25 Jan 1937
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1937
Page
1
A local report critiques underage driving, noting state law requires unaccompanied drivers under sixteen to avoid roads. It cites school survey results showing 16 of 120 students learned to drive before sixteen and 109 experienced accidents, urging stronger enforcement and a potential state license law with teeth.
The Thomasville Times-Enterprise carries editorials and society items. It cites editor and business staff names, discusses topics from labor strikes to tax schedules, farm policy and endowments, and notes upcoming banking and business changes. It mentions Georgia politics and regional events including Spring training in Panama City.
A proposal for a thirty day divorce law in Georgia draws interest from South Carolina where divorces are not possible. Critics warn against turning divorce into a market, arguing laws reflect local needs and should not attract out of state legals or resemble Reno or Hot Springs schemes.
The Associated Press dispatch reports Senator Russell introduced a reapportionment bill affecting state federal court divisions. Thomasville, lately a division point, fears abolition of its status, while local lawyers report the bill will be amended to preserve Thomasville’s role. The public verdict reads nobody blamed and nobody hurt.
Dudley Glass cites a sales manager’s claim that long winded circular letters to prospective patrons fail to elicit responses. he recalls a sample offer of one dollar for a reply that yielded no results. The Times weighs in on the value of such advertising to local merchants.
A vivid collage of New York life with glimpses of Pier stalls and bus drivers, actors, shop clerks, and socialites. It notes figures like James Bell, Henry Hull, Libby Holman, Tony Sarg, Cab Calloway, and Katharine Cornell among urban scenes from Grand Central to Madison Avenue.
Waterloo Ohio. Sheriff Bert Vella of Seneca county vows firm handling of inmates while rejecting over pampering. He asserts his agency will balance discipline with basic humane treatment for prisoners.
Maryland Representative Thomas Alan Goldsborough raises a plan for an inverted sales tax. He suggests 25 percent starting rate, where spending yields credit rather than tax, backed by bank certificates and treasury credits. A credit commission would curb inflation by adjusting the tax rate as needed.
Congress considers a bill by Senator Ashurst to let federal prisons use the state method of execution where the crime occurred. The measure follows a noted Arizona scaffold incident and a gas chamber idle in a nearby case. In other city matters, Wells asks the supervisors for 22 cents per prisoner per meal citing rising food costs, while Huntington officials deal with flood response after meters become emergency docks.
A cautionary guide condemns extreme eating habits that harm digestion. It mocks meat heavy diets and derides balanced foods while urging reckless meals and late night snacks. It warns of mineral and vitamin deficiencies, then offers a satirical view of remedies and idle routines.
Kansas City audience heard Bishop John Taylor of London declare the United States has a problem with buildings being too hot. He spoke indoors and wore a heavy dress coat.
The Liars' Club held its annual gathering with a single guest and a pivotal vote. Debate centered on a figure described as a judge in the quirky venue, though no formal stake or outcome is stated.
P A Newman, credited with building the first monoplane in America, reportedly flew the craft at Brownsville Texas the same year Louis Bleriot crossed the English Channel. He wore a woolen cassock breeches knee length gaiters and rubber shoes.
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