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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1941
Page
1
The notice states all changes for standing advertisements must be provided by 6 o clock p.m. of the day before they are to appear. It specifies the cutoff time to ensure timely publication and avoids late submissions.
A stream of fragmented opinions touches on wartime politics oil and aviation. The writer mentions Tokyo warnings to the US stance on oil, German advances in Europe, NYC and Greece, Labor strikes, Lou Gehrig, Thanksgiving dates, and a fly as a newspaper figure.
A tribute compares Lou Gehrig and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, noting Gehrig's record as a Yankee star and Hughes' rise from governor to the United States Supreme Court. It contrasts their legacies and comments on Axis power as the Kaiser dies and Germany pursues victory.
The piece urges strict attention to personal health and public safeguards. It warns that open wounds and venereal disease threaten soldiers and civilians alike, stressing school exams and quarantine as vital lifelong protections beyond wartime. It condemns lax compliance and calls Americans to uphold sanitary duties.
Wartime briefing notes German advances continue as Britain and Germany clash at Brenner Pass. Mention of Hitler Mussolini talks, US aid to Britain, and looming oil shortages. FBI fingerprint cases, security at aviation plants, and a light note about actress sister of Jimmy Stewart close the column.
Washington Daybook notes the FBI’s defense plant survey uncovers a vault with wood panel walls behind a steel door. It reports an FBI fingerprint index showing 5,305,500 male and 661,400 female criminals, with homicide charges higher among women in 1949 data.
Puzzle shows a cryptic crossword with numbered Across and Down clues covering food, animals, objects, actions, and terms across many categories. The grid references common entries like Beverage, Continent, and Petty thief, with several theme hints and partial phrases interspersed.
A series of vivid, quirky vignettes profiles several women in New York society. Desha, a surrealist painter and performer from Zagreb, draws crowds while wearing slacks. Dorothy Jaffe runs a matrimonial bureau and recounts matching thousands. Mimi Kellerman, a dancer with ties to swimming and opera, Mimi Toye, an Oriental dancer at auctions, and Mignon Smith from South Philadelphia narrate varied ambitions and opinions on art, collecting, and music. a fragment ends with a Fifth Avenue scene tease.
Birmingham Alabama June 9 7P the Cotton States championships opened with 61 crack players from the southeast seeking honors. Twenty nine matches in the men's singles were listed for opening day play with junior singles tomorrow. Women play begins Wednesday. Top seed in the tournament AB
Billy Gillespie of Miami heads the seed lineup with Dick McKee and Harris Everett from Jacksonville and Birmingham respectively. Other seeds include George Parks of Miami John Ager and George Pero with byes to open, while opening matches feature Gillespie vs Grumer and Ager vs Willett among others.
A young woman fresh from finishing school buys a large supply of writing materials claiming she will write a novel as long as Hugo novel but stronger. In Illinois a young man asks the Eastern art museum for full particulars about art, confessing doubt whether to pursue painting or sculpture and seeking guidance.
John R McBride 40 died after a yearlong illness at his brother in law Curtis Norton in Meigs. Survived by wife Anne Lou Trotman, two children John Louis McBride and Mrs Earl Markel, two sisters B E Snider and J R Greene, one brother J D McBride, and mother Mrs c R McBride. Funeral at Leesburg cemetery led by Rev R H Forrester assisted by Rev Earl Childs. Albany Undertaking Co. oversaw arrangements.
Meigs news notes Mr Welna O Ste en recuperating in Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville and expected to go home soon. Hoke Braswell takes a grocery job at Hand Trading Co Pelham. Miss Myrtice Davis leaves for Auburn Alabama for summer school. Master John Boswell visits grandparents J J Boswell in Meigs. Richard Lewis Cairo visits sister T K Davis. I L Carter travels to Atlanta to see wife post operation. Austin Rolin hosts from Orlando. Wakulla Spring outing includes Mrs O P Flynt and others with D B Rolin and guests from Columbia and Pelham. Dorothy Duckworth visits grandmother Ida Pilcher.
In Augusta on June 9, Macon Peaches beat Columbia 11 to 8 behind Cy Block after a balanced lineup, with Stock’s coaching turning Block into a speedy, versatile hitter and fielder. Ferens walked four in the sixth inning, opening the scoring burst aided by five unearned runs as Columbus faltered.
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