Bob Sherrod Visits Thomasville As Time Magazine Editor
Thomasville welcomed Bob Sherrod a Time Magazine associate editor and wartime correspondent. The event highlighted his field reports praised for accuracy and color while attendees faced poor amplification hindering the speech. Sherrod reconnected with 1925 classmates and recalled his athletic past.
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Thomasville
Bob Sherrod
Time Magazine
Pacific
Time
Sherrod
Unity in Thomasville Community Action Urged
A call for collective effort and cooperative leadership to advance Thomasville. The piece stresses the need for unified speech and willingness to sacrifice for public welfare, noting some resist disunity and small disputes that hinder progress.
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Thomasville
Acion
Rivers and Arnall Get Nowhere in Georgia Delegation Fight
The Georgia delegation dispute over the National Democratic convention credentialing is labeled a bugaboo. Atlanta reports Rivers and Arnall seek influence via Rivers on the national committee, but insiders say the state party’s Talmadge faction controls seatings and rules. The national committee's task lies with the state party, not outside figures, and the current list of names will stand for the convention.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Messrs Rivera
Arnall
Rivers
National Committee
National
Arnall Mor
Talmadge
North Pole
National Party
State Committee
Truman Co
Truman
Big Timber Reflections On Farley Truman And Local Bonds
The piece weighs Jim Farley’s memory and influence in Roosevelt era politics and contrasts Harry Truman’s rise from Missouri machine backing. It questions Truman’s stature while noting his steadiness. It ends by mentioning a June 17 bond issue and a June vote to raise light rates for two community buildings.
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Harry Truman
United States Senate
Pendergrast
Missouri
Trunan
Wallace
Roosevelt
Truman
No single clear event headline among fragmented quotes
A collage of opinions touches taxes royalty segregation the armed forces and political figures. It mentions Queen Wilhelmia retirement and Marine opposition to MacArthur, plus memories of past traumas and student graduates facing future responsibilities.
Radio Schedule Roundup and Evening Highlights
A dense daily schedule lists programs from 6:30 in the morning through 7:45 at night. It includes news, music hour slots, and features such as World News, Sport Star of Day, Sunrise Serenade, Luncheon Melodies, and Chapel of the Air with additional program notes like Riders of the Purple Sage and Club 720.
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Boyd Raeburn
Bob Eberly
Lenora Griner
Frankie Masters
Sagebrush Cowboys
Rip Lawson
Kill
Jarrell
Club 720
Hollywood Highlights and Stars Gray Hair Style Booms
Hollywood columnist notes a trend of gray hair among male stars led by Jimmy Stewart joining Clark Gable Ray Milland Spencer Tracy Humphrey Bogart and Ronald Colman in the Frankly Gray Club. Also mentions Sonja Henie Betsy Drake Betsy Drake and Cary Grant among industry moves and a capsule review of So Evil My Love highlighting cast and English filming.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Jimmy Stewart
Clark Gable
Ray Milland
Spencer Tracy
Humphrey Bogart
Ronald Coleman
U. S
Sonja Henie
Countess of Monte Cristo
Soonja
Paris
France
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Indianapolis
Betsy Drake
Cary Grant
RKO
Selznick
Grant
London
Betsy
Shelley Winters
Ronald Colman
Ann Todd
England
Miami Junior Chamber weighs recall of city commission
Miami Junior Chamber of Commerce members planned a vote at a meeting to decide if they will lead a recall campaign against the five-man city commission. The move follows the commission’s 3 2 ouster of city manager Richard G. Danner last week.
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Miami, Fla
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Richard G. Danner
Southern Cross Nearing Australia and Austria Move
Today Southern Cross approaches Australia while a tan-American crew heads to Austria from Fiji. A giant monoplane faced severe Pacific storms. Peking remains under Nationalist control as warlords’ government seat changes hands. Foreigners are safe with no trouble reported. Two recitals at Macintyre Park School showcased pupil talents with a Hansel and Gretel performance led by several named students. Thomasville druggist honored by the Georgia Pharmaceutical Association. Dr John S Montgomery elected third vice president at Columbus meeting.
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Southern Cross
Australia
Tumtolus
Austria
Fiji Islands
Pacific
Peking
Macintyre Park School
Charlie Watt
Bert Ausley
Juanita Connoly
Betty Pringle
Elinor Walton
Hazel Davis
Hansel and Gretel
Thomasville
Georgia Pharmaceutical Association
John S. Montgomery
Columbus
Canton Bombardment Claims Thousands in Japanese Raids
Report states that thousands fall as Japanese air raids rain bombs on Canton, increasing destruction in the war torn city.
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Canton
Bombing and naval actions amid war in Europe and Spain
Incendiaries start fires still raging as a British port is bombed by a warplane in Spain. Gandia is attacked and a dredge boat is sunk by Spanish raiders. Halifax searches for a way to end bombing of British property and ships. In Thomasville, the large senior class graduates with Leslie Dibson as president and Bert Ausley receiving leadership prizes. Local Boy Scout camps open with Thomasville youths attending near Tallahassee.
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Spain
Gandia
Halifax
Thomasville
Leslie Dibson
Bert Ausley
Supt
Broughton
Orchard Pond
Tallahassee
Bill Alexanger
Walter Garrison
Steve Watkins
Harry Turner
Worth Upchurch
Widow to Widower Ratios Highlight US Demographics
A Washington study notes there are about three widows for every widower in the United States, reflecting long term demographic trends and aging population.
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Washington
The
United States
Tornado in Henryville Kills Girl and Strikes Indiana
A tornado in Henryville, Indiana killed 10 year old Gayle Mullins and seriously injured her parents Thomas and Gayle Mullins, Emma Applegate, and George Smallwood as their home collapsed during a day of violent storms that brought hail and heavy weather across the state.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Henryville
Indiana
Gayle Mullins
Thomas Mullins
Emma Applegate
George Smallwood
Mullins
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Remington Avenue
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Jim Farley
Wilhelmia
Dick Russell
MacArthur
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Lewis Michalowse
Michael Rovents
Swaron, PA
Watsght
Betty
Bob
Miami Junior Chamber OF Commerce
Joe
Adams Brothers Co
Carroll Hill
Kelloge
Cape Cod
Kellogg’s Allbran
Kellogg’s
America
U.S
Upchurch Bldg
I. Russell Gainer
Thomasville, Georgia
Griffen
Exter Sienidton
Griffin Dry Cleaners
Smith Ave
Southern Finance Company
E. Jackson St
Thomasville, Ga
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Madison Street
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