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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
5
The item lists opinions and notes from the Thomasville Times-Enterprise, touching on The New Deal, war debt deadlines, Roosevelt and the Brain Trust, industrial plans for southern newsprint, and local commentary on weather, crops, road paving, and Father’s Day. It includes remarks on government policy and public affairs with multiple named personalities and topics.
The Times Enterprise states it rarely backs local candidates and favors issue driven coverage at regular political rates, with unpaid bills noted as a risk. It defends fairness in state matters, urges responsible publicity, and warns against partisan propaganda while urging civic restraint amid national tensions. It also shifts to lighter columns on humor, culture, and notable figures.
An editorial laments the prevalence of war rumors and the self serving actions of leaders that lead to widespread bloodshed. It compares World War devastation to continued propaganda and notes postwar attitudes among Americans toward Germans amid lingering enmity.
New York dispatch notes Hell's Kitchen remains a roiling West Side slum where bare knuckle brawls erupt among youths near fire houses. The piece observes gang activity, dock-wagon thefts, and a mix of entertainment figures from Gene Tunney lookalikes to George Raft while critiquing a failed Schwab show and noting critics’ lukewarm reception and a $115,000 cost.
Henry Pelkey of East Tennessee Light and Power Company Bristol Tennessee fell 75 feet while painting a smokestack. He crashed through boiler room roof, struck a pipe and valve but escaped with no injuries. Hospital checks showed no fractures or blood loss. The incident occurred as he shifted his tackle above the boiler room.
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