21 Jan 1941
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1941
Page
1
A long scan of items mentions tax returns and government notes amid war era prose. It cites Joe Ma, Roosevelt, and other figures, discusses income taxes and corporate filings, and notes political commentary on governance and elections. The piece rises from a local paper section with various editorials and notices.
A long wartime style report outlines Tsadore Lazarus a Jew accused of moving money from Germany to the United States and depositing funds in American vaults. The piece notes rumored links to German officials and possible aims to aid escapees while Georgia's new governor travels to Washington on a coordinating mission with the Roosevelt administration.
Speculation runs on a possible cabinet reshuffle as Franklin D Roosevelt begins a new term. Many expect few changes but some hope Louise Perkins may be ousted while others predict shifts involving Stimson and Till. Willkie, in talks with the president, may reappear in official life or act as a vigorous independent voice for needed policy.
The Washington Daybook notes Sen Robert Rice Reynolds of North Carolina wins the chair of the District of Columbia committees to oversee the district in the upper house. Known locally as Our Bob he arrives in the senate with fanfare and aims to curb capital traffic and hold Open House monthly for residents to air grievances.
A portrait of Bob Reynolds career from Buncombe County prosecutor to state senator shows his world wide junkets and habit of promoting North Carolina. He campaigned from Bombay to Washington praising Asheville as the little gem city of the mountains while political rivals questioned his shifting party label.
Boston officers report the schooner Mary E O Hara sank near Finns Ledge after colliding with a barge. Eighteen men perished. five survivors were rescued by the North Star crew as the rigging kept them aloft in 12 degree air and freezing seas.
The note explains that Balkan is an old Turkish word meaning mountain and states that the United States has 15 battleships currently in commission.
Survivors recount torpedo attack on the Carlton 5,162 tons off Ireland by an Italian submarine. Lifeboats carried 34 crew. 12 died, 18 missing, others perished from thirst and exposure after days adrift in frigid North Atlantic waters. Only a few survived to tell the tale.
A garbled crossword puzzle item lists across clues like Spheres and Health resort with many mis-typed phrases, plus down clues and partial answers. The text mixes numbers and stray terms, obscuring proper clues and solutions and indicating a puzzle page fragment.
A gym shower tale reports Jim showing a jagged neck scar from biting his own neck during a wrestling bout with a pro. He explains he sunk his teeth on a neck he later realized was his own in a moment of agony on the mat.
Navy takes over inquiry into two sailors Harold J. Sturtevant and Jirvin G. Lackey who ripped down the flag during leave from a psychiatric ward. They were convicted of misdemeanor malice and await sentencing as a naval board reviews the incident and possible recommendations.
Local ad offers three bundles of old newspapers at a special price of 10 cents each for large quantities from the Times-Enterprise office.
Madison Georgia January 21 state supervisor L B Ponder says emergency crop and seed loan applications will be shipped to field supervisors early next week. Receiving agents will start taking applications immediately as Congress funds a revolving loan plan. In 1940 Georgia lent 1,623,890 dollars to 12,950 farmers, repaying 1,518,195.52 by January 15 1944. Loans are for small cash needs to prep 1941 crops or feed livestock with a first lien on crops or livestock offered as security.
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