26 Jan 1939
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
1
A collage of quotes and observations covers social issues from Polio battles to governance and taxes. The piece wittily notes public concerns, such as driving safety and drink regulation, while musing on optimism and human potential.
The Thomasville light and water plant has supplied 46000 cash for city financing and stadium sewer work while providing free services valued at 35000. The total aggregate benefit to the city tops 81000 and yields over 16 percent on a 500000 valuation.
The article argues for limited weekly military training for 300000 CCC members, viewing it as a nation building measure rather than militarism. It discusses Hopkins cabinet choices and WPA politics, then shifts to school flag salutes and a New York court ruling on religious freedom and patriotism in schools.
Harvard’s Sumner H. Slichter and others trace the 1937 38 recession to a mix of factors including government shifts, labor, unstable dollars, war fears and consumer revolt. They note small firms earned slim profits while big corporations posted gains, urging private managers to cut costs and pursue new business, and call for housing cost reductions and continued utility reform.
The Senate confirmed Harry Hopkins as secretary of commerce by a 58 to 27 vote. Two purge senators opposed, and Ty Dinges of Maryland asked to be excused. Cotton Ed Smith and Walter F. George also voted against the confirmation amid Republican unease. The event followed broader criticism of the president’s cabinet choice.
A terse note links diet to the welfare of a man his wife and children along with his servants and livestock including an ox and an ass, reflecting a holistic view of well being tied to nourishment.
The Port of New Orleans spans 133 miles of water frontage and moves exports valued around 300 million dollars annually while importing about 150 million dollars worth of goods each year.
A London style radio schedule notes changes in NBC red and blue network programs due to late corrections. Featured are Dick Tracy and Your Family and Mine hours, Amos n Andy, Bing Crosby, Tom Mix sketches, and various orchestras, with updates affecting East and West coast affiliates.
A mixed crossword style puzzle with clues across and down referencing people places and items such as Persian poet mud kingdom in southwest Asia and killer whales. The grid includes entries like 58 69 60 prophet and operatic soprano with a range of definitions from science to culture.
Joseph C. Doherty, 69, a former mail carrier who retired four years ago, enrolls as a freshman in Chicago. He completed high school in minimal time for evening class students to avoid deadly inactivity and continues his schooling.
Marvin Bassett a St Thomas College senior took the Army Alpha intelligence test at the National Youth Administration offices in Minneapolis. He clocked 55 seconds for the puzzles and achieved a perfect score. Bassett has four years experience correcting that test.
In Boston, legendary producer John Stetson spots a struggling playwright whose melodrama features a cast of stutterers. Stetson, blunt yet shrewd, orders the script opened and contracts drawn, betting on a novelty that could draw crowds.
Montgomery note: State Geologist Walter B. Jones descended 180 feet into Limestone county's bottomless well. He reported dry cavern with white crickets and sightless beetles on the floor, plus salamanders and newts adapted to the underground habitat.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.