12 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
1
The article discusses Thomasville leaders urging an airport to boost air travel and economic growth, with J M Hughes highlighting flying hours and climate plus a push for a veterans hospital site. It cautions against overtaxing successful local businesses while supporting transit and development initiatives.
The Dies committee faces renewed calls for a funded official probe to uncover un American activities amid fears of alien influence and propaganda. Supporters urge facts on financing and personnel to judge impact and counter subversive groups. Florida canal revival linked to war frontier strategy, enabling direct Gulf access.
Analysis notes that constitutional rights are variably interpreted and remain unclear in tax matters, with no single authoritative standard. The discussion explores limits on government taxing power and individuals’ protections, highlighting unresolved questions about due process and equal protection.
A large themed crossword is presented with across and down clues covering a wide range of terms. The grid includes puzzle specific hints and solution words, with entries such as insipid dulling terms, various architectural and musical references, and common synonyms. The page provides compact clues and potential fill for a historical puzzle segment.
A string of readers from across the United States thank the writer for gifts and memories, sharing playful anecdotes about mayhaws and monogrammed lighters. The piece shifts to New York, noting the 6th Avenue El removal will reshape the area and rents, while praising a street face-lift and a cherished second-hand book stall memory.
The column lists NBC WEAF and network programs for January 12 including radio shows such as Dick Tracy Your Family and Mine Jack Armstrong's Skit Little Orphan Annie and Amos n Andy plus musical segments and news. East and west coast listings indicate timing and program blocks with nighttime features like Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee Hour.
A historical radio lineup lists 4:00 Questions Before Senate, 5:00 Nila Mack Let’s Pretend, 6:00 News Period and Echoes from the Console, 6:15 Howie Wing and Aviation, 7:00 County Seat drama, 7:15 Doris Rhodes songs, 7:30 Joe Penner cast, 9:40 Major Bowes Hour, 10:00 O Keefe and Kostelanitz.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ratliff announce the engagement of their daughter Evelyn Ratliff to Albert G. Smith sports publicity director for Louisiana State University. The couple met in Baton Rouge where she works in the publicity department. Smith is a son of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Smith of Waycross Georgia and a dean at the University of Georgia. He previously worked with the Associated Press in Atlanta before moving to LSU.
A packed lineup lists 10:45 to 11:00 with dance orchestras and news. East west coast segments feature Spires Landt Trio Tom Mix sketches and Patricia Gilmore songs. Local acts include Dick Gasparre Jerry Belcher Rochester Philharmonic and America’s Town Meeting with late night news and dances.
In a Kentucky life saving station on a January 1919 night a boastful man recounts his travels and a doctor’s orders while an inebriated patron challenges him with a delirium tremens question, provoking a sharp exchange about experience. The scene captures a humorous clash of boasts and bravado among locals.
Boonville Indiana sheriff Gus Barclay unpacks a plan to put away his bicycle tomorrow Friday the 18th. He jokes about superstition and admits a fear of falling while noting camera fans are tracking him.
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