19 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1939
Page
1
Editorial snippets discuss wartime policy stance Roosevelt as a primary issue and neutrality, WPA unemployment, labor strikes, and a long digressive column on sports, weather, and international tensions. The piece blends opinion with local notices and reader voice from Thomasville.
The article argues the Roosevelt administration would likely control an uninstructed Democratic delegation from Georgia to the national convention. It notes Garner forces oppose the idea, framing it as a threat to state autonomy and a test of freedom of expression amid party control.
A discussion in Newport covers Father Divine and a private Newport mansion offered to a black religious leader. The piece condemns the move and warns it could trigger neighborhood backlash. It cites Roosevelt support, party unity, and the role of a strong minority in checking legislation.
A New York socialite and spouse were suspended a hundred feet above the fair grounds for five to six hours in a parachute trap. They returned the next day to take the same ride, illustrating the old saying that people seek to regain confidence after a scare. The episode amused concession-holders and drew public interest.
Joseph W. Martin explains the two party system in Washington and the roles of the majority and minority parties. He asserts the system aims to make government serve the people and promote general welfare, noting the responsibility of the ruling party to govern wisely and the opposition to offer constructive alternatives.
The article notes a shift after last year’s election granting the minority party greater influence in Congress, contrasting earlier majority rule. It then details the discovery and assembly of a Chinese altar temple from Hong Chow, including Confucian panels and deities, dedicated to Kwan Yin at midnight by J. Ong from Canton.
Joe Martin, a 54 year old Massachusetts editor-politician, is recognized by neutral observers as the GOP leader in the current Congress. The chieftain of the rejuvenated republican minority directs the 1938 campaign that yielded the first major Republican victory in a decade, entering his 14th House term and first year as party leader.
A brief sketch traces the former Callahan’s saloon on Dover Street in the Bowery once a criminal hub in the 1890s and early 1900s. It notes opium trade, gang violence, tong warfare, and a later crackdown that ended the haunt. Legends say slain men’s ghosts drift the building at night.
Anchorage based pilots faced a snowless takeoff challenge in June when John Moore learned his craft needed ski gear to land and depart from Stuyahok. Colleagues used a hydrant to churn mud across 450 feet of runway enabling a ski equipped takeoff. Airmen arriving from the interior landed on bare ground without incident earlier.
Detailed station by station timetable with times from 4:45 pm to 12:00 am across NBC CBS and other networks. Includes shows such as Orphan Annie News The Lone Ranger Amos & Andy and The Aeolian Ensemble. Noting time adjustments for daylight saving and regional discrepancies.
A Chicago suburb forms a preparedness league before the Great War. Youth Cohen joins, resists drills, and the squad commander lights a joke about him becoming a field marshal or returning to Poland. Cohen muses on staying as Marshall Field.
A sponsored Thomasville column rails against taxes and deficits, warning of bankruptcy and despotism. It invokes Jeffersonian ideals, promotes Democratic platform memories of 1932, urges vigilance against "crackpot" Washington theories, and targets women owners of wealth and life insurance amid calls for shared fiscal reform.
The piece denounces a 1940 spending proposal as a fraudulent, misrepresented plan to mask deficits. It argues the program will create only temporary employment, shift debt off budget, burden taxpayers later, and fail to solve unemployment. It warns the plan is a political maneuver aimed at a pre election boost.
The notice asks individuals interested in backing the paper to send communications to the office, noting the publication appears nearly every day.
Sacramento report describes California state patrol cars mounting a 16mm movie camera behind the windshield. The camera records highway behavior automatically when the officer presses a button, producing an indisputable record of driving faults.
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