15 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1939
Page
1
A late 1930s Thomasville column surveys national issues and regional tidbits. Notes strike talk against WPA, Kaiser beard pride, a dry county liquor case, Moultrie radio plans, Cleveland Rotarians for peace, TV disappointment, Carl Vinson Navy hopes, McNutt political moves, wage debates, Russia England exchanges, working women rights, education waste critique, and Florida versus Georgia schools.
An editorial argues for approving three projects airport sewage disposal and a community house with gym and meeting spaces. It urges local backing rather than letting federal aid go. It notes potential federal grants and the benefit to schools, winter residents, and local institutions.
A visiting outsider criticizes local business leaders while residents defend the economic gains and value brought by those sources. The piece argues the criticisms are unfair and fail to grasp the overall positive impact on the town.
The City of Tallahassee has purchased a second nearby land parcel for 35000 dollars in recent weeks. The property, near the capital, may be used for state or city needs or sold later for the purchase price. The move prompts local debate as some criticize government real estate spending while others praise prudent expansion.
Senator Wheeler argues no congressional act alone solves the railroad problem. He urges higher economic activity, lower farmer prices, and job growth to restore purchasing power, noting railroads’ critical role in defense and transport. He supports coordinated regulation and accelerated railroad financial reorganization.
Geographers identify a prehistoric trade corridor stretching from Denmark through Central Europe to northern Italy, suggesting early cultural and economic connectivity across the continent. The route sheds light on long distance exchange, material culture movements, and regional interactions in ancient times.
In New York the narrator notes seeing Herbert Hoover in town and elsewhere, from Kansas City speeches to Maine lakes. A red light on Park Avenue stops him as a vintage car with two men in tall hats pulls up, one being the former president. He wonders about the destination.
Long analysis claims a coordinated plan by Atlanta interests to consolidate Georgia counties to sixty, undermining county power and the county unit system. It alleges an Economy Committee move, backed by large corporations, aims to starve counties of revenue and force consolidation while masking it as fiscal economy.
The piece portrays Herbert Hoover quietly countering intolerance by supporting German refugees and funding folk music preservation. It also notes Hoover’s postwar humanitarian work, his calm public presence, and a quirky anecdote about a police interaction and a narcotic note from Australia.
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