08 Jun 1936
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1936
Page
1
A jumble of clippings notes wedding season in Thomasville, Georgia politics with mentions of Talmadge, Bankhead, Pinchot and Hoover era figures. It references Georgia beaches, conventions, and various political moves, highlighting campaign chatter and public notices amid a chaotic compilation.
The Thomasville school system marks thirty five years of public education starting from a single gifted building housing four hundred students. Miss Sallie Baker shaped early grades and remains a valued supernumerary teacher, admired for noble spirit and enduring influence on generations of pupils.
The Georgia gubernatorial race narrows to a contest among Talmadge allies and anti Talmadge challengers. Rivers, Larsen, and Weltner plans face county unit voting pressures as factions maneuver for influence and possible primary victory. Federal aid boosts Georgia schools as 12 500 students are funded. The piece notes caution over choosing a candidate who can beat Talmadge.
The piece promotes Sea Island St Simons Island and Savannah Beach as desirable Georgia coast retreats easy to reach by paved roads. It calls for more statewide advertising and urges Georgians to visit these resorts this summer. It notes potential shortages in vegetables due to drought and mentions farmers wary of failing crops.
George Tucker muses on New York theater, recalling past seasons and industry shifts as Broadway faces changing tastes and new managers while reflecting on the fate of famed impresarios and the allure of stage glamour.
Resentful Chicago man Newman wakes in a rear seat to find a stranger driving away his car. He protests, is forced to disrobe, robbed of four dollars and a watch, tied up, and left by the roadside with only a sack for shelter from the wind.
An article notes a transplanted Kentuckian in Missouri who, as a self-appointed colonel, recounts Civil War exploits to a sympathetic audience. He narrates a dramatic stand against Union forces while a listener contradicts with a first-hand account of a rout. The exchange ends with the colonel lamenting a spoiled tale by an eyewitness.
The piece outlines Republican and Democrat splits after the Supreme Court invalidated coal and New York wage laws. It discusses the fourteenth amendment due process and equal protection clauses, fears about locking in wage limits, and the feasibility of a constitutional amendment versus waiting for court changes.
A late season round of new productions including Scandals and Vanities fails to draw big crowds. A dramatic moment in Scandals echoes Be lasco days, ending in a backstage fight after curtain down. Broadway notes Glen Hunter leaves for summer and Capra's connection to Our Gang is recalled.
On Swann's North Carolina farm a cache of ten dollar coins proves counterfeit as he digs for more. A trip to Asheville reveals the hoard was likely from a ring busted decades ago. Also a Greendale Church fire disrupts services as mourners sing outside. In Nebraska a car crash leaves Adolph Bartling with a double leg fracture after heroically rescuing three passengers from a burning vehicle.
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