28 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1939
Page
1
The snippet shows a Thomasville area newspaper page with Associated Press credits, telegraph transmission notes, advertising deadlines, and fragmented editorials. It contains political and social commentary and mentions March of Dimes, civic questions, and street conversations about local life.
The piece argues Georgia’s $57,950,000 appropriation is economical compared with Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina while advocating civil service reform to cut corruption. It discusses audits, local vs state funding, newspaper subsidies, and the value of government notices.
Brazilian foreign minister Aranha arrives in Washington amid efforts to align U S and Brazilian commerce and defense plans. Germany lags in trade with Brazil while the United States weighs loans and credits to strengthen ties amid fears of German influence.
A reflective essay on reform ideas men entertain to improve fairness and profit, challenging prevailing systems. The piece debates public funding and economic policy as potential paths to a more acceptable order. It cites varied schemes and the mindset of enterprising thinkers seeking change.
MilwaukeeWisconsin report says ten year old Richard Schwacker was found alone with an older neighbor girl while his parents attended a wrestling match. Police reassured the children it was just wind and left as the Schwackiers returned.
New York jurors convict Demetrius Gula and Joseph Sacoda of abducting Arthur Fried a 32 year old White Plains businessman and murder with cremation. They face death by electric chair under the state kidnapping statute and will be sentenced Monday.
Readable scraps include a titled puzzle collection with items like Teutonic gods, color questions, plaster supports, and a broken verse. The jumble mentions poets and artists hints with fragmentary lines and numbers such as 53 and 87, suggesting a mixed features page.
A shy Broadway chorus girl meets two sons of millionaires who become rivals, then reconciled. After a dinner and late show, one suitor shoots. the other remains in New York. The wedding headlines follow as society photographers capture the event and columns note the couple's two month honeymoon in Europe.
Radio Today lists corrections to listings including programs and timings. The schedule features Barry Wood and Songs, Kaltenborn in the early evening, Susie and other acts, and a lineup from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM with News and entertainment programs.
A long list of social visits and guests appears from Bainbridge Monticello and surrounding areas. Names include Mrs J H Autry Mr and Mrs Z A Sanat a Rotterdam and others hosting and visiting relatives and friends across Florida and Georgia.
The listing shows a January Saturday schedule with programs from 3:10 to 10:00 featuring Rhythms In Cosmopolitan Calling Stamp Collectors Music As Styled-for You Kaltenmeyer Kindergarten News Period Dancing Music Orchestra Religion from the News The Lives of Great Men The Whispering Volcge Choir Tommy Riggs Waring's Pennsylvanians Vox Poppers in Questions Hollywood Hall of Fun and Dancing Music sequence.
Fragmented OCR shows a Saturday broadcasting lineup with musical acts and news segments. Mentions include Duchin and Orchestra at 6:00, Johnny and Rosa Morgan at 8:30, and other musical pieces, with periods and times scattered across the page.
A fragmented listing shows a radio schedule with times and acts including orchestras, a Ricardo rendezvous, dancing music, and a symphony. Mentions of Spanish revue, a venue at 140 rent, and an organist Geo. Crook appear among dancing and broadcasting notes.
Readable fragments show a Sunday January schedule across WEAF network with programs from 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Listed acts include Ezra's Show, Paul Wing, Catholic Service ads, Benny Mary and Cast, The Bandwagon, McCarthy, Merry Go Round, Albums of Duplicate, The Circle Varié, News, Words Without Magic, Ben Bernie, Lew Lehr, Conrad Naget Play, Hollywood Gateway, People’s Platform Talks, Screen Guild Weekend Potpourri, This Is New York, Sunday Evening Hour, and Bob Hope.
The text recalls a tale where the bride’s father holds a fortune of about a million dollars while the groom’s father is said to be worth two million. The narrator questions if the girl was merely a naïve poor girl who lacked savvy in love and social circles.
A local resident pledges a three year abstinence from alcohol citing personal resolve and community support. The vow aims to promote health and set an example for neighbors.
The piece presents a humorous anecdote shared by Father Fahey at a New York Catholic Actors Guild meeting. A mother suspects her son skipped Sunday school and asks for the text. the truant answers remain cryptic, culminating in a say of be good cheer and the comforter.
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