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03 Jun 1942
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1942
Page
1
To insure insertion all changes for standing advertisements must be handed in by six o clock p m of the day before they are to appear.
A reflective column cites enduring hope amid shortages and rising prices. It notes gas, meat, and living costs press households while urging action over rights and praising steady leadership, open-air health, and careful driving as wartime necessities.
The article discusses new federal credit rules and their effect on debt, savings, and spending. It urges personal responsibility, warns against bankruptcy, and contrasts government plans with private industry pressures during wartime finance. It cites rising costs, taxes, and civic duties as major factors shaping the economy.
Internal government memo from the Office of Emergency Management features a long inflation fable titled Infra and Contra. It mocks inflation rhetoric and criticizes the OEM press section for overlong, confusing copy and delayed handling of the release. The piece highlights tensions between public relations and truthful information in government channels.
An Ad In Time Montgomery report describes a Negro delivery boy giving a small ten cent watch to his three year old brother. The child played with it in sand while an older relative noted a newspaper loss ad. Mrs. O P Morgan of Florence identified the timepiece as a platinum watch set with diamonds valued at 400 dollars, still running.
Column notes on Broadway fashion and nightlife. References Tommy Dorsey J Edgar Weaver Max Marcin and cafe Crown. Mentions a suicide on the RCA building and film stage critiques including Tortilla Flat and Jack Kirkland. No injuries reported.
A word puzzle from Gene Carr with clues across and down covering items from utensils to places and concepts. The page lists many entries including measures, animals, tools, and phrases typical of a themed crossword puzzle.
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Honolulu, operating five months after the Pearl Harbor attack, is now closed for the duration.
Atlanta June 3 AP The metropolitan civilian defense area will be fully equipped within ten days with 240000 dollars of gear. Captain Enoch Graf reports equipment for Atlanta and six counties including gas masks gasproof capes protective clothing and firefighting apparatus will arrive and support medical teams and casualty stations.
Irvin S Cobb recalls a hotel lobby anecdote where three traveling men share woes and witticisms. An underwear salesman laments slow sales, a cheery peer boasts none since February, and the third man’s dry line about suspension bridges finally earns an order.
Extension workers suggest eating something fresh from the garden every day through the summer to promote healthy eating and seasonal produce use.
In Alabama ninth district runoff democracy primary John Newsome, a Birmingham businessman, defeats incumbent Luther Patrick for a fourth term. With 225 of 248 boxes, Newsome leads 15,581 to 13,093. Patrick had drawn national attention last fall over potato-picketing actions at the White House.
Athen Ga June 3 The Georgia Scholastic Press Association with the University of Georgia sets this Saturday as the deadline for entries in its annual scholarship contests. The program awards two tuition scholarships to the Henry Grady School of Journalism.
Twenty seven couples crowded the Fulton county marriage license bureau on the first day of June for licenses the largest single June day's business on record.
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