10 Jun 1942
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1942
Page
1
A short notice records transmission through the Thomasville Post Office under Second Class Mail. The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to republication of its news dispatches and locally published material. The paper reserves all rights of republication for special dispatches.
The discussion on gas rationing shows it hinges on conserving rubber rather than fuel. Reduced miles per day and revised card plans aim to curb nonessential use, with X cards being pruned. The piece links wartime controls to broader shortages and notes grim German and Japanese actions in the war.
A scattered, opinionated collection of aphorisms and social observations from wartime life. Topics range from Fatigue and work ethic to political statements about Bataan and MacArthur, satire of speakers and writers, and notes on marriage, wages, coal demand, and baseball. The voice critiques societal behavior and urges individual responsibility amid war
The Southern Railway reports an average of 62 trains per day delayed by highway crossing crashes across its lines, prompting warnings that careless driving and unguarded crossings threaten schedules and public safety. Thomasville and South Broad Street cited as problem spots where fixes are cheap and easy.
The passage condemns Germany for a campaign of wholesale assassinations that appalls decent people worldwide. It frames the actions as barbaric and inhumane, signaling strong moral outrage and international concern.
Mrs J RR Atkinson returns from Fitzgerald visit and many locals visit relatives in Thomasville Cairo and Cuthbert. Miss Lila Holstead visits Wyneline Barrett. Fourth Sunday June 28 homecoming with speakers lunch and baskets, encouraging attendance. Miss Melen Drew returns from Cuthbert after two year course and stays with her parents.
Washington reports the United States is funding a monthly magazine and a twice monthly News Letter for Western Hemisphere audiences. En Guardia and the News Letter are produced under Nelson Rockefeller’s Office of Inter American Affairs, by Business Publishers International with J C Stark and Frank Jamieson directing.
A New York scene in Jack Dempsey’s Broadway restaurant shows a woman who fears turning sixty and sailors lining up for 10cent photo shoots to send to loved ones. The column paints street life, portraits in windows, and the urge to capture moments before possible absence.
Puzzle presents a dense list of crossword clues with varied topics from astronomy to anatomy and geography. It includes entries like Operatic air and Constellation along with many numbered hints across and down awaiting word fills.
In town a week, actor George Raft mingles with sports notables at a luncheon. Bill Stern notes Raft’s Yankees past while Jimmy Walker and boxing figure Jimmy Johnston listen as Raft proves a surprising bridge between film and sport. The scene moves from military insignia displays to chatter about war era stores fading from duty.
A humorous column notes Scottish quips and misadventures. Jocular sketches include Scots at church with a penny box and a family scene of a child spanked for buying candy, reflecting dialect humor and social observation.
House debate centers on ending WPA funding as Rep. Taber argues wartime economy eliminates need for 400000 WPA jobs monthly. Rep. Cannon counters with defend WPA amid postwar employment concerns.
A brief remark notes crossed cannons for Artillery and crossed rifles for Infantry as the conventional insignia, summarizing the standard symbolism.
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