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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1936
Page
1
A collage of period content from the Thomasville Times Enterprise includes editor and business staff, subscription details, nationwide Associated Press notes, and local brief items. It covers politics, labor strikes, crops, road and gubernatorial topics, and regional humor with references to figures like Landon and Cox.
In Atlanta dispatches it is stated that Governor Talmadge will not attend the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The piece argues his absence shows tact and decency amid party discord and urges loyalty to the Roosevelt-favored Georgia delegation and party majority.
The piece argues Landon heads to the convention with solid southern support and a strong following, though lacking a decisive national record. It notes contending candidates will challenge the frontrunner and that contests may shape the final ballot, ending with a wary view of party patronage and unity.
A mixed set of crossword like clues with numbers and partial answers including terms like surface measure six, engage in a game, immerse, percent, account statement, heavy card, anger, scheme, proclamation, put to flight, Swedish coin, supervisor corpora tion, silkworm, rudiment, distant visible, huge tennis stroke, tellurium symbol, mimics, sweet solution, lifts, canvas shelter, apparition, make race, race tips, three part composition, tree, grade, small vessel for heating quid.
The Florida Ship Canal project faces another congressional test as to its advisability and financing. Advocates warn the original appropriation was inadequate and more funds must be tied to a complete plan and swift execution to avoid waste. The piece notes the canal could boost shipping and alter Atlantic Gulf traffic, but stresses cost and revenue must be clarified. England to retain excess warships is also mentioned on the Jutland anniversary.
Washington reports Democrats uneasy about writing a platform they fear will be overtaken by Roosevelt's speeches. Critics target reciprocal trade act, high federal spending, centralization, and unemployment. They anticipate a longer, more detailed 1934 platform emphasizing New Deal policies.
Wilfred Lindsly, 23, life term murderer who escaped from the Angola prison last week, killed in a pistol duel with posse men in a wooded ravine. He had slain Stanley Couvillion in 1931 and earlier killed Captain N J Himel and his wife. He was captured after forcing guard James Hamilton to accompany him.
The article outlines Democrat and Republican tensions over postwar economic policy, trade treaties bypassing Senate ratification, and defense of large relief expenditures. It notes opposition to expansion of agencies and suggests the president's Balti more plan to trim unemployment by aiding students and retiring older workers.
A Transcontinental and Western Air Lines plane with 15 aboard diverted from a forced landing and crashed into a vacant lot after a freak gust flipped the tail. Pilot W. L. Smith said he chose a vacant lot and pancaked to safety, with six hospitalized and others bruised.
Subsiding floodwaters in a dust swept trio of states left six dead and one missing in Colorado Granada area as officials tally property damage far below last year’s Memorial Day floods along the Republican River. Smaller streams in southwestern Colorado also reported rising levels and damage.
A Ona West Virginia man Clyde Martin says constipation breeds illness and cold susceptibility. He endorses Black-Draught laxative, claiming two good doses cleanse his system and boost his energy. Sold in 25 cent packages.
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