18 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1939
Page
1
Brief fragment from the Thomasville Times-Enterprise reflecting editorials and reader quotes on world events and domestic issues. Mentions Hitler Mussolini Spain and current politics, with muttered social commentary and legal notes.
The Sunday Movie Trial presents preliminary points on charity and zoning disputes. The debate covers Sunday openings, legal standards, and the balance between public access and moral concerns, with references to cemeteries trees and civic duties.
The article cites debates over Sunday movie restrictions in Thomasville and Savannah plans for rail service upgrades. It notes lawmakers from both parties backing national defense, aviation, and industry, while detailing public sentiment onSunday observance and transportation changes affecting regional connectivity.
A New York man running a West 58th street parking lot uses a courtesy flower vase stuffed with moist cotton for customers leaving cars. The piece reflects on fair training for cart pushers, dangers of the job, and a tale of a trainee who lost his job after an incident near the lake. It notes teens heading to summer camps from crowded Pennsylvania Station, where families watch with nostalgia.
Washington Daywook briefs reporters from Washington on air defense after Munich. Johnson, filling in for Preston Grover, says the nation faces daily questions about defense and the air war, noting widespread curiosity across the country.
The Augusta Herald piece reprinted in the Evening Press urges more trees on Augusta business streets. It praises Savannah for its tree line and the shade and comfort provided by its mature trees, noting how their presence enhances the cityscape.
Louis A. Johnson, assistant secretary of war and army chief procurement officer, oversees yearly military supply spending. A Clarkburg West Virginia lawyer and World War I veteran, he led defense appropriations efforts since June 1937. Johnson, 48, served as a captain in the AEF and fought in Meuse Argonne and chaired the American Legion.
The document reports progress in air power for the year ending July 1 with about 700 aircraft produced and more than 500 additional planes contracted. It argues that full funding would yield an air armada of 5500 to 6900 planes to defend the western hemisphere today, highlighting the need for pilots crews mechanics bases and command infrastructure.
A city editor gone from Park Row inspires a farewell gesture as staff fundraises for flowers to honor his birthday. A former reporter initially offers a dollar in a cafe but corrects the mix up, clarifying the gesture is for a birthday tribute, not a funeral.
A narrator recalls eight to fourteen year old girls in a station awaiting a train for a four week journey to a cane school for blind children. The mood shifts from excitement to understanding as the departure is described and the purpose of the trip is a training program for blind youth.
Leamington Ontario police chief John LaMarsh will station a covered trailer to a police car for on duty dog catching. The plan makes the travelling dog pound a mobile facility to pursue stray animals.
Malaria causes intense chills and fever. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic relieves malaria by combining taste less quinidine and iron. The tonic fights the infection in the blood and is pleasant to take, even for children. Act at first sign and buy the larger size at drugstores.
A mixed list of clues with numbers and partial words across many definitions and wordplay hints including science and geography terms such as river between Brazil and Paraguay and a kingdom in India, plus several cryptic style prompts for crosswords or puzzles.
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