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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1940
Page
2
The piece captures a chorus of public sentiment mixing war talk and local concerns. It references Shirley Temple, Bishop Arthur Moore, global conflict, democracy ideals, rumors, medical quackery, school salutes to the flag, Dies Committee debates, and industry pressures as manufacturers gear up for a future army.
Pelham hosted a Tomato Festival that drew thousands in Mitchell county. The event featured barbecue for ten thousand, floats, a Queen coronation, dances, and various entertainments, highlighting the area's productive tomato harvest and generous civic spirit.
The author argues against the United States taking a mortgage on Britain's fleet noting the air war era demands and the unlikely British willingness to part with its fleet. They warn of Scapa Flow memories and say England will keep its fleet to defend its vast coasts and ports, even amid future colonial shifts.
A reflection on Hitler as a dominant, influential leader who rose from humble beginnings to global prominence. The author questions how such a man could command educated people and shape a nation, noting his seven years of ascent and the potential for the world to heed his bids over his war tactics.
Washington Daybook reflects on German wartime production and resources as analysts dispute earlier beliefs about Germany's capacity for a long war. It cites oil imports, synthetic fuel, farm labor from Poland, Czech and Moravian factory taps, and livestock slaughter, noting a stronger reserve than expected and questioning Allied assumptions.
An internal combustion motor claims to multiply work tenfold, burn any fuel, and weigh only a fourth of current engines. Walker of Americus says his design can fly a plane to Europe and back without refueling, potentially revolutionizing war and industry and making the inventor a future millionaire.
A discussion on a developing internal combustion motor references aviation feats over the Straits of Dover and New York trips. Analysts like Mr Mason note potential breakthroughs and the possible replacement of Romania fuel routes, suggesting a major shift in propulsion if proven viable.
The Alabama Press Association bulletin lists nine difficult long words. Readers compare them with older lists noting many are among the longest English terms including honorificabilitudinitatibus and transubstantiationalists.
A bustling Midtown New York bus terminal runs a city block long with roadhogs from many cities arriving every few minutes. Inside, loudspeakers echo as tourists pass tourist agency, Western Union counter, newsstand, ticket agents, baggage room, shoeshine stands, public phones and a busy restaurant compete with the PA system.
A mixed newspaper page combines a crossword style puzzle with a narrative about a bus terminal turned maternity ward. The prose notes a newborn girl, a doctor with a grin, and crowds near transit hubs amid baseball noise and station chatter.
A crowded afternoon at a Midtown cafe centers on a radio broadcasting hub feeding war bulletins and baseball play by play. Bus drivers and waitresses mingle as a red haired waitress Mae draws attention, and a tense quip about Mae’s past sparks a brief interruption before a man bursts in shouting from upstairs.
A former writer recalls a failed skit about a hunter cabin during a snowstorm. The comic star O Rourke jokes about using asbestos snow at his own expense, noting the supporting cast lacked snow on their shoulders.
Hollywood reports Dorothy Lamour wins a vacation from her sarong image but loses her long coal-black hair after a studio makeup man cuts it following an executive order to test a new style. Lamour agrees to the change if she can wear sports clothes and evening gowns but no sarong in future films. The item also offers a classroom party idea using linen runners and daisies.
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