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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
1
The congress debates expanding the armed forces as war tensions rise. Proposals call for half a million more air force personnel, 100,000 for the navy, and 200,000 for the army, with National Guard mobilization and CCC enlistees possible for service.
The Georgia gubernatorial race narrows to Eugene Talmadge versus Abu Nix as organizers note Nix's appeal to New Deal supporters. Collected commentary treats Roberts and Howell as lesser factors while warning that national events shape local outcomes and potentially trigger conflict with Germany.
Burke county Georgia farmers shipped the first tomato consignment of the year to New York. The initial shipment left Waynesboro Tuesday night and the county has about 450 acres devoted to tomatoes this season.
The Song Writers Guild announced winners from two inmates Dwight Claar and John Hawkins of San Quentin for I'm On the Verge of a Merge. Claar will be released June 14 and both win a $200 prize. The piece, inspired by a torn photo of Jean Darling, gains exposure via Mitchell Ayres and Mary Ann Mercer. The column also covers the Massacre of Wounded Knee and a 50 year retrospective push to compensate Sioux families with $1,000 per death and per injury fines.
The piece reflects on the Wounded Knee massacre of December 29 1890 and calls for examining the US action against Sioux Indians. It recounts Sioux suffering after Custer and poor promises from the government, and notes the Ghost Dance gathering at Wounded Knee with the Seventh Cavalry nearby.
Mrs Jessie Horn and Miss Marion Horn spent several days in Live Oak Florida with Mr and Mrs Harry Horn. Albert Spaulding and Gene Porrier of Cross City Florida visited Boston on Sunday. Elizabeth Groover attends a ramp at Pine Mountain then visits Miss Mary Jones in Newnan. Mr and Mrs John B Manley visited their son John Manley in West Point and will attend the World Fair. Mrs Sadie Cochran returned from St Petersburg Florida after her daughter's graduation, also visiting a daughter in Pensacola. Lester Lundy, former University of Georgia student, summers with his parents Dr and Mrs L L Lundy. Helen Lodge left for Colquitt for business studies. Mesdames Holloway and Cooper of Pavo visited Mrs R L Williams. Rev and Mrs W H Barrett of Dawson stayed with Mrs C F Groover. Rebecca Cochran, recent Junior College graduate in St Petersburg, spends summer with her mother and Mr and Mrs J A Mallette of Waycross. Mr and Mrs J A Barnett of Quitman visited Mrs R L Williams enroute to Thomasville. Ruth Walcott attends summer school at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. Mrs Lester Ford and children of Bufaula Alabama visit her parents Mr and Mrs J W Moody. Rev Henry Mangum leaves for Baltimore to attend the Southern Baptist Convention. Mabry Williams of Washington DC visits his aunt Mrs
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