09 Jul 1940
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1940
Page
1
The column discusses Roosevelt and the Democratic convention, the Havana conference as a peace or war factor, and totalitarian threats. It notes support for compulsory service and critiques British prestige, with opinions on US defense posture and alliance considerations. The piece references Chicago politics and Washington journalism.
The piece notes Wheeler and Lewis may back a third party if Roosevelt is nominated, aiming to derail the GOP foreign platform. It mentions Nazis, pacifists, and antiwar conservatives as possible supporters, but concludes the third party effort has little practical impact and will not succeed.
The piece discusses the origins of the New Deal in Chicago eight years prior, notes Roosevelt's political status and possible third term, and argues party leaders will push him to run. It suggests a renewed push for a massive government program, with preparedness and wartime spending as central aims.
An essay outlines four hazard ages of pedestrians from childhood to old age, stressing risks in urban traffic and a fixed 35 mph city speed limit. It discusses dangers to both pedestrians and motorists and reflects on social reports amid wartime context.
Two Washington youths Lawder and Rice organized a mass blind dating plan for the 1940 Jaycee convention. They recruited 60 local girls who rallied friends to recruit over 400 volunteers, ensuring social events would have ample dates for attendees.
A New York hospital votes to offer facilities to the British government for wounded soldiers in New York Canada or overseas. The piece contrasts hospital access for the poor with red tape that blocks care for the ill, notes charity clinics, and mentions Blodwyn Ching of Broadway and other cultural snippets.
The Spence and Perry families held a reunion in Camilla on Sunday July 7 for the eighty seventh birthday of Mrs Mamie Spence Perry a Mitchell countian. More than one hundred descendants attended including many out of town members listed from Georgia Alabama Florida and Washington among others.
A collage of crossword style clues across and down includes terms from cooking pagan harvest goddess to wax and velvet fabric alongside a long list of clue numbers and brief definitions such as Bird of the cuckoo family and Pedal digit with multiple entries and references to positions like In the direction of and City in Ohio.
A husband returns home to an angry wife who suspects him of infidelity over a Belmont outing. He explains the card in his pocket refers to the racehorse Evelyn, odds and jockey Fitzroy, and the matter is settled only for a second round of mischief when the wife reveals their racehorse called him by name.
A fragment from Fairburn near Cottonwood notes a school bus incident this year as part of a larger local event. The text mentions Cottonwood school and a transportation detail, but specifics are unclear. The item presents as a small, regional newspaper blurb.
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