Thomasville Georgia with biting asides about campaigns taxes schooling and infrastructure. It lampoons candidates, tax collection, transportation projects and local events while noting Albany golf, readership humor, and civic chatter.
The newspaper notes fifty or more tentative candidates may enter various offices this year. Rumors abound of possible candidacies that may or may not materialize as contests develop. Readers are urged to inform the paper if they decide to run so their names can be listed in a forthcoming roster.
The piece contrasts onion eaters with others who avoid them due to indigestion or odor concerns and distributes blame for law compliance. It argues a real citizen obeys laws for belief in enforcement, not fear, and notes a politics-influenced legal system hinders enforcement. It laments unemployment and urges workers back to farms while skewering Democrats in internal splits amid wartime duties.
The piece notes Georgia sportsmen striving to protect quail in fields while others hunt aggressively. It mentions local gasoline price swings in Georgia cities and a shift in courting norms from moonlight to headlight dating.
Washington report notes Tennessee congressman Joe Burns chairing the appropriations committee with strict economy. He trims the agriculture bill by over ten million, sparking cross party praise while denying funds for a gym in the new house office building.
Thomasville forecast cloudy and slightly colder tonight with rain then partly cloudy and colder Tuesday. Observations at 8 am show high and low temperatures, precipitation totals, and humidity. no bulletin due to holiday. C M Hadley meteorologist.
The piece mixes odd courtroom humor as Joe Hensel fears punishment for misbehavior, clutching his bread like a baby. In Jamestown New York police rush to Beechwood on Chautauqua Lake after a drowning scream. they find youths around an old radio reacting to a novel scene.
Savannah report says Georgia Democratic executive secretary Miss Stella Akin expects Oklahoma Governor W H Murray to file for Georgia presidential preferential primary on time. No extension will be granted. Entry fee of 1000 dollars and declaration of intent to run against Roosevelt must reach by noon.
Montevideo officials dismiss foreign accusations that Uruguay is a hub for Communist propaganda in South America. They point to limited local Communist presence, strict supervision of Iuyamtorg funds, and tolerance used only within ideological fields while denying links to Soviet parties.
Kansas City readers debate which is rougher hockey or wrestling. Grappler Charles Fischer of Butternut Wisconsin and Abe Coleman of Los Angeles collided, Fischer taken to hospital with suspected concussion but found not. A recent American hockey league incident left a Kansas City player with a head wound needing three stitches.
Paris fashion notes describe lacey wools as new featherweight fabrics. Woven in lace patterns they offer practicality for summer wear. Colors highlighted include soft blue sea green apricot and banana yellow.
Santa Catalina Island reports Manager Rogers Hornsby drilling pitchers for the Cubs as the second squad nears arrival. Recruiters include Lyle Bud Tinning who won 24 games with 16 straight victories for Des Moines, and Len Warneke. Vince Barton, the season’s outfielder, is also focusing on batting form.
Jockey Harl Sande forecasts Tick On as this year’s Kentucky Derby winner. He spoke while en route to his honeymoon, mentioning the turf classic as the likely outcome and noting a target weight around 115 pounds.
Chicago reports Opal Hill of Kansas City and Virginia Van Wie of Chicago credit golf with restoring their health. Both well known in America’s top women players took up golf on medical advice. Hill became Western champion and three time Western titleholder, Van Wie twice reached national finals but lost to Glenna Collett Vare due to physical strain.
The text discusses George Sargent as a notable figure in golf, comparing him to J A M Whistler in artistry and recalling a luncheon at the Atlanta Athletic Club to announce his engagement as a professional at East Lake. It frames a debate on golfing styles and references Bobby Jones in a historical sports context.
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